PROVIDENCE (September 27, 2007) – Unbeaten “Baby” Joe Mesi has dedicated his CES debut on October 12 to injured Buffalo Bills lineman Kevin Everett, while Shannon Miller has vowed to upset Mesi in their 10-round main event in “Clash Of The Titans,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., continuing “The Budweiser Night at the Fights” series at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island..
Former WBC No. 1 contender and NABF heavyweight champion Mesi (35-0, 28 KOs) fights Miller (15-3, 9 KOs) for the vacant WBC USNBC heavyweight title. “I’m known as the third franchise in Buffalo and I do love he Bills and Sabres,” Mesi said. “I’ve dedicated my next fight and possibly other fights to Kevin Everett and his family. I’m sending him a card to let him know and an autographed pair of gloves, through the Buffalo Bills, with the message, ‘Keep Fighting, Kevin.’
“All of the guys I fight want to be the one wearing the T-shirt, ‘I beat Joe Mesi.” I’ve watched Shannon Miller box for a long time. I know he’s experienced and that this is a great opportunity for him. We’ve always been respectful towards each other, but he’s not in the same class as me. I’m going to come in having trained very hard for him. I’ll be ready. I know he’s going to be in his best shape to try and score an upset. He is a step up from the tune-ups I’ve had the last year or so. But I’m too fast and too strong for him. He’s going to be a good test for me.”
Miller, of course, is looking at Mesi as a breakthrough fight. “I look forward to this shot at upsetting Joe Mesi and putting my name on the national scene,” Miller explained. “Joe’s ‘O’ has got to go!”
“Clash of the Titans” will be taped live in the Twin River Events Center and air Saturday night, October 13 starting at 9:30 PM/ET on by CN8, The Comcast Network as well as Cox Sports Television.
“Both fighters (Mesi and Miller) understand how important this fight is for the USNBC title,” Burchfield added. “It’s so important to Miller that he’s taken off a month from work to train at with his father‘s camp. He knows what a great opportunity he has to upset Mesi. This is Joe’s biggest fight because he has a lot to prove. It’s so important to both of their careers. Both camps have been very respectful — Jack Mesi (Joe’s dad/manager) as well as Shannon’s father, Bob, and his promoter, Lisa (Elovich). To show you the type of guy Joe Mesi is, he’s dedicating this fight to Kevin Everett.”
2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada (9-1, 1 KO), NABO No. 14 rated heavyweight, is slated to fight TBA in the co-feature.
Four-time world champion, reigning IWBF light welterweight and lightweight champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt (18-4-1) and Jackie Kallen-managed Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard (11-0, 7 KOs), who has been inactive for more than a year due to hand surgery, also are scheduled to fight on “Clash of the Titans” in six-round bouts.
Undefeated Pawtucket (RI) light welterweight Eddie “The Puerto Rican Sensation” Soto (8-0, 4 KOs) meets Connecticut veteran Shakha Moore (10-11-3, 2 KOs) in a four-rounder. Also on the undercard in separate four-round fights are Rhode Island super middleweight Angel Camacho, Jr. (7-0, 4 KOs), Brockton (MA) light heavyweight Manuel Antonio Lopes and New Hampshire cruiserweight Rich Gingras (3-0, 3 KOs), the 2006 Ringside World heavyweight champion as an amateur. All boxers and bouts are subject to change.
Tickets for “Clash of the Titans” are priced at $40.00, $45.00, (Bronze), $65.00 (Silver), $100.00 (Gold) and $150.00 (Jimmy’s Platinum Club) and may be purchased by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going on line at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at the Twin River Event Center (100 Twin River Road, Lincoln, RI), or any TicketMaster location. Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or Twin River Events Center (877.82.RIVER/ www.twinriver.com) for more information. Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET.
(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “Class of the Titans.” Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and they must enter through the West entrance.)