Leo Nolan to face Jed Phipps

23/08/2006

Leo Nolan to face Jed Phipps

Press Release: Unbeaten heavyweight Leo “Paco” Nolan will face Jed Phipps on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida. On the Silverhawk show, Nolan (26-0, 10 KOs) is matched in a ten-round bout against Phipps (17-4, 10 KOs) for a vacant minor title. In twelve-round bouts on the same show, Aaron “Homicide” Mitchell (24-1-1, 19 KOs) faces Christopher “The Hammer” Holt (12-6, 8 KOs) while Eric “Murder” Mitchell (19-4-1, 9 KOs) takes on Fernando Hernandez (18-9-2, 8 KOs). Also, scheduled to fight on the undercard in separate bouts are undefeated cruiserweight Alfredo Escalera (9-0, 7 KOs), son of the former WBC Super Featherweight champion (1975-78) Alfredo Escalera, welterweight Lenardo Tyler (13-0, 9 KOs), light heavyweight Troy Higgins and local heavyweight Richard Brown (1-0) against opponents to be determined. Also on the card, welterweight Chris Gray (3-2, 1 KO) faces Brandon Darby (2-3, 2 KOs), while super bantamweight Rafael Hernandez (3-0) tangles with Marcus Reed. Tickets are on sale on line at www.silverhawkboxing.com or Saturday night at the door.