Shufford-Martinez, Harding Headline "Heavyweight Explosion" Oct 25

08.10 - Highly regarded heavyweight Charles Shufford of Las Vegas, Nev., faces relentless Gilbert Martinez of Sacramento, Calif., in the 10-round main event on Cedric Kushner Promotions' nationally and internationally televised "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" Saturday, Oct. 25, at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Robinsonville, Miss.

Also on the six-bout card presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions in association with Brian Young's Prize Fight is former United States champion and Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, now campaigning as a featherweight fighter.

The card starts at 8 p.m. (Central) with doors to the River Place Entertainment Center opening at 7.
Tickets, priced at $15 for reserved and $20 for ringside reserved, are on sale Monday through Saturday from noon until 8 p.m. at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino or by calling 800-456-0711.
Shufford has a record of 20-4 with nine knockouts while Martinez has a mark of 15-6-1 with seven knockouts.

Harding, from Portland, Ore., meets teenager Hollie Dunaway of Fort Smith, Ark., in a four-round bout.
Also on the card are three more heavyweight fights--Jovo Pudar of Brooklyn, N.Y., against Earl Ramon Hayes of Athens, Ga., in a six-round bout; David Vedder of San Jose, Calif., against Jason Nicholson of Tulsa, Okla., in a six-round fight; and Ray Lunsford of Coldwater, Miss., against Vernon Woodward of Shawnee, Okla., in a four-round bout.

The 30-year-old Shufford is coming off a 10-round decision over Willie Chapman on a Cedric Kushner Promotions' "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" card July 12 in Stateline, Nev.

Martinez scored his most impressive win earlier this year when he took a 10-round decision over former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Tony Tubbs Jan 17 in Lemoore, Calif.

The 32-year-old Pudar has a record of 19-1 with nine knockouts and has won 12 straight.

The 32-year-old Hayes has a record of 9-16-1 with seven knockouts and has won three straight. He's the only fighter to defeat Attila "The Hun" Levin, who's co-trained by the legendary Angelo Dundee.

The 39-year-old Vedder has a record of 21-22-5 with three knockouts. During the 1990s Vedder fought for the WBA, World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation light heavyweight championships and the WBC cruiserweight title. He went the 12-round distance in all four of those fights. In all, Vedder has had 10 fights against eight current or former light heavyweight, cruiserweight or heavyweight world champions and has gone the distance in nine of those, including a 10-rounder during 2001 against reigning IBF heavyweight champ Chris Byrd.

The 32-year-old Nicholson has a record of 16-18-1 with 10 knockouts.

The 34-year-old Lunsford has a record of 16-3 with seven knockouts. His past four fights have been at Sam's Town Casino & Hotel.

The 34-year-old Woodward has a record of 3-7 with three knockouts.

The 32-year-old Harding, who was born in Nashville, Tenn., has a record of 3-2 with no knockouts.

The 18-year-old Dunaway has a record of 4-3 with three knockouts.

Harding and Dunaway have one common opponent, Alejandra Lopez. Harding took a four-round unanimous decision over Lopez on March 28 of this year in Tulsa while Dunaway did the same on June 28 in Oklahoma City.