Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET Austin "No Doubt" Trout will try to get his career back on track on ESPN's Friday Night Fights against Daniel Dawson, in a bout that will be televised on ESPN 2 and can be live streamed free by clicking this link.
Trout's career spiked with an upset victory over Miguel Cotto in December of 2012 at Madison Square Garden, but then the southpaw tumbled down rankings by losing his next two fights to Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara. He was knocked down in both, and while the Alvarez loss was controversial to some, he was soundly defeated by Lara.
Trout spoke with ESPN.com about the highs and lows he's experienced since beating Cotto.
"There was definitely a peak with the Cotto win and then a decline. Even though the loss to Canelo was my first loss, it was a good fight and a good effort. It definitely wasn't the best I have been, although I did try my best.
"Don't get me wrong. I gave a good fight under the circumstances. It wasn't like I got demolished or dominated, but I did lose in the judges' opinion. So that was definitely hard coming down from the Cotto win and then getting schooled by Erislandy Lara was my low. I feel like I have nowhere to go but up from here and I'm not going to let what happened [against Lara] happen again."
Trout talked about his opponent, Dawson, as well.
"I see a tough guy. He lives up to his moniker "The Rock." I watched his fight against Daniel Geale a lot and that was a good fight. He lost but it was definitely a close fight and he took some good shots from Daniel Geale, who is a strong guy. I feel like my jab is going to be the key in this fight to set everything up and allow me to create and take advantage of opportunities."
Dawson is 40-3-1 with 26 knockouts.
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