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Golden Boy Introduces New
Prospects Fidel Maldonado & Trevor McCumby In Separate Bouts
At "Fight Night Club" This Thursday, Oct. 28
Some of boxing's top young talent returns to the ring at
L.A. LIVE's Club Nokia this Thursday night, October 28, with
Gary Russell Jr., Fidel Maldonado Jr., Trevor McCumby, Dion
Savage, Yakubu Amidu and Shane Mosley Jr. leading the way on
a "Fight Night Club" event no true fan will want to miss.
In a six round featherweight main event, 2008 United States
Olympian Gary Russell Jr. (12-0, 9 KO's) from Capitol
Heights, Maryland hopes to keep his unbeaten professional
record intact when he takes on Mission, Texas' Guadalupe De
Leon (8-11, 4 KO's). The co-main event, scheduled for four
rounds in the lightweight division, will see the Golden Boy
Promotions debut of 19-year-old former amateur star Fidel
Maldonado Jr. (4-0, 4 KO's) of Albuquerque, New Mexico
square off against Atlanta's John Willoughby (2-5, 1 KO).
Also lacing up the gloves in televised action will be
debuting Arizona cruiserweights Trevor McCumby of Glendale
and Sharieff Hayes of Phoenix. The 18-year old McCumby,
another recent Golden Boy Promotions signee, compiled a
138-11 amateur record and looks to impress fans as a
professional beginning Thursday night.
Also in action will be exciting East Los Angeles native
Ramon Valadez (2-1, 1 KO) who takes on Knoxville's Aaron
Anderson (1-8, 1 KO) in a four round lightweight matchup and
Los Angeles knockout artist Yakubu Amidu (13-2-1, 13 KO's)
looks for another early finish against Nogales, Mexico's Noe
Lopez Jr. (7-5, 5 KO's) in a six round junior lightweight
fight.
Rounding out the hard-hitting professional action is a six
round super middleweight bout featuring unbeaten Michigan
native and Roger Mayweather trained Dion Savage (9-0, 5
KO's) against Seattle's Eddie Hunter (4-3-2, 1KO).
Opening up the evening will be three amateur bouts headlined
by Shane Mosley Jr.'s "Fight Night Club" debut against Ivan
Lazaro of Carson, a super middleweight bout between
Stockton's Mike Fernandez and Los Angeles' Ricardo Romero
and a lightweight contest featuring Los Angeles' Rogelio
Ramirez against Gerardo Hernandez of Pasadena.
Expected to be in attendance to take in all of the action at
Club Nokia are Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar de la
Hoya, Five-Time World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, former
World Champions Sergio Mora and Daniel Ponce De Leon,
top-rated junior welterweight contender Victor Ortiz and top
prospects Carlos Molina, David Rodela, Charles Huerta and
Frankie Gomez.
"Fight Night Club" is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and
AEG and is sponsored by DeWalt Tools, McDonald's, Budweiser,
Powerade, LightsLeary.com and USTREAM. The series will
return to L.A. LIVE's Club Nokia on November 18. The fights
will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net (FSN) and its regional
sports network affiliates (check local listings) and
streamed live online at www.ustream.com and www.RingTV.com
at 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. PT
and the first bell rings at 7:00 p.m. PT.
The first 100 fans to arrive dressed in a Halloween costume
for the October 28 edition of Fight Night Club will be
admitted free of charge. Tickets are regularly priced at
$250 (VIP On-Stage Seats, which are limited to only ten per
show and allow purchasers to sit ringside on Club Nokia's
stage near VIP's attending the fight [De La Hoya, Mosley,
etc.], receive an autographed boxing glove and provide
buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event),
$100 (VIP Balcony Seats in the first two rows which grant
buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event),
$60 (VIP Balcony Seats which grant buyers access to the Club
Nokia VIP Room during the event) and $19.75 (General
Admission: Floor Standing Room & Balcony Seats) are on sale
now and may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at
1-800-745-3000 online at
http://www.ticketmaster.com or through any Ticketmaster
outlet or the STAPLES Center box office. Group tickets and
full series tickets at a discounted rate are also available
by calling 1-877-AEG TICKETS (1-877-234-8425).
"Fight Night Club," is Golden Boy Promotions' and AEG's
critically acclaimed live monthly boxing series, that
presents boxing in a night club atmosphere, with a DJ,
music, great food and a VIP room, as well as a unique setup
where the ring is on Club Nokia's stage with standing room
for fans in front of the ring, as well as reserved seating
in the balcony. After the boxing action ends, fans are
invited to stay to hear great music played by LA's hottest
DJ's, dance and mingle with the fighters as the venue
converts back into a night club.
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