Cruiserweight World Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, to make guest appearance this Saturday
Posted on | October 3, 2008 | No Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Philadelphia – October 2nd 2008
IBF cruiserweight champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham will be making a guest appearance at the Pete Suski/Tom Moran promoted event at the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia this Saturday.
Steve, who will be there supporting his good friend and fellow gym mate from The James Shuler Memorial Gym, Jamaal ‘Da Truth’ Davis 7-4 (6KOs), when he takes on Chris Hall 3-4-1(2KOs).
Taking a few moments out from preparing for his upcoming title defense against Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, Cunningham said “I’m really please for Jamaal, he has been going through a rough time since his wife, Patrilla, passed away late last year, yet he stuck firmly at achieving his goals.”
“He stays in the gym. He lives in the gym. That’s what all fighters need to do. He’s in there as much as I am. So we should see a real fierce, determined and sharp Jamaal who’s eager to show his skills off come Saturday.”
“Career wise, he has been going through the same type of things as I have for the past three or four years. Fighting just once, or twice a year at most. He’s real hungry and this a good time to get him back on the right path by putting someone like Chris in front of him that’s a decent opponent.”
Headlining the Philadelphia Worldwide promoted event will be former world junior middleweight champion Kassim ‘The Dream’ Ouma, 25-5-1 (15 KOs) against Martinus ‘Magnificent’ Clay 13-18-4 (5KOs) from Wilson, North Carolina.
The co-feature fight will star middleweight Simon ‘Slick Fighting Irish’ O’Donnell, 6-1 (3 KOS), a native of County Galway who fights out of Philadelphia against an opponent yet to be officially announced.
Another Philadelphia resident, Dennis Hassan 4-2 (2KOs) takes on Brooklyn, New Yorker, William Jeter 3-1 (2KOs), in a super middleweight contest. All the way from Dublin, Ireland, Patrick Hyland 14-0 (7KOs), has come to take on Santiago, Dominican Republic native, Elvis Luciano Martinez 11-26-2 (5KOs), in a featherweight battle. Patrick’s twin brother, Paul 12-0 (4KO’s), is also in action, competing in the Super Bantamweight class, against the Colombian born Miami resident, Felix Flores 14-9-1 (11KOs).
Taking part in an all Philadelphia Lightweight match are, former World Heavyweight Champion ‘Terrible’ Tim Witherspoon’s son, Tim Jnr. 0-1 and Kywame Hill 1-3 (1KO).
Date:
Saturday 4th October 2008
Location:
National Guard Armory
2700 Southampton Road
Philadelphia
Tickets:
Tel: 866 777 5077