Tag: CES

Fan-favorites Rebello, Paiva return Friday to Twin River

PROVIDENCE, RI (October 22, 2019) – CES MMA’s most accomplished fighters return to the cage Friday night at Twin River Casino Hotel as the region’s No. 1 promotion presents a throwback to its historic origins streaming live on UFC FIGHT PASS®.CES 59, scheduled for October 25 and streaming live on combat sports’ top platform, features reigning CES MMA World Heavyweight champion Greg Rebello and former bantamweight world-title challenger Dinis Paiva, who’ve combined for 36 appearances with the promotion since its inception in 2010. No. 1 on the list is Paiva (12-7, 7 KOs), the East Providence, RI, native who fights under the CES MMA banner for the record 20th time Friday in a three-round bout against New Jersey’s Tim Dooling (8-5, 3 KOs). Right behind him is Providence’s Read more [...]

Ewell hopes to silence the crowd Friday at Twin River

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 14th, 2018) -- Andre Ewell is fully aware the entire crowd at Twin River Casino will be rooting for hometown favorite Dinis Paiva when the two face one another Friday for the vacant CES MMA Bantamweight World Title.  "Sweetbread" Paiva (11-6, 6 KOs) practically owns the arena, having fought there 17 times, more than any fighter in CES MMA history.   The cage? Ewell (12-4) says that still belongs to him. "When I'm on that stage, I don't get nervous," Ewell said. "I'm at home." "Even though I'm coming out to his hometown, it's more like, hey, you're actually visiting my house." The Riverside, Calif., native is beaming with confidence as he prepares for the fight of his life against the red-hot Paiva, the East Providence, R.I., bantamweight who has won four Read more [...]

Unbeaten Delossantos faces toughest test Friday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 7th, 2018) -- As a teenager, Ricky Delossantos and his friends used to ride around the city with a few pairs of boxing gloves in the trunk, not because Delossantos was a budding amateur star, but because every so often they'd find themselves in the middle of a heated debate that needed to be settled the old-fashioned way. Photo courtesy of Will Paul - CES Press Release "We'd be in the car arguing and I'd say, 'We've got the gloves in the trunk!' so we'd go outside, stop in a parking lot and throw hands," Delossantos said. "Anybody that knows me knows I've been fighting since I was little." While it should come as no surprise that the 28-year-old Pawtucket, R.I., native is one of New England's rising prospects in the featherweight division, boasting a perfect 4-0 Read more [...]

New York: Hank Lundy, Terence Crawford make weight

NEW YORK (Feb. 26th, 2016) -- Junior welterweights Hank Lundy and Terence Crawford each made weight Friday at the Theater Lobby at the Madison Square Garden in advance of their 12-round World Boxing Organization (WBO) world title bout Saturday in the main event of HBO's World Championship Boxing doubleheader, promoted by Top Rank and CES Boxing.    Philadelphia's Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs) weighed 138.2 pounds, well below the 140-pond weight limit, while the undefeated, reigning champion Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs) tipped the scales at 139.2.    Friday's weigh-in was rare in that the main event fighters did not share the stage or pose for a face-off following a near altercation between the two at Thursday's final press conference at Chase Square.    After speaking to the press Read more [...]