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"Windy City
Fight Night 22" Moved Up To March 16
8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING has
announced that their upcoming Windy City Fight Night 22
event has been moved up one day to Friday, March 16th at the
UIC Pavilion.
“We had a minor scheduling issue so we’ve moved the event up
one day to Friday, March 16th from the previously announced
March 17th date. Windy City Fight Night 22 will be an
excellent way for Chicago sports fans to kickoff their St.
Patrick Day weekend celebration,” said Dominic Pesoli,
President of 8 Count Productions.
Windy City Fight Night 22 is headlined by the return to the
ring of ‘Chicago’s Polish Prince’ Andrzej Fonfara who will
be featured in a ten round battle for the USBO Light
Heavyweight Title.
With a record of 20-2-1 with eleven stoppages, the World
Boxing Organization currently ranks Fonfara #9.
Also announced for Windy City Fight Night 22 is popular
Chicago based Mexican warrior Ivan “EL Marro” Popoca, 15-1-1
(10KO’s), who will see action in a six round lightweight
clash along with former Ukrainian Olympian and undefeated,
heavy handed middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov, 10-0-0
(6KO’s), in a separate six rounder.
More information on these and other exciting bouts will be
announced shortly.
Advance tickets, priced at $31, $51, $76 and $101 are
available through Ticketmaster, (www.Ticketmaster.com), the
UIC Pavilion Box Office (Phone 312-413-5740) and the 8 Count
Productions Office (312-226-5800).
Doors on the night of the event will open at 7pm with the
first bell at 8pm. The UIC Pavilion is located at 525 S.
Racine, at the corner of Harrison and Racine, just one block
south of the Eisenhower Expressway in the West Loop area of
Chicago.
8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, was
started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently
presented the highest quality professional boxing events in
Chicagoland.
Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions banner
include; super middleweight contender Donovan George, world
ranked light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara, former world title
challenger Edner Cherry, middleweight prospect Viktor
Polyakov, junior welterweight prospects Ivan Popoca and
Adrian Granados along with welterweights Achour Esho and
Jaime Herrera.
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