CHICAGO, IL - St. Louis based lightweight prospect Danny Williams will battle Barbaro “THE SPOILER” Zepeda on Friday, December 12th, at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING.
The Williams/Zepeda six round bout is part “YOUNG GUNS”, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing celebrating the culmination of another excellent year of local boxing presented by 8 Count Productions.
The 24 year old Williams brings a record of 6-0 with five knockouts, with wins in each of the last three months. His last two wins have been against fellow undefeated prospects. On September 19th, he knocked out Mike Maley in the first round at Cicero Stadium.
Said Pesoli, “This bout really exemplifies what 8 Count has always been about, putting on great matchups for our loyal fans. We’re finishing up our 11th year and what has always been true is that fans want to see action, they want to see boxers giving 100% at all times. Williams is a highly regarded prospect who’s looking to build his record but Zepeda is a very tough fighter who’s coming off a great win over Juan Bailon who was also undefeated.”
Zepeda won a four round unanimous decision over Bailon on November 14th at Cicero Stadium, pressuring the undefeated Bailon from the outset.
“This is the 15th time that Barbaro has fought for us and win, lose or draw; the fans love him because he always makes great fights. Before the Bailon fight he lost to Ivan Rodriguez in a very close fight that was an old fashioned “blood and guts” war, continued Pesoli.
“Williams looked great last time here with a first round knockout, but Zepeda is going to fight like a Mexican warrior and battle him every second. That was how Barbaro beat Bailon, by being aggressive the whole fight.”
“YOUNG GUNS” also features Chicagoland favorites Francisco “EL NINO AZTECA” Rodriguez, “KING” Carlos Molina, Andrzej “THE POLISH PRINCE” Fonfara, and undefeated Chicago middleweight Orphius White.
Also appearing on the card in separate bouts are local newcomers Adrian “EL TIGRE” Granados, Noe Perez and Sergio Montes De Oca. More information on these bouts will be announced shortly.
Advance tickets for “YOUNG GUNS” can be obtained by calling the 8 Count Productions office at 312-226-5800. Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie in Cicero . Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm.
The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be noted boxing ring announcer Thomas Treiber.
NEW YORK – Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera has scheduled a coming out party Thursday night (December 4), headlining his first show in the 8-round main event on the third annual “Holiday Hits” card, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
Aguilera (10-0, 6 KOs), fighting out of Newburgh (NY), takes on 7-foot Marcellus “More Than A Conqueror” Brown (25-17-1, 21 KOs), who has been a sparring partner the past two months for former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, in the featured fight on the 12-bout card “Holiday Hits” show, promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions.
“I have enough fighters to start a Christmas choir,” promoter Duffy joked. “We’re giving boxing fans in New York City an early present with the equivalent of two shows for the price of one. This is Nagy’s show; his time to shine. He’s being showcased along with some of the most talented, young fighters in New York.”
Aguilera, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Puerto Rico, was the top rated amateur in both countries before resettling in Newburgh, New York. He is a 2-time New York Golden Gloves champion, as well as a former U19 tournament winner.
“This fight means a lot to me because I’ll be fighting in the main event in only my 11th pro fight,” Aguilera said. “New York being my home makes it even better. I’ve never fought anybody as big as him (Brown), but size means nothing. I hope he’s coming to fight because I’m going to knock him out. It’s going to be a great show.”
Brown has been in against former world champions Lamon Brewster, Tommy Morrison and Trevor Berbick.
“To be a 10-0 fighter in the main event is a privilege,” Aguilera’s manager John Silverman commented. “We’re not taking Brown lightly. He has 25 wins with 17 knockouts, stands 7-feet and weighs around 280 pounds. We’re delighted Nagy is getting this opportunity. In the heavyweight division, we see Nagy as an up-and-comer, a young star ready to take it to the next level.”
