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03/06/2009 Archived Entry: "Weights from Plymouth (MA)"
Weights from Plymouth (MA) and Presser Quotes
School Boy Pires Meets Tough Veteran Louie Leija in "Mayflower Madness" at Historic Memorial Hall Tonight
Jason Pires 143 ½ LBS.
Louie Leija 147 LBS.
Paul Delgado 146 LBS.
Sebastien Hamel 146 ½ LBS.
Manuel Antonio Lopes 165 LBS.
Eric Clinton 167 ½ LBS.
Mical Weisberg 171 ½ LBS.
Pete Guthy 172 LBS.
Kali Reiss 150 LBS.
Alexsandra Magdziak Lopes 148 ½ LBS.
Andrey Nevsky 163 LBS.
William Deets 165 LBS.
Tickets: Tickets, available fight night at Memorial Hall, are priced at $35.00 (Bronze), $45.00 (Silver), $55.00 (Gold), and $75.00 (Jimmy’s Platinum Club). VIP tables of eight are also available by calling 401.724.2253/2254. Information: Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) for more information. Doors open at 6:15 PM/ET, first bout at 7:15 PM/ET.
Jason Pires: “Tomorrow is going to be an exciting night. I’ve really trained hard, two months strong, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow night.”
Louie Leija: “I’m not much of a talker. I’ll do my speaking in the ring.”
Manuel Antonio Lopes: “I’m excited to be fighting so close to home. We worked hard in training camp for 6-7 weeks. I’m looking forward to putting on a great show.”
Eric Clinton: “I’m very excited to be here in Massachusetts. I’m looking forward to putting on a good show.”
Kali Reiss: “I’ve trained really hard for a long time. We have a lot of history together; not amateurs this time – no headgear or big gloves.”
Alexsandra Magdziak Lopes: “I graduated in this building from Plymouth South. It seems like a long time. I never thought I’d be making my pro debut here. A lot of my friends will be here tomorrow night. It’s going to be a great fight.”
Special Ceremony: Charles “Babe” Wood will be posthumously inducted into the CES Ring of Honor during a special ceremony. The late Wood trained world champions Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston and Paul Pender, among the most notable fighters he coached and advised for so many years. Promoter Jimmy Burchfield, president of CES, established the CES Ring of Honor in 2005 to honor inductees for their special accomplishments and contributions to New England boxing. Charter members include 5-time world champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz, former WBA and WBC welterweight title-holder Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, and 3-time The Ring Fighter of the Year (2001-2003) participant “Irish” Micky Ward. Other CES Ring of Honor members include the late, great Rocky Marciano, former 3-time world champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera, world light heavyweight contender “Iceman” John Scully, famed Connecticut trainer Johnny Dukes, 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade, Gary “Tiger” Balletto, and 4-time national amateur champion Bobby Harris.
