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(APR 26) NASHVILLE - Rock Solid Boxing Promotions, Inc. is pleased to
announce the second installment of their Combat Series this one dubbed
OPERATION: “Brawl For It All” Thursday June 2, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sports Arena will be the location for this
great night of pro fights.
There will be a Double Main Event on this card
that features 10 exciting match-ups! In the Main Event, Bobby Gunn (12-1 w/
10 KOs) will challenge Chattanooga’s own Jeff Holcomb (9-3 w/ 8 KOs) for the WBE World Cruiserweight Championship. And fresh off of his participation on
the NBC hit Reality show The Contender, Nashville favorite Jonathan Reid
(33-2 w/ 19 KOs) will be competing in a 10 round middleweight scrap.
Bobby Gunn is currently training with former World Champion Doug DeWitt and
is excited about fighting in Nashville for the second time in four months.
You may recall Bobby Gunn scored a devastating 90-second first round
knockout over Earl Kirkendall on Rock Solid Boxing’s Music City Mayhem on
February 25 of this year. “The people of Nashville were very kind and
gracious to me and I am excited to give them another electrifying
performance!” Bobby Gunn was quoted as saying this week
Gunn, who has lived
and traveled throughout the world, announced that he would be adopting
Nashville as his new hometown. “Nashville is a great city and the people are
very friendly. I will do my very best to bring the World Championship to the
boxing fans in Nashville and all of Tennessee,” said Gunn.
Jonathan Reid, who is currently in Big Bear training, is ready to show all
of his fans that his last fight (a decision loss on The Contender) was not
the best of “The Reid Dog”. The ever-gregarious Reid was very animated about
fighting in front of his hometown. “I am training like a madman and want
everyone to know that I am going to shine like a Champion. When I get in the
ring, I’m gonna do my thing!” said Reid. Jonathan Reid’s opponent will be
announced in the very near future.
Also showcased on OPERATION: “Brawl For It All” will be the WBE U.S.
Welterweight Championship. Mike Post (9-0 w/ 8 KOs) will defend his title in
a 12 round affair. The details of his opponent are being finalized.
The undercard of this show is stacked with competitive bouts throughout.
Exciting crowd favorite and Murfreesboro, Tennessee native Keith McKnight
(42-4 w/ 29 KOs) will be facing Chattanooga’s tough and durable Jeff Bowman
in a 6 round Heavyweight fight. McKnight is ready to make another run at the
Heavyweight Title. Columbia, Tennessee native and undefeated Welterweight
Tim Webb (17-0 w/ 14 KOs) will be looking to keep his 17-fight win streak
alive in a 6 round bout.
Nashville’s own Ramon Arellano (5-2 w/ 2 KOs) will
be facing another Nashville fighter, Rico Cason (16-14 w/ 4 KOs) in a 6
round Light Heavyweight match-up. Louis Galarza (8-1 w/ 5 KOs) will be
squaring-off against Fernando Ibarra (2-1 w/ 1 KO) in a heated all Latin
Welterweight affair. Both fighters are from the Music City and bring all of
the passion and fireworks associated with their respective Puerto Rican and
Mexican heritage.
Making his pro debut will be 4-Time Golden Gloves Champion
Sam Brown in a Heavyweight match-up against Tampa, Florida’s Michael Johnson
(0-1). Brown posted an impressive 129-13 amateur record and is stationed at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky with the Army. Having just returned from a tour of
duty in Iraq, Brown is ready to embark on his professional career.
Crossville’s Marty Robbins (19-24 w/ 15 KOs) will be competing is a 6 round
Lightweight fight. And in a Special Attraction, Lana Alexander (2-6 w/ 1
KO) of Nashville will be facing Melinda Woody of Cleveland, Tennessee as she
makes her professional debut.
Rock Solid Boxing Promotions, Inc. President Joe McEwen, III has big plans
for Professional Boxing in the Music City. “This event is a testament to the
talent that is here in Nashville and the fans are in for a spectacular night
of action!” said McEwen. “We are going to continue to work hard and make
Tennessee and specifically the Nashville Market an attractive place for
Professional Boxing. It’s not about the past, it’s about the future, and the
future is TODAY! With new promoters coming on the scene like Oscar De La
Hoya and his new and innovative ideas and companies like mine, we are
beginning to enter into a new Era of this great sport.”
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