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ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
WEIGH-IN RESULTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014
RICHARD J. CODEY ARENA
WEST ORANGE, NJ
New York, NY / West Orange, NJ (1/30/14) – All of the fighters for ESPN FridayNight Fights‘ special-edition triple-header weighed-in earlier today Friday night’s much anticipated card. The card, on the eve of Super Bowl weekend, is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions, and will take place at the Richard J. Codey Arena, in West Orange, NJ.
Headlining the card will be highly regarded light heavyweight contender Blake Caparello (18-0-1, 6KO’s) making his much anticipated U.S. debut when he takes on the always-exciting Elvir Muriqi (40-5, 21KO’s) in a 10-round light heavyweight showdown. Junior featherweights Luis Rosa (15-0, 7KO’s) and Jorge Diaz (17-2, 10KO’s) meet in the eight-round co-feature, which is a guaranteed barnburner, and opening up the telecast will be 19-year-old sensation Dusty Hernandez-Harrison(19-0, 11KO’s) in his national T.V. debut when he squares off against Tim Witherspoon Jr. (10-3-1, 2KO’s) in an eight-round welterweight contest.
The triple-header is presented by Corona Extra ESPN will begin live coverage at 9 p.m. ETon ESPN2, broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN.
Below is the complete bout sheet, with weights included (bout card subject to change) for Friday night’s show.
Tickets are priced at $150, $100, $75 and $40, and can be purchased Friday night at the door. Tickets can also be purchased in advance by calling 1 (888) 612-4191 or by visiting:https://tickets.completeticketsolutions.com/BOX/Online/default.asp#
BLUE CORNER RED CORNER
ESPN MAIN EVENT – 10 ROUNDS – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Blake Caparello vs. Elvir Muriqi
Victoria, Australia New York, NY
18-0-1, 6 KO’s 40-5, 21 KO’s
174.5 lbs. 171.8 lbs.
ESPN CO-FEATURE – 8 ROUNDS -JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS
Luis Rosa vs. Jorge Diaz
New Haven, CT New Brunswick, NJ
15-0, 7 KO’s 17-2, 10 KO’s
122.1 lbs. 121.7 lbs.
9PM ESPN LIVE – 8 ROUNDS -WELTERWEIGHTS
Dusty Harrison vs. Tim Witherspoon Jr.
Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA
19-0, 11KO’s 10-3-1, 2 KO’s
146.2 lbs. 146.5 lbs.
TV SWING – 4 ROUNDS – SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
Samuel Teah vs. Andrew Bentley
Philadelphia, PA Jersey City, NJ
1-0, 1 KO’s 1-1
138.5 lbs. 133 lbs.
6 ROUNDS -JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Cecil McCalla vs. Eric Mitchell
Randallstown, MD Philadelphia, PA
16-0, 6 KO’s 23-10-1, 11KO’s
152 lbs. 153.8 lbs.
6 ROUNDS – CRUISERWEIGHTS
Patrick Farrell vs. Lucas St. Claire
Jersey City, NJ Grand Forks, ND
8-2-1, 4 KO’s 3-3, 2 KO’s
202 lbs. 185.3 lbs.
4 ROUNDS – LIGHTWEIGHTS
Rickey Edwards vs. Justin Robbins
Paterson, NJ Springfield, MO
3-0, 2 KO’s 2-4, 1 KO
135.5 lbs. 135.5 lbs.
6 ROUNDS -LIGHTWEIGHTS
Louis Cruz vs. Jose Santiago
Bronx, NY Bayamon, Puerto Rico
5-0, 3 KO’s 3-4, 3 KO’s
135.5 lbs. 134.8 lbs.
4 ROUNDS – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Junior Younan vs. Thomas Allen
Brooklyn, NY St. Joseph, MO
2-0, 2 KO’s 1-3, 1 KO
166.5 lbs. 160 lbs.
6 ROUNDS -JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS
Wanzell Ellison vs. Esteban Villalba
Newark, NJ Juarez, Mexico
9-0-1, 5 KO’s 4-5-2
130.9 lbs. 134.2 lbs.
6 ROUNDS -JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Patrick Day vs. Guillermo Ibarra
Freeport, NY Phoenix, AZ
5-0-1, 2 KO’s 11-4, 7 KO’s
154.2 lbs. 152 lbs.
6 ROUNDS -SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
Michael Faragon vs. Ivan Zavala
Guilderland, NY Los Angeles, CA
18-0, 8 KO’s 6-4-1, 2 KO’s
142.5 lbs. 145.5 lbs.
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