HLOROS NAMED AS OPPONENT FOR ANDRADE

Press Release: Junior middleweight Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (17-0, 12 KOs), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, now has an opponent for the 11th annual Fight To Educate on Thursday, September 20th at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. 
 
Andrade, who is headlining the Fight To Educate event for the third consecutive year, has been matched in the ten-round main event against Alexis "Hurricane" Hlores (16-6-2, 1 KO).
 
"It's great fighting again on the Fight To Educate card," Andrade said. "Fighting in New Hampshire helps build my fan-base, plus I really enjoy helping kids through the charities that benefit from this fund-raising event. My manager, Ed Farris, is involved with the Fight To Educate people and, thanks to him, I'm fighting on this show for the third straight year."
 
Co-promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and Banner Promotions, Andrade has shifted training camp, as well as his home, back to Providence from Orlando, Florida, largely because of a knee injury that's kept him out of action since his May 5 fight. Andrade registered a sensational first-round knocked out Rudy Cisneros in the ESPN FNF main event at Mohegan Sun.
 
"The knee area was inflamed from being overworked," Andrade explained. "My quad-muscle and hamstring were too tight, restricting my movement. The two muscles caused tension in my knee area. I'm in New England, which is good for developing my fan-base, and close to my massage therapist. I'm not making the type money where I could fly her down to Florida to massage my muscles. I'm OK now because I had the knots in my muscles worked out." 

Fight To Educate, presented this year in part by Absolute Broadcasting WGAM, The Game, is a unique charity event that combines a love of sports with the vision of assisting children and seniors in need, who with fundraisers like this could be 'down for the count.' During the past 10 years, Fight To Educate has raised more than $500,000 in donations benefiting local New Hampshire non-profit organizations.

 
Also on the card, Cuban-born heavyweight Roberto Alfonso, a 2008 Olympian, makes his pro debut in a four-round bout against Jamal Woods (2-4, 2 KOs). Alfonso was the 2007 & 2008 National Champion. The 25-year-old won gold medals at the 2008 AIBA World Cup and 2007 Pan-American Games.  
 
Junior middleweight Chris Gilbert (4-0, 3 KOs), of Windsor (VT), meets an opponent to be determined in another pro fight.
 
The Fight To Educate card will also feature three top New England amateur boxers. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
 
Proceeds from the 11th annual Fight To Educate will benefit SEE Science Center (www.see-sciencecenter.org), The Bobby Stephens Fund for Education (www.stepheneducationfund.com), and New Horizons for New Hampshire.
 
Tickets are available to purchase by going online at www.ticketmaster.com, calling Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000, or at the Verizon Wireless Arena Box Office or any Ticketmaster location.
 
Table tickets for a night of professional boxing and Black Tie dinner, as well as an auction and meet-and-greet with special boxing legends such as former world heavyweight champion James "Buster" Douglas, who knocked out Mike Tyson in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, as well as two of New England's all-time greatest boxers, "Irish" Micky Ward and John "The Quietman" Ruiz. Ward was a three-time participant in the Fight of the Year, as well as the World Boxing Union junior welterweight champion, whose life was portrayed in the award-winning movie, "The Fighter." Two-time WBA heavyweight champion Ruiz is the first and only world heavyweight champion of Latino heritage. Call Stephen Singer at 603.669.4100 for more details about this special opportunity.

Go online to www.fight2educate.com or www.verizonwirelessarena.com for additional information.