NAKASH; CHAMBERS AND THE RETURN OF ELAD SHMOUEL HIGHLIGHT THE FIRST BIG NIGHT OF BOXING IN 2009 AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON ON FRIDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 6TH

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PHILADELPHIA (JANUARY 5, 2008)—Fast becoming one of the most popular fighters in Philadelphia, Ran Nakash of Haifa, Israel will once again look to thrill the crowd at The Legendary Blue Horizon as he will participate in the scheduled eight round main event of big night of boxing at boxing’s number-one venue on Friday night February 6th.

The “Valentines Day Special” card is promoted by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon Boxing Inc.

Nakash, 16-0 with twelve knockouts put on his most complete performance in his last bout when he systematically broke down Harvey Jolly over seven rounds on December 5th. It was during that fight that Nakash heard loud cheers from The Blue Horizon crowd and is now solidified as one of the most popular fighters in Philadelphia.

Nakash has a record of 7-0 with four knockouts at The Legendary Blue horizon and has scored seven consecutive stoppages. With a win Nakash could be on the cusp of a world ranking. Nakash’s very formidable opponent will be announced shortly.

In the co-feature, Jr. Welterweight Steve Upsher Chambers will look to extend his unbeaten streak to seventeen as he will take part in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.

Chambers is coming off a solid victory over Ben Ankrah on December 5th at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

In that bout, Chambers showed that despite his long length, he could mix it up inside as he consistently outworked Ankrah at close-quarters to pound out the unanimous decision victory.

Chambers, 19-1-1 (1NC) with five knockouts has become a staple at The Legendary Blue Horizon has fought all but one of his fights at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

Chambers will be taking on an opponent to be announced shortly.

It has been fourteen months since Elad Shmouel took part on one of the greatest toe-to-toe wars ever inside the confines of Philadelphia and on February 6th; Shmouel will make his long awaited return to the ring

Back on December 7th, 2007, Shmouel and Lenny DeVictoria put on one of the greatest shows in the history of Philadelphia boxing as Shmouel battered and dropped DeVictoria over the first four rounds. It was then where DeVictoria found something deep inside of him and the tide turned as DeVictoria shockingly came back to stop Shmouel in round seven of what Philadelphia fight fans are still calling a classic.

Shmouel, 18-2-1 of Tel Aviv, Israel with nine knockouts has been thinking about that fight for over a year and there have been rumors of a rematch taking place in 2009. In order for that to occur Shmouel must be victorious on February 6th against an opponent to be announced in a six round Jr. Welterweight bout. Shmouel will be making his seventh appearance at The Legendary Blue Horizon (5-1, 2 KO’s)

In another six round bout, Jr. Middleweight Darren Fallen, 12-4-1 with six stoppages will look to build on a two-fight winning streak when he sees action on February 6.

In a Featherweight bout set for four rounds, Jules Blackwell, 8-2-2 with three knockouts will look to rebound from a devastating knockouts loss that he suffered on December 5th at the hands of Darrell Martin will battle the highly popular Nicky DeMarco (2-2, 2 KO’s) of Staten Island, New York.

After a four year hiatus and relocating back home to Philadelphia, Jr. Welterweight John Pawlowski, 2-1-1, 2 KO’s needed just twenty-three seconds to dispose of John Goldwire on December 5th and on February 6th Pawlowski will look for his third straight first round knockout when he battles Danny Morales (0-2) in a bout scheduled for four rounds.

Also seeing action on February 6th in separate bouts scheduled for four rounds will be Jr. welterweight Julius Edmonds (3-3); super featherweight Derek Bivins (1-0) & middleweight John Turner (1-0, 1KO)

These fights will be streamed live all over the world on www.gofightlive.tv

Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $200 for Queen Seating, $125 for Presidential seats, $65 for VIP, $55 for Ringside, and $45 for General Admission and can be purchased by calling The Legendary Blue Horizon at 1-215-763-0500 or by logging on to comcasttix.com. Doors open at 6:30 PM / 1st bout begins at 7:30 PM

The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA

For more information, log on to www.legendarybluehorizon.com