Weights from Turning Stone for Friday night’s Iron Mike Productions show

L-R:  Argenis Mendez, Mike Tyson, Arash Usmanee and Greg Cohen

(photo by Tom Casino / Iron Mike Productions)

 

Main Event – IBF Junior Lightweight Championship (12) — ESPN

ARGENIS MENDEZ (21-2, 11 KOs), Champion, Miami, FL via Dominican Republic   130 lbs.

vs.

ARASH USMANEE (20-1, 10 KOs), Challenger, Edmonton, Canada via Afghanistan   129 lbs.

 

L-R – Claudio Marrero, Mike Tyson and Jesus Andres Cueller

(photo by Tom Casino / Iron Mike Productions)

 

Co-Feature – Vacant WBA Featherweight Championship (10) — ESPN

CLAUDIO MARRERO (14-0, 11 KOs), Miami, FL via Dominican Republic   126 lbs.

vs.

JESUS ANDRES CUELLER (22-1, 18 KOs), Buenos Aires, Argentina   126 lbs.

 

L-R – Alexei Collado, Mike Tyson and Guillermo Sanchez

(photo by Rey Sanchez – Iron Mike Productions)

 

Super Featherweights (10)

ALEXEI COLLADO (16-0, 15 KOs), Miami, FL via Cuba   131 lbs.

vs.

GUILLERMO SANCHEZ (13-9-1, 5 KOs), Buffalo, NY via Puerto Rico   132 ¼ lbs.

 

Welterweights (10)

ED PAREDES (33-3-1, 22 KOs), Hollywood, FL   149 lbs.

vs.

NOE BOLANOS (24-8-1, 16 KOs), Ciudad Obregon, Mexico   149 lbs.

 

Super Middleweights (6)

ANTOINE DOUGLAS (8-0, 6 KOs), Burke, VA   161 ¼ lbs.

vs.

EDGAR PEREZ (5-5, 3 KOs), Chicago, IL   167 lbs.

 

Heavyweights (6)

DORSETT BARNWELL (9-0, 4 KOs), Newport News, VA   248 lbs.

vs.

MARLON HAYES (23-12, 11 KOs), Newark, NJ   219 lbs.

 

Junior Lightweghts (4) —  ESPN SWING

ALBERT BELL (1-0, 1 KO), Miami, FL   129 lbs.

vs.

LEONEL GARCIA (pro debut), Hartford, CT   125 ¾ lbs.

 

L-R – Argenis Mendez, Mike Tyson and Arash Usmanee

(picture by Tom Casino / Iron Mike Productions

 

 

L-R – Claudio Marrero, Mike Tyson and Jesus Andres Cueller

(photo by Tom Casino / Iron Mike Productions 

 

L-R – Mike Tyson and Micky Ward (trainer for Iron Mike Productions)

(photo by Tom Casino / Iron Mike Productions)

 

L-R – John David Jackson (co-head trainer for Iron Mike Productions), Mike Tyson and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (head trainer of Arash Usmanee)

(photo by Rey Sanchez / Iron Mike Productions) 

 

 

 

WHAT:             “Tyson Is Back!” professional boxing

 

WHEN:            Friday, August 23, 2013

 

WHERE:           Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY

 

TELEVISION:   ESPN Friday Night Fights

 

PROMOTER:    Iron Mike Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions

 

TICKETS:         $150, $95, $55 and $45 and available to purchase at the Turning Stone box office, by calling (315) 361-7469, or visit www.Ticketmaster.com

 

INFORMATION:          www.IronMikeProductions.com or www.TurningStone.com

 

OTHER:                        Doors Open 6:00 p.m. ET, first bout 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN FNF starts 9:00 p.m. ET.