Tickets on sale for Godfrey-Cora at Mohegan Sun

26/03/2007

Tickets on sale for Godfrey-Cora at Mohegan Sun

Press Release: "Collision Course," promoted by Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES), headlines ESPN2 Friday Night Fights on April 6, 2007 with cruiserweight contenders Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey and Felix "Bad News" Cora, Jr. squaring off at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Godfrey and Cora, roommates at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, will battle in the twelve-round main event for a pair of regional titles and a possible world title fight opportunity.  
In the eight-round co-feature, Israel "Pito" Cardona's comeback continues against Juan Manuel Buendia. Cardona (36-6, 28 KOs), of Hartford, is matched against a former Illinois State welterweight title-holder in Buendia (13-1-1, 8 KOs), Cardona, a lieutenant for a security company, as well as a boxing trainer, was supposed to fight Zab Judah on April 27, but Judah pulled out to fight WBO champion Miquel Cotto. Also on the undercard will be a pair of heavyweights, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason "Big Six" Estrada (7-1, 1 KO) against Alvin Manley (11-2-2, 3 KOs) in a six-round bout. Only a limited number of tickets remain on sale through Mohegan Sun's box office.