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CES
signs heavyweight Charles Shufford
PROVIDENCE (June 7, 2006) - Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES)
has signed heavyweight Charles Shufford (20-6, 9 KOs) to an exclusive
promotional contract, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced today.
Shufford, 33, lives and fights out of Las Vegas. His most notable
victory was a 10-round decision in 2000 against former WBO heavyweight
champion Lamon Brewster, which was preceded by an eight-round TKO of
ex-IBO heavyweight title-holder Jimmy Thunder.
Charles captured the IBA Americas heavyweight title in 2002 with a
12-round decision against Eliecer Castillo. Shufford has been in the
ring against the likes of present IBF heavyweight title-holder Wladimir
Klitschko, world
title challengers Samuel Peter and Jameel McCline, and U.S. Olympian
Lawrence Clay-Bey.
"Anytime you add a proven heavyweight like Charles Shufford," Burchfield
said, "your stable has been strengthened. Charles brings a lot of
valuable ring experience to CES, which has a lot of talented young
fighters. We plan
on Charles making his CES debut July 7 in Hyannis (MA).
"We're going to keep Charles busy and in the not too distant future he
will be an exciting force in the heavyweight division. Charles handles
himself well in and out of the ring and he's just what the heavyweight
division needs today."
The multi-talented Shufford also played George Foreman in the move, Ali,
starring Will Smith in the lead role. Charles was an all-star football
and basketball player in high school and he later played both sports at
San Jacinto Junior College in California.
"I've been talking with Jimmy Burchfield a long time and I've signed
with his company because he's a good guy who takes good care of his
fighters," Shufford commented. "He can help get me get where I want to
be and that's back in the heavyweight mix and, hopefully, into a title
fight.
"I've fought the best out there and I didn't start boxing until I was
21. I've done a great job considering I started boxing a lot later than
most guys. This is the best I've ever been. I'm smarter, more skilled
and experienced. Now I'm putting it all together with a good promoter
behind me. A lot of my losses were close and I believe I only really
lost two - Klitschko and Robert Davis in my first 10 rounder."
CES' stable includes NABA & USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt "Too
Smooth" Godfrey (12-0, 7 KOs), USNBC super middleweight title-holder
Joey "KO Kid"
Spina (18-0-1, 13 KOs), 2004 U.S. Olympian and unbeaten heavyweight
Jason "Big Six" Estrada (6-0, 1KO), world-rated welterweight Ossie Duran
(21-5-1, 9 KOs), undefeated featherweight prospect Matt "Sharpshooter"
Remillard
(9-0, 6 KOs), IWBF lightweight & featherweight champion Missy "The Fury"
Fiorentino (14-1, 6 KOs), and two-time world champion Jaime "The
Hurricane" Clampitt (16-4-1, 7 KOs). |
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