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Loaded Reno boxing card announced Inaugural RJJ Boxing & Silver Legacy event Co-promoted with Joey Gilbert Promotions

Event streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS

Las Vegas (October 8, 2019) – Roy Jones Boxing Promotions has announced a loaded full- card for its latest installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, October 25 in the great fight town of Reno, Nevada.

Co-promoted by Joey Gilbert Promotions, in association with Silver Legacy Resort Casino at THE ROW, the event will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASSthe world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, malite na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt, from inside the Grande Exposition Hall atSilver Legacy.

Four highly competitive, entertaining matches will be streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS, preceded by a pair of four-round bouts to open the show.

San Antonio’s undefeated super lightweight prospectKendo “Tremendo” Castaneda (16-0, 7 Kos), the reigning North American Boxing Association (Ọzọkwa) onye mmeri, will take on battled-tested Estonia-nativeStan Martyniouk (20-2, 6 Kos), who lives in Belmont, California, in the eight-round main event.

The co-featured event will showcase Reno fan-favoriteOscar “Chapito” Vazquez (15-2, 3 Kos) against Mexican bantamweightGilberto Mendoza (15-7-2, 7 Kos) in an eight-round bout. Vazquez has won 13 nke ikpeazụ ya na 14 ịlụ ọgụ, while Mendoza is riding a four-fight win streak, winning eight of his last nine.

Undefeated Sacramento cruiserweightBlake McKernan (10-0, 2 Kos) faces New York veteranShawn Miller (18-5, 7 Kos) in another eight-round bout on UFC FIGHT PASS. McKernan is looking for an impressive win against a former World Boxing Federation (WBF) title challenger such as Miller to build his name recognition outside of the region.

The opening UFC FIGHT PASS bout will match Reno featherweight prospectRicard Lucio(2-0, 2 Kos) versus Sacramento’s pro-debutingSamir McQueen in a four-rounder.

Scheduled to fight on the undercard on the non-UFC FIGHT PASS segment is Reno lightweightPeter Cortez (1-1) vs. undefeated Las Vegas lightweightDaquan Mays (3-0, 1 Ko), and Reno lightweightKenny Davis, Obere. (0-2-1) vs.Philip Schwartz (3-0-1, 2 Kos), nke Stockton, DỊ KA, in a pair of four-round fights.

All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.

Tiketi dị maka $25, $45 na $65 and can be purchased at the Silver Legacy Box OfficeTicketmaster.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ 775-325-7401 or 1-800-MUST-SEE.

Silver Legacy Resort Casino is offering a special RJJ Boxing room rate at its hotel as well as its connected sister propertiesEldorado Resort Casino naCircus Circus Reno. Click on the respective property links for more information.

Ụzọ na-emeghe na 5 p.m. Pt, mbụ n'obi 5:45 p.m. Pt, and UFC FIGHT PASS starts at 7 p.m. Pt /

10 p.m. NA

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BRESTOVAC KO’S DINIZ & EGLI CHOKES OUT NEVES AT FFC 31

FFC 31 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
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FFC FIGHT DOME ARENA
(all pictures courtesy of Final Fight Championship)

Las Vegas, NV, (Ọkt. 14, 2018) The debut of the all-new Fight Dome Las Vegas delivered an explosive night of fireworks at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino on Friday night. “FFC 31 Night nke agbachitere” was certainly a night to remember.

 

 

 

The Scorpion StingMladen Brestovac delivered the knockout of the night, with a blistering high left kick to the head of Jhonata Diniz at the two-minute mark of Round 3.

 

 

 

The trademark left head kick of Brestovac sent Diniz crashing to the canvas. Na mmeri, Brestovac retains the FFC Heavyweight Kickboxing title and improves his record to (55-14-1.). Diniz, who was the aggressor for most of the fight and showcased his exciting come-forward style, dara (16-6-0.)

 

 

 

Brestovac Retains FFC Kickboxing Heavyweight Title

 

 

 

ShkodranThe Albanian WarriorVeseli (83-18-1) won the FFC Welterweight Kickboxing Title with a 4th Round KO stoppage vs. FrancoisBang BangAmbang (18-8-1). A series of solid punches from Veseli rocked Ambang and sent him to a kneeling position at the 1:23 mark of the Round number four.

 

 

 

In the boxing portion of the evening, Shawn Miller, of Troy, NY (19-4-1) won a unanimous decision victory in his ten round title fight with DennisMongooseMorris (14-3-1). Miller won by the scores of 100-90, 97-93, 97-93, earning him the WBU Cruiserweight Championship.

