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Ritehook Promotions Returns to Mississippi May 2!

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Ticket includes Live Fights plus Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight!

 

Biloxi, FRK (April 24, 2015) – Ritehook Promotions in association with Reved Entertainment and Pier6 Promotions will present a one-of-a-kind evening of boxing featuring live fights and the fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao Lørdag, Maj 2 at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, FRK.

 

Tickets for this special evening start at $35 and are available by going to Ticketmaster.com, the Hard Rock Box Office or calling 228-217-5555. All ticketholders are invited to stay at the Hard Rock following the live fights and watch Mayweather-Pacquiao on a 35-foot screen.

 

I den vigtigste begivenhed af aftenen, highly touted Radivoje “Hod Rod” Kalajdzic risks his perfect record against 52 fight veteran William Johnson in a six round light heavyweight contest.

 

Born in Bosnia and currently residing in Saint Petersburg, FL, Kalajdzic’s professional ledger is 17-0 med 11 victories coming by knockout. The gifted 23-year-old has impressive wins over well-regarded Lionell Thompson, Modtagelse Woods, Samson Onyango and spoilers Otis Griffin and Larry Pryor.

 

Hailing from Sardis, MS and having fought four times in Biloxi, Johnson is not only known to locals but has a significant edge in experience. Since turning pro 11 år siden, Johnson’s boxed 226 rounds while facing an impressive list of foes including Sergey Kovalev, Andre Berto, John Duddy, Joe Greene, Donovan George, Andre Dirrell and Medzhid Bektemirov amongst others. I 2007, Johnson scored the biggest win of his career, shutting out then 16-0 Darryl Salmon over six rounds.

 

I co-featured anfald af aftenen, junior middleweight hopeful Manny “Shake Em’ Up” Woods looks to make it three straight when he faces an opponent to be announced. The Saint Petersburg based Woods is 12-3-1 with four knockouts and is a winner in four of his last five bouts.

 

MMA heavyweight star Tony Johnson Jr. of Nashville, TN will leave the octagon and take a quantum leap inside the squared circle when he meets 48 fight veteran Marvin Hunt over four rounds. Johnson, der er 1-0 som en bokser, won an MMA match two weeks ago as part of a Bellator card.

 

I undercard handling, popular locals Mike Bissett and Tom Howard along with unbeatens Joey Bryant and Cameron Springer will all appear in separate bouts.

 

"Maj 2ND will go down as one of the most important dates in boxing history,” said William Hunter of Ritehook Promotions. “We are the only other promoter in America running a card that night. For less than the cost of the pay per view, we’re giving our ticketholders live fights with good prospects plus the Mayweather-Pacquiao match under one roof. There’s no better place to be næste lørdag!"

For mere information, go to Ritehookpromotions.com.

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Light Heavyweight Knockout Artist Ahmed Albiali 8-0, 8 KOs ser at forlænge KO Streak på ESPN Friday Night Fights

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“KNOCKOUT ARTIST”

MIAMI, FLORIDA (Februar 2, 2015) – Undefeated lys-sværvægter udsigt, Ahmed Elbiali (8-0, 8 KOS) will square off against unbeaten Dustin Craig Echard (10-0, 7 KOS), denne fredag ​​februar 6, 2015, på Beau Rivage Resort & Kasino i Biloxi, Mississippi. The 6-round bout will open up the telecast on ESPN “Friday Night Fights”.

 

I sin sidste kamp, en kamp, ​​der blev vist på ESPN “Friday Night Fights”, Ahmed viste stor magt, droppe sin modstander Lawrence Blakey tre gange før dommeren stoppede kampen på 1:44 mark of round three. Kendt for at have tunge hænder, Elbiali er en knockout kunstner, der vil søge at udvide på hans KO streak.

 

“Jeg ønsker at fortsætte med at få det bedre med hver kamp,” Said Elbiali. “I’m always throwing hard punches and the knockouts are happening. I don’t want to rely on my power every time I step in the ring. I know if I start head hunting then I’ll be doing myself a disservice. I want to keep improving on my body punching and head movement. If I see my opponent is in trouble, så det er når jeg vil prøve at afslutte kampen.”

 

Efter råd fra Al HAYMON, Elbiali feels he has what it takes to become something special in the cruiserweight division. With a few more victories, Ahmed ser sig selv kæmper for en regional titel.

 

“Jeg ved med Al Haymon styre mig i den rigtige retning, Jeg kan blive en husstand navn i denne sport,” Ahmed fortsatte. “Hvis jeg kan få en stærk fremtræden i 2015, I know there will be opportunities for me to capture the fans attention. I just want to keep fighting on a regular basis and make some noise in the light-heavyweight division.”