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08/16/2007 Archived Entry: "Mexican Champ Rosales Challenges Nunes for NABF Title August 24th!"
Correction: Mexican Champ Rosales Challenges Nunes for NABF Title August 24th!
[Editor's note: I had previously incorrectly posted this date as being September 24th. My appologies! This fine fight card is scheduled for Friday, August 24th]
Press Release
CHICAGO - Just three weeks after their highly successful partnering to present “WAR FOR 4!”headlined by the WBC Lightweight World Championship battle between David Diaz and Erik Morales, Chicago 8 Count Productions and Las Vegas’ Top Rank Incorporated team up again to present “EL BRAVO”, another evening of world class professional boxing on Friday, August 24th at the Congress Theater.
Tickets for “EL BRAVO” can be purchased in advance by calling the 8 Count Productions office at 312-226-5800. The Congress Theater is conveniently located minutes from downtown Chicago at 2135 N. Milwaukee , just one mile west of the Kennedy Expressway by way of the Armitage Ave. exit. For additional information, please visit their website at www.congresschicago.com
Headlining “EL BRAVO” is a twelve round super featherweight showdown between Mexican champion Guadalupe Rosales, 24-1 (15KO’s) of San Luis Potosi , Mexico and Brazilian Agnaldo Nunes, 18-1-1 (8KO’s). Nunes will be defending his NABF super featherweight title for the second time in this bout.
World ranked Tavoris Cloud, 15-0 (14KO’s) will be featured in a ten round light heavyweight bout against Columbian Jose Luis “La Pantera” Herrera, 14-3 (3KO’s). Cloud is currently ranked #12 by the International Boxing Federation.
Also on the action packed card, undefeated welterweight prospect Mike Alvarado, 17-0 (11KO’s) fighting out of Denver, Colorado takes on Mexico City's Jorge Padilla 7-3-3 (1KO) in a scheduled eight rounder.
On the undercard Chicago ’s Bolivar Farfan, 1-0 takes on Cincinnati ’s Chris Edmond, 2-3 (2KO’s) in a four round super middleweight bout.
Making his pro debut, Burbank, California ’s Johnny Suarez will battle Tallahassee, Florida native Eric Clinton, 0-1 in a four rounder middleweight bout.
Hard hitting cruiserweight newcomer Deividas Nekrasas, 2-0 (2KO’s) will also return to the 8 Count Productions ring in a four round bout.
More information on this huge card will be announced shortly.
“EL BRAVO” is presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated along with TCF BANK AND TECATE Beer. The SOLO BOXEO broadcast will be viewed in more than 42 US markets and 70 foreign countries.
The Master of Ceremonies for “EL BRAVO” will be the internationally recognized voice of Latino boxing, Lupe Contreras.
8 Count Productions was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1997 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland. In 2003, Pesoli along with former featherweight contender Mike Garcia opened JABB Boxing Gym, a 6,000 square foot venue dedicated to the finest Chicagoland boxers of all talent levels.
To view the poster for this event or for more information on 8 Count Productions and JABB Boxing Gym, please visit www.8countproductions.com and www.jabbboxinggym.com
