The CBZ Newswire

Official Weigh-In at Sixth Street Sports Bar 5 PM on Thursday, February 14th

HAMMOND, IN – The Media and General Public are invited to the official weigh-in for Hitz Boxing’s “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” event.

The official weigh-in will be held at 5 pm on the casino floor in The Sixth Street Sports Bar, inside the Hammond Horseshoe Casino (777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond, IN). All fighters involved, all promoters and organizers will be available for interviews and photos. (continue reading…)

By Juan C. Ayllon
Photos by Belle

Donovan George celebrates his win as referee Genaro Rodriguez intervenes.

CHICAGO, April 1, 2011 – Several thousand at the UIC Pavilion erupted in cheers when hometown boxer, Donovan “Da Bomb” George, was introduced by tuxedoed ring announcer Thomas Treiber.  Thirty minutes later, the fight throng roared as a new champion was born.   

Across the ring stood Maxell “The General” Taylor, a rugged, ebony hued fighter with an elongated, triangular beard and a long suffering expression of a hardened man aged beyond his years, who wasn’t impressed by some young upstart slugger.  At 166.5 lbs. and a record of 15-2-1 and 6 knockouts, he’d never failed to go the distance. 

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8 Count Productions Windy City Fight Night 16, April 1
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
Doors 7pm, First Bell 8pm
 

Maxell Taylor--Donovan George, Photo Courtesy Tom Barnes, Tomba-Images

Donovan George, 168 vs. Maxell Taylor, 166.5
12 Rounds, Vacant USBA Title
Sergey Kovalev, 174 vs. Julius Fogle, 173
Genaro Mendez, 134 vs. Javier Loya, 134
Joe Linenfelser, 154 vs. Jeremy Marts, 152
Luis Santiago, 148 vs. William Bokhart, 146.5
Jeremias Correa, 128, vs. Anthony Linenfelser, 129
Ramon Valenzuela, 160 vs. William Chouloute, 161.

CHICAGO, IL, March 28, 2011 — World ranked super middleweight Donovan ‘Da Bomb’ George returns to action in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois this Friday night, April 1st, against Baltimore’s Maxell ‘The General’ Taylor at the UIC Pavilion.

The George/Taylor twelve round clash for the vacant USBA Title, headlines WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 16, a sensational seven bout card presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING. (continue reading…)

CHICAGO, IL, March 14, 2011 — Highly regarded prospects Joe and Anthony Linenfelser will make their Chicago debut on Friday, April 1st as part of the stacked undercard at WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 16 at the UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.

Based out of Rockford, Illinois, both brothers will be featured under the super middleweight headlining showdown between Chicago’s Donovan ‘DA BOMB’ George and Maxell ‘THE GENERAL’ Taylor. (continue reading…)