Dawson, Grachev primed for championship showdown. CES Boxing returns to Hartford with 8 fight card
Hartford, CT (October 10, 2019) – Listed below are final weights for the all the participants on tomorrow night’s live championship boxing card at the Connecticut Convention Center in downtown Hartford.
The card, promoted by regional giant CES Boxing, features eight exciting fights, including the eight-round WBC USNBC light heavyweight championship showdown between New Haven, CT, veteran and former two-time world-titlist “Bad” Chad Dawson (35-5, 19 KOs) Russian challenger Denis Grachev (19-8-1, 10 KOs).
The event streams live on UFC FIGHT PASS® beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Tickets start at $47 and are available online at www.cesboxing.com, www.ctconventions.com and www.showclix.com. Doors open at 6 p.m. ET with the first preliminary bout beginning at 7. Start your free trail or purchase a UFC FIGHT PASS® subscription at www.ufcfightpass.com.
Visit www.cesboxing.com, www.twitter.com/cesboxing or www.facebook.com/cesboxing for more information, and follow CES Boxing on Instagram at @CESBOXING.
WEIGHTS:
CHAD DAWSON
New Haven, CT
35-5, 19 KOs
175
vs.
DENIS GRACHEV
Chaykovsky, Russia
19-8-1, 10 KOs
175
CASSIUS CHANEY
New London, CT
16-0, 10 KOs
254
vs.
SANTANDER SILGADO
Arboletes, Colombia
28-7, 22 KOs
228
JIMMY WILLIAMS
New Haven, CT
16-3-1, 5 KOs
153
vs.
JOSE MEDINA
Tilton, NH
18-17-1, 7 KOs
153
SHARAD COLLIER
Hartford, CT
2-0-1, 2 KOs
133
vs.
GLENN MITCHELL
Steubenville, OH
3-3, 3 KOs
131
JACOB MARRERO
Bridgeport, CT
4-0, 3 KOs
129
vs.
MIKE OLIVER
Hartford, CT
26-10-1, 8 KOs
118.5
NATHAN MARTINEZ
New Britain, CT
5-0, 2 KOs
123
vs.
STEVE GARAGARZA
Laredo, TX
1-1-1, 1 KO
123
JAHVEL JOSEPH
Bronx, NY
Pro debut
165
vs.
LEANDRO SILVA
Sao Paolo, Brazil
1-2, 1 KO
172.5
JALEN RENAUD
Springfield, MA
1-0
153
vs.
MACEO CROWDER
Brockton, MA
2-2, 1 KO
153.5
INFORMATION
CES Boxing promoted its first event in 1992 headlined by future Champion Sucra Ray Oliveira. Over the years, CES has earned the reputation as the Heart and Soul of boxing with a rich history that includes the development of former U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada, plus Vinny Paz and Rhode Island legends Gary Balletto and Peter Manfredo Jr., both of whom rose to fame on The Contender reality television series. Through the years, Jimmy Burchfield Sr has earned several noteworthy awards, among them the NABF Promoter of the Year, and 2011 inductee into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.
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