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Friday, March 20, 2009

Weights From Pensacola

-- Bob Trieger

BOXING

12 Rounds – NABO Light Heavyweight Championship (PPV)
Roy Jones Jr., (52-5, 38 KOs), Pensacola, Florida - 173 ¼ lbs.
vs.
Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs), Paterson, NJ - 175 lbs.

12 Rounds – NABO Cruiserweight Championship (PPV)
B.J. Flores (22-0, 14 KOs), Las Vegas, NV - 199 ¼ lbs.
vs.
Jose Luis Herrera (16-5, 16 KOs), Miami, FL - 199 ¼ lbs.

6 Rounds – Bantamweights
Kieyon Bussey (6-0, 4 KOs), Pensacola, FL - 122 ¼ lbs.
vs.
Robert DaLuz (11-16, 9 KOs), Jacksonville, FL - 123 ½ lbs.

4 Rounds – Super Middleweights
Richmond Dalphone (1-5, 1 KO), Pensacola, FL - 173 ¾ lbs.
vs.
Eric Clinton (0-5-1), Tallahassee, FL - 173 ¾ lbs.

4 Rounds – Heavyweights
Kelvin Price (4-0, 4 KOs), Pensacola, FL - 233 ¾ lbs.
vs.
Kevin Howard (1-1-1, 0 KOs), Montgomery, AL - 280 lbs.

MMA

3 X 5 – Heavyweights (PPV)
Roy Nelson (13-3), Las Vegas, NV - 262 lbs.
vs.
Jeff Monson (24-6), Olympia, WA - 245 ¾ lbs.

3 X 5 – Heavyweights (PPV)
Bobby Lashley (1-0), Parker, CO - 251 ½ lbs.
vs.
Jason Guida (17-19), Chicago, IL - 232 lbs.

3 X 5 – Featherweights (PPV)
Din Thomas (22-8), Port St. Lucie, FL - 144 ¾ lbs.
vs.
Gabe Lemley (13-8), New London, IA - 144 ¾ lbs.

3 X 5 – Welterweights (PPV)
Dennis Hallman (48-12-2), Yelm, WA - 169 lbs.
vs.
Danny Ruiz (8-3), Ft. Walton Beach, FL - 170 lbs.

3 X 5 – Welterweights
James Freeman (Pro Debut), Pensacola, FL - 171 ¼ lbs.
vs.
John Mowry (Pro Debut), Pensacola, FL - 176 ¾ lbs.

FACT SHEET

WHAT: Roy Jones, Jr. & MMA - Hybrid Pro Boxing/MMA Show

WHEN: Live on PPV: Saturday, March 21, 2009 – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT

WHERE: Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida

PROMOTER: Square Ring Promotions

PAY-PER-VIEW INFORMATION: Distributed by Square Ring Promotions, Inc. at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT in North America on cable and satellite via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the United States, as well as Viewer's Choice, Shaw Cable, Star Choice and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95

TICKETS: $128.00, $103.00, $78.00, $53.00 & $28.00 and on sale and available at all Ticketmaster locations, the Pensacola Civic Center Box Office and ticketmaster.com.

CONTACTS:

Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, (978) 664-4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com

Ed Keenan, EMC (609) 399-1330, keenan@emcevents.com

Summer Jimmerson, Pensacola Civic Center: (850) 432-0800 x231, sjimmerson@pensacolaciviccenter.com