Philadelphia, PA–February 9, 2015– This Friday night , Mohegan Sun will feature the Boxcino Jr. Middleweight quarterfinals. Next Friday, February 20 from the Turning Stone Resort Casino will feature the Heavyweight quarterfinals. <\/p>\n
Below are some of the important numbers as the tournament begins this Friday LIVE on ESPN 2 beginning at 9 PM ET.<\/p>\n
Jr. Middleweights
\nOldest-Alex Perez– 32
\nYoungest-Brandon Adams– 25
\nMost Fights: Cleotis Pendarvis– 23
\nLeast Fights: Stanyslav Skorokhod– 8
\nMost Rounds: Pendarvis– 126
\nLeast Rounds: Skorokhod– 27
\nMost KO’s: Adams, Perez, Simeon Hardy– 10
\nWinning %–Skorokhod, Michael Moore, Hardy– 100%
\nKO %: Hardy– 76.9
\nTotal Record of 8 fighters: 104-10-8 (88.5%)-62 KO’s<\/p>\n
Cleotis Pendarvis holds a win over former world title challenger Michael Clark and lost a majority decision to former WBA Interim champion Mauricio Herrera.<\/p>\n
Vito Gasprayan lost a unanimous decision to current WBA Jr. Welterweight champion Jessie Vargas<\/p>\n
-NOTE—Last year’s Lightweight champion Petr Petov was the oldest participant . He also had the most fights and fought the most rounds going into the tournament.<\/p>\n
The weigh in will be Thursday at 5 PM at the Cabaret Theatre at The Mohegan Sun Resort Casino.<\/p>\n
The doors will open at 7 PM on Friday with first bout beginning at 8 PM. The first television bout will be at 9 PM.<\/p>\n
The entire Boxcino 2015 series will be televised live on “ESPN Friday Night Fights” and is promoted exclusively by Artie Pelullo’s Banner Promotions.<\/p>\n
The February 13 event is promoted by Banner Promotions, in association with Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES). The remaining tickets to the February 13 edition of Boxcino 2015, priced at $125, $65, $40 and $30, including facility fee, can be purchased via www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets or in person at the Mohegan Sun boxoffice. <\/p>\n
The Boxcino 2014 tournament spawned breakout stars Willie Monroe and Petr Petrov. Both are now world-rated No. 3 as well as future stars Brandon Adams & Fernando Carcamo. <\/p>\n
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163. <\/p>\n
For credentials, Contact Marc Abrams at 856 287 7611 or
\nmarc@banner-promotions.com <\/p>\n
Follow Banner Promotions on social media for all the latest Banner and #Boxcino2015 updates:
\n@BannerBoxing #TeamBanner ; @Boxcino2015 #Boxcino
\nFacebook.com\/BannerPromotions; instagram.com\/BannerBoxing <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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