Ahead of the CES Boxing bill tonight at Memorial Hall in Plymouth, MA, the principals weighed in yesterday and spoke briefly with the press in attendance.
Jason Pires: 143.5 lb
Louie Leija: 147 lb
Paul Delgado: 146 lb
Sebastien Hamel: 146.5 lb
Manuel Antonio Lopes: 165 lb
Eric Clinton: 167.5 lb
Mical Weisberg: 171.5 lb
Pete Guthy: 172 lb
Kali Reiss: 150 lb
Alexsandra Magdziak Lopes: 148.5 lb
Andrey Nevsky: 163 lb
William Deets: 165 lb
Jason Pires: “Tomorrow is going to be an exciting night. I’ve really trained hard, two months strong, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow night.”
Louie Leija: “I’m not much of a talker. I’ll do my speaking in the ring.”
Manuel Antonio Lopes: “I’m excited to be fighting so close to home. We worked hard in training camp for 6-7 weeks. I’m looking forward to putting on a great show.”
Eric Clinton: “I’m very excited to be here in Massachusetts. I’m looking forward to putting on a good show.”
Kali Reiss: “I’ve trained really hard for a long time. We have a lot of history together; not amateurs this time – no headgear or big gloves.”
Alexsandra Magdziak Lopes: “I graduated in this building from Plymouth South. It seems like a long time. I never thought I’d be making my pro debut here. A lot of my friends will be here tomorrow night. It’s going to be a great fight.”
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