Tag: CES Boxing

Connecticut-born Booker making the most of his second chance in the ring

HARTFORD, Conn. (September 22) – In a homecoming like no other, rising middleweight prospect Chordale Booker finally gets the long-awaited opportunity to fight in front of his hometown fans in the Nutmeg State.Having established a successful run as one of boxing’s preeminent road warriors, the Stamford-born Booker (16-0, 7 KOs) makes his Connecticut debut Friday night in the co-main event of CES Boxing live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from the Connecticut Convention Center. Booker faces tough veteran Silveiro Ortiz (37-27, 18 KOs) of Yucatan, Mexico in an eight-round bout.The preliminary card begins at 6:30 pm ET with the live FIGHT PASS stream kicking off at 7, featuring play-by play from Michael Parente alongside color commentators "Sucra" Ray Oliveira and Fun 107 radio host Read more [...]

Gray invades NYC for fight of his life Saturday night

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 1st, 2018) -- When Khiary Gray officially became a professional boxer in 2014, he never imagined he'd make it this far, so he kept a bucket list just in case he failed to reach his ultimate goal.  One of the many items? Fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the same venue where the late Arturo Gatti won his first title defense as the IBF World Super Featherweight Champion, where Roy Jones Jr., Hector Camacho and Larry Holmes once roamed, and where fellow Worcester, Mass., native Edwin Rodriguez captured the USBA Super Middleweight Title in 2012. Adjacent to the historic Madison Square Garden, a 20,000-seat encyclopedia of modern-day boxing history, The Theater will share the spotlight Saturday night with the highly anticipated Deontay Wilder-Luis Read more [...]

Jamaine Ortiz continues rapid climb in the sport

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 21st, 2018) -- Every fight fan loves a good trash-talker. The animosity between fighters helps fuel rivalries and puts rear-ends in seats.   So does a great fighter, with or without the verbal sparring. Unbeaten lightweight Jamaine Ortiz (7-0, 4 KOs) of Worcester, Mass., never cared much about being the loudest talker in the room, or the center of attention, for that matter. Soft-spoken by nature, the 21-year-old Ortiz earned his stripes the old-fashioned way, perfecting his craft in the gym as an amateur and building his fan base through his performance in the ring, not with what has to say behind the microphone or in front of the camera. "A lot of people can't sell themselves with the way they fight, so they've got to sell themselves with the way they Read more [...]

CES Boxing launches three-city press tour

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 14th, 2017) -- With two major-league events scheduled over the next five weeks, the region's leading combat sports promotion, CES Boxing, kicks off a three-city press tour Monday to launch the final countdown to its summer of 2017 extravaganza. The tour begins Monday, Aug. 14th in Connecticut at Filomena's Café at 262 Boston Post Road in Waterford, the first of two press conference / pep rallies to promote CES Boxing's upcoming Saturday, Aug. 26th, 2017live boxing event at Foxwoods Resort Casino. CES Boxing returns to Connecticut on Tuesday, Aug. 15th with its second press event at The Powerhouse Gym at 31 Bernhard Road in North Haven, followed by a stop in Worcester, Mass., on Wednesday, Aug. 16th at Lock 50 at 50 Water Street to formally announce CES Boxing's Read more [...]

Soukhamthath Hopes to Silence Critics Friday

LINCOLN, R.I. (Dec. 4th, 2013) -- Long before he made his professional debut in mixed martial arts, Andre Soukhamthath was already a polarizing figure on the local circuit.  At first, critics said he didn't have the ground game necessary to succeed in such a competitive region. Now that he's 6-1 with six consecutive wins on his resume -- some of them against top-flight wrestlers or jiu-jitsu black belts -- now the knock on Soukhamthath is he's taking the "easy route" to the top.  What will it take for the Woonsocket, R.I., featherweight to silence the critics?"I don't care what they say," said Soukhamthath, who is looking to close out the year with another win Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 on the undercard of Classic Entertainment & Sports' 20th mixed martial arts show at Twin River Casino."I'm Read more [...]