CES stable-mates Jason “Big Six†Estrada and “Awesome†Aaron Williams are planning coming out parties Friday night, April 4, on the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights card, “Heavy Hitters,†promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
NABF Female lightweight champion, Jessica “Ragin” Rakoczy, 28-3 (10), is set to clash with Cindy “Checkmate” Serrano, 15-2-1 (7), in an eight round bout at the Tachi Palace Casino on April 17, 2008.
Fred Sternburg: On behalf of Golden Boy Promotions, Frank Warren, (Sports Network), and Planet Hollywood resort and casino, we’d like to welcome you to Joe Calzaghe’s Media Conference Call. Joe’s just finishing up his last week of training in Wales before he comes over to the states and does his last two weeks of preparation…
Former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin and current IBO champion Antonio Tarver will face IBF champion Clinton Woods and WBC 175-pound titleholder Chad Dawson will defend against former world champion Glen Johnson Saturday, April 12, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (live at 9 p.m. ET/PT,delayed on the west coast).
Friday night, York Hall Sky Sports 1 9.30pm Jon Thaxton claims Europe’s best two lightweights will be in action when he boxes Yuri Romanov at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, April 4th.
WBC minimumweight champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno (17-1, 5 KO’s) has signed a contract to defend her title against Dan-Bi Kim (4-0, 1 KO) of South Korea. The fight will take place at the Tachi Palace Casino on April 17, 2008.
Denmark’s boxing “Golden Boy”, Kim Poulsen, was featured yesterday on Danish TV with a short piece as build-up to his rematch with Tony Jourda on Friday in Aarhus.
The full undercard is now complete for Friday’s promotion in Aarhus, Denmark where former world title challenger Allan Vester, 26-6-1 (5), takes on African champion Hassan “The Hitman†Saku, 9-3 (8), at welterweight, and super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 12-2 (7), squares off with Tanzanian puncher Maneno Oswald, 27-16-1 (21), in the featured bouts.
Undefeated bantamweight phenomenon Yan Barthelemy, Cuba’s 2004 Olympic gold medallist, will be back in action on Saturday, April 12, against the rugged veteran Pedro Rincon Miranda, 30-16 (25), from Colombia in a six-round bout.
Undefeated cruiserweight sensation BJ Flores will be the in-studio guest on Friday Night Fights this week. Airing on ESPN 2 with host Brian Kenny this Friday night, April 4, Flores will offer analysis, insight and perspective on the televised portion of the card including the main event featuring heavyweight prospect Jason Estrada vs. Lance Whitaker.
Michael Acri Promotions’ has postponed the April 6 professional boxing card at The Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA, headlined by the 2008 debut undefeated former IBF lightweight champion “The Pittsburgh Kid” Paul Spadafora.
Former world junior middleweight champion Raul Marquez continued his middleweight resurrection last Saturday at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, scoring a ten round win over Bronco McKart.