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01/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Former Champ Mike Weaver to Attend Fight Night 44"
FORMER CHAMP MIKE WEAVER TO ATTEND FIGHT NIGHT 44(PRESS RELEASE)
Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, WashingtonSaturday, February 7, 2004 at 7:00pm
NWBA Jr. Middleweight Title Sebastian Valdez (21-4) vs. Seattle's Tim Shocks
Former heavyweight world champion, Mike Weaver is expected to attend Fight Night 44 to watch his popular younger brother, Troy Weaver (18 wins with 18 ko's!) face Jose Santos (11-4 with 8ko's) in the eight round preliminary bout. The elder Weaver won world titles for the WBA, WBC, USBA, and NBA.Troy is one of three triplets, all boxers, and is very popular for theincredible power in his punches.
Sebastian Valdez (21-4, with 7 ko's) returns to his third straight Lucky Eagle Fight Night against northwest favorite Tim Shocks for the NWBA(Northwest Boxing Association) Junior Middleweight 10 round title fight.Valdez defeated Calvin Odom and Reggie Davis in his last two, both vicious bouts with unanimous decisions. Shocks (24 wins with 14 ko's) comes off a tough majority draw with the experienced Jaime de la Torre in November.
Calvin Odom (13-6 with 9 ko's) will face Reggie Davis (9-2 with 5 ko's) in a six round matchup. While both fighters lost decisions to Valdez, "expect a war, because these are tough, fast, and accurate punchers with a lot ofpower", says Promoter Bennie Georgino.
Additional Bouts:* Damion Hatch vs. Brock Stodden 4 rounds* Angelo Torres vs. Juan Ramon 4 rounds* Other fights TBD
Changes and additional information will be announced as they occur.
Tickets $40 ringside, $25 reserved, $20 reserved of general admissionavailable at Ticketmaster, casino (800-720-1788) or Twin Cities Fuller's stores. Fighters are subject to change and contract approval by theWashington State Boxing Commission.
Duncan MacLeod
Director of MarketingLucky Eagle Casinowww.luckyeagle.com
Replies: 1 Comment made on this article
Mike Weaver never won the WBC title. He was indeed the WBA Heavyweight Champion, winning it with a 15th round knockout of John Tate. In his only WBC title bout he was knocked out by Larry Holmes.
Posted by JE @ 01/16/2004 04:55 PM EST
