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| Uncasville, CT – The weights are in and the stage is set as CES Boxing returns to Mohegan Sun Arena tomorrow night at 7 ET for Summer Heat streaming live on BXNG TV. Summer Heat features the return of heavyweight Cassius Chaney of New London, CT, in a 10-round main-event showdown against California’s Matthew McKinney in addition to an eight-round co-feature bout between heavyweights Juiseppe Cusumano of Carini, Sicily, and Dennis Ventura of Lynn, MA. Tickets for Summer Heat are available online at MoheganSun.com, or through the Mohegan Sun box office. Summer Heat also streams live on BXNG TV for $19.99 with play-by-play from CES publicist Michael Parente (@michaelparente) alongside color commentator and New England boxing icon “Sucra” Ray Oliveira. Listed below are official weights from Friday’s weigh-in. For more information, follow CES Boxing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @CESBOXING. WEIGH-IN RESULTS Cassius Chaney New London, CT 252 Matt McKinney Fullerton, CA 260 Juiseppe Cusumano Carini, Sicily 235 Dennis Ventura Lynn, MA 215 1/2 Francis Hogan Weymouth, MA 159 1/4 Cleotis Pendarvis Lancaster, CA TBA Alejandro Paulino New London, CT 136 Brandon Idrogo Bronx, NY 134 Gary Balletto III Cranston, RI 178 Jeremiah David Austin Niagara Falls, NY 181 1/2 Jalen Renaud Springfield, MA 148 1/4 Michael Ogundo Quincy, MA 144 3/4 Sean Bey Providence, RI 218 1/3 John Shipman Dallas, TX 206 Jonathan DePina Boston, MA 135 Christian Otero New York, NY 135 1/4 Stevie Jane Coleman Columbia, CT 146 1/2 Jesenia Rivas Denver, CO 146 1/4 INFORMATION CES Boxingis one of the top promotions in the northeast and one of the few to successfully promote both mixed martial arts and professional boxing. Launched in 1992 by longtime boxing judge Jimmy Burchfield Sr., the promotion is the only in professional boxing to boast two reigning WBC Youth world champions in lightweight Jamaine Ortiz and featherweight Irvin Gonzalez. CES Boxing recently teamed with UFC FIGHT PASS, the world’s No. 1 streaming platform for combat sports, to showcase its events to a worldwide audience, and worked as a promotional consultant for the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view event in November of 2020. Mohegan Sun Arena is one of the busiest Arenas in the United States and is ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and VenuesNow. 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 United States 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 award-winning venue 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 “Casino of the Year – Arena” by the Academy of Country Music. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit MoheganSun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711. |
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