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Undefeated middleweight prospect Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales 9-0, 8 KOs will fight to keep his unblemished status on January 29th. Gonzales will be facing ring veteran Dumont “Dewey” Welliver in a six round bout under the highly anticipated super-middleweight IBF eliminator bout between Jesse Brinkley and Curtis “Showtime” Stevens at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV.
Gonzales performed in spectacular fashion in his last fight by stopping the durable Victor Villereal in four rounds. Previous to that, Villeral had never been stopped in his career, even after being in the ring with fighters such as Marcus Johnson.
Dumont “Dewey” Welliver promises to be Gonzales’ toughest test yet. Welliver, a decorated amateur, is only 27 years old, but already has 39 professional fights under his belt. The Spokane, WA native is no stranger to big fights. He’s fought several big names including Daniel Edouarud, Livingstone Bramble, and Anthony Thompson. Welliver has also proven to be very durable. His record stands at 18-19-1 with only five of his defeats coming by way of KO or TKO.
“I’m looking forward to doing battle against such an experienced fighter.” Says Gonzales. “All but one of my wins have come by KO or TKO, and I’m going to show that I can do damage to the best fighters out there come January 29th.”
In his last fight on December 11th, Gonzales proved that he is growing his fan base throughout the region. He is from Sacramento, CA, only two-hours away from Reno. Under snowy conditions, Gonzales still drew about 100 of his fans from Central California while making a slew of new ones in Reno.
It is currently unknown if the Gonzales vs. Welliver bout will make the “Friday Night Fights” telecast on ESPN II.
The card, billed as Reno Xtreme Fights II, is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Let’s Get It On Promotions. ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” will begin live coverage of the event at 10PM ET. The bout will take place at the Grand Theatre inside the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.
Doors open at 6PM with the first bout scheduled for 7PM. Tickets are priced at $100, $75, or $40 and are available at www.GrandSierraResort.com or by calling 1(800) 648-3568. Tickets for a King’s Row Booth for four are priced at $1000. Included in your V.I.P. ringside booth are light appetizers and one bottle of premium alcohol.
