WHAT: Official weigh-in for the March 1st ESPN Friday Night Fights at MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
WHO: IBF Featherweight Championship (12)
BILLY “The Kid” DIB (35-1-0-1NC, 21 KOs), Champion, Sydney, Australia
EVGENY GRADOVICH (15-0, 8 KOs), Challenger, Igrim, Russia
NABF Super Welterweight Championship (10)
WILLIE “The Great” NELSON (19-1-1, 11 KOs), Champion, Cleveland, OH
MICHAEL “El Magnifico” MEDINA (26-3-2, 19 KOs), Challenger, Los Angeles, CA
Junior Lightweights (8)
RYAN “Polish Prince” KIELCZWESKI (15-0, 3 KOs), Quincy, MA
GIL “La Metrealleta” GARCIA (5-3-1, 1 KO), Houston, TX
Super Bantamweights (8)
LUIS “KO King” ROSA JR. (12-0, 6 KOs), New Haven, CT
JHOVANY COLLADO (4-6-2, 1 KO), Jamaica, NY
Middleweights (6)
CHARLIE OTA (21-1, 15 KOs), Hachioji, Japan/Harlem, NY
BRANDON BAUE (12-9, 10 KOs)
Junior Welterweights (4)
LUIS OLIVERAS (pro debut), Glendale, AZ
RAFAEL MUNOZ (1-1), Houston, TX
Female Junior Featherweights (6)
SHELLY “Shelito’s Way” VINCENT (7-0), Providence, RI
MIKAYLA NEBEL (0-3), Columbus, OH
Welterweights (4)
JIMMY WILLIAMS (1-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT
RAYNARD YOUNGER (0-1), Alpharetta, GA
Lightweights (4)
DONTE STRAYHORN (pro debut), Cincinnati, OH
JOE PINGITORE (pro debut), Cranston, RI
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 – 4 pm ET fighters report, 5:30 pm ET on scales
WHERE: Fox Theater, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
OTHER: The 12-round main event on ESPN Friday Night Fights features International Boxing Federation (IBF) Featherweight Champion Billy Dib (35-1-0-1NC, 21 KOs), who is promoted by 50 Cent, defending against undefeated Russian challenger Evgeny Gradovich. NABF Super Welterweight Champion Willie Nelson defends his title against Michael Medina in the 10-round co-feature.
The ESPN Friday Night Fights card, co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions, will air live at 9 p.m. ET. The Nelson-Medina bout is promoted in association with Rumble Time Promotions. The event is sponsored by SMS Audio.
Tickets priced at $200, $100, $75 and $40 may be purchased online at foxwoods.com, by calling the Foxwoods’ box office at 800-200-2882, or in person at the Foxwoods’ box office.