(MAR 18) Tomorrow night at the Twin
River Event Center, in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Jaime Clampitt will
take on a very tough foe, Jill Emery when they fight in a six
rounder. At today's weigh-in the weights for the fighters, including
Clampitt and Emery were the following:
8 Rounds
Danny O’Connor 142 LBS.
Franklin Gonzalez 143 1/2 LBS
6 Rounds
Jaime Clampitt 139 ½ LBS.
Jill Emery 141 LBS.
6 Rounds
Joey McCreedy 166 LBS.
Dafir Smith 170 LBS.
6 Rounds
Jason Pires 144 ½ LBS.
John Revish 144 ½ LBS.
6 Rounds
Eddie Soto 137 LBS.
Sean Eklund 138 LBS.
4 Rounds
Jesse Barboza 229 LBS.
Richard Mason 211 LBS.
4 Rounds
Keith Kozlin 167 LBS
Roberto Burgess 168 LBS.
PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Danny O’Connor: “I’m honored to be part of this event. This is
another step forward for me as a pro. I am going to continue to do
what has made me what I am today.”
Franklin Gonzalez: “I came to Brooklyn from the Dominican. I didn’t
come here to lose or embarrass myself. I came to put on a show. I’m
well prepared. I’m taking on Danny O’Connor. I know about him but
I’m not afraid.”
Jaime Clampitt: “I’d like to thank everyone for putting this show on
and my team. It’s going to be a great show.”
Jill Emery: “I’ve been out of the ring for a year and I’ve been
itching to get back. I want to thank Jaime for stepping up.”
Eddie Soto: I want to thank Sean for taking this rematch. I’ve been
training hard. It’s going to be a very good show tomorrow night. I
wish good luck to all of the fights on the card and wish that nobody
gets hurt.”
Sean Eklund: “I want to thank (uncles/trainers) Micky (Ward) and
Dicky (Eklund) for working me so hard. I’m ready. I want to thank
Eddie for taking the fight.”
“ShamRock’d” FACT SHEET
Name: “ShamRock’d” Pro Card
Date: Friday night, March 19, 2009
Venue: Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, RI
Promoter: Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.
Matchmaker: Ted Panagiotis
Tickets: $35.00, $50.00, $75.00 and $100.00 and are available to
purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going online at
cesboxing.com or twinriver.com, at Twin River’s Players Club booth
at Twin River, or any TicketMaster location.
Information: Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/cesboxing.com) or the
Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/ twinriver.com) for more
information. Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET.
(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “ShamRock’d.” Anybody under
the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and they
must enter through the West entrance.)