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03/20/2009 Entry: "Cincy Weigh-In Open to the Public Tonight at 5 PM!"
Cincy Weigh-In Open to the Public Tonight at 5 PM!
Press Release
CINCINNATI, OHIO, March 20, 2009 -- The Garage Sports Bar and Grill, 2241 Crowne Point Dr., in Cincinnati will host the “open to the public” weigh-in for “3 THE HARD WAY” at 5pm on Friday afternoon.
Featured fighters who will be present at the weigh-in include welterweight contender and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Williams Jr., Sensational Welterweight prospect Rashad Holloway and current amateur phenom and 2-Time US Olympian Rau’Shee Warren.
The full bout line up for “3 THE HARD WAY” is:
Ricardo Williams Jr. vs. Harrison Cuello, eight rounds
Rashad Holloway vs. Doel Carrasquillo, eight rounds
Rau’Shee Warren vs. Derrick Moss, four rounds—amateur bout
James Countryman vs. K.J. Noons, six rounds
Ron Siler vs. Hector Hernandez, four rounds
Terrance Crawford vs. Lucas Rodas, four rounds
Mel Crossty vs. Gadiel Andaluz, four rounds
David Long vs. Kelsey Arnold, four rounds
Jesse Carridine vs. Ramon Santos, four rounds
Advance tickets, priced at $82.75, $43.75 and $26.75, for “3 THE HARD WAY” can be purchased online through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 513-562-4949.
The U.S. Bank Arena is located at 100 Broadway St. in Cincinnati , adjacent to the Great American Ball Park . Doors will open on the evening of the event at 6:30pm with the first bell at 7:30pm. Further information on the U.S. Bank Arena can be found on their website at www.usbankarena.com.
Formed in early 2008, Chet Koerner’s Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions, originator of the “HOMETOWN HEROES TO WORLD CHAMPIONS” national boxing series, 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, Ramon Gatica and Raul Tovar, junior welterweights Jonathan Gover, Francisco Contreras and Hastings Bwayla, lightweights Cortez Bey, Rolando Reyes and Terrance Crawford, junior lightweight Mickey Bey Jr., 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 their newly remodeled website, www.tkoboxingpromotions.com
TC Howard and Max Brunis, highly successful Cincinnati businessmen, formed TMAX Events in 2008 to continuously bring world class professional boxing to area fans. Further information on TMAX Events is available at www.myspace/tmaxevents
