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Main
Events and 8 Count Productions announce the Undercard of event - August
20th (AUG 16) Main Event and 8
Count Productions are proud to announce final details of the undercard
of "Return to Battle", Chicagoland's Biggest Professional
Boxing Event of 2005 at the Allstate Arena this Saturday, August 20th.
"Return to Battle" Chicagoland's Biggest Professional Boxing Event of
2005, is headlined by two time junior middleweight champion "Ferocious"
Fernando Vargas, of Oxnard, California facing former junior middleweight
champion Javier Castillejo of Madrid, Spain in a twelve round battle.
In addition to the Vargas-Castillejo bout, fight fans will
also be treated to a second 12 round battle as undefeated WBC #1 ranked
contender Rocky Juarez challenges WBC #2 ranked contender Humberto Soto
for the WBC-Interim Featherweight Championship.
The undercard is headed by the Chicago debut of world ranked
welterweight knockout artist Joel Julio, 23-0 (20KO's) of Monteria,
Columbia in a scheduled eight rounder against Christopher "Shaka"
Henry, 19-11 (13KO's) of Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados.
The heavy handed Julio is ranked #12 by the World Boxing Organization
and #14 by the World Boxing Council and in April of this year he knocked
out former world title challenger Carlos Vilchis in the third round.
Henry has fought numerous world champions and contenders including
Junior Witter, Manuel Gomez, Thomas Damgaard, Joshua Clottey and Joachim
Alcine.
Chicago fan favorite and 1996 US Olympic teammate of Fernando Vargas,
junior welterweight David Diaz, 27-1 (15KO's) will also appear on the
undercard as he challanges tough veteran John Trigg, 12-28-5 (3KO's) of
Atlanta, GA. Diaz is looking to stay on the winning track in his second
bout since his disappointing loss to Kendall Holt in February of this
year. Two months ago
Diaz stopped Tyrone Wiggins in the third round in St. Louis, Missouri.
Trigg has fought tough competition his whole career including recent
battles with contenders and highly regarded prospects Chad Brisson,
Hector Alejandro Jr., Damien Fuller, Kendall Holt, Americo Santos,
Oscar Diaz, Andre Eason, Gary Balletto, Justo Sencion and Paul Delgado.
He also had faced current world lightweight champion Juan Diaz as well
as former world champions Nate Campbell and Roberto Garcia.
The five other bouts on the action packed undercard for this terrific
evening of professional boxing are:
Henry Crawford, 7-0 (2KO's) vs Gilberto Venegas, 8-1 (5KO's) six rounds,
welterweights BJ Flores, 12-0 (8KO's) vs. Nate Zeikle, 12-5 (7KO's), six
round, heavyweights Daniel Cervantes, 7-0 vs. Nelson Romine, 4-1, six
rounds, lightweights David Pareja, 5-1 (1KO) vs. Gregory Holmes, 2-3
(1KO), six rounds, light heavyweights Kendall Gill, 1-0 (1KO) vs. Jason
Medina, 0-1, four rounds, cruiserweights.
The Vargas-Castillejo bout is being promoted by Main Events, in
association with Rimer Box, Miller Lite, Sportsbook.com, and 8 Count
Productions.
The Juarez-Soto bout is being promoted by Main Events, in association
with Guilty Boxing, Inc, Miller Lite, Sportsbook.com, and 8 Count
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