PHILADELHIA (May 20, 2008)—The stakes got even bigger for the main event that will take place on Friday 6th at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. Elieser Castillo of Miami & Adam Harris of Philadelphia will engage in a cruiserweight battle scheduled for twelve rounds and it will be contested for the WBC Latino Cruiserweight title..
Castillo, 30-6-2 with seventeen knockouts is no stranger to winning championships.
The Miami native has won titles such as WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title, IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title, NABF heavyweight title and would like to add the WBC Latino cruiserweight bout to his already crowded trophy case.
Harris, 10-0 with seven knockouts has yet to win a title and is hungry to add a belt to his already undefeated record.
When a fighter who has fought the whose who of the heavier weight divisions such as Castillo taking on a hungry undefeated fighter like Harris, you can be sure that they will bring the best out of each other.
An outstanding undercard has been put together:
Jules Blackwell of Phoenixville, Pa (7-0-2, 2 KO’s) takes on Tyrell Samuel (9-2, 5 KO’s) of Baltimore in an eight round Featherweight bout.
Steve Chambers Upsher (16-1-1, 4 KO’s) and Jaime Morales (4-7, 2 KO’s) get it on in a six round Jr. Welterweight battle of Philadelphian’s.
Ran Nakash (12-0, 8 KO’s) of Haifa, Israel return to the Legendary Blue Horizon when he takes on James Porter (5-12-1, 1 KO) of Terre Haute, Indiana in a six round Cruiserweight bout.
Fresh off his impressive debut at The Blue Horizon on April 11, Mario Mina (1-0, 1 KO) of Brooklyn, New York gets it on with Robert Florentino (2-3, 2 KO’s) of Indianaplis, Indiana.
Gerald Smith (2-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on Ronnie Boyd (5-3, 2 KO’s) of Washington, DC in a four round Super Featherweight fight.
Paul Fernandez (2-1-1, 2 KO’s) takes on Ian Ransburg (1-0, 1 KO) of Indianapolis in a four round Featherweight bout
June 6 will also mark the return of Jr. Middleweight Orlando Lewis (4-1, 4 KO’s) of Vineland, New Jersey
The show is presented by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions Inc.
Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $200 for Queen Seating, $125 for Presidential seats, $65 for VIP, $55 for Ringside, and $45 for General Admission and can be purchased by calling The Legendary Blue Horizon at 1-215-763-0500 or by logging on to comcasttix.com. Doors open at 6:30 PM / 1st bout begins at 7:30 PM
The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA
THERE WILL BE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 4th AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON AT 11 AM