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CES promotes “Takin It To The River”, a great night of boxing this evening at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI headlined by an all action clash between the top ranked cruiserweight contender in the world, Matt Godfrey, facing a very dangerous opponent in former sparring partner Derrick “D-Train” Brown for the NABF title.
The two combatants were on hand yesterday at the final press conference.
Matt Godfrey: “I’ve been training hard for this fight. I have tremendous respect for Derrick as a fighter and person. I know he’s trained hard. We were in the same camp with Hasim Rahman and we got a chance to spar. Sparring is a lot different than fighting. When you take off the headgear and bigger gloves, you can’t make mistakes like he did sparring. I look forward to a great show. I’m surprised and honored that they accepted the challenge. I like him as a person but I have to derail the “D-Train’ tomorrow night.”
Derrick Brown: “This is an opportunity of a lifetime for me. I was at camp with Hasim Rahman and had a chance to be around some great people. I was with him when he was training for the James Toney fight. Matt and Jason (Estrada) came up. We (Godfrey) sparred one day but we boxed, too, never knowing we’ve be fighting (each other). God bless him (Godfrey). I’ve told my family and friends I will die in the ring if that’s what I have to give to become the man I’m supposed to be. I have no qualms with him (Matt) and I want to thank him for this opportunity.”
Official weights for the card:
MATT GODFREY 200 LBS.
DERRICK BROWN 198 ½ LBS.
(NABF Cruiserweight Championship)
AARON WILLIAMS 197 ½ LBS.
JEFF BROWNFIELD 189 LBS.
RICHARD STARNINO 160 LBS.
ERIC PINARRETA 157 LBS.
MANUEL LOPES 169 LBS.
LONNIE BOWEN 169 ½ LBS.
ANDREY NEVSKY 157 LBS.
RAKEEN CARTER 161 LBS.
RICH GRINGAS 187 LBS.
DERRICK HOLSINGER 185 ½ LBS.
MARCUS UPSHAW TOMORROW
EARL DOE TOMORROW
Tickets: $35.00, $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 (Aug. 11) at 7:00 PM/ET on CN8, The Comcast Network and Cox Sports Television.
