New York prospects Sadam Ali & Joe Smith Jr. prepared to ‘Brace For Impact’ – Live on GFL Friday Night

March 9, 2010 by dklarman
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New York prospects Sadam Ali & Joe Smith Jr. prepared to  ‘Brace For Impact’
Brown-Grano headlines March 12 show at Foxwoods

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 24, 2010) – Two of the hottest New York-based boxing prospects, 2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali (5-0, 2 KOs) and heavyweight Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs), will be showcased March 12 on the “Brace For Impact” pro boxing card, presented  by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Ali, a welterweight from Brooklyn, was the first Arab-American member of the U.S. Olympic Team, as well as the first New York City-based member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team in 20 years. The stylish puncher-boxer faces an opponent to be determined in a 4-round bout at Foxwoods.

Smith, who recently signed a promotional contract with Team CES, was a 2008 New York Golden Gloves champion. The hard-hitting light heavyweight faces Dameon Marshall (1-2) in a 4-rounder.

“We’re thrilled to have two of the best prospects on the East Coast fighting on this card,” CES president Jimmy Burchfield said. “Ali is a tremendous, all-around fighter whose Olympic experience is so valuable. This will be his second time fighting on a CES show. Smith is a tough, young Irishman fighting the week before St. Patrick’s Day. He’s a good-looking kid who hits like a mule. We’re expecting big things from Joe down the road.”

The 10-round main event is a rematch between heavyweights Tony “TNT” Grano of Connecticut and the only pro to defeat him, Mark “Oak Tree” Brown. Brown (15-2, 7 KOs) overcame two knockdowns to knockout Grano (16-1-1, 13 KOs) in the eighth round of their WBF All-Americas title bout Sept. 27, 2008. A 2005 U.S. National Championships winner and National Golden Gloves Tournament runner-up, Grano is coming off of a sensational, nationally-televised knockout of previously-undefeated prospect Travis Kaufman (18-0) this past September.

The 8-round co-feature matches Hartford super bantamweight Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver (22-2, 7 KOs), the reigning New England and EBA champion, against Dominican power-puncher Jonathan Arias (9-6, 8 KOs), now living in Brooklyn, in a non-title fight.

Living legend, Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee will be inducted into the prestigious “CES Ring of Honor” during a special ceremony. Dundee, 88, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994, and is best known as head trainer for Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Also slated to fight in 4-round bouts are Hartford middleweight David Bauza (3-0, 3 KOs) vs. Erix Quinteros (2-3, 1 KO), New Haven super lightweight Edwin Soto (2-0, 1 KO) vs.  19-fight veteran Joey Ortega of Lowell (MA) and Marshfield (MA) super middleweight Manuel Antonio Lopes (5-0-1, 1 KO) against an opponent to be determined. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

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