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| Joe Mesi: 230 lb. Shannon Miller 231 lb. WBC USNBC Heavyweight Championship Jason Estrada 238.5 lb. Manuel Lopes 167 lb. |
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Angel Camacho, Jr. 169 lb.
Raheem Gordon 170.5 lb.
Rich Gringas 188 lb.
Gary Lavender 188 lb.
Nagy Aguilera 234 lb.
Tyrone Smith 205 lb
TWIN RIVER PRESSER QUOTES
JOE MESI: “This is my first fight under the CES banner. Since my reinstatement I’ve had six tune-ups, which I was entitled to after 2 years off. We used to run our shows in Buffalo, but needed a promoter to help us and after talking to jut about every promoter, we signed with CES and Jimmy Burchfield. He’s a great guy who has been promoting shows in the Northeast. I’m very comfortable with him. He’s a father figure who looks after his guys. This fight I’ve dedicated to Kevin Everett. I’m considered the third sports franchise in Buffalo with the Bill and Sabres. I know a lot of players although I don’t know Kevin, who suffered a terrible injury in the first week of the season, and now he’s paralyzed. He’s back home in Houston, where I often train and I’m going to visit him the next time I’m there.
“I was No. 1 in the WBC and it’s nice to be fighting for the (WBC) money belt, money belt. Shannon, I know, has trained very hard for this fight like I have. I respect him as a fighter. He has heart. I’ve fight a lot of guys who wee more skilled than me, but a guy with more heart and determination always beats the most skilled, and that’s why I’m undefeated. Some things have been said, I think it may have been blown out of proportion, but we’ll settle things in the ring tomorrow night. Tomorrow night will tell a lot about his career, my carerr, and where our careers are going.”
SHANNON MILLER: “I’ve waited for this fight a long time. I’ve trained very hard.”
JASON ESTRADA: “I want to thank James Northey for coming to my hometown to fight me. It shows a lot of courage. A guy vacated his title rather than fight me, Josue Blocus. It shows the type person he is. We’re going to put on a great show.”
JIM NORTHEY: “I’ve been training for a while to step up in class. I had a few fights fall through. This fight popped up 1 1/2 weeks ago. This is a great opportunity.”
Promoter: Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc.
Tickets: $40.00, $45.00, (Bronze), $65.00 (Silver), $100.00 (Gold) and $150.00 (Jimmy’s Platinum Club) and may be purchased by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going on line at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at the Twin River Event Center (100 Twin River Road, Lincoln, RI), or any TicketMaster location.
Information: Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/ www.twinriver.com). Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET.
Television: Taped live and airing Saturday night (Oct. 13) at 9:30 PM/ET on CN8, The Comcast Network and Cox Sports Television.
