Author Archive: MICHAEL PARENTE / CES
CES MMA makes long-awaited return October 14
PROVIDENCE, RI (October 1, 2020) – A comeback more than six months in the making is about to launch at an arena near you live on UFC FIGHT PASS ®. CES MMA, the No. 1 mixed martial arts promotion in […]
Soto earns wild, split-decision win over Larbi
Soto survives knockdown and edges Larbi in thrilling main event; Simms snaps Cusumano’s win streak Edwin Soto MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – Junior middleweights Edwin Soto and Salim Labri staged an epic battle in Saturday’s main event at Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Fox Theater with Soto narrowly escaping […]
CES Boxing returns Feb. 23
Now that Super Bowl LII is in the books, let’s get back to some boxing! Our next event is Feb. 23rd at Twin River Casino. In our six events last year, we featured only two headliners — KHIARY GRAY of Worcester and […]
Gonzalez submits Dias in CES MMA 43 main event
Gonzalez earns submission win against Dias; DiSciullo impressive in unanimous victory over Lozano BEVERLY, Mass. – Pedro Gonzalezfound himself in a familiar position Saturday at the North Shore Music Theatre, hands raised in victory, again ready to make his climb […]
Pennington dethrones Gray to capture UBF titles
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 4th, 2017) – Brooklyn’s Courtney Pennington again fought on enemy turf Saturday and this time left with the hometown favorite’s championship belts. Pennington (10-4-1) defeated Worcester, Mass., junior middleweight Khiary Gray (14-2) by unanimous decision, 77-74, 76-75, […]
Crawford stops Lundy in 5th round
Retains WBO world junior welterweight title in thrilling main event NEW YORK – Hank Lundy’s bid for a world title in the 140-pound division came up short Saturday as undefeated Terence Crawford retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight Championship […]
Gray, Reis bring home titles at Twin River
Gray outworks game Flores in main event; Reis stuns Cisneros with 1st-round knockout to capture title Khiary Gray PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Khiary Gray finally got the test he’d been waiting for, and he passed with flying colors. The unbeaten Worcester, […]
Confident Rivera hopes to control his own destiny Feb. 19th
Photo courtesy of Bill McDonald WASHINGTON NATIVE CAMERON Rivera makes his first cross-country trip as a professional on Friday, Feb. 19th, 2016 when he battles undefeated junior middleweight Khiary Gray for the vacant WBC Youth World Title in the 8-round […]
Gray calm as ever with title bout on the horizon
Photo courtesy of Will Paul UNDEFEATED WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS junior middleweight Khiary Gray challenges Cameron Sevilla Rivera on Friday, Feb. 19th, 2016 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., for the vacant WBC Youth Junior Middleweight Title in just his 12th […]
Freitas defeats Moraza-Pollard to capture CES MMA title
Freitas makes quick work of Pollard to win welterweight title; Nordby stuns Paiva with submission win LINCOLN, R.I. – Brazilian Gil de Freitas won the vacant CES MMA Welterweight Title Friday in the main event of “CES MMA XXXI” on AXS […]
