Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will present a nine-match boxing card in the first 2010 Friday Night Fight series event on Feb. 26, with the opening bout beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Rollins Center arena. Former USBA junior welterweight champion Michael “No Joke” Stewart (44-7-2, 23 KOs), of New Castle, will face off against the current WBF welterweight champion Brandon “The Business” Baue (12-3, 10 KOs) of Troy, Mo., in an eight-round main event.
The co-feature of the evening matches “Rockin’” Ryan Belasco (11-4-3, 3 KOs) of New Castle with Julias Edmonds (5-6) of Philadelphia in a light welterweight bout. Female featherweights Karen Dulin (1-4) of Mystic, CT and Christina Leadbeater (2-4) of Westville, N.J. will appear in a four-round match up.
Middleweight bruisers Clarence “Sonny Bono” Taylor (11-1-5, 7 KOs) of Wilmington and Joshua “O.C. Bomber” Snyder (8-4-1, 3 KOs) of Berlin, Md., will face off in a six-round punchfest. Another six-round middleweight bout will feature New Castle native “Mighty” Mike Tiberi (11-1, 5 KOs); a worthy opponent has yet to come forward.
A heavyweight match will pit newcomer Dan Grafton (0-1) of Philly in a 4-round bout against an opponent to be named. A strong, undefeated Anthony “Caputo” Smith (2-0) is waiting to hear who his opponent will be in a four-round, light heavyweight match.
Mike “Strictly Business” Denby (2-3-3, 2KOs) of Felton will make his fourth appearance at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, where he earned his first victory in February 2008. He is ready to take on a junior welterweight four-round battle with opponent Horatio “Ray The Right One” Pitmon (1-8) of Philly who is ready for a comeback following a lengthy hiatus. Bernard “Road Dog” Miller (3-1-1) of Lewes will take on Walter “Stickman” Brown (2-6) of Riverhead, N.Y. in a four-round welterweight match up.
Tickets for Friday Night Fights at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino on February 26 range from $30 to $75. Tickets may be purchased through VIP Services at 800-711-5882 or www.doverdowns.com/entertainment/boxing-friday-night-fights. A special “Man Package” (five-person min.) includes preferred group seating on the floor, pre-doors-open seating, $25 in casino play for each, official event poster autographed by fighters, reserved seating in Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino with refreshments and drink specials ($100/person). Contact Lisa Butler at lbutler@doverdowns.com with inquiries and reservation requests.
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