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WALKER
VS. MERCEDES ADDED TO OCTOBER 20th CICERO, IL CARD
CHICAGO (October 13, 2006) Undefeated
Chicago middleweight prospect Michael Walker will square off against
hard hitting Santo Domingo native Alberto Mercedes on OCTOBER FURY, next
Friday,
October 20th at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli,
President of 8 Count Productions.
The action packed eight bout OCTOBER FURY card 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.
Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie, just minutes from the
Eisenhower and Stevenson Expressways. Doors for this event will open at
5:30pm with the first bell at 6:30pm. Tickets, starting at $30, are on
sale in advance by calling 312-226-5800.
Walker, 13-0-1 (8KO’s), a former Chicagoland amateur standout, is riding
a six bout winning streak since his draw with Jimmy Gonzalez on July 15,
2005. The Corrales/Castillo like battle had the packed house at the
Aragon Ballroom screaming for each combatant amidst the flow of huge
bombs landed by each warrior.
Mercedes, 13-12-1 (9KO’s) returns to Cicero Stadium where his last
appearance this past June resulted in a six round TKO over highly
regarded Kenny Kost. The heavy handed Mercedes dominated the fight from
the outset on his way to the stoppage.
Said Pesoli, “This is a very solid match up between two real tough guys.
Both have shown to be true warriors in their previous appearances on our
shows and I believe our fans are in for a action packed fight from the
opening bell. The whole card has shaped up to be a night of great
matches.”
The full eight bout fight card is as follows,
Michel Rosales vs. Jesus Soto Karass, welterweights, ten rounds
Michael Walker vs. Alberto Mercedes, middleweights, eight rounds
Jason Litzau vs. Sammy Ventura, featherweights, eight rounds
Omar Reyes vs. Yamin Mohammed, featherweights, six rounds
Jose Manuel Ortega vs. Ramon Guevara, welterweights, six rounds,
Mateusz Masternak vs. Dione Craig, light heavyweight, five rounds
Marcos Esquivel vs. Marsay Buggs, super lightweights, four rounds,
Andrzej Fonfara vs. Johnny Higgins, welterweights, four rounds
The open to the public weigh-in for this event will be held on Thursday,
October 19 at Mariscos El Veneno located at 6651 S. Pulaski on the
southwest side of Chicago starting at 7pm.
The Master of Ceremonies for this event will be the internationally
recognized voice of Latino boxing, Lupe Contreras.
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