CHICAGO, IL - Fast rising welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera will make his return to battle on Friday, December 16th at the UIC Pavilion as part of the stacked Windy City Fight Night 20 professional boxing event.
The 22 year old Herrera, sporting a record of 7-1-0 with four knockouts has looked terrific in his last two starts, a third round knockout of Eric Draper on May 20th and most recently a shutout six round decision win over Robert Jones on September 23rd both of which took place in front of his huge following of fans at the UIC Pavilion.
Speaking about his return to form following a loss to Alex Deleon on January 28th, Herrera said “I learned a lot from the loss, after watching the tapes with my trainers I realized what I did wrong and I’ve been very motivated since then.”
“The support from the fans has been overwhelming throughout the year and that’s meant a great deal to me. At each of my fights the crowds continue to grow and it’s nice to see new faces at each one also.”
About his upcoming fight and his future, Herrera said, “I’d love a rematch with DeLeon if it’s possible but the most important thing for me as a young fighter is to stay active, ideally I’d like to fight at least four times next year as I will be doing in 2011. One or two more fights and then I’d like to step up to eight rounders.”
“Jaime brings the crowd. They come early with their signs and enthusiasm and are truly passionate about their favorite fighter” said Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. “Since his first loss at the beginning of this year, Jaime has worked hard and it’s paid off in the ring as he’s looked like a world class prospect in his last two fights. Robert Jones was a much more experienced fighter and Jaime handled him perfectly, never letting Jones get into a rhythm. “
Herrera will be featured in a scheduled six round bout against an opponent to be announced shortly.
Windy City Fight Night 20 is headlined by a ten round light heavyweight clash between Chicago fan favorite Andrzej “The Polish Prince” Fonfara and the heavy handed Minnesota native Phil ‘The Drill” Williams.
Also seeing action will be standout junior welterweight prospect Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados, undefeated Russian middleweight Viktor Polyakov, Puerto Rican newcomer Luis Santiago, talented super middleweight prospect Mike Gavronski, Chicago based cruiserweight prospect Dimar Ortuz, junior welterweight Daniel Sotelo and massive heavyweight Curtis Tate from Oakland, Tennessee.
Advance tickets priced at $76, $51, $36 and $31 can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com), the UIC Pavilion Boxing Office (312-413-5740) or the 8 Count Productions Office (312-226-5800). Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm.
For more information on 8 Count Productions please visit their new website, www.8countproductions.com. Follow them on Twitter at 8_Count and Facebook at “8 Count Productions”.
Doors open at the UIC Pavilion at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm. The UIC Pavilion is located at 525 S. Racine, just one block south of the Eisenhower Expressway. For further information, please visit their website at www.uicpavilion.com. The UIC Pavilion is now serving alcohol at all boxing events.