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03/28/2006 Archived Entry: "8 Count News: Cuevas vs. Duddy, Hernandez vs. Marquez, GG, Fightclub & More!"
8 Count News: Cuevas vs. Duddy, Hernandez vs. Marquez, GG, Fightclub & More!
Chicago's Freddy Cuevas (left) will fight "Irish" John Duddy on June 10th
(Tom Glunz photo)
CICERO, Ill. - 8 Count Productions is buzzing with activity these days. Its next action packed event, "Lighting Strikes," will take place on Friday, April 21st at Cicero Stadium. Featured fighters on the card include undefeated junior middleweight prospect Jorge Gonzalez, junior welterweight Emanuel Hernandez and Chicagoland fan favorite, featherweight Omar Reyes. Also on the card are two special attraction female bouts featuring featherweight Nora Reyes and heavyweight Christina Christian both of whom are undefeated.
Tickets for this event are on sale now by calling 312-226-5800. Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie in Cicero, IL, and is easily accessible from the Eisenhower and Stevenson expressways. Additional information on this event will be announced shortly.
Chicago Golden Gloves
8 Count Productions is proud to announce their sponsorship with the Chicago Golden Gloves taking place over the next two weeks at St. Andrews Gym on the north side of Chicago. For tickets and scheduling information on the Chicago Golden Gloves, please visit their website at www.chicagogoldengloves.com
White Collar Show
"Fight Club," Chicago’s hottest white collar boxing show returns to the Park West Theater this Friday night, March 31st. Advance tickets sales can be purchased by calling 312-733-5222. For more information and to view the poster for this event, please visit the JABB Boxing Gym website at www.jabbboxing.com
Gonzalez Prevails
Lightweight prospect, Mike Gonzalez stayed perfect this past Saturday night, running his record to 6-0 with six knockouts with a fifth round knockout of Joseph Pujoe at the Grand Victoria Casino at Rising Sun, Indiana.
Macho Miguel vs. Marquez
Middleweight "Macho" Miguel Hernandez will travel to Kinder, Louisiana to battle former junior middleweight champion Raul Marquez in a ten round bout on Saturday, April 29th at the Coushetta Casino and Resort. For an in depth interview with Miguel by Juan Ayllon of Cyberboxingzone, simply click on the following link:
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/news/archives/00001806.htm
Cuevas takes on Duddy
On Saturday June 10th, junior middleweight "Classy" Freddie Cuevas will travel to New York City to face undefeated prospect John Duddy in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden on the PPV event headlined by Miguel Cotto vs. Paulie Malignaggi.
The Cuevas/Duddy fight will be one of six bouts on the televised PPV.
Stay tuned for much more information on all 8 Count Productions happenings and visit their website at www.8countproductions.com for the latest updates.
