The CBZ Newswire

Middleweight Showdown Set for May 22nd at Mohegan Sun Casino

PAWTUCKET, RI, May 10, 2010 — Middleweight contender Peter ‘The Pride of Providence’ Manfredo Jr. has heard it all from Chicago’s Angel ‘Toro’ Hernandez in the press leading up to their vacant IBO Middleweight Title showdown on Saturday, May 22nd, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in and it doesn’t faze him.

“I’m glad that he’s excited and coming here to win. I expect nothing less. It’s a great fight for the fans and I knew when I agreed to fight Angel that it would be a war. Truthfully, I can’t wait until May 22nd because he’s going to get the best Peter Manfredo Jr. there is,” said Manfredo. “There’s a lot at stake for each of us in a title bout like this.” (continue reading…)

Angel 'Toro' Hernandez (Photo Courtesy/TKO Boxing Promotions)

‘Toro’ on Weight and Looking Sharp for May 22nd Middleweight Showdown

 

CHICAGO, IL, May 5, 2010 — Angel ‘Toro’ Hernandez celebrated “Cinco De Manfredo” on Wednesday in Chicago as he prepared for his IBO Middleweight Title showdown with Peter ‘The Pride of Providence’ Manfredo Jr. on Saturday, May 22nd at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT.

“It’s called Cinco De Mayo, but this year we’ve changed the name slightly. I’m ready for Manfredo and come May 22nd he will feel every bit of the Chicago heat,” said Hernandez, a native of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (continue reading…)

Matt Remillard Returns in Co-Main Event

UNCASVILLE, CT, April 8, 2010 — Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, April 10th as TKO Boxing Promotions returns with its nationally acclaimed HOMETOWN HEROES TO WORLD CHAMPIONS series on Saturday, May 22nd at the Mohegan Sun Casino, headlined by the return of Peter ‘THE PRIDE OF PROVIDENCE’ Manfredo battling Chicago’s Angel ‘EL TORO’ Hernandez for the vacant IBO Middleweight Title.

The ten round co-main event will feature Hartford’s Matt ‘THE SHARPSHOOTER’ Remillard defending his NABF Featherweight Title. (continue reading…)

CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, March 25, 2010 –

Manfredo to Fight for IBO Middleweight Crown
 
Former reality TV star Peter Manfredo Jr. is on the verge of world title hardware.
 
The 29-year-old Rhode Island native will meet Mexican-born right-hander Angel ‘Toro’ Hernandez in a scheduled 12-rounder for the International Boxing Organization middleweight championship on May 22 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. (continue reading…)

Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Matt Remillard in Headline Bouts

LAS VEGAS, NV, March 25, 2010 — TKO Boxing Promotions nationally acclaimed ‘HOMETOWN HEROES TO WORLD CHAMPIONS’ boxing series will return to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, on Saturday, May 22nd.

In the main event, Peter ‘The Pride of Providence’ Manfredo Jr. will battle Angel ‘El Toro’ Hernandez of Chicago, IL, for the vacant IBO Middleweight Title. (continue reading…)