Highly touted twin prospects Carlos Juan Velasquez and Juan Carlos Velasquez will make their Chicago debuts on January 25th at Cicero Stadium as Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions present THE MONTH OF THE KINGS, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing..
The 23 year old Puerto Rican brothers, handled by noted manager Shelly Finkel, will be featured in six round junior lightweight bouts. Carlos Juan, recently touted by Dan Rafael of ESPN.com on his 2008 year end list of prospects as a future star, has quickly run his record to 5-0 with five knockouts since turning professional in early 2007. Juan Carlos’s record also is 5-0 with three knockouts. More information on both of their bouts will be announced soon.
Said Dominic Pesoli, “We’re thrilled to work with Golden Boy Promotions to bring these future stars in boxing to our fans. THE MONTH OF THE KINGS is an outstanding card and should surpass the high expectations our fans have for our events.”
Along with Chicago’s 8 Count Productions and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, THE MONTH OF THE KINGS is presented by TCF Bank, Tecate Beer and AeroMexico, Mexico’s premier airline travel headquarters. The SOLO BOXEO TECATE broadcast will be viewed in 42 US markets and 70 foreign countries.
Tickets for THE MONTH OF THE KINGS are available in advance by calling the 8 Count Productions offices at 312-226-5800. Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie, just minutes from the Eisenhower and Stevenson Expressways. Doors for this event will open at 5:30pm with the first bell at 6:30pm.
Headlining THE MONTH OF THE KINGS is former junior flyweight world champion Hugo “EL INCREDIBLE” Cazares of Los Mochis, Mexico. Cazares has moved up to flyweight for this scheduled twelve rounder, his first fight in Chicago
Cazares, 25-4-1 (19KO’s) is currently ranked # 2 in the world by Ring Magazine and ESPN.
In the co-main event, Chicago favorite Antonio Escalante, 16-2 (10KO’s) will return for his fourth area appearance in a ten round featherweight bout.
The undercard of THE MONTH OF THE KINGS features Chicago welterweight Ivan Popoca, junior welterweight newcomer Michael Faragon, along with fan favorite Barbaro Zepeda.
The Master of Ceremonies for THE MONTH OF THE KINGS will be Lupe Contreras, the internationally recognized voice of Latino boxing.
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