In Association
With
Super
Star Promotions/David’s Gym
Proudly Presents
Tuesday Night, August 10
Cape Cod Melody
Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Celebrity
golf tournament & pro boxing show on Cape Cod
August 10-11 in Hyannis
SANDWICH, Mass. (July 26, 2004) – Tuohy
Sports & Entertainment (TSE) presents the inaugural FIST
Celebrity Golf Challenge, benefiting Fighters’ Initiative for
Support and Training (F.I.S.T.), August 11 at the Hyannis Golf
Course (MA).
Tuohy Sports, in association Super Star
Promotions/David’s Gym, will promote “Battle Zone At The Tent,”
a professional boxing show the previous night (August 10), featuring
three Cape Cod fighters, at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. TSE
will donate $1.00 to F.I.S.T. for each ticket sold to “Battle Zone
At The Tent.”
About Fighters’ Initiative for Support
and Training
Founded in 1998 by former world heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney,
Fighters’ Initiative for Support and Training is a non-profit
foundation, based in New York City. F.I.S.T. is dedicated to
providing treatment, counseling and career path assistant to
fighters who lack resources needed for a successful transition
after prizefighting. For more information about F.I.S.T. call
888.765.FIST or visit its Web site at www.helpboxers.org.
“Unlike some other boxing promoters who
just take from boxers,” Tuohy explained, “I want to give
something back to them and I’ve chosen to do it this way through
F.I.S.T. I’ve been fortunate to develop a strong relationship with
Gerry Cooney and his wonderful staff. It’s going to be a
star-studded two days with many active and former athletes
participating in the golf tournament and attending the fights. We
believe that this will be the start of something special between
Tuohy Sports and F.I.S.T.”
The golf tournament will commence at 1
p.m., followed at 5:30 p.m. by dinner and award presentations at
Outback Steakhouse in Hyannis.
In addition to Cooney, other boxers
invited to participate in the FIST Celebrity Golf Challenge include
WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, “Irish”
Micky Ward and Barnstable’s retired Kippy Diggs. Other
retired athletes slated to golf include Luis Tiant, Bill
Lee and Jim Corsi (Boston Red Sox), Steve Grogan
(New England Patriots), Dan Ross (Cincinnati Bengals), and Kenny
Hodge (Boston Bruins).
TSE president, promoter Hank Tuohy,
of Sandwich, has formed a partnership with fellow Cape Cod boxing
promoter David Gonsalves (Super Star Sports/David’s Gym),
of Denis, to promote “Battle Zone At The Tent.”
Three Cape Cod boxers will headline “Battle
Zone At The Tent” – Falmouth light heavyweight Jay Pina
(12-1, 8 KOs), unbeaten Harwich junior welterweight Lenny Silva
(12-0, 8 KOs), and Centerville light heavyweight Mike Kouhmouros
making his pro debut.
“This really is a three-day event with the
weigh-in Monday (at Hooters on Main St., Hyannis), ‘Battle Zone
On The Tent’ Tuesday, and the FIST golf fundraiser
Wednesday,” Tuohy noted.
Pina takes on David Dawson (13-7, 9
KOs) in the eight-round main event. Silva faces TBA in the six-round
co-feature; Kouhmouros is in a four-round bout.
Former Mass. junior welterweight title
challenger Jimmy “The Dream” LeBlanc (10-6-3, 3 KOs), of
South Boston, squares-off against Shakha Moore (9-8-2, 1 KO),
of Norwalk (CT), in a potentially explosive six-round fight. Also on
the undercard is Quincy cruiserweight Mike Bonislawski
(16-17-2).
Three potential stars of the future also
are scheduled to fight on the card in separate four-round matches:
super middleweight Joe “Sugar” Rae (1-0, 1 KO), of South
Boston via Ireland; junior middleweight Angel Vargas,
Haverhill via the Dominican Republic, and super lightweight Castulo
Gonzalez, Wilmington via Guatemala, making their pro debuts. All
bouts and fighters are subject to change.
The official weigh-in for Tuesday
night’s boxing show will be held at Hooters in downtown Hyannis,
starting at 6 p.m., and is open to the public. A cigar smoker will
be held (9 pm) at Electric Café. Another cigar smoker will be held
Tuesday evening, after the boxing show, at Puff The Magic.
Full two-night, all-inclusive packages --
hotel accommodations, car rentals, golf, and boxing tickets – are
available by contacting Tuohy Sports & Entertainment: (toll
free) 888.334.4265, (phone) 508.477.5355, (fax) 508.477.4955, hank@tuohysports.com
(email).
Visit TSE’s Web site for more
information at www.tuohysports.com.
“Battle At The Tent” tickets are on sale at the Cape Cod
Melody Tent (508.775.9100) and David’s Gym (Rt. 134, Dennis –
508.394.7199), or through TSE. Prices are $125.00 VIP (including an
Outback dinner at The Tent starting at 6 pm), $65.00 ringside and
$35.00 reserved. Doors open to non-VIP ticket holders at 7 pm with
the first bout scheduled for 7:30.
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CONTACT:
Bob Trieger
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