The weigh in for the fight card was held at the magnificent and luxurious Hotel Encanto, a grand hotel built in the Spanish Colonial style. Most of the press and other media arrived before 5:00 p.m. and were given easy access to the fighters on the undercard. They were all cooperative as were their managers and trainers.
It was such a wonderful feeling to be a part of an atmosphere that was both pleasant and congenial, unlike so many other fight venues in other states.
The weigh in for the fight card was held at the magnificent and luxurious Hotel Encanto, a grand hotel built in the Spanish Colonial style. Most of the press and other media arrived before 5:00 p.m. and were given easy access to the fighters on the undercard. They were all cooperative as were their managers and trainers.
It was such a wonderful feeling to be a part of an atmosphere that was both pleasant and congenial, unlike so many other fight venues in other states.
As set up by the promoters, the main event for tomorrow’s card is none other than George ‘Monk’ Foreman III, son of the legendary former world boxing heavyweight champion of the world, George Foreman. Naturally most of the hoopla for the fight has been centered about the prodigal son, 6’5” tall and 237 pounds and only making his second start in the squared circle. In his first fight, June 6, 2009, the twenty-six year old flattened Clyde Weaver of Dyersville, Tennessee in the first round and that was that. His opponent for the main event tomorrow is George Burrage. George who? We’ll, this George, 212 pounds, from Meridian, Mississippi is 0-5 with a boxing career that began in August 2002. He lost to John Phillips of Biloxi and in November of that year was knocked out in three rounds by Wayne Driver of Mobile, Alabama. He fought once in 2003, losing by TKO to Marcus McGee of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In May, 2004 he made another boxing effort against Gavern Jason of Chocta, and had to make another quick exit after being TKO’d in the first round read more..
