10/27/05
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: TAMARA PETTIT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
304-387-8335 (OFFICE) 304-479-8097 (CELL)
CHESTER, WV – Boxing fans will have the opportunity
to view a dynamite, pre-Thanksgiving professional boxing
match at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort on November
23. Entitled “Thanksgiving Feast with Brian “The
Beast” Minto,” the event will feature Minto
(21-1, 12 KOs) of Butler, PA, vs. Gary “The Bull”
Winman (25-16, 17 KOS) of Pittsburgh, PA in the Main Event
Heavyweight bout.
Minto is coming off a tko in 7 win over Vinny Maddalone
on the Roy Jones, Jr./Antonio Carver undercard. Minto’s
bout was broadcast live on the Pay Per View program. The
fight was a rematch from 2004 when Minto knocked Maddalone
out in the 10th and final round while way behind on the
scorecards. The one-punch KO was on ESPN’s “Plays
of the Week” and the bout was acclaimed as one of
the bouts of the year.
Winman is no stranger to Mountaineer having five of his
25 wins there in the 1990’s. Some of his more notable
opponents have been Joe Mesi, Oleg Maskaev and recent Tyson
conqueror, Kevin McBride.
Verquan “The Show” Kimbrough (13-0-1, 6 KOs)
of Aliquippa, PA goes up against Feliciano Villa (5-2-1,
3 KOs) of Raleigh, North Carolina in a co-feature bout.
Kimbrough is coming off a ten-round unanimous decision over
Marty Robbins to capture the IBA America’s Super Featherweight
Title. This is Kimbrough’s fourth title win in his
brief two-year professional career which is an extension
of an amateur background that included five national amateur
titles. Kimbrough also fought in Las Vegas in June 2005
scoring a knockout win over Antonia Young in a bout that
was seen live on ESPN des portes.
The boxing card will also feature Monty Meza-Clay(17-0,
11 KOs) of Rankin, PA versus Derrick “The Dragon”
Moon (11-10-1, 2 KOs) of Fort Worth, Texas in an eight-round
Lightweight bout. Meza-Clay is coming off an eight-round
decision over tough Reggie Sanders on September 30 in Des
Moines, Iowa. Moon is a straight ahead banger who never
takes a step backwards and has never been stopped..or knocked
down.
In their third meeting, George “da Butcher”
Klinesmith (21-10-3, 13 KOs) of Bloomingdale, Ohio will
face Roland Commings (22-23-3, 10 KOs) of Youngstown, Ohio.
Their first bout was a draw in 2001 with the rematch in
August 2005 ending with a majority decision in Klinesmith’s
favor. The bout will be for Klinesmith’s West Virginia
Jr. Middleweight belt in what should be the final chapter
of the rivalry.
Also on the card will be world ranked and unbeaten Joe
Wyatt (21-0, 13 KOs) of Pittsburgh, PA when he battles Cornell
Shinholster (13-9-1, 6 KOs) of Cincinatti. Other local boxers
will be Heavyweight prospect Nicolai Firtha (7-1-1, 4 KO’s)
of Akron and Jr. Middleweight Billy Lyell (8-2, 2 KOs) of
Youngstown.
Fight tickets are Platinum - $125; Gold - $60; Reserved
- $40and General Admission – $20 and can be purchased
through any Ticketmaster location or on site at the Downtown
Speakeasy Roarin 20’s Players Club.
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