New York City southpaws Jaffa “African Assassin” Ballogou and Daniel Judah square-off in a crossroads fight in the 12-round co-feature for the IBF International light heavyweight title. IBF Continental Africa cruiserweight champion Ballogou (46-6-1, 40 KOs), born in Togo and living in Manhattan, battles Bronx native Judah (22-3-3, 10 KOs) for Big Apple 175-pound bragging rights., in the 12-round co-feature. Ballogou, 40, also is the former WBC Latin America and WBA
Bronx lightweight Jorge “The Truth” Teron (22-0-1, 15 KOs), reigning NABF title-holder, faces Aldo “El Pato” Valtierra (24-10, 13 KOs) in a 10-round, non-title Special Attraction. Teron, trained by former Olympic gold medalist and world champion, Mark Breland, is rated No. 4 by the WBO, as well as No. 14 by the WBA and No. 19 by the WBC, while Mexican warrior Valtierra is a former WBA Fedecentro and WBC FECARBOX Central American super featherweight title-holder.
Popular middleweight George “Blaze” Walton (18-3, 12 KOs), of Harlem, meets Clarence “Sonny Bono” Taylor (13-18-3, 6 KOs) in a 6-rounder. Dublin super featherweight Eddie “Pride of Tallaght” Hyland (10-1, 3 KOs), making his much anticipated New York City debut, fights Gustavo Dailey (2-3) in another 6-round bout.
Also on the undercard in separate 4-round bouts is highly-touted Brooklyn light heavyweight Will Rosinsky (2-0, 2 KOs), three-time National Golden Gloves champion vs. Amador Acevedo (2-4, 2KOs), Queens, Lou DiBella-promoted NYC heavyweight Tor Hamer (1-0, 1 KOs) vs. Royal Bryant (1-1-1, 0 KOs), Brooklyn welterweight Luis “El Mero Mero” Ruiz (3-0, 1 KO) vs. Ken Durham (4-26-1, 2 KOs), Queens light middleweight (by way of Cyprus) Lambrose “Lionheart” Karaolides (1-0, 1 KO) vs. James Justice (0-1), New York City light welterweight Christian Martinez makes his pro debut against Rochester’s Murray Cunningham (1-0, 0 KOs), pro debuting Bronx super flyweight Emmanuel Gonzalez vs. Jean Ramos (0-2), Brooklyn light middleweight (by way of France) Roman Oliveri vs. Eluid Torres (0-0-1). All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets, priced at $150.00 (Golden Ringside), $100.00 (Ringside) and $50.00 (General Admission), are on sale and available to purchase at the Roseland Ballroom, going to www.ringpromotions.com or calling 516.313.2304. Doors open at 6:00 PM, first bout at 6:30 PM.
New York - Undefeated American (24-0, 11KO's) southpaw “Marvelous” Tarvis Simms, closed out his 2008 middleweight campaign, with his third win in four months two days before Thanksgiving against “The Punching Policeman” Sam Hill, leaving the near sold out crowd in awe of Simms' performance at the Huntington Hilton in Melville, NY. The card was promoted by Sal Musumeci's Final Forum.
After a long absence from the ring, Simms returned in August against Carl Daniels and won in blockbuster fashion, thus setting the tone for his blazing comeback streak and getting boxing fans excited again. With a new management team, Angelo Campanella and promoter Sal Musumeci of Final Forum, Simms has renewed passion and focus, and is looking toward to ?09 being “the year” for a title shot.
WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and IBF champion Arthur Abraham are on his wish list. Facing off against either of these world champions would be an honor and a dream match up at this point in Simms' career. It's a fight that can be put together in an instant, it's credible and has all the makings of a fight for the ages.
The division is wide open right now with negotiations at a stand still between Strum vs. Abraham, timing has presented itself perfectly for Simms to step in and challenge anyone of these two top tier fighters to an “anywhere, anytime” match-up.
“I don't care where the fight happens as long as it does; if Sturm or Abraham step up I will fight in their back yard, it doesn?t make any difference to me, I have so much respect for both fighters, but once the bell rings I will be fighting to win” said a feisty Simms.
The road back for Simms has been long but for his fans and critics alike it's been worth it. With every match-up the once highly touted hot prospect rears his familiar head and shows us why he is a force to be reckoned with and why he deserves a shot at the top.
“I truly believe that fight fans here in America and around the world would love to see a fight of this magnitude happen, Sturm and Abraham are the best in the world right now plain and simple; but I have full confidence that Simms is the only fighter out there that can topple either one off the top tier, I am moving forward diligently to make this fight a reality.”- Sal Musumeci.
