‘The Contender’ IV stars Gingras and Flamos headline “Braggin’ Rights”
Pro-Am Show July 17th show at Twin River Event Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (June 30, 2009) – The second Pro-Am boxing show in Rhode Island history will be held July 17 as two stars from The Contender IV television reality show, Rich Gingras and Tim “The Hammer” Flamos, headline the “Braggin’ Rights” card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports Inc. (CES), at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln.
Gingras and Flamos battle for the vacant EBA cruiserweight championship in the 8-round co-main event.
Claremont (NH) native Gingras (9-2, 5 KOs), now fighting out of Attleboro (MA), was the 2006 World Ringside Championships winner in the heavyweight division before turning pro. Flamos (20-6-1, 8 KOs), former EBA and New England cruiserweight champion, continues the rich boxing tradition established by Rocky Marciano and extended by “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler in the City of Champions – Brockton (MA).
The second half of the co-main event is a 6-round rematch of interstate Milltown rivals, EBA New England lightweight champion Eddie “The Puerto Rican Sensation” Soto (11-0, 4 KOs), of Pawtucket (RI), and challenger Sean Eklund (6-4, 1 KO). Eklund, trained by his uncle “Irish” Micky Ward, and his Irish fans felt he was robbed in his first fight against Soto. (More)
To our fans at Classic Entertainment & Sports,
As a businessman and restaurant owner for nearly three decades, one of the first lessons I learned in the real world is to always be a man of your word.
Honesty is indeed the best policy.
I promised our loyal fans we would be sympathetic to the struggles of those dealing with our nation’s slumping economy and give ticket-buyers more bang for their buck.
On July 17th at the Twin River Event Center, Classic Entertainment & Sports is ready to deliver on that promise with our best deal of the summer.
With sports’ fans placing even more emphasis than ever on getting the most value for their entertainment dollars, we’ve slashed ticket prices for our upcoming “Braggin’ Rights” show. (More)
Godfrey plans to ground Hawk in July 10 ESPN2 FNF main event
PROVIDENCE (June 23, 2009) -- NABF and SNBC cruiserweight champion, Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey, plans to showcase his arsenal of skills July 10, headlining ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, against unbeaten Shawn “The Sioux Warrior” Hawk.
In a battle of full blooded Native Americans, Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs), rated No. 6 by the WBC and No. 7 by the IBF, is a Wampanoag who will be fighting in the 10-round main event against a Sioux, Hawk (18-0-1, 16 KOs).
The 28-year-old Godfrey, rated No. 10-ranked by The Ring magazine, has had his three most impressive performances fighting on ESPN FNF, knocking out Emmanuel Nwodo, Felix Cora, Jr. and Shaun George. (More)
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CES announces
Godfrey-Hawk
headlining July 10 ESPN2 FNF show
PROVIDENCE (June 18, 2009) --
Two of the best young cruiserweights in the world, Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey and Shawn “The Sioux Warrior” Hawk, have been on a collision course and lead promoter Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) officially announced
today that Godfrey-Hawk will headline the July 10th ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show.
Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs), rated No. 6 by the WBC and No. 7 by the IBF, will defend his NABF and SNBC belts against unbeaten challenger Hawk (18-0-1, 16 KOs) in the 10-round main event.
“Both of these cruiserweights were highly successful amateurs and now they are two of the top young contenders in the division,” CES president Jimmy Burchfield said. “Both are Native Americans, too. When Matt won the first Sovereign Nation Boxing Council (SNBC) belt, Shawn fought on the same card last November at 4 Bears Casino in North Dakota. This is the match-up American boxing fans want to see – two top fighters in against each other. Matt and Shawn have wanted to fight each other for a long time and now it’s finally going to happen.” (More)
Forward progress
Traietti
dominates in ‘Brawl,’
targets McCreedy rematch
By Michael Parente
PLYMOUTH, Mass. –- The sweat from his brow had barely dried Friday before Chris Traietti began focusing on the next task at hand.
After disposing of Shawn Kirk in his first fight in 18
months at Classic Entertainment & Sports’ “Brawl At The Hall” show at Memorial Hall, Traietti has his sights set on a rematch with Eastern Boxing Association (EBA) New England super middleweight champion “Irish” Joey McCreedy, who handed him his only loss in January of 2008.
“I stick to my word,” said Traietti, who offered bold predictions and harsh criticism for McCreedy prior to his victory over Kirk. “Like I told you earlier, I’ll do the rematch in 20 minutes.” (More)
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Spina’s victory highlights evenly-matched card at Twin River By Michael Parente
Photography By: Emily Harney
LINCOLN, R.I. – Joey Spina has become so entrenched in his “K.O. Kid” persona these days that anything less than a knockout victory is often viewed as letdown.
Consider it the only downside of being one of boxing’s most notorious closers. (More)
‘The Contender’ IV stars Gingras and Flamos headline “Braggin’ Rights” 
Godfrey plans to ground Hawk in July 10 ESPN2 FNF main event
'Sinatra Sings Sinatra' Frank Sinatra, Jr.
CES announces 
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