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Vassiliy Jirov headlines "Pinnacle
FiteNite" July 14 at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in North Dakota
NEW TOWN, North Dakota (June 8, 2007) - Former IBF cruiserweight
champion Vassiliy "The Tiger" Jirov, 1996 Olympic gold medal winner and
Outstanding Boxer, headlines the "Pinnacle FiteNite" pro boxing show
Saturday night, July 14 at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North
Dakota.
Jirov (36-3-1, 30 KOs), born in Kazakhstan and now living in Arizona, is
ranked No. 14 by the WBA. He captured the IBF cruiserweight title in
1999, stopping "King" Arthur Williams in the seventh round, and Vassiliy
successfully defended his crown six times against Dale Brown (KO10),
Saul Montana (TKO9), Alex Gonzales (KO1), Terry McGroom (KO1), Julian
Letterlough (TKO8) and Jorge Fernando Castro (DEC12).
Jirov's opponent in the 10-round main event is "Dangerous" Damon Reed
(43-11, 30 KOs), former WBF Americas & Midwest cruiserweight champion,
fighting out of Topeka, Kansas.
"Pinnacle FiteNight," presented by 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in association
with Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc., will be broadcast worldwide
on a taped delay basis for free at dates and times to be announced.
Unbeaten Native American cruiserweight prospect Shawn "The Sioux
Warrior" Hawk (14-0-1, 12 KOs), representing the Crow Creek Reservation
in South Dakota, will be fighting in the co-feature. Hawk, 23, was
108-12 as an amateur and he fights in hope of attracting attention to
and giving hope to the youngsters on his reservation.
Chief support on the undercard will be provided by undefeated New Jersey
light heavyweight Chuck "The Professor" Mussachio (9-0, 5 KOs), the
former two-time National Collegiate Boxing Association boxing champion
from Lock Haven University.
Opponents for Hawk and Mussachio are being finalized. All bouts and
fighters are subject to change.
"We're real excited to have a worldwide show of this quality of
professional boxing returning to 4 Bears Casino," COO Patrick Packineau
said. "We've done major boxing events here, the last on Showtime
(featuring the Peterson brothers). We're coming back with Vassilly Jirov,
a world-class fighter, and up-and-comer Shawn Hawk, a real hard puncher
who is 14-0-1 with 12 knockouts. The undercard is going to be good with
Chuck Mussachio leading the way. This is a big fight card people will be
able to watch at a world class casino in central North Dakota."
The July 14th show at 4 Bears launches "Pinnacle FiteNite," a monthly
series broadcast all over the world from a wide variety of venues.
"'Pinnacle FiteNite' kicks-off July 14 with an exciting main event
featuring former Olympic gold medal winner and former world
cruiserweight champion Vassilly Jirov as he positions himself for a WBA
title shot, hopefully against North Dakota's own Virgil Hill this fall,"
Pinnacle executive producer Ritch Danner explained. "Fight fans are
going to love watching unbeaten cruiserweight and potential future
champion Shawn Hawk, a real Sioux warrior. Implications are there for
much bigger fights for both Jirov and Hawk if they win impressively. The
undercard is being filled out but we know undefeated light heavyweight
Chuck Mussachio is fighting on the show." |
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