CHICAGO, IL - Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Cedric Agnew has been added to the huge “LIBERTY” card this Friday night, September 19th at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING.
The 21 year old Agnew, 8-0 with four knockouts, will face off against Terrance Smith, 5-7-2 (3KO's) of Joplin, Missouri, in a six round bout.
Said Pesoli, “We’re very happy to have Cedric on the card. He’s fought twice before on our shows and has been very impressive both times. He’s got a strong local following as he was born and raised here and had a terrific amateur career before turning pro last year.”
Agnew turned professional with a second round knockout of Clark Williams on January 13, 2007 in Lafayette , Indiana . As an amateur, Agnew won the 2003 World Junior Olympic title, the 2004 US National Under-19 Championships and was a two time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion concluding his stellar amateur career with a record of 90-10.
Most recently, Agnew won the WBC Continental Americas Title with a ten round unanimous decision win over Rayco Saunders in Dallas , Texas on May 1, 2008.
In his last bout at Cicero Stadium, Agnew won a four round unanimous decision over Lucas St. Clair on October 19, 2007.
Advance tickets for the stacked seven bout “ LIBERTY ” card, presented along with Budweiser, TCF Bank, Jack Daniels and EL Jimador Tequila, are on sale in advance by calling the 8 Count Productions office at 312-226-5800. Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie . Doors for this event will open at 7pm with the first bell scheduled for 8pm.
The full “ LIBERTY ” fight card is as follows:
Ramon Montano vs. Mike Gonzalez, eight rounds, junior welterweights
Luciano Perez vs. Devin Lopez, six rounds, junior middleweights
Cedric Agnew vs. Terrance Smith, six rounds, light heavyweights
Gerald Taylor vs. Jeffrey Osborne Jr., six rounds, super middleweights
Noe Perez vs. Nick Arellano, four rounds, junior lightweights
Danny Williams vs. Mike Maley, four rounds, junior lightweights
Miguel Angel Figueroa vs. Jeff Curran, four rounds, lightweights
The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be noted boxing ring announcer Thomas Treiber.
PROVIDENCE, RI - New England's favorite son DEMETRIUS ANDRADE, a 2008 U.S. Olympian and reigning World Amateur Champion, will host a news conference luncheon homecoming with his promoters Joe DeGuardia and Art Pelullo of Star Boxing and Banner Promotions, respectively, to announce his highly- anticipated professional boxing debut. The news conference will take place:
NEXT WEDNESDAY! September 24 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center (One LaSalle Square, Providence, RI, 02903), in the One LaSalle Square Restaurant beginning at Noon ET.
Andrade, 20, from Providence, the No. 1 professional prospect from this year's U.S. Olympic team, was a quarterfinalist at the Beijing games. The two-time Golden Gloves Champion and two-time National Champion captured the World Championship in 2007, the first American to do so since 1999.
