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Cotton-McGuinness & Grant To
Battle For NABA Lightweight Title
Orangeville Rivals meet September 25 at Mississauga’s
Hershey Centre
After countless months of rumors and hype, Orangeville
natives Logan Cotton-McGuinness (11-0-1, 5 KO’s) and Buzz
Grant (9-3, 4 KO’s) are set to square-off in one of the most
anticipated grudge matches in Ontario boxing history,
Saturday, September 25 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga,
Ontario, for the NABA Lightweight title.
The card, UNDISPUTED: RIVALS, is being promoted by United
Promotions, Southern Ontario’s leader in live boxing.
Earlier this month the undefeated Cotton-McGuinness
demolished Montreal’s Jorge Banos via first-round TKO,
setting the stage for the most important fight of his
career.
“Logan is just getting better and better with every fight,
and on September 25th he’ll take the buzz out of Buzz
Grant,” said Cotton-McGuiness’ trainer, Chris Johnson.
“Logan is going to break him down, and finish him off. Buzz
is a good fighter, but Logan is just in another class.”
Heading into the battle for Orangeville, Canadian, and North
American bragging rights, the 31 year-old Grant is on a roll
of his own, going undefeated in the past four years, and
racking up six straight wins in the process, including two
Canadian titles.
Orangeville is one of Canada’s oddest boxing hubs. With a
population hovering around 30,000, the city 90 kilometres
northwest of Toronto produces a disproportionate amount of
good fighters, with Cotton-McGuinness and Grant at the top
of Orangeville’s boxing heap.
A win by either fighter will result in an automatic world
rating by the WBA, and a chance to catapult themselves into
not only national stardom, but also international
prominence.
“There isn’t anything more to ask for in a fight,” said Adam
Harris, Cotton-McGuinness' Promoter
“Even though there are real career implications, there’s
more to this fight than the prestigious NABA title. These
guys are fighting for something that can’t be measured in
dollars or rankings; local pride and bragging rights. And
because of that, this is the fight of their lives.”
Also on the card, two of Ontario’s top prospects put their
respective undefeated records on the line as Mississauga's
Sam "The Product" Vargas (4-0, 1 KO) will take on
Orangeville's Ryan Wagner (2-0, 1 KO).
Wagner, the protégée of Orangeville's most famed boxer, now
turned trainer, Bryon Mackie, is coming off a devastating
3rd round KO victory of Chris Aucoin.
Vargas for his part is quickly cutting a swath through the
Canadian welterweight landscape, notching four straight wins
to start his career earlier this year, including resounding
decision wins over the vastly more experienced Jose Leonardo
Corona and Frankie Abbiw in his previous two fights.
Leading the way for Vargas is his trainer, Chris Johnson,
who is quickly becoming one of the best teachers of the
sport, not only in Canada, but around the world.
For tickets to UNDISPUTED: RIVALS starting at $25.00, go to
ticketmaster.ca or call (416) 972-5000 today!
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