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June
16th Boxing event in Chicago
Undefeated Chicago super middleweight prospect, Donovan “DA BOMB” George
makes his return to the 8 Count Productions’ ring this Friday night,
June 16th at Cicero Stadium on the huge “DESTINY” professional boxing
card.
“DESTINY” is presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF
THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated, along
with Miller Lite and TCF Bank. SOLO BOXEO DE MILLER, the highly regarded
Friday night series will broadcast the event internationally.
Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie, just minutes from the
Eisenhower and Stevenson Expressways. Doors for this event will open at
6pm with the first bell at 7pm. Tickets, starting at $30 are on sale in
advance by calling 312-226-5800.
The twenty one year old George, sporting record of seven wins and one
draw with five knockouts will take on Robert Smallwood, 3-1-2 (3KO’s) of
St. Joseph, MO in a scheduled six rounder.
Said Pesoli, “We’re very happy to bring Donovan back to Chicago. He’s
had a couple of nice wins and has gotten some great experience in Las
Vegas. He’s always performed well on our cards and our fans truly enjoy
seeing him in the ring. It will be great to have him back.”
George’s last bout was six round unanimous decision victory over Julio
Cesar Lanzas at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on October 28,
2005. He made his pro debut with a second round Knockout of Nathan
Wilkes at the Hawthorne Race Track on September 10, 2004.
Headlining the evening is an outstanding matchup between Chicagoland’s
most popular boxer, 1996 US Olympian David Diaz, 30-1-1 (16), and Efren
Hinojosa, 29-2-1 (17) of Lakeside, California in a twelve round bout for
the IBA Lightweight World Championship.
Undefeated lightweight prospect Mike Gonzalez, a native of Bayamon,
Puerto Rico, now fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently 6-0
with six knockouts will be matched up against heavy handed Jeff Hinds,
7-5 (5) of Webb City, Missouri in the eight round co-main event.
Continued Pesoli, “Our fans have told us they want to see quality
matchups and our matchmaker Jerry Alfano along with our partners at Top
Rank have done an outstanding job with this event.”
The Master of Ceremonies for this
event will be the internationally recognized voice of Latino boxing,
Lupe Contreras.
The weigh-in for this event will take place on Thursday, June 15th at
Club Aquarius at 7pm. Club Aquarius is located at 2459 N. Pulaski on the
northwest side of Chicago.
8 Count Productions was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1997 and has
consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in
Chicagoland. In 2003, Pesoli along with former featherweight contender
Mike Garcia opened JABB Boxing Gym, a 6,000 square foot venue dedicated
to the finest Chicagoland boxers of all talent levels. |
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