NEW YORK (June 9, 2008) — DiBella Entertainment in association with Prize Fight Promotions will present a night of boxing action LIVE at FedExForum in downtown Memphis, Tennessee on Saturday June 21. “Memphis is a great place to do an event, and I do need my fix of barbecue and blues,” says DiBella Entertainment head Lou DiBella..
Headlining the card will be undefeated NABF Welterweight Champion Andre Berto (21-0, 18 KO’s) as he goes up against talented Mexican veteran Miguel “Mikki” Rodriguez (29-2, 23 KO’s), a matchup of two of the biggest punchers in the division.
In Berto’s last fight on February 9 in Temecula, CA, he steamrolled through Michel Trabant (43-3-1, 19 KO’s), forcing the referee to stop the fight in the 6th round. Rodriguez last fought on September 29, 2007 in Sacramento where he scored a ten-round unanimous decision victory over Jerome Ellis. Berto and Rodriguez are ranked numbers one and two respectively at welterweight by the World Boxing Council. This fight will be Berto’s third professional appearance in front of Memphis fight fans at FedExForum.
The co-feature that evening will showcase America’s two best young, undefeated heavyweights as DBE’s “The Gentleman” Chazz Witherspoon (23-0, 15 KO’s) steps into the ring against Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (23-0, 21 KO’s). This matchup provides something that is desperately needed in today’s heavyweight division…a top American challenger in the heavyweight division. “This is just what the heavyweight division needs, two bright, young, undefeated hungry fighters looking to establish the future of the division in one fell swoop,” said Goosen Tutor head Dan Goosen.
Undefeated NABO Flyweight Champion Rayonta Whitfield (21-0, 10 KO’s) will also be part of the loaded undercard in Memphis. The Augusta, Georgia native is ranked number one in the world by the World Boxing Organization. “We’re excited that DBE is now apart of Team Whitfield who we feel is the best flyweight in the world today. Lou and his staff will create some new and exciting opportunities for all of us,” said Prize Fight head Brian Young.