"Expressway Jam 2"
Nov. 19 in Boston
WOBURN, Mass.
(November 13, 2005) - "Expressway Jam 2," presented by New England
Ringside Promotions, will be headlined by an eight-round main event
between rival Worcester fighters, Roy "House of" Payne
(19-12-4, 6 KOs) and John "House of Rain" Rainwater
(10-11-3, 3 KOs), for the vacant Massachusetts State
Cruiserweight Championship, November 19 at Freeport Hall (IBEW) in
Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Former World
Junior Olympic champion Marvin "Too Much" Cordova, Jr.
(5-0, 4 KOs), of Colorado Springs, is matched against veteran
Connecticut junior welterweight Shakha Moore
(9-10-3, 1 KO) in the six-round co-feature.
In supporting
four-round bouts, Brooklyn featherweight Roberto Benitez
(2-0, 1 KO), a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team,
faces Nick Sheehan (1-2, 1 KO), of Akron (OH);
five-time Irish amateur champion James Clancy (4-0,
1 KO), now fighting out of Dorchester, battles New York City
heavyweight Anthony Ottah (1-4-1); Lowell light
heavyweight Joey McCreedy (1-0, 1 KO) meets
Goody Petronelli-trained Huston Crayton
(0-2), of Brockton. Lowell junior welterweight Sean Eklund
(0-2) - trained by his uncle "Irish" Micky Ward
-- battles Carlos Felipe Reyes (0-4), from
North Carolina; Irish middleweight Joe "Sugar" Rea
(4-0, 3 KOs), fighting out of South Boston, squares off against
Michael Rayner (0-3), of North Carolina. All
fighters and bouts are subject to change.
Tickets are
priced at $50.00 (ringside) and $30.00 (general admission). Tickets
may be ordered by going to
www.ticketweb.com
or calling NER (781.932.1190), and will be on sale at the doors the
night of the show. Doors open at 6 pm., first bout at 7:30 pm.
New England Ringside Promotions is a division of New England
Ringside whose boxing interests also include a monthly magazine, six
weekly radio shows, a popular web site (www.newenglandringside.com),
and Fightography (sells classic boxing pictures -
www.fightography.photoreflect.com).
For more information about New England Ringside Promotions, New
England Ringside or advertising/sponsorship inquires visit its web
site or call 781.932.1190.
