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01/18/2005 Archived Entry: "Smith and Estrada Square Off at Mohegan Sun"
New York Boxers Showcase Talents at Mohegan Sun
Main event features Chris Smith versus David Estrada; Co-feature includes Brooklyn’s undefeated Sechew Powell against Aslanbek Kodzoev
UNCASVILLE, CT – Mohegan Sun will host a unique televised boxing event presented by DiBella Entertainment that features some of New York’s most-talented, top-rated boxers. Held in the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, January 21st, Chris Smith (19-0-1, 12KO’s) from Queens, New York will battle David Estrada (17-1, 8KO’s) from Miami in the main event, while Sechew Powell (14-0, 9KO’s) from Brooklyn, New York will meet Aslanbek Kodzoev (14-1-1, 9KO’s) from Philadelphia in the co-feature. These two bouts will be televised live on Showtime’s “Shobox: The Next Generation” boxing series.
The undercard will be aired on tape delay on the popular Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun, and features welterweight Joshua Clottey (27-1, 19KO’s) from the Bronx, New York, middleweight Raymond Joval (32-3, 14KO's) from Brooklyn, New York, 2004 Olympian Andre Berto (1-0, 1KO) from Winter Haven, Florida, and Ehinomen “Hino” Ehikhamenor (9-0, 6KO’s) from Queens, New York.
Tickets are $50.00 and $35.00, and go on sale Friday, December 17th through Mohegan Sun’s in-house Box Office, ticketmaster.com, or Ticketmaster’s local “Charge by Phone” number. More information is available at 888.226.7711.
Smith, the unbeaten Queens native, will square off against Estrada in a 12-round showdown as an IBF Welterweight Eliminator for the #2 ranking. Brooklyn's undefeated Powell battles the once-beaten Kodzoev in a 10-round junior middleweight contest. The airtime on Showtime is at 11:00pm (ET/PT.)-more-
SHOBOX and BROADWAY BOXING at Mohegan Sun/Pg. 2
Mohegan Sun Arena is the premier entertainment venue in Connecticut. Major sporting events, including championship boxing, college and professional basketball, tennis and bowling along with world-renowned entertainers have performed in this 10,000-seat venue. Mohegan Sun Arena was the site of the 2002 “Fight of the Year” - Micky Ward versus Arturo Gatti. The venue has also hosted Showtime Championship Boxing, ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights and HBO’s Boxing After Dark series.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Places. What began with the Casino of the Earth in 1996 has evolved into a legendary destination that now includes: the Casino of the Sky and over 300,000 square feet of total gaming space; The Shops at Mohegan Sun, featuring more than 40 retail shops and dining venues ranging from food court-style to gourmet; the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena for world-class sporting events and concerts, and an intimate Cabaret; and a 34-story luxury hotel, featuring 1,200 guest rooms and suites, premier meeting and convention space and a world-class spa. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting www.mohegansun.com.
