Last night, Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports lived up to its commitment of “keeping the class in boxing” with an old-school fight card that showcased a wide variety of gifted fighters. All of the combatants lived up to their potential, producing a night of theatre that left boxing fans …
Read More »Cardona Out, Findley In Against Ayala At Mohegan Sun
A last-minute change of plans has former world-title challenger Elvin Ayala preparing for a new – and perhaps more dangerous – opponent in Friday night’s co-feature at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Ayala’s original opponent, Israel “Pito” Cardona of Hartford, Conn., has been scratched from the lineup by the Mohegan Sun …
Read More »Bad Blood In New England On “Heat Wave” Fight Card
The way these two promising junior welterweights are talking, next week’s fight between Agustine Mauras and Johnathan Vazquez figures to be the start of a tremendous rivalry, not the end of a controversial feud stemming from their first showdown in the amateurs. Three years ago in the semifinals of the …
Read More »Middleweight Prospect Falowo Working Overtime For Success
Working double duty as a pharmacy technician for CVS and a professional boxer for Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, 22-year-old middleweight prospect Thomas Falowo (3-0, 3 KOs) of Pawtucket, R.I., is quickly becoming a household name among New England’s most loyal fans, many of whom have been following the …
Read More »CES Boxing: McCreedy vs. Biosse July 9 On ESPN
New England and EBA super middleweight champion “Irish” Joey McCreedy (11-4-2, 6 KOs), trained by “Irish” Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund, was having a problem finding a suitable opponent for his July 9th fight in the 8-round co-feature on “Let Freedom Ring” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, …
Read More »Lundy vs. Molina Headlines July 9 ESPN Friday Night Fights Boxing Card
Red-hot lightweight prospect “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy, rated No. 13 by the WBA, makes his first title defense against challenger John John “The Hammer” Molina (20-1, 16 KOs) in the 12-round main event July 9 on “Let Freedom Ring,” presented live on ESPN Friday Night Fights by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment …
Read More »CES Boxing: Lundy vs. Molina Headline “Let Freedom Ring” July 9
Fireworks will be delayed but only for a few days, exploding in the four-cornered ring July 9 when ESPN Friday Night Fights comes to Twin River Event Center for the “Let Freedom Ring” pro boxing card, presented by Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in Lincoln, R.I.
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