Marciano to be honored at R.I. show

27/03/2008

Marciano to be honored at R.I. show

Press Release: The great Rocky Marciano will be posthumously inducted into the CES Ring of Honor in a special ceremony during the April 4th “Heavy Hitters” pro boxing show, airing on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. CES president Jimmy Burchfield established the Ring of Honor in 2005 in order to pay respect to inductees for their special accomplishments and contributions to New England boxing. CES Ring of Honor members include Vinny Pazienza, Marlon Starling, Micky Ward, Jose Antonio Rivera, Ray “Sucra” Oliveira, John Scully, trainer Johnny Dukes, and 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade. Rocky’s brother Peter, and other members of the Marciano family are scheduled to attend. 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada fights Lance “Mount” Whitaker in the 10-round main event . Unbeaten cruiserweight “Awesome” Aaron Williams (16-0-1, 11 KOs) in title-holder Andre “Tombstone” Purlette (40-2, 35 KOs). Former Brown University star football player Zak DeOssie, who was a linebacker/special team player last year for the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants, will be a special guest.