CES promoting world title fight at New York State Fair
Christy Martin-Dakota Stone co-main event Sept. 2 in Syracuse PROVIDENCE (Aug. 24, 2009) – Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) continues its expansion outside of New England, presenting “Fight Night At The Fair,” in association with the New York State Fair and International Boxing Hall of Fame (IHOF), Wednesday night, Sept. 2 at […]
Kattar fighting for MMA Title on 9/11 American Steel Cagefighting show Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire
SALEM, New Hampshire (August 20, 2009) – The Boston-New York City sports rivalry enters the cage Friday night, September 11 as American Steel Cagefighting (ASC) presents, in association with the Icenter and Bellabance Beverage of Nashua (NH), its second mixed martial arts show, featuring a pair of NABC MMA East Coast Championship fights, at the […]
New England Boxing Promoters Burchfield and Cappiello join forces
PROVIDENCE (Aug. 3, 2009) – Longtime New England boxing promoters, Jimmy Burchfield and Rich Cappiello, have joined forces and pooled their resources under Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) banner. Burchfield, operating out of Providence (RI) for the past quarter-century, and the Brockton (MA)-based Cappiello have been the two most dominant boxing promoters in […]
Cage Fighting Xtreme: BATTLE UNDER THE STARS FIGHT RESULTS & VIDEOS (8-01-09)
By: Rich Bergeron The Brockton faithful showed up in force Saturday night at Campanelli Stadium in “The City of Champions” for a scheduled 27 mixed martial arts fights taking place inside a cage set up over the pitcher’s mound of the Brockton Rox playing field. Local Brocktonians Shawn Baker and Steve Dunn did not disappoint […]
Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard targets veteran Edel Ruiz in journey towards top tier of featherweights
MANCHESTER, Conn. (June 15, 2009) – WBC Youth and USNBC featherweight champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard faces veteran Edel “Cuate” Ruiz on Thursday night at Michael’s Eight Avenue in Glen Burnie, The 23-year-old Remillard (17-0, 9 KOs), fighting out of Manchester, Connecticut, stopped 52-fight veteran and former world title challenger Jesus Perez in three rounds […]
RESULTS FROM TWIN RIVER SPINA & LOCKETT WIN
Lincoln, Rhode Island May 22, 2009 – “Rage At The River” CRUISERWEIGHTS Jay Holland (2-0, 1 KO), Providence, RI WDEC4 (40-35, 40-35, 40-35) Chris Boykins (0-4), Orlando, FL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS Joey Spina (25-1-1, 17 KOs), Providence, RI WDEC8 (79-73, 78-74, 77-75) Tiwon Taylor (26-15-1, 19 KOs), Las Vegas, NV SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS Willis Lockett (12-7-5, 5 […]
“RAGE AT THE RIVER” FACT SHEET & OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
Friday, May 22, 2009 at Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, RI OFFICIAL WEIGHTS Joey Spina 175 lbs. Tiwon Taylor 173 ½ lbs. Joe McCreedy 167 lbs. Willis Locket 168 lbs. James McGirt, Jr. 167 lbs. Patrick Perez 164 ½ lbs. Sean Eklund 137 lbs. Jose Guzman 137 lbs. Diego Periera 139 lbs. Melchor Guillen, Jr. […]
McCreedy’s bandwagon filling up fast
Joey “KO Kid” Spina vs. Tiwon Taylor headlines Friday night’s show at Twin River Event Center, RI PROVIDENCE (May 18, 2009) – Super middleweight “Irish” Joe McCreedy has developed into one of New England’s favorite fighters, based on support he’s received from his growing legion of passionate fans from Lowell, the same Massachusetts city that […]
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