WHAT:
Official rally and press conference for "Path To Destruction."
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 6 p.m.
WHERE:
Murphy's Law Irish Pub
2 George Street
Pawtucket, R.I. 02860
WHY:
On Tuesday, April 9th, Classic Entertainment & Sports will host its official kick-off party to launch the countdown until its highly-anticipated mixed martial arts event, "Path To Destruction," which is scheduled for Friday, April 12th at Twin River Casino.
Tuesday's rally is open to the public. Fighters scheduled for the April 12th card will be attendance for photo opportunities and autographs. The main event of "Path To Destruction" is a rematch between Pawtucket'sTodd "The Hulk" Chattelle (11-8, 8 KOs) and Dennis Olson (12-7, 1 KO) of Amherst, N.H.The undercard features the return of Boston's John "Doomsday" Howard (17-7, 8 KOs, who will face Iowa's Jason Louck(15-10, 7 KOs) in a middleweight bout, and Rhode Island natives Shaun Marmas (4-4, 1 KO) of Coventry and Providence's Thomas Evans (2-1), who will face one another in a three-round featherweight bout.
The show-stopper might be the highly-anticipated featherweight bout between Lucas Cruz (6-0, 2 KOs) and Rob Font (5-1, 1 KO), two Boston natives who will battle for bragging rights, along with regional supremacy in the 145-pound division. Also on the undercard, TriForce's Keenan Raymond will debut against Northborough, Mass., lightweight Jay Bakanowski (1-1); Kody Norby (3-0) of Woonsocket, R.I., will put his unbeaten record on the line against flyweight Jimmy Grant (3-1) of Carlstadt, N.J.; and welterweight Toby Oden (1-0) of Milford, Mass., will return against Jersey City veteran Emmanuel Walo (2-1).
Fan-favorite Dinis Paiva Jr. (3-3, 1 KO) of East Providence, R.I., will also be back in action searching for his third consecutive win against Cambridge, Mass., native Kin Moy (2-0); and Massachusetts natives Matt Doherty (1-0, 1 KO) of Salem and Whitman's Johnny Campbell (5-4, 3 KOs) will square off in a bantamweight bout. Unbeaten lightweight Nate Andrews(3-0, 1 KO) will also be back in action in a separate three-round bout.
Tickets for "Path To Destruction" are $36.00, $56.00, $101.00 and $126.00 and can be purchased by calling CES at 401.724.2253/2254, online at www.shop.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at the Players Club booth at Twin River, or through any TicketMaster location. Doors open 6 p.m. with the first bout scheduled for 7.
(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for "Path To Destruction." Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult and must enter through the West entrance).
- CES -
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