“FIGHT NIGHT” STACKED CARD SET FOR CHICAGO’S HORSESHOE HAMMOND TOMORROW NIGHT

Chicago, IL (June 19, 2014) A stacked card of action packed professional boxing is planned this Friday Night, June 20 for Chicago fight fans as the latest installment of the acclaimed “FIGHT NIGHT at the HORSESHOE HAMMOND” is presented by the Windy City’s longtime leading promoter Hitz Boxing in association with Round 3 Productions.

Headlining “FIGHT NIGHT at the HORSESHOE HAMMOND” is an outstanding eight round cruiserweight clash between undefeated Chicago fan favorite DIMAR “Strongman” ORTUZ and hard-hitting Ghanaian DANIEL ADOTEY ALLOTEY.

Compiling a record of 9-0-1 with six knockouts, Ortuz will be making a quick return to action following his action packed six round war with Mitch Williams on April 18 at the Horseshoe Casino.

The southpaw Allotey, 15-6-0 (8KO’s), will be making his Chicago debut having fought three previous times in the United States.

Co-featured at “FIGHT NIGHT at the HORSESHOE HAMMOND” on June 20 is the highly anticipated return to battle of popular lightweight attraction FRANKIE “Time Bomb” SCALISE in a scheduled four round tilt against newcomer JUSTIN GAUTHIERof Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Returning to the ring following his two sensational stoppages in 2013, Scalise, 7-1-0 (7KO’s), will look to continue his four-bout knockout streak.

If Scalise and Russell Fiore, also appearing at “FIGHT NIGHT at the HORSESHOE HAMMOND”, are both victorious look for a cross-town showdown on August 23rd’s“Boxing at the Ballpark” event at U.S. Cellular Field, reminiscent of the Tony “The Rock” LaRosa vs. Lenny “The Rage” LaPaglia epic Chicago clash promoted byBobby Hitz in 1994.

Headlining the undercard heavyweight prospects NICK ASBERRY of Waukegan, Illinois and “Gentleman” JAMES SHORTER of Elkhart, Indiana will clash in a scheduled four rounder.

The 23-year-old Asberry has quickly impressed Chicago area fight fans since turning professional last year with four dominant wins, two by stoppage. Asberry has fought twice in 2014, scoring four round shutout decisions each time, most recently dominating Raymundo Lopez on March 7th in Elk Grove, Illinois.

Shorter will be making his first start of 2014, having lost a very close majority decision to undefeated, hometown prospect Paul Barker April 27, 2013 in Toledo, Ohio.

Popular Chicago based amateur SAM HOROWITZ will make his highly anticipated pro debut in a scheduled four round light heavyweight clash with Mukwonago, Wisconsin native MIKE REITER.

Local welterweight newcomer WILL COIX will make a quick return to action following his second round knockout of Justin Gauthier in his pro debut on April 18 at the Horseshoe Hammond. Coix will face THOMAS AMARO, 2-5-0, of Holland, Michigan in a four round bout.

Popular lightweight RUSSELL “Rocky” FIORE, 11-2-1 (7KO’s), will look to continue his hot streak against TIM CARRIZALES, 4-11-1 (3KO’s) of Waukesha, Wisconsin in a scheduled six rounder.

Fiore is currently riding a six bout-winning streak dating back to March 2012.

Undefeated bantamweight prospect ADAN ORTIZ, 6-0-0 (5KO’s), of Sterling, Illinois, returns to action following a year long absence battling Merrillville, Indiana’s ANTOINE KNIGHT, 3-7-0 (1KO) in a four round bout.

Light heavyweights will also see action at “FIGHT NIGHT at the HORSESHOE CASINO” with Carpentersville’s SIMON “The Punisher” BUETTNER, 5-1-0 (3KO’s) scheduled in a four round bout with Chicago’s WILLIAM CHOULOUTE, 1-3-0 (1KO).

Buettner will look to return to the win column following a very close four round decision loss to Greg Sykes on January 31.

Undefeated bantamweight prospect ADAN ORTIZ, 6-0-0 (5KO’s), of Sterling, Illinois, returns to action following a year long absence battling Merrillville, Indiana’s ANTOINE KNIGHT, 3-7-0 (1KO) in a four round bout.

Advance tickets starting at $25.00 for “FIGHT NIGHT at the HORSESHOE HAMMOND” are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, The Venue/Horseshoe Box Office and HitzBoxing.com. Doors open on the night of the event at 7:00 p.m. CT with the first bell at 7:30 p.m. CT. The Horseshoe Casino is located at 777 Casino Dr. in Hammond, IN 46320.

Since its debut in 1991, Hitz Boxing has been the Midwest’s leading boxing promoter.  Led by Bobby Hitz, who boasted a 21-4 record with 18 KO’s as a boxer, Hitz Boxing is the longest running boxing promoter in the Chicago area dating back to the bi-monthly boxing series the “Ramada Rumble,” held at the former Rosemont Ramada Inn.  The organization currently promotes the wildly popular “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN and is the subject of the actuality show “Hitz Boxing,” a web series that has amassed over 5 million internet views. Over the year’s the organization has produced matches that have included some of the top names in boxing such as James Toney, Antonio Tarver, Montell Griffin, Iran Barkley, Andrew Golota and “Fast” Fres Oquendo.

For more information, please visit: www.hitzboxing.com.

Round 3 Productions was formed in 2011 by lifelong Chicago resident Frank Mugnolo and has quickly become one of the premier boxing promotional firms in the United States.

Making their mark quickly, Round 3 Productions guided current #1 ranked light heavyweight contender Andrzej “The Polish Prince” Fonfara to his first world title (International Boxing Organization) in November 2012.

While continuing to retain a substantial financial interest in Fonfara, Round 3 Productions has teamed with Chicago’s Hitz Boxing to sign perennial super middleweight contender Donovan “Da Bomb” George to an exclusive promotional contract with more signings of Chicago’s finest to come.

From the packed houses at the UIC Pavilion to the unprecedented pro boxing event at U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, on August 16, 2013, Round 3 Productions has become a proven leader in the sport of boxing