[Previous entry: "Iraqi War veteran Sgt. Eric Manzebo leads"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "Iraqi War Vet Manzebo Leads U.S. Marines Boxing Team at Foxwood Nov. 11th!"]
10/28/2005 Archived Entry: "Cisneros Added to Undercard of Lazcano-Burton on Nov. 11th!"
Cisneros Added to Undercard of Lazcano-Burton on Nov. 11th!
Rudy Cisneros at ringside recently (Juan C. Ayllon photo)
CHICAGO - Junior middleweight Rudy Cisneros, 7-1 (6KO's), fresh off a stunning second round knockout victory last week, has just been added to the huge Solo Boxeo de Miller/"Pride and Glory" card set for Friday, November 11th at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.
"Pride and Glory", promoted by Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions and Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions along with with Miller Lite and TCF Bank, is headlined by a ten round lightweight battle between Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano, 34-3-1 (26KO's) of El Paso, TX and Courtney Burton, 21-4 (11KO's) of Grand Rapids, MI.
The Aragon Ballroom is located at 1106 W. Lawrence, 1/2 block east of Broadway on the North Side of the Windy City. Tickets, starting at $25, can be purchased in advance by calling 312-226-5800. Doors will open at 6pm with the first bell at 7pm for this event.
Cisernos is fresh off a second round knockout of hot prospect Raul Cazares last Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Using his hammer like left hook, Cisneros dropped Cazares, 9-2 (4KO's) three times before the bout was stopped near the end of the second round.
The 24 year old Chicagoan was a bronze medalist in the 2004 Olympic Trials, a two-time U.S. Championship Silver Medalist and a Chicago Golden Gloves Champion amongst his many decorated achievements as an outstanding amateur boxer.
More information on Cisneros' fight will be announced shortly. The entire card is as follows:
Juan Lazcano vs. Courtney Burton, ten rounds, lightweights
Oscar Bravo vs. Ted Muller, ten rounds, super middleweights
Jose Hernandez vs. Armando Cordoba, ten rounds, featherweights
Rudy Cisneros vs. TBA, junior middleweights, six rounds
Francisco Rodriguez vs. Tim Carrizales, six rounds, bantamweights
Jimmy Sandoval vs. TBA, six rounds, lightweights
Trinidad Garcia vs. Fred Thomas, six rounds, junior middleweights
Barbaro Zepeda vs. Omar Reyes, six rounds, featherweights
Additional information on this event will be released shortly. For more information or to view the poster for this event please visit the 8 Count Productions' website at www.8countproductions.com .
