WEIGHTS FROM TWIN RIVER
Manfredo Jr., Russell ready to rumble Saturday night
“The Pride of Providence” returns to Twin River on UFC FIGHT PASS®
PROVIDENCE, RI (November 22, 2019) – Listed below are final weights for the all the participants on tomorrow night’s live championship boxing card at the Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln promoted by CES Boxing.
The event features nine fights, highlighted by the return of “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo Jr. (40-7-1, 21 KOs), who steps back into the ring following a three-year layoff to face “The Romantic Redneck” Melvin Russell (11-7-2, 7 KOs) in the 10-round main event.
The event streams live on UFC FIGHT PASS® beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Tickets start at $49 and are available online at www.cesboxing.com, and www.showclix.com or by phone at 401-724-2253. Doors open at 5 p.m. ET with the first preliminary bout beginning at 6. The UFC FIGHT PASS stream features CES Boxing publicist and matchmaker Michael Parente handling play-by-play with color commentary from the iconic “Sucra” Ray Oliveira. UFC FIGHT PASS® subscriptions are available at www.ufcfightpass.com.
Visit www.cesboxing.com, www.twitter.com/cesboxing or www.facebook.com/cesboxing for more information, and follow CES Boxing on Instagram at @CESBOXING.
PETER MANFREDO JR.
Providence, RI
40-7-1, 21 KOs
170
vs.
MELVIN RUSSELL
Lloyd, KY
11-7-1, 7 KOs
167
NICK DELOMBA
Cranston, RI
15-2, 4 KOs
139
vs.
DIEGO VICENTE PEREZ
Buenos Aires, Argentina
13-8-1, 11 KOs
139
MICHAEL VALENTIN
Providence, RI
6-0-1, 1 KO
131
vs.
JOSHUA ORTA
Springfield, MA
5-0, 2 KOs
129
See prior interview with Josh Orta about this bout by clicking here.
ROQUE ZAPATA
Culpeper, VA
6-2-5
149
vs.
VICTOR REYNOSO
Providence, RI
5-0, 5 KOs
149
GARY BALLETTO
Cranston, RI
Pro debut
175
vs.
LUIS INIGUEZ
Vancouver, WA
2-2-1
174
CHAD LEONCELLO
Brockton, MA
Pro debut
192
vs.
OMAR ACOSTA
Hereford, TX
1-6, 1 KO
193
SHAYNA FOPPIANO
Everett, MA
1-0-1, 1 KO
134
vs.
*RAQUEL SANTOS
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pro debut
BRIAN BARBOSA
Providence, RI
31-7, 23 KOs
175
vs.
*TIM CRONIN
Ontario, Canada
11-3-2, 2 KOs
WILSON MASCARENHAS
New Bedford, MA
2-1
139
vs.
JOSE ZARAGOZA
Sedalia, MO
2-0
138
*Santos, Cronin will weigh in Saturday.
INFORMATION:
CES Boxing promoted its first event in 1992 headlined by future Champion Sucra Ray Oliveira. Over the years, CES has earned the reputation as the Heart and Soul of boxing with a rich history that includes the development of former U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada, plus Vinny Paz and Rhode Island legends Gary Balletto and Peter Manfredo Jr., both of whom rose to fame on The Contender reality television series. Through the years, Jimmy Burchfield Sr has earned several noteworthy awards, among them the NABF Promoter of the Year, and 2011 inductee into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.
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