UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR BLOCKBUSTER FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS CARD, JULY 29 AT THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS

Posted on | July 20, 2011 | No Comments

Rances Barthelemy, Sergey Kovalev, Badou Jack and Cameron Kreal all scheduled for battle

The undercard has been announced for the Warriors Boxing blockbuster FIGHT NIGHTS at The Cosmopolitan III at The Chelsea Friday, July 29 and televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights.

Several exciting matchups are scheduled in addition to the 12-round IBF Super Lightweight elimination bout between the Dominican Republic’s once-beaten IBF #3-rated Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) and Washington DC’s IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson (24-1-1, 14 KOs) and the sensational 10-round light heavyweight showdown between Edison “Pantera” Miranda (34-5, 29 KOs) and Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4 KOs).

Topping the all-action undercard will be Miami, Florida, via Cuba’s undefeated knockout artist Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy 12-0 (10 KO’s) in an eight-round super featherweight matchup against Kansas City’s Gerardo Robles (14-9, 6 KO`s).

In a 10-round battle with a touch of international flavor, Chelyabwsk, Russia’s undefeated Sergey Kovalev (15-0, 13 KO`s) will face Nairobi, Kenya’s Douglas Otieno (23-6, 12 KO`s) for the NABA Light Heavyweight Championship.

Also featured is a six-round light heavyweight scrap between Las Vegas’ (via Sweden) Badou Jack “The Ripper” (6-0, 5 KO`s) and Athens, Georgia’s Timothy Hall Jr. (6-11, 4 KO`s); and in a four-round lightweight attraction, popular Las Vegas fighter Cameron Kreal will make his highly anticipated pro debut against fellow Las Vegas resident Franky Martinez (0-3).