Spina looking to silence critics in wake of draw!

14/04/2006

Spina looking to silence critics in wake of draw!

Press Release: Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES) presents a doubleheader of championship boxing, "Put Up or Shut Up," May 10, 2006 on ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The co-main events feature Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey (11-0, 6 KOs) and Shaun George (11-0-2, 5 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout, as well as super middleweight Joey "KO Kid" Spina (17-0-1, 12 KOs) defending a regional title against Jessie Brinkley (26-3, 17 KOs), a semifinalist in The Contender television reality series. "We worked on making the Spina-Brinkley fight for a long time. For Joey, I'm not sure if this show should be called 'Put Up or Shut Up' or 'Redemption'because he fought to a draw in his last fight, but some people felt he really lost. Joey wants to show everybody what kind of fighter he is," CES president Jimmy Burchfield said. "Brinkley was one of the most popular fighters on The Contender and we worked hard with his people to make this fight happen." Providence-native Spina and Nevada-born Brinkley are familiar with each other because they both fight out of Las Vegas. In his last bout, Spina was limited to a ten-round draw in his own hometown by Jose Spearman.