4/8/05
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: TAMARA PETTIT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
304-387-8335 (OFFICE) 304-479-8097 (CELL)
CHESTER, WV - Four title bouts will be on the card April
28 when Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort and World
Class Promotions presents “Win, Place or Show,”
an exciting night of boxing at THE HARV. Verquan Kimbrough
will be fighting for the prestigious International Boxing
Council America’s Title in the main event. Kimbrough
along with other local prospects on the card will be battling
the worthy opposition of their young careers.
Kimbrough, a five-time National Amateur Champion, will
attempt to remain unbeaten while fighting for two titles
in one night. The West Virginia and the I.B.C. America’s
Featherweight belts will be on the line when he faces Chad
Wright of Galion, Ohio in a ten-round contest. Wright sports
an impressive 11-4 record with nine wins by way of knockout.
Wright will be the first southpaw that Kimbrough will face
since the amateurs. Kimbrough (10-0-1, 4 KO’s) is
coming off his most impressive win since entering the professional
ranks. That win was a 33-second, one punch demolition of
tough Terrell Hargrove. Hargrove had stopped Scott McCracken
in eight and went seven tough rounds with Monty Meza-Clay
in his previous two bouts.
The very popular Meza-Clay will also face difficult opposition
when he attempts to capture the N.A.B.C. Continental Title.
Mesa-Clay brings to the ring a spotless 14-0 record with
ten of his bouts not going the distance. His opponent will
be James Baker of Washington, DC in a 10-round bout. Baker
is 13-6-3 and has faced extraordinary quality opposition
throughout his professional career. He has a win over previously
unbeaten Guadalupe Rosales and recently lost a close ten-round
nod to Mexican superstar Humberto Sotl (36-5-2). Baker will
try to use his height advantage (5’7” to 5’2”)
to slow the perpetual motion style of Mesa-Clay.
The other two title bouts scheduled for April 28 will
feature local prospects squaring off against each other.
Both bouts will be for North American Boxing organization
titles and will guarantee a top 15 world ranking by the
WBO. The Super Welterweight bout will pit unbeaten Joe Wyatt
(19-0, 13 KO’s) of Pittsburgh and veteran George “d
Butcher” Klinesmith (20-8-3, 13 KO’s) of Bloomingdale,
Ohio, in what could prove to be a classic crossroads battle.
The 35-year-old Wyatt will start his run at what hopes to
be a World Title shot; however, the always tough Klinesmith
has identical aspirations and both are using this bout to
springboard their careers in that direction. Klinesmith,
8-0-1 in his last nine bouts, is managed and trained by
Faith Wolfley. Faith is the wife of former Steeler lineman
and current radio personality Craig Wolfley.
Another crossroads competition will occur when unbeaten
Dan “Hard Way” Harvison (11-0, 8 KO’s)
of McKeesport, PA takes on Mike “Fully Loaded”
Carr (14-1-2, 8 KO’s) of Pittsburgh. This “Backyard
Brawl” will also bring a world ranking by the WBO.
This cruiserweight contest would be a worthy main event
anywhere and shouldn’t be overshadowed on this exciting
night of four title contests. Also scheduled on the card
is heavyweight prospect Abraham “The African Assassin”
Okine (14-0, 8 KO’s) and light heavyweight Robbie
Strauss (3-2) in separate undercard action.
The card gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $125 –
Platinum, $60- Gold, $40 – Reserved and $20 –
General Admission and can be purchased through any Ticketmaster
location or on site at Mountaineer at the Downtown Speakeasy
Roarin’ 20’s Players Club.
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