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ESPN-Celaya At
The Riot!
May 9, 2005 |
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(MAY 9) ESPN2 will televise it's Friday
Night May 13th boxing show from the San Jose Civic Auditorium, with
every featured fighter on the card having fought in Monterey.
The Main Event showcases 26-2 Jose Celaya from Salinas, who
fought on five RIOT cards. The Co-feature to be televised is focused on
Nonito Donaire, 11-1, who has Monterey RIOT experience. Jose
Perez Jr. and
Alejandro Perez on the off-television bouts also cut their boxing teeth
fighting in Monterey.
THE RIOT pro boxing series is moving from the Hyatt to the Conference
Center in Downtown Monterey on July 2nd, and will feature many other top
prospects. 7-0 Heavyweight George Garcia, a member of the Mexican
Olympic Team will make his first Monterey appearance.
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A spectacular battle of the
unbeaten matches local favorite Carina Moreno (7-0
Watsonville) vs. Julie
Rubalcava (5-0 Garden Grove) in an eight-round flyweight
affair, and a featherweight clash between 4-0 Joel Santiago
and 3-0 Sadot Vazquez showcases a pair of future
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Other undefeated fighters Enrique
Gutierrez (4-0 Santa Rosa), Alejandro Perez (3-0-1 Saliinas) and
5-1 Light heavy Richard Paige from Sacramento are all scheduled
on the 6 bout RIOT card Independence day weekend in Downtown Monterey.
Promoter/Matchmaker Jerry Hoffman states, "I'm excited to have so
many of our fighters who have dazzled fans in Monterey, now getting
their chance on
national television, and hopefully when ESPN2 returns to our area in the
future, other prospects from THE RIOT will featured".
"In our 13 years of promoting pro boxing shows in Santa Cruz and
Monterey, we featured future World Champions such as Sugar Shane
Mosley, (twice) Stevie Johnston, James Page, and
Gina Guidi. We're hoping Jose Celaya and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero
who have been Monterey regulars will achieve World Championship status
as well" Hoffman beams. |
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