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Hitz Boxing's 'Fight Night
At The Horseshoe'
Series Continues Feb. 18
The next installment of Hitz Boxing's wildly popular "Fight
Night at the Horseshoe" series will be held on Saturday,
February 18, 2012, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond,
Indiana, featuring heavyweight contender "Merciless" Mike
Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KOs) of Oak Lawn, Illinois; NABA-US
Champion Yakubu "Black Mamba" Amidu (20-2-1, 18 KOs) of Los
Angeles via Ghana; Vladikavkaz, Russia's undefeated
welterweight prospect Alanbek Kozaev (19-0, 6 KOs); the
unveiling of newly signed Cleveland-based junior
welterweight prospect Prenice "Greatness" Brewer (16-1-1, 6
KOs); and a host of local favorites and warriors who have
earned their spots through previous strong performances.
While the main and co-main and many of the opponents are yet
to be determined, also scheduled to appear are unbeaten
heavyweight slugger Dave Latoria (9-0, 5 KOs); popular local
super middleweight Mike "Hollywood" Jimenez (5-0, 3 KOs) who
will face Bruce "The Rage" Rumbolz (22-23-2, 15 KOs) of
Sterling, Illinois; Lafayette, Louisiana, lightweight Chris
Singleton (3-0, 2 KOs); the second four-round professional
bout of Chesterton, Indiana, heavyweight Philip Triantafillo
(1-0, 1 KO); Chicago junior welterweight Genaro Mendez
(3-1-1, 2 KOs) will face Omaha's debuting Eric Corrona; and
the debut of Omaha, Nebraska-based former amateur
heavyweight star (and newest member of the Hitz Boxing
stable) Brian Houston in a surprisingly stern first test for
his first time out against Chicago's Felix Abner (3-2, 2
KOs).
"I've been doing shows here for quite some time," said
promoter Bobby Hitz, "and I am honored to continue providing
the boxing to this beautiful casino. To maintain quality
standards at our shows, what we're going to do from now on
is feature only fighters who want to fight. We're not going
to focus on getting wins for local kids like some other
promotions do. In fact, I don't care if you're from the same
gym as another guy. If you fight at the Horseshoe, you have
to be willing to be in tough, maybe even against another
local kid. Let's call it a tournament of sorts to see who
the best fighters in the area really are by fighting one
another."
The high-class atmosphere and luxurious surroundings the
Horseshoe has to offer make their boxing shows a Las
Vegas-style night of boxing that Chicago-area fans don't
have to get on a plane to enjoy.
The Horseshoe Casino has an intimate, comfortable venue with
luxurious seats, a spectacular gaming area, free parking,
exquisite food and all the amenities -- and is just 20
minutes from Downtown Chicago.
Tickets for "Fight Night at the Horseshoe" are on sale now,
starting at a fan appreciation price of $10, and are
available at the "Venue" box office, ticketmaster.com and
all Ticketmaster outlets, as well as at www.fanfueled.com.
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