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03/05/2009 Archived Entry: "Bowman & Nemo Ready for Invastion of Columbian Warriors at 'Battle at York 3!'"
Bowman & Nemo Ready for Invastion of Columbian Warriors at 'Battle at York 3!'
Press Release
At left, Carney Bowman works the pads with trainer Julio Alvarez while, at right, Eric Nemo works the pads HOMETOWN HEROES HOLD OPEN WORKOUT IN YORK, PA (photos/Courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions)
YORK, PA (March 4, 2009) Carney Bowman and Eric Nemo showed the media and fans alike yesterday that they are fully prepared to defend their home turf this Saturday night, March 7th, at the Valencia Ballroom as TKO BOXING Promotions returns with their “HOMETOWN HEROES TO WORLD CHAMPIONS” boxing series.
Displaying their full array of world class talents at the Lincolnway Sports Center in York , both fighters were anxious to break camp as they prepared for the upcoming invasion from their Columbian counter parts.
Bowman will be featured in the main event against former world title challenger Jesus Perez of Cordoba , Columbia , while Nemo will face fellow former world title challenger Jose Bernal of Barranquilla .
Said the undefeated Bowman, “Eric and I have been working hard and it is a turf battle mentality when both guys are coming to fight us from the same place. But we’re ready, we’ve both worked hard and Saturday night should be special for the fans in York .”
Said Nemo, who will be fighting in his hometown for the first time in his pro career, “It’s great to be fighting in York, everywhere I’ve gone these last few weeks, everyone says the same thing, ‘See you on March 7th’”.
Advance tickets for “ BATTLE AT YORK 3”, starting at $25 can be purchased online through the Valencia Ballroom box office by calling 717-843-7672. The Valencia Ballroom is located at 142 N. George St. in downtown York . Doors on the evening of the event will open at 6:30pm, with the first bell at 7:30.
Formed in early 2008, Chet Koerner’s Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions stable includes; heavyweight Lenroy Thomas, super middleweight Joey Gilbert, middleweights Elvin Ayala, Albert Onolunose and James Countryman, junior middleweights Bastie Samir and Anthony Thompson, welterweight Juan Buendia and Raul Tovar, junior welterweights Jonathan Gover, Francisco Contreras and Hastings Bwayla, lightweights Rolando Reyes and Terrance Crawford, featherweights Matt Remillard, Carney Bowman, Delvin Plascencia, Rafael Lora and Maxwell Awaku, super bantamweights Rafael Valenzuela and Carlos Reyes.
Further information on TKO Boxing Promotions can be viewed at www.tkoboxingpromotions.com
