PROVIDENCE (June 11, 2007) – Fresh off
of her scintillating first-round knockout last Saturday night for
her first pro win, Hartford light welterweight Addy Irizarry has
been added to the June 20th “Cha-Ching In The Ring” show, featuring
“The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr., on the ESPN2
Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket,
Connecticut.
Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) is
promoting “Cha-Ching In The Ring” in association with Foxwoods
Resort Casino and ESPN.
Irizarry (1-1, 1 KOs), a Connecticut prison guard, put Tiffany Lucas
to sleep only 35 seconds into the opening round. “Addy is an
exciting, popular fighter,” promoter Jimmy Burchfield said. “Her
addition makes this card, top to bottom, one of the best CES has
ever promoted. We have world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr.
fighting his way back into title contention again against an
upset-minded David Banks and the rematch of the 2004 “Women’s Fight
of the Year in the Jamie Clampitt-Jane Couch rematch for another
world title. Aaron Williams versus Derrick Brown is going to be a
great fight and we’re showcasing some other good, young talent.”
WBC rated No. 14 super middleweight Manfredo (27-4, 13 KOs), star of
The Contender I television reality show, headlines against WBC No.
35 rated David Banks, who is coming off back-to-back wins against
previously unbeaten Elvin Ayala.
IWBF lightweight champion Jaime “Hurricane” Clampitt and women’s
boxing pioneer Jane “Fleetwood Assassin” Couch will finally have a
rematch to their The Ring’s 2004 “Female Fight of the Year,” which
Couch won via a very close unanimous decision (96-95, 96-94, 96-94)
for the IWBF and NABA light welterweight titles.
Clampitt-Couch is the 10-round co-feature for the vacant IWBF junior
welterweight title. Clampitt (17-4-1, 7 KOs), a three-time world
champion, is coming off of a dominating victory by unanimous
10-round decision against Mia St. John on February 9. Couch (28-9, 9
KOs), representing her native England, is a 5-time world champion.
A Special Cruiserweight Attraction bout between nine-time US
National amateur champion Aaron Williams and tough Derrick “D-Train”
Brown is the chief support on “Cha-Ching In The Ring.” Williams
(12-0-1, 8 KOs), fighting out of Las Vegas, will be making his CES
debut against Brown (13-2-2, 11 KOs) in a six-round match. Former
world light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustapha Muhammad trains
Williams, while Christy Martin, arguably the greatest fighter in
women’s boxing history, handles Brown. She also will be scouting
Clampitt-Couch to possibly take on the winner in the immediate
future.
In addition to Irizarry, also scheduled to fight on the undercard
against opponents to be determined are unbeaten light heavyweight
Jarrod Tillinghast (8-0, 2 KOs), undefeated super middleweight Angel
Camacho, Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs) and perfect Philadelphia light
welterweight “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy (6-0).
The newest member of CES, junior middleweight “Irish” Gerry Grealish
(6-0, 4 KOs), who fought on the U.S. Marines Boxing Team and is a
Boston firefighter, makes his CES debut on June 20. He is a native
of Galway, Ireland who is living in Quincy, Massachusetts. One other
bout is expected to be added to the card. All fighters and bouts are
subject to change.
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