Two of the best young cruiserweights in the world, Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey and Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk, have been on a collision course and lead promoter Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) officially announced today that Godfrey-Hawk will headline the July 10th ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show. Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs), rated No….
The red, white and blue will be flying high Friday night for a rare Massachusetts Pro-Am boxing show, “Brawl At The Hall,†presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES) Inc., at historic Memorial Hall. Iraqi War veteran Chris Traietti (7-1, 4 KOs), a light heavyweight from Quincy, is in the 6-round main event…
Pro boxing returns June 12 to Plymouth, MA as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) presents a rare pro-am card, “Brawl At The Hall,†at historic Plymouth Memorial Hall. “Brawl At The Hall†is the second of four shows in “The Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Fight Series,†scheduled in 2009 at Plymouth Memorial…
Joey Spina: “Everybody says the same thing. They call me ‘KO Kid’ because I almost always knockout my opponent. Check my resume; I’ve fought a lot of good guys. I’m going to knock him (Taylor) out. I just bite down on my mouthpiece – bite and fight. Boxing’s boxing; I’m a fighter…bite down and swing! 
Tonight’s boxers for the “Rage At The River” show at Twin River Event Centre in Lincoln, RI all weighed in yesterday. Joey Spina: 175 lb Tiwon Taylor: 173.5 lb Joe McCreedy: 167 lb Willis Locket: 168 lb
Super middleweight “Irish†Joe McCreedy has developed into one of New England’s favorite fighters, based on support he’s received from his growing legion of passionate fans from Lowell, the same Massachusetts city that produced one of boxing’s all-time most popular ring warriors, “Irish†Micky Ward.
World rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid†Spina has had an overall attitude adjustment but he still possess the same devastating power punching ability as always as he gets set to headline the May 22 “Rage At The River†show at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. 31 year old Spina, 24-1-1 (17),…
Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield and his staff are busy all over the world making fights, promoting shows and signing prospects. “We have ‘Awesome’ Aaron Williams in the biggest fight of his life tomorrow in Germany,†Burchfield explained. “Our world-rated light heavyweight Joey ‘KO Kid’ Spina headlines a show May 22nd…
Legendary boxers James “Buddy†McGirt, Sr. and “Irish†Micky Ward began a friendship in 1986 that continues today. They will reunite May 22 at “Rage At The River,†promoted Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment, Inc. as head trainers of fighters on that show. McGirt, two-time world champion in two different weight classes and former Trainer of…
As he heads back to the middleweight division, former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., rejuvenated by his impressive seventh-round knocked out of Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet last Saturday, has his sites set on “Ireland’s†John Duddy. The 28-year-old Manfredo, 32-6 (16), star of The Contender, Season I, is unable to attend Duddy’s fight…
Cruiserweight prospect “Awesome†Aaron Williams is in Las Vegas, sparring with unbeaten light heavyweight champion “Bad†Chad Dawson, in preparation for his potential career-changing fight May 9 against former Cuban amateur champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez at Jako-Arena in Bamberg, Bayern, Germany. Nine-time amateur champion Williams, 19-1-1 (13), born in Cleveland and fighting out of Las…
Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr. knocked out tough Tunisian veteran Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet in the seventh round of yesterday’s scheduled 10-round co-feature at Montreal Casino. The 28-year-old Manfredo, 32-6 (16), star of The Contender, Season I, got his career back on the right track with a strong performance.