SZPILKA AND CAMPILLO WIN PRELIMS, HEAD TO CHICAGO, AUGUST 16
CHICAGO, IL (June 17, 2013) Taking interim bouts over the weekend in their native homelands before their showdowns onFriday, AUGUST 16 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox, heavyweight contender Artur “The Pin” Szpilka and former light heavyweight champion Gabriel “EL Chico Guapo” Campillo were both victorious in dominant fashion.
“Szpilka and Campillo performed well this weekend, however they’re both in for the toughest fights of their lives comeAUGUST 16 in Chicago against Mollo and Fonfara” said Frank Mugnolo, President of Round 3 Productions. “Chicago boxing fans have been active the last few days and tickets are moving very well since they went on sale this past Wednesday. We’re anticipating a massive crowd for this memorable event at U.S. Cellular Field.”
Fighting in front of a huge crowd in Bydogoszcz, Poland, the 24-year-old Szpilka improved to 15-0-0 (11KO’s) on Saturdaynight with a ten round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Brian Minto. Scores were 100-90, 98-92 and 98-93.
Next up for Szpilka will be the highly anticipated rematch with Chicago’s “Merciless” Mike Mollo in the co-feature ofESPN Friday Night Fights on AUGUST 16th. In one of the most memorable fights in recent years, Szpilka stopped Mollo in a“blood and guts” war on FEBRUARY 1, 2013 at the UIC Pavilion in the Windy City, which was also telecast on ESPN.
On Friday night, fighting in Sedavi, Spain, Campillo scored a second round stoppage of Ionut Trandafir Ilie, upping his record to 21-5-1 (8KO”s),
Campillo will now prepare for his Chicago debut on AUGUST 16 when he will challenge “The Polish Prince”, IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara in the main event of the AUGUST 16th event.
“The Big Fight 2” ESPN Friday Night Fights, at U.S. Cellular Field is presented by “The Promoters!!!!”– Round 3 Productions, 8 Count Productions, Warriors Boxing andUlrich KnockOut Promotions in association with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority.
Advance tickets priced at $252, $152, $102, $52 and $32 are sale through Ticketmaster (www.Ticketmaster.com, phone800-745-3000), at the U.S. Cellular Field Box Office and the 8 Count Productions Office, (312-226-5800.)
U.S. Cellular Field is located at 333 W. 35th Street, one block west of the Dan Ryan Expressway. Doors on the night of the event will open at 6 p.m. CT with the first bell at 7 p.m. CT.
A full undercard for this sensational event will be announced shortly.
ABOUT THE ILLINOIS SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY
The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority is the developer, owner and operator of U.S. Cellular Field, home of the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox.
ABOUT 8 COUNT PRODUCTIONS/ROUND 3 PRODUCTIONS
8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland.
Joining forces with Frank Mugnolo’s Round 3 Productions in 2011, their partnership is currently among the premier boxing promotional firms in the United States.
Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions/Round 3 Productions banner include; IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara, middleweight contenderDonovan George, world class junior welterweight prospectAdrian Granados, former world title challenger Edner Cherry, super middleweight prospect Paul Littleton, middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov and welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera.
For more information on 8 Count Productions/Round 3 Productions please visit their new website,www.8CountProductions.com. Follow them on Twitter at 8_Count and Facebook at “8 Count Productions”.
Subscribe
If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it.
