MEZ Sports Brings Back Old Time Fight Promoting With Palladium Fight Card
Jun 9, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Los Angeles, with the Grand Olympic Auditorium,
used to be the hub for fighting in Southern California with fights
featuring up-and-coming fighters along side those who were trying
to make their way back to prominence. It didn’t matter if you were
a serious fight fan or a casual spectator; you went the Olympic
Auditorium to see a good fight. These days, the Olympic Auditorium
is an empty reminder of days gone by and fight fans are left
reminiscing about the good old days.
Now promoter Craig Zimmerman with his MEZ Sports fight promotion is bringing back the classic days of fights on June 12, 2010 with Pandemonium at the Palladium I Powered by Pit Bull Energy Drink. The fight card will feature exciting Southern California fighters in both boxing and MMA allowing fans of both sports to enjoy an action packed night of fights.
Headlining the MMA card are two UFC T.U.F. veterans, Roman
Mitichyan, Season 6, and Ritchie Whitson, Season 9. Mitichyan, a
world class judo and sambo practitioner, faces a tough competitor
in Preston Scharf while Whitson faces the always tough Nick Reale.
The balance of the MMA portion of the night will feature exciting
new fighters looking to work their way to the major promotions.
All too often hybrid cards like these are filled with overmatched fighters trying to fill up time and space, however, Zimmerman is bringing back the boxing heavyweights when WBC Youth Heavyweight Champion Andrey “The Russian Bear” Fedosov (21-1, 17KO’s) meets former world title contender Lance “Mount” Whitaker (34-6-1, 28K0’s) in a 12 round championship fight. This is the first steep challenge for the powerful Russian and he is facing an opponent who is almost 12 inches taller than him and who has a significant reach advantage. With 45 knockouts between them, this fight won’t last long. Also on the card Damian ”Bolo” Wills, (27-2-1, 21 KO’s) who used to regularly sell out Hollywood’s Henry Fonda Theater meets the rugged Lionel Butler (32-16-5, 25 KO’s) in a 10 round matchup. The winners of these two fights will next at MEZ Sports’ next fight at the Palladium for the IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title and a top 15 world ranking.
“I can remember watching the great fighters like Ray Mancini, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard fight on television every weekend when I was young and I wanted to bring that type of fight back with MEZ Sports. Fans can attend one of my fight cards and know that they are guaranteed an exciting night of fight action,” Zimmerman states reflecting back on the shows he has promoted.
Zimmerman is known for quality match-ups and no easy fights in the over two years that he has been promoting fights in Southern California and this card is no exception. The last card was highlighted by a six round stand up brawl between Johnny Suarez and Ricky Duenas and a technical ground fight between Nick Reale and Steve Magdaleno. Both crowd pleasers, Suarez and Reale are again showcased on the June Palladium show because the fans demanded to see both fighters again.
Now promoter Craig Zimmerman with his MEZ Sports fight promotion is bringing back the classic days of fights on June 12, 2010 with Pandemonium at the Palladium I Powered by Pit Bull Energy Drink. The fight card will feature exciting Southern California fighters in both boxing and MMA allowing fans of both sports to enjoy an action packed night of fights.
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All too often hybrid cards like these are filled with overmatched fighters trying to fill up time and space, however, Zimmerman is bringing back the boxing heavyweights when WBC Youth Heavyweight Champion Andrey “The Russian Bear” Fedosov (21-1, 17KO’s) meets former world title contender Lance “Mount” Whitaker (34-6-1, 28K0’s) in a 12 round championship fight. This is the first steep challenge for the powerful Russian and he is facing an opponent who is almost 12 inches taller than him and who has a significant reach advantage. With 45 knockouts between them, this fight won’t last long. Also on the card Damian ”Bolo” Wills, (27-2-1, 21 KO’s) who used to regularly sell out Hollywood’s Henry Fonda Theater meets the rugged Lionel Butler (32-16-5, 25 KO’s) in a 10 round matchup. The winners of these two fights will next at MEZ Sports’ next fight at the Palladium for the IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title and a top 15 world ranking.
“I can remember watching the great fighters like Ray Mancini, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard fight on television every weekend when I was young and I wanted to bring that type of fight back with MEZ Sports. Fans can attend one of my fight cards and know that they are guaranteed an exciting night of fight action,” Zimmerman states reflecting back on the shows he has promoted.
Zimmerman is known for quality match-ups and no easy fights in the over two years that he has been promoting fights in Southern California and this card is no exception. The last card was highlighted by a six round stand up brawl between Johnny Suarez and Ricky Duenas and a technical ground fight between Nick Reale and Steve Magdaleno. Both crowd pleasers, Suarez and Reale are again showcased on the June Palladium show because the fans demanded to see both fighters again.