 

 

 

In the FFC MMA Welterweight Championship, Ben Egli lived up to his reputation as an expert submission artist by choking out Roberto Neves at the 3:21 akara nke mbụ gburugburu. Egli won the fight by rear naked choke, something he has done a total of five times in his pro MMA career. The championship victory brings Egli’s record to (11-2-0) while Neves falls to (10-3-0).

 

 

 

“FFC 31 Night nke agbachitere” was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network and the event made history as Final Fight Championship, one of the fastest growing combat sports promotion companies in the world, became the first promotion company to hold a multi-discipline event (Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA) in Las Vegas history.

 

Complete “FFC 31 Night nke agbachitere” results below:

 

 

 

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FFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Emmanuel)

Ben Egli (11-2-0), Portland, Oregon

Win by Submission Rear Naked Choke, 3:25 Rd 1

Roberto Neves (10-4-0), Sao Palo, Brazil

(Egli wins FFC Welterweight Title)

 

WBU CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Ọkpọ)

Shawn Miller (19-4-1, 7 Kos), Troy, NY

Win by UD 10 Rds (100-90, 97-93, 97-93)

Dennis Morris (14-3-1, 12 Kos), Milwaukee, WI

(Miller wins WBU Cruiserweight Title)

 

 

 

FFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Kickboxing)

Mladen Brestovac (55-14-1), Onye mmeri, Zagreb, Croatia

Win by KO (Head Kick), 2:00 Rd 3

Jhonata Diniz (16-6-0), Curitiba, Brazil

(Brestovac retains FFC Heavyweight Title)

FFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Kickboxing)

Shkodran Veseli (83-18-1), Zurich, Switzerland

Win by KO (Punches), 1:23 Rd 4

Francois Ambang (18-8-1), Mechanicsville, VA

(Veseli wins FFC Welterweight Title)

MMA Title Bout Headlines FFC 31 Night of Champions at Fight Dome

Clay Collard battles Dave Courchaine for the FFC MMA Lightweight Championship on Oct. 12

Las Vegas, NV, (Ọkt. 1, 2018) – The main event is set for “FFC 31 Night of Champions” and it will consist of two rising stars in Mixed Martial Arts as Clay “Cassius” Collard (16-7-1) of Price, UT, agha Dave “Insane” Courchaine (20-7-0) of Cheney, Wa, for the FFC MMA Lightweight Championship at the all-new Fight Dome Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

 

 

 

After suffering two straight losses under the UFC banner in 2015, Collard returned to MMA in 2018 and responded with two straight victories, a TKO win over Troy Dennison, and a submission win (by triangle choke) against Carson Gregory.

 

 

 

As for Courchaine, he was on a five-fight win streak dating back to 2014 before losing to Arthur Estrazulas by 1abụrụ round KO in January of 2017. Both fighters are hungry and both fighters have something to prove when they step into the ring on Oct. 12.

 

 

 

There will be one other MMA title bout on the “Night of Champions” as Ben Egli (10-2-0) of Tigard, MA Ọ BỤ, takes on Brazilian, Roberto Neves (10-3-0) for the FFC Welterweight Title. The remainder of the multi-discipline fight card will consist of championship bouts involving boxing and kickboxing.

 

 

 

The WBU cruiserweight title will be up for grabs in boxing as Dennis Morris (14-2-1) nke Milwaukee, WI, goes up against Shawn Miller (18-4-1) of Troy, NY.

 

 

 

In Kickboxing, Glory veteran, François Ambang (18-7-1) of Mechanicsville, VA (via Cameroon), will fight battle-tested Albanian, Shkodran Veseli (83-18-1) for the FFC Welterweight Title, and Brazilian, Jhonata Diniz (16-5-0) faces off against, Croatian sensation, Mladen Brestovac (54-14-1).

 

 

 

“FFC 31 Night of Champions” will broadcast live on CBS Sports Network, Friday, Ọkt. 12 na 7 p.m. (PST) na 10 p.m. (Est).

 

 

 

General ticket prices begin at $69. Tickets are available at any Las Vegas Caesars Entertainment Box Office, ndikot 702-777-2782 ma ọ bụ 855-234-7469 ma ọ bụ online na Ticketmaster.com. For groups of 10 or more call 866-574-3851 ma ọ bụ email EntertainmentGroupSales@Caesars.com.

 

 

 

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