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Molly McConnell on
Undercard: Main Event Features Wright vs. Lyell
at the Emerald Queen Casino
August 26, 2005
(AUG 26) Tacoma,
Washington - On September 17th, Seattle’s light middleweight prospect
Walter Wright (8-1, 4 KO’s) will face the tenacious Billy Lyell (7-2, 2
KO’s) from Warren, Ohio Saturday night in Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino,
I-5 showroom.
“This fight will be sure to have you sitting on the edge of your seat.”
said promoter, Brian Halquist, “Right now these fighters are
neck-and-neck, and the winner of this fight will be one step closer to
being a true contender.”
Wright has won eight fights in a row and this will be his second main
event at the Emerald Queen. Lyell, in turn, is a stable mate of
undefeated middleweight contender, Kelly Pavlik. So with weeks of
competitive sparring under his belt, Lyell is coming to Washington to
win. “Billy is a nonstop puncher” says matchmaker Rick Weissman. “He
throws an incredible amount of punches, and his record is a bit
deceiving, as both his losses are questionable,” Weissman said. This
will be a main event Washington fans won’t want to miss.
The co-main event will feature Othello, Washington’s undefeated super
lightweight prospect, David Torres (10-0, 7 KO’s) against Coloradan,
Andrew Marquez (5-3-1, 4 KO’s) in a six round fight.
“This is going to be a good match for Torres, and we want him to fight
tough,” said Halquist. “We are prepping Torres to do a ten
round main event in October and we want to step up his competition,
starting with this fight. Marquez has a huge punch and will hurt you if
you aren’t fast enough.”
The under card will feature hometown hero, Roger Cantrell; Puyallup
local, Nate Smith who is fighting Matt Blake from Billings, Montana;
Kevin Reynolds from Vancouver as well as female fighter, Molly McConnell
from Portland, Oregon.
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