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08/23/2006 Archived Entry: "“Rising Stars” over Hartford"
“Rising Stars” over Hartford
Godfrey-Batchelder headlines Sept. 23 Pro-Am boxing show
HARTFORD (August 22, 2006) – Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) will promote the first boxing show ever held at the Connecticut Convention Center, the appropriately named “Night of the Rising Stars” Pro-Am card, headlined by a cruiserweight unification bout between Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey and Danny “Boy” Batchelder, on September 23.
Godfrey (12-0, 7 KOs), rated No. 14 by the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council, defends his USNBC and WBC Continental Americas title belts against WBC No. 13 ranked Batchelder (24-2-1, 11 KOs), who’ll put his WBC Continental Americas crown on the line in the 12-round main event
“This has been a two-year project,” CES president Jimmy Burchfield said about promoting a show in Hartford. “We are in the city – the mecca – of what boxing once was and we’re giving Hartford a chance to prove it is the boxing capital. There’s so much boxing history in Hartford. We’ve dedicated this show, in respect, to a legendary trainer who did so much for boxing, Johnny Duke, who passed away. How do you have a fight in Hartford without honoring Willie Pep? We want Hartford to be one of our bases. Three top amateur matches representing as many different gyms In Connecticut are being planned for this show. We are here to bring boxing back to Hartford.”
Unbeaten prospect Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard (10-0, 7 KOs) moves up in weight to fight for the vacant WBC Youth super featherweight championship against an opponent to be determined in the 10-round co-feature.
Scheduled to fight on the undercard in separate bouts are USBO super bantamweight champion Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver (15-0, 7 KOs), former USBA & NABF lightweight title-holder Israel “Pito” Cardona (35-6, 27 KOs), unbeaten heavyweight and 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada (6-0, 1 KO), former US Nationals amateur heavyweight gold medallist Tony Grano (4-0-1, 4 KOs) and junior middleweight Enrique Palau (4-0, 4 KOs). All bouts and fighters are subject to change.
Cardona and Oliver are from Hartford, Remillard from nearby Manchester (CT), and Grano hails from Hebron (CT).
Opponents, ticket prices and other details will soon be released Call 401.724.2253 or visit www.cesboxing.com for more information.
