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| UNCASVILLE, CT – The Earth Ballroom at Mohegan Sun will be the site of this year’s Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Gala on Saturday, November 2nd. The 2pm event honors this year’s class, including Providence Rhode Island’s Gary “Tiger” Balletto Sr., famed judge Frank Lombardi, and Michael Mazzulli, Director of the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, among others. Tickets to the 18th Annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Gala are on-sale through Eventbrite, and includes live entertainment, delicious food and drink options. Boxing enthusiasts can also book an overnight stay at Mohegan Sun’s iconic Sky Tower through a group rate, available HERE. After the gala, Mohegan Sun Arena heats up as CES Boxing hosts the biggest New England fight card of the year, ‘CES Autumn Classic’. The 13-bout card includes many of the best contenders, prospects, and future world champions from New England and around the world. The stacked card is headlined by WBC US Silver Lightweight Champion and New London resident Alejandro “El Abusador” Paulino (18-0, 14 KOs) squaring off against Rhode Island’s Toka Kahn (29-3, 19 KOs). The co-feature includes a Massachusetts turf war between Brockton’s “King” Kevin Walsh (14-0, 7 KOs) and Worcester’s Irvin Gonzalez (16-4, 12 KOs) for Walsh’s New England Super Featherweight title. Tickets for Saturday’s Autumn Classic are available through CESFights.com, Ticketmaster and the Mohegan Sun Box Office. For more information on these cards and all other CES Boxing events, visit cesfights.com. INFORMATION ABOUT CES BOXING CES Boxing is one of the top promotions on the East Coast. Founded in 1992 by Jimmy Burchfield Sr., CES Boxing has promoted many world class fighters, including Jamaine Ortiz, Juiseppe Cusumano, Hank Lundy, Vinny Paz, Peter Manfredo, Mariusz Wach, Jason Estrada, Matt Godfrey, Chad Dawson and Ray Oliveira. CES Boxing has promoted such super fights as “The Thriller on Triller: Tyson v Jones Jr.”, “Mayweather vs. Gotti III” and “The Contender: Manfredo v Pemberton”. ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711. |
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