8 COUNT FINALIZES HUGE DESTINY SHOW FOR NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT,
JUNE 16TH AT CICERO STADIUM DAVID DIAZ IN LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT UNBEATEN
KO ARTIST MIKE GONZALEZ IN CO-MAIN TERRIFIC UNDERCARD FEATURES FRANCISCO DIAZ
DONOVAN GEORGE, BARBARO ZEPEDA, KENNY KOST AND TRINIDAD GARCIA TICKETS ON SALE
IN ADVANCE BY CALLING 312-226-5800
June 7, 2006 - Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has finalized an outstanding
seven bout card for “DESTINY”, another installment of world class professional
boxing on Friday June 16th at Cicero Stadium.
“DESTINY” is presented by 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO
BOXING and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated, along with Miller Lite and TCF
Bank. SOLO BOXEO DE MILLER, the highly regarded Friday night series will
broadcast the event internationally.
Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie, just minutes from the Eisenhower
and Stevenson Expressways. Doors for this event will open at 6pm with the first
bell at 7pm. Tickets, starting at $30 are on sale in advance by calling
312-226-5800.
Headlining the evening is an outstanding matchup between Chicagoland’s most
popular boxer, 1996 US Olympian David Diaz, 30-1-1 (16), and Efren Hinojosa,
29-2-1 (17) of Lakeside, California in a twelve round bout for the IBA
Lightweight World Championship.
Said Dominic Pesoli, “This is a huge show for our fans. They were thrilled to
see David in March at the Aragon when he beat Silverio Ortiz and he’s fighting
for the world title against Hinojosa who’s a very tough kid. It’s a terrific
match between guys with very similar records, a true crossroads fight.”
“Our lightweight prospect Mike Gonzalez has won his first six fights by knockout
and we’re proud to put him in the co-main for the boxing world to see.”
“The card has 49 scheduled rounds over seven fights. A couple of months ago
Barbaro Zepeda and Miguel Angel Figueroa put on a terrific six round war which
we just put up on our 8 Count TV portion of our website. This six rounder
rematch should be a continuation of that.”
“Donovan George has always been a favorite amongst our fans and we’re very happy
to have him back. Francisco Diaz is a very skilled super middleweight from
Kansas that is making his 8 Count debut.”
“Our fans have told us they want to see quality matchups and our matchmaker
Jerry Alfano along with our partners at Top Rank have done a great job with this
event.”
The full fight card is as follows;
David Diaz vs. Efren Hinojosa, 12 rounds, lightweight
IBA Lightweight World Championship
Mike Gonzalez vs. Jeff Hinds, 8 rounds, lightweights
Francisco Diaz vs. Moises Martinez, 6 rounds, middleweights
Donovan George vs. Robert Smallwood, 6 rounds, super middleweights
Kenny Kost vs. Alberto Mercedes, 6 rounds, middleweights
Barbaro Zepeda vs. Miguel Figueroa, 6 rounds, super featherweights
Trinidad Garcia vs. Chris Govan, 5 rounds, junior middleweights
The Master of Ceremonies for this event will be the internationally recognized
voice of Latino boxing, Lupe Contreras.
The weigh-in for this event will take place on Thursday, June 15th at Club
Aquarius at 7pm. Club Aquarius is located at 2459 N. Pulaski on the northwest
side of Chicago.
8 Count Productions was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1997 and has consistently
presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland. In
2003, Pesoli along with former featherweight contender Mike Garcia opened JABB
Boxing Gym, a 6,000 square foot venue dedicated to the finest Chicagoland boxers
of all talent levels.
To view the seating chart and poster for this event or for more information on 8
Count Productions and JABB Boxing Gym, please visit www.8countproductions.com
and www.jabbboxinggym.com