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"Battle
Zone at The Castle"
Friday Night, December 15 in Boston, Taped on NESN
BOSTON, Mass. (December 7, 2006) - Professional boxing returns to
downtown Boston on Friday night, December 15 as the Alpha Omega
Entertainment Group presents "Battle Zone at The Castle."
The Alpha Omega Entertainment Group, in association with Sprint/Nextel
and NESN, is promoting Battle Zone at the Castle. The show will be taped
live and aired in January on NESN. Ed Berliner handles the blow-by-blow
call with boxing historian Mike DeLisa as color commentator. IBA World
middleweight champion "Ireland's" John Duddy (18-0, 15 KOs), winner of
prestigious Rocky Marciano Award as AAIB's 2006 "Fighter of the Year,
serves as a special color analyst.
The 8-round main event matches two-time Venezuelan Olympian Patrick "El
Elegante" Lopez (8-0, 6 KOs) against junior welterweight Agustin Velez
(7-1, 4 KOs).
Veteran junior middleweight Frank Houghtaling was supposed to fight 20-0
Jason LeHoullier, who was injured in sparring and has been replaced by
former Massachusetts State junior welterweight title challenger Jimmy
"The Dream" LeBlanc (11-10-4, 3 KOs), in the 8-round co-feature.
Houghtaling (18-12-5, 4 KOs) has a win against former world champion
Livingstone, Bramble and has been in against former world champions
Sharmba Mitchell and Daniel Santos.
The fightin' Clancy brothers, unbeaten heavyweight James Clancy and
undefeated cruiserweight Mark Clancy are in a pair of 6-round bouts. The
Clancys were born in Claire, Ireland and now live in Boston. Five-time
Irish National amateur champion James (8-0, 1 KO) faces former UBC
International cruiserweight title-holder John Battle (14-17-1), while
four-time Irish National finalist Mark (5-0-1, 1 KO) meets
ex-Massachusetts State cruiserweight champion John "House of Rain"
Rainwater (10-13, 3 KOs), of Worcester (MA).
Official Weigh In at The Hard Rock Café in Boston
Thursday, December 14, 4 PM weigh in at The Hard Rock Café,
Copley Square, 131 Clarendon St., Boston
Open to the public at 5:30 PM with a 'Meet & Greet" with the fighters
Worcester's (MA) hot junior middleweight prospect, knockout artist
Enrique "El Palo" Palau (6-0, 5 KOs), takes on former Massachusetts
State super middleweight champion Hollister Elliott (7-16-1, 2 KOs),
fighting out of Dorchester (MA), in another scheduled 6-rounder.
Also fighting on the undercard is New Bedford (MA) junior welterweight
Jose Colon (1-0) versus Jeff "The Hawk" Farmer (1-2), fighting out of
Holyoke (MA), in a 4-round match.
All bouts and fighters are subject to change.
"Battle Zone at The Castle" is sponsored in part by Mohegan Sun,
Everlast, Davidoff Madison Avenue (NYC), Sprint/Nextel (Data Link
Communications), Hooters and the Park Plaza Hotel.
Tickets, priced at $125.00 (VIP - dinner includes steak, chicken, jumbo
shrimp, salad, complimentary cigar and ringside seat), $75.00
(ringside), $40.00 (reserved) and $25.00 (general admission SRO), are
available on line starting Monday at www.ticketweb.com or now by calling
617.842.8661. Tickets will also be on sale the night of the fight at The
Castle. Doors open at 6:30 PM, first bout at 7:30 PM
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