For the first time in more than two years, CES Boxing returns to Bally’s Lincoln Casino Resort in Rhode Island. A boxing show will take place on Saturday, September 26th. In a six-round light heavyweight feature, Worcester, Massachusetts’ Kendrick Ball Jr. (23-2-3, 13 KOs) returns to the site of his pro debut when he battles Argentina's Job Herrera (13-5-1, 6 KOs). This will be Ball's twelfth fight at Bally's and his first since 2018. The 33-year-old is 10-0-1 with 7 knockouts at the venue. Tickets to Fight Night in America are available at CESFights.com.
The return to Bally’s provides a hometown stage for a trio of unbeaten Rhode Island-based boxers looking to continue their climb through the New England boxing scene. Coventry middleweight Will Guilmette (3-0, 3 KOs) puts his perfect knockout streak on the line against St. Louis native Keegan Young (2-6) in a four-round bout... Cranston’s Tyler Macari (4-0, 3 KOs) looks to continue his impressive start when he collides with Natick, Massachusetts’ Steven Farrar (0-5) in a four-round junior middleweight showdown... Hard-hitting Kevin "Kutthroat" Mojica (5-0, 5 KOs) looks to keep his perfect knockout percentage intact when he faces Canadia's Josh Melvin (3-1-1, 2 KOs) in a four-round junior welterweight battle.
Dominican Olympian Alexy de la Cruz (9-0, 3 KOs) makes his CES Boxing debut in the eight-round junior lightweight main event against an opponent to be announced. A decorated amateur who represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, de la Cruz competed at the highest levels of amateur boxing, sharing the ring with future world champions Robeisy Ramirez and Hector Luis Garcia, as well as current welterweight prospect Delante "Tiger" Johnson.
Opening the night is the pro debut of newly signed Providence native Michael Clark, who steps through the ropes for the first time as a professional in a four-round lightweight contest against an opponent to be announced.
"It feels great to be back at Bally’s," said CES Boxing founder Jimmy Burchfield, Sr. "We have promoted so many memorable nights and developed so many champions in Lincoln over the years, and I can’t think of a better way to return than with a card featuring some of the best young talent in Rhode Island alongside our newest signing, Alexy de la Cruz, and Kendrick Ball Jr., who has fought in this venue so many times."
For CES Boxing, Fight Night in America marks a return to familiar territory. Bally’s Lincoln has hosted countless CES events over the years and served as a proving ground for generations of New England fighters. September 26 begins a new chapter at the venue, with de la Cruz leading a card that combines international pedigree with some of the region’s brightest emerging talent.
Additional bouts, a press conference and opponents for de la Cruz and Clark will be announced shortly.
