Meza-Clay/Aiken ESPN2 Showdown

World Class Fight Promotions and #1 Cochran invites all media to attend the final press conference for Friday night’s showdown between popular Champion Monty Meza-Clay and recent IBF Featherweight Champion of the World Eric Aiken in the heated 12-round Main Event at The Pittsburgh ExpoMart on Friday February 1st.. Both Meza-Clay and Aiken will be on hand at the Radisson ExpoMart Hotel in Monroeville and granted the podium to give their thoughts on the big match up. Also on hand will be their well known trainers Tommy Yankello and Adrian Davis as well as other members of the card including Brian “The Golden Greek” Camechis, Doel Carrasquillo, Jesse Lubash, and Mike “Steel City” Strauss.

The event will mark the first time ESPN2 national television has been attracted to travel to Pittsburgh in coverage of a boxing event since May 8, 2001. The national broadcast crew along with special guest commentator Roy Jones Jr. fresh off of his victory against Tito Trinidad will be on hand to cover the event.

Also, World Class Fight Promotions has announced that due to high demand, an additional section of Balcony Gold has been opened up and are now available to fight fans.

Meza-Clay (26W-1L, 17KO) of Rankin is the highest rated (WBO #8, WBA #13, IBF#14) professional boxer in the entire Pittsburgh region in all 17 weight divisions combined as regulated by boxing’s major sanctioning bodies. He is one of only two featherweight boxers from the United States ranked in the top 10 with the other being Marcos Ramirez of Kansas City, MO. Meza-Clay is coming off of two consecutive thrilling 6-round knockouts of Dominican contender Pasqual Rouse in November and rugged Philadelphian Lenny DeVictoria in July. Aiken of Washington D.C. is eager to secure himself another World Title opportunity after losing the IBF strap to current Champion Robert Guerrero in a classic battle late last year televised on Showtime.

This highly anticipated event will include an 8-round co-feature bout between undefeated Brian “The Golden Greek” Camechis vs. tough Puerto Rican contender Doel Carrasquillo. The action packed under card includes two 6-round contests in Middleweights “The Magic” Juan McPherson battling Greg Beerman and Cruiserweights Hino Ehikhamenor going up against Zack Page as well as Welterweights Jesse Lubash and Shawn Detamore and Lightweights Mike Strauss and Jose Luis Torres facing each other in 4-round contests.

The Pittsburgh ExpoMart is located at 105 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville, PA 15146. Tickets for the event are $100 Ringside, $75 Balcony Gold, $50 Reserved, and $25 General Admission and can be purchased prior to by calling (724) 513-7457 or online at www.worldclassfp.net or at the gate fight night. A few V.I.P. Corporate Ringside Table packages with waitress service remain. Information on which can be obtained by calling the number above. Free on-site parking. Gates open at 7:00 P.M., first bell expected at 8:00 P.M. Bouts subject to change.