Billy Dib Fights Luis Franco on FNF, March 1

Billy Dib will fight Luis Franco on an ESPN Friday Night Fights card on March 1, at MGM Grand at Foxwoods. In the main event, SMS (50 Cent) Promotions' IBF Featherweight Champion Billy “The Kid” Dib (35-1, 21KO's) looks to defend his title against Cuban Olympian and IBF #3 rated Luis Franco (11-1, 7KO's). In the televised co-feature, former amateur standout and now top-ten rated junior middleweight contender Willie Nelson (19-1-1, 11KO's), promoted by Lou DiBella, squares off against Michael Medina (26-3-2, 19KO's) in a 10-round showdown for Nelson's NABF junior middleweight title. The event on March 1^st will mark 50's boxing promotional debut. Both bouts will be aired on ESPN's Friday Night Fights beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET