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Undefeated Hawk flying high in
"Thriller On The River"
NEW TOWN, North Dakota (July 3, 2007) - Unbeaten cruiserweight sensation
Shawn "The Sioux Warrior" Hawk continues his march towards a world title
July 14 in "Thriller On The River," launching the "Pinnacle FiteNite"
pro boxing series, at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North
Dakota.
Twenty-three-year-old Hawk (14-0-1, 12 KOs), rated No. 13 by the NABO
and No. 17 by the NABA, comes from Crow Creek (SD), the poorest
reservation in the United States. "I've always enjoyed boxing but it's
also a tool for me to gain some recognition and get people to listen,"
Hawk explained. "I want to go to school and someday become a Tribal
Chairman. I want to help my people. Teenage suicide, alcoholism and
unemployment rates are very high on our reservation."
Former IBF champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Vassiliy "The Tiger"
Jirov puts a potential world title fight on the line -- WBA title-holder
Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill will be in attendance as a broadcast
commentator - against veteran Kenny "The Raven" Craven (28-18, 23 KOs)
in the 10-round main event.
Kazakhstan-native and Arizona resident Jirov (36-3-1, 30 KOs), 1996
Olympic gold medal winner and Outstanding Boxer, captured the IBF
cruiserweight title in 1999 by seventh-round stoppage of "King" Arthur
Williams. Jirov successfully defended his title belt six times against
Dale Brown (KO10), Saul Montana (TKO9), Alex Gonzales (KO1), Terry
McGroom (KO1), Julian Letterlough (TKO8) and Jorge Fernando Castro
(DEC12).
Craven has been against world champions Michael Nunn, Vaughn Bean,
Oliver McCall and Henry Akinwande, as well as world title contender
Calvin Brock and fabled Eric "Butterbean" Esch, against whom he won two
of their four fights.
Hawk will fight an opponent to be determined in the eight-round
co-feature. "This fight is really important to me," Hawk said. "I'm in
the co-feature under Vassiliy Jirov and I'll be fighting in front of all
those Native Americans. My whole tribe (Sioux) has been behind me since
the beginning, but a lot more Native Americans now know about me. I'm an
aggressive fighter who pushes the action, not really much of a runner.
I'm aggressive, but cautious, not reckless."
"Thriller On The River," presented by 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in
association with Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc., which launches
the "Pinnacle FiteNite" monthly series to be broadcast from a wide
variety of venues, will air worldwide on a taped delay basis for free.
Providing chief support on the undercard is undefeated New Jersey light
heavyweight Chuck "The Professor" Mussachio (10, 5 KOs), the former
two-time National Collegiate Boxing Association boxing champion from
Lock Haven University and currently a teacher, in an eight-round bout
against unbeaten Pharoah "The Quiet Storm" Turner (9-0, 2 KOs), fighting
out of Detroit.
Las Vegas high-profile defense attorney Marc Saggese (1-0, 1 KO) faces
pro debuting Christian Bendickson in a four-round cruiserweight match.
Also on the undercard, in four rounds bouts, is Bismarck (ND) light
middleweight Nick Runningbear (1-0, 0 KOs) versus Cheyenne Ziegler (1-0,
1 KO), North Dakota (Mandan) heavyweight Archie Hopkins makes his pro
debut against Bill "The Kid" Johnson (6-6, 4 KOs), cruiserweight Lyle
Kruger, of Grand Forks (ND), versus Bismarck's Chris Hugh in both of
their pro debuts. All bouts and fighters are subject to change. |
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