WEIGHTS FROM CHICAGO—MELEE BREAKS OUT AT WEIGH-IN HERNANDEZ & HERNANDEZ WILL SETTLE IN THE RING FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE ON GFL

Posted on | March 25, 2011 | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO / NEW YORK (March 25, 2011)—On Friday night in Chicago a terrific night of boxing that will feature two title bouts will take place but on Thursday night the fireworks started early as Angel Hernandez and Joey Hernandez engaged in a brawl just after they weighed in for their USBO Jr. Middleweight.

That fight plus the IBO Intercontinental Middleweight title bout between Osmanu Adama and Marcus Uoshaw will be part of a broadcast that can be seen on www.gfl.tv for just $9.99 by clicking: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/Chicago_Fight_Night__3_World_Titles_One_Night/991

The tension has been brewing since the fight was announced between Hernandez and Hernandez.

After they each weighed in at the Jr. Middleweight limit, the two posed face to face and that’s when everything came unraveled.

“There was stuff said going into this”, said Joey Hernandez

“He was fed up and when we had the stare down he pushed me.”

“My Mom was there and didn’t want to escalate any further, but Angel told my mom to F*** off and that totally crossed the line”

Hernandez and Hernandez will not have long to wait to settle their hostilities as they will settle it in the ring on Friday in front of the whole world.

FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Osamanu Adama-160 vs Marcus Upshaw-157
(IBO Intercontinental Middleweight championship)
Angel Hernandez-154 vs Joey Hernandez-154
(USBO Jr. Middleweight championship)
Lanardo Tyner -147 vs Adrian Granados -148
Antonio Canas-140 vs Andrew Hartley -145
Eric Estrada-131 vs James Lester-130
Mike Jimenez-167 vs Cameron Allen -165
Brooke Dierdorff -132.5 vs Ashleigh Curry -133

UPCOMING BOXING ON GFL.TV

April 2—Pound for Pound Promotions featuring undefeated Super Middleweight Farah Ennis and sensational Heavyweight knockout artist Amir “Hardcore” Mansour