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Tonight at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC), Hyannis’ Jesse Barboza (9-1-1, 5 KO’s) and Pennsylvania’s Jesse Oltmanns (10-5, 7 KO’s) will compete for the Northeast Heavyweight Championship.
Also on the card, Harwich’s Paul Gonsalves (7-7-1, 3 KO’s) is scheduled to face off in an eight-round light heavyweight fight against Mexico’s Rafael Valenzuela (8-5, 1 KO) and Pembroke’s Vinnie Carita (9-1-1, 9 KO’s) takes on Jose Humberto Corral (18-18, 12 KO’s) with two additional four-round fights on the undercard.
Earlier today, the weigh-ins for the event were held at Trader Ed’s in Hyannis. The function was highlighted by a brief scuffle between Barboza and Oltmanns on the scale. Both title challengers were nose to nose and shoves were exchanged before officials quickly separated them.
The weights from Hyannis (card subject to change):
Northeast Heavyweight Championship, 8 rounds
Jesse Barboza: 248 lb
Jesse Otlmanns: 216.5 lb
Cruiserweights, 8 rounds
Vinnie Carita: 189.5 lb
Jose Humberto Corral: 195 lb
Cruiserweights, 8 rounds
Paul Gonsalves:177 lb
Rafael Valenzueal: 179 lb
Middleweights, 4 rounds
Tolan Tascoe: 156 lb
Lionel Young: 157 lb
Welterweights, 4 rounds
Malik Jackson: 147 lb
Oscar Diaz: 147.5 lb
The August 8, 2015 event will be presented by Boston Boxing Promotions. It will be the first professional boxing event held in Hyannis since 2006. General admission tickets are $40 and are on sale now at www.CapeCodBoxing.com. Tickets will also be on sale at the door.
