Brandon Rios and challenger Urbano Antillon had to be restrained following one last heated verbal exchange Friday after making weight and are set to go tomorrow, Saturday, July 9, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
In what most expect will be a can’t miss candidate for Fight of the Year, the unbeaten Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight championship against Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) in the highly anticipated main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Rios weighed the division-limit 135 pounds Friday at a jam-packed Holiday Inn Torrance (Calif.) while Antillon tipped the scale at 134 3/4 pounds.
The telecast also will include highlights from overseas as International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KOs) defends against mandatory challenger Jean-Paul Mendy (29-0-1, 16 KOs).
Tickets, priced at $125, $75, $50 and $25, are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.Ticketmaster.com as well as The Home Depot Center Box Office. Suites are available by calling (877) 604-8777.
The first live, non-televised fight Saturday starts at 4:05 p.m. PT. Doors open at 4.
PANTHER PROMOTIONS bout sheet: Grachev vs. Camerino
July 9th Hard Rock BOUT SHEET
4 Rounds- 154
Frankie Gideon vs. Antonio Infante
2-0 6-0
6 Rounds- 163lbs
Lamar Russ vs. Marcus Upshaw
7-0 13-6
4 Rounds- 170
Jerrod Caldwell vs. Randell Vercher
0-0 0-2
6 Rounds- 190lbs
Yunishi Gonzalez vs. Grover Young
4-0 5-2
4 Rounds- 148
Cletus Seldin vs. Wilson Feliciano
0-0 2-1
8 Rounds- 160lbs
Elie Augustama vs. Chad Irahan
5-2 4-0
10 Rounds- 175lbs
Denis Grachev vs. Eddie Camerino
10-0-1 7-4
CFC PROMOTIONS PRESENTS “CHICAGO FIGHT NIGHT #2”
July 16th 2011
The Club / Eagle Arena Burbank, Illinois
Larnardo Tyner vs Vivian Harris (Welterweights)
Vacant USBO Welterweight Title
Albert Mensah vs Andres Gorges (Junior Welterweights)
IBF International Jr. Welterweight Title
Carl Davis vs Rob Calloway (Cruiserweights)
IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title
Marlon Thomas vs Donatas Bondarevas (Middleweights)
Adrian Granados Vs Antton Slaughter (Junior Welterweights)
Fernando Hernandez Vs TBA (Middleweights)
Foster Nkodo Vs TBA (Middleweights)
Eric Estrada Vs George Kivillishvilli (Junior Lightweight)
Antonio Canas vs Larry Ventis (Light Welterweights)
PAUL WILLIAMS STRAIGHT TALK EXCLUSIVE (RAW) INTERVIEW!!!
About Williams-Lara and Ramos-Shimoda
Paul “The Punisher” Williams looks to make statement against unbeaten and world ranked Cuban defector Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KOs) in a battle of southpaws. Williams-Lara headlines the HBO telecast in a scheduled 12-round bout, which also features WBA #1-ranked Rico Ramos (19-0, 10 KOs) challenging World Champion, Akifumi Shimoda (23-2-1, 10 KOs) in a 12-round bout for the Tokyo native’s WBA Super Bantamweight Championship.
The Championship event is promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions, with the Williams-Lara bout in association with Golden Boy Promotions and the Ramos-Shimoda bout in association with Teiken Promotions and hosted by Caesars Atlantic City. The Williams vs. Lara and Shimoda vs. Ramos bouts will be broadcast on HBO’s Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:15 PM ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Tickets, priced at $300, $200, $100 and $50, are on sale and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.