Faced with world champion Christy Martin at the Félix Trinidad-David Reid Pay Per View undercard, Laracuente lost a decision in eight rounds, in a bout that HBO Boxing commentator Jim Lampley said that he personally thought Laracuente should have won it by 78 to 74 on his unofficial score.
He was discovered by Dick Ebersol while Ebersol was at ABC Sports in 1974 and was one of three finalists for ABC's NCAA Football sideline reporter position, eventually given to Jim Lampley and Don Tollefson.
On Freddie Roach is a documentary series about boxer and trainer Freddie Roach, produced by Jim Lampley.
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Boxing After Dark, or BAD for short, got its start in 1996 with commentators Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.