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December Fury to take place at Cicero
Stadium
(DEC 2) Undefeated and world ranked light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud of
Tallahassee, Florida will return to the ring at DECEMBER FURY on Friday,
December 14th at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli,
President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING.
Advance tickets for DECEMBER FURY are available in advance by calling
312-226-5800. 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.
Cloud, 16-0 with 15 knockouts, is currently world ranked # 10 by the IBF and
# 14 by the WBO.
In his most recent battle, Cloud knocked out Jose Luis Herrera in the fifth
round at Chicago’s Congress Theatre on August 24th. The full bout including
the devastating KO can be viewed at YouTube.com.
Speaking from his training camp in Miami, the 25 year old Cloud spoke of his
knockout of Herrera, “We were both similar in skills so it was a good
matchup. After he cut me with the head butt in the 4th round, I stepped on
the gas in the 5th and drilled him with an overhand right which caused the
stoppage. I’m not sure it was my best performance, I’ll leave others to
judge that after viewing the bout.”
Continued Cloud, “I’m getting better each time out but I don’t really
consider myself a knockout artist. I’m more of a pressure fight and that
with my power in both hands, my array of punches and my solid chin I’m ready
for anyone at 175.”
In regards to his specific plans for the future the modest Cloud stated,
“I’m happy to be in the rankings of the IBF and WBO and I’m ready to fight
anyone ahead of me. There’s no one specific, if they’re above me I want to
get in the ring with them and find out whose better. I’m expecting 2008 to
be a big year for me and I’m more than ready for it.”
More information on Cloud’s fight at DECEMBER FURY will be announced
shortly.
The massive nine bout DECEMBER FURY is headlined by a ten round
featherweight battle featuring two time world title challenger Orlando
Salido, 28-9-2 (18KO’s) of Sonora, Mexico squaring off against Hector Julio
Avila, 39-3 (36KO’s) of the Dominican Republic.
The co-main event is a ten round lightweight bout between Mexico City‘s
Miguel “EL ANESTESISTA” Huerta, 25-8-1 and Puerto Rican Daniel Alicea,
30-6-2 (22KO’s).
Also appearing on the DECEMBER FURY undercard in separate bouts are Chicago
favorites Francisco Rodriguez, Victor Polyakov, Francisco Tafoya and Carl
Davis along with newcomers Eric Estrada and Greg Dziubek.
The Master of Ceremonies for DECEMBER FURY will be Lupe Contreras, the
internationally recognized voice of Latino boxing.
Along with Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top Rank
Incorporated, DECEMBER FURY is presented by TCF Bank, Tecate Beer and
AeroMexico, Mexico’s premier airline travel headquarters. The SOLO BOXEO
broadcast will be viewed in 42 US markets and 70 foreign countries. |
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