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07/28/2008 Archived Entry: "Carlos Molina vs. Donald Camarena Set for Co-Main in Chicago's 'Hard Eight!'"
Carlos Molina vs. Donald Camarena Set for Co-Main in Chicago's 'Hard Eight!'
Press Release
CHICAGO, July 28, 2008 -- Chicagoan Carlos Molina will battle Denver’s Donald Camarena in the co-main at HARD EIGHT, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing on August 8th at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.
HARD EIGHT, broadcast live on ESPN2, is presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, along with Chicago-based A-TEAM Management. Advance tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com or 312-559-1212. Doors for this event will open at 6:00pm with the first bell at 7:00pm.
The Molina/Camarena eight round welterweight bout supports the previously announced Tavoris Cloud/Julio Gonzalez twelve round light heavyweight clash for the #1 IBF Mandatory Challenger position in the rankings.
The 25 year old Molina, 11-4-1 (4KO’s) is riding a three bout winning streak, recently taking a ten round unanimous decision from Cedrick Armstrong at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington on June 28th. In his most recent Chicagoland bout, Molina outboxed veteran Luciano Perez en route to an eight round decision win on April 11th at The Odeum in Villa Park.
Molina’s five year professional career also includes two six round battles with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., a draw on December 16, 2005 in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, followed up by a very close majority decision loss on February 18, 2006 in Las Vegas. Molina also battled highly regarded, undefeated prospect Mike Alvarado over eight rounds February 16, 2007 in Chicago, losing a very close majority decision.
Camarena, 19-4 (9KO’s) is coming off an eight round decision win over former world title challenger Oscar Leon on June 21st in Denver. Since turning pro six years ago, the rugged veteran has suffered his only losses in the last four years to world title holders Paulie Malignaggi and Timothy Bradley along with world title challenger Herman Ngoudjo, all of which were hard fought distance bouts.
The full undercard for HARD EIGHT will be announced shortly.
8 Count Productions was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 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 seating chart and 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
