Boxing Update: Utah Heavyweight Fight Night Countdown

ByBoxing Press

Compelling storylines will unfold, often punctuated by knockouts, as a cast of professional boxers reach the crossroads of their respective careers on Saturday night in the Pinnacle FiteNite pay-per-view show at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.

“Pinnacle FiteNite” is a pro boxing pay-per-view series emanating for a wide variety of venues. The Aug. 18th edition is promoted by C.A.M. Boxing, Inc. in association with Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc. and Gotham Boxing.

Samoan power-puncher David “Tuaman” Tua (47-3-1, 40 KOs), ranked No. 13 by the WBC, attempts to continue his journey back to the top of the heavyweight division against Mexican champion Saul “La Cobra” Montana (48-14, 42 KOs) in the 10-round main event. Former world title challenger Tua has knocked out current WBC title-holder Oleg Maskaev as well as former world champions John Ruiz, Hasim Rahman and Michael Moorer.

Israeli heavyweight sensation Roman Greenberg (25-0, 17 KOs), the No. 11 rated European heavyweight, now fighting out of England, meets former WBO heavyweight title challenger “Dangerous” Damon Reed (43-11, 30 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Greenberg hopes that an impressive win will position him closer to a top 15 world rating.

Former WBO heavyweight title challenger Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing” Williams (41-5-1, 35 KOs) takes on Salt Lake City favorite Gary “Pit Bill” Gomez (18-8-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round cruiserweight bout. Williams (41-5-1, 35 KOs), who has fought as a heavyweight in each of his 47 pro bouts, returns to the boxing ring after 2 ½ years of inactivity when he was a mixed-martial-arts fighter and coach on The Contender reality television series. Former Global Union and WBC Cruiserweight Americas cruiserweight title-holder Gomez (18-8-1, 7 KOs), however, has never been stopped and also has the advantage of being the hometown favorite.

Undefeated New York City middleweight prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (13-0, 11 KOs) will open the PPV show in an eight-round battle against Mexican knockout-artist Jose Humberto “Olimpico” Corrall (10-5, 7 KOs).

Pinnacle FiteNite is being produced by 21 Lakes and distributed by Integrated Sports. The 3-hour, four-bout minimum Pinnacle FiteNite show will be available live (Aug. 18) at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on both cable and satellite PPV via iN Demand, DirecTV and TVN, as well as live in Canada via satellite PPV on Bell Expressvue, for a suggested retail price of $24.95.

Also scheduled to fight on undercard is junior welterweight Braulio Lopez (5-5-1, 1 KO) against Justo Sanchez (17-21-1, 0 KOs), of Howell (UT), in a six-round battle; in four-round bouts Las Vegas high-profile defense attorney Marc “The Defender” Saggese (2-0, 2 KOs) fights Buddy Payne (1-0, 1 KO), welterweight Martin Vierra (2-1, 1 KO) tangles with Miguel Beltran, Jr. (0-2), and welterweight Willie Walton, of West Jordan (UT), also is scheduled to fight. All bouts and fighters are subject to change.

Tickets, priced at $35.00, $50.00 and $75.00, are on sale and available at www.smithstix.com, South Towne Exposition Center box office, and local outlets. For additional information go to www.pinnaclefitenite.com. Doors open 5:00 PM/MT, first bout 6:00 PM/MT, first PPV bout 7:00 PM/MT.