[Previous entry: "Kimball joins New England Ringside staff"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "Paulie Malignaggi coming back in August"]
06/27/2005 Archived Entry: "Gardner Returns July 5th in Boston"
Gardner Returns July 5th in Boston
ESPN2 at The Roxy for Tuesday Night Fights
Brockton,MA- Ian "The Cobra" Gardner 18-2 7ko's will make his return to the ring on July 5th against battle tested veteran Mahammad Said, 16-3, 10ko's. The card will be televised on ESPN2 and is promoted by Cappiello Promotions. Gardner is coming off of a 12 round close unanimous decision loss at the hands of the unbeaten Armenian star Arthur Abraham. "I gave that fight away," Gardner said from his training camp in Brockton,MA. "I wasn't hurt but I got caught off balance a couple of times and went down. That proved to be the difference in the scoring"
The 31 year old Said, who is a native of Jordan, now fights out of Las Vegas, NV.He has won 12 of his last 14 fights with his two losses coming at the hands of two-time world title challenger Raul Frank and 2000 Olympian Jerson Ravelo. Both losses were tightly contested decisions. Gardner's most noteworthy wins have come against Tukunbo Olajide and Kuvanych Toyganbayev. The co-feature bout has Philadelphia's Rasheem 'The Untouchable One" Brown 15-2 13ko's fighting against Chris Troupe, 9-3 5ko's, of Atlanta. "This is going to be a dynamite card with plenty of fireworks," remarked the events promoter Richie Cappiello. "We have local prospects Chris McInerny, Tyrone Smith, Anthony Russel, Mike Morganelli, and Mark Clancy also on the card." Tickets can be purchased by calling Cappiello Promotions at 888-491-2900 or 508-587-3370 and are priced at $75 Ringside and $35 General Admission. Credit and debit card accepted by phone. For press credentials contact Cappiello Promotions' publicist Rob Soucy at CappPromoPR@aol.com.
The complete card is as follows..
Main Event 10 rounds MiddleweightsIan Gardner 18-2 7ko's Brockton, Ma vs Mohammad Said 16-3 10ko's Las vegas,NV Co-Feature 10 rounds MiddleweightsRasheem Brown 15-2 13ko's Philadelphia, PA vs Chris Troupe 9-5 5ko's Atlanta,GA Undercard 4 rounds CruiserweightsChris McInerny 3-0 3ko's Stoughton,MA vs Harvey Jolly 1-0 1ko Detroit,MI 6 rounds CruiserweightsAnthony Russel 8-1 1ko Brockton,MA vs Anterio Vines 4-5 1 ko Columbus, OH 4 rounds LightweightsMike Morganelli pro debut Weymouth,MA vs Eric Burke 0-9 Columbus,OH
4 rounds CruiserweightsTyrone Smith 4-0 2ko's Boston, MA vs
4 rounds Light HeavywightsJon Stuen-Parker pro debut Boston, MA vs William Armstead 0-2 Columbus, OH
4 roundsGerry Grealish 1-0 1ko vs TBA
