(JULY 29) CES Boxing launches press tour with events tomorrow, Monday in Massachusetts-Live press conference scheduled for Monday at Villa Napoletana in East Longmeadow.

CES Boxing officially launches its latest press tour tomorrow, Friday, July 30 at one of New England’s newest sports attractions and continues next week in the heart of Massachusetts as the promotion counts down the days to its long-awaited MGM Springfield debut next weekend.

In a female bout scheduled on the upcoming card:  Welterweight Stevie Jane Coleman (0-1), a Columbia, CT, native, makes both her CES and New England debut in a four-round bout against Georgia’s Deseree Jamison (1-0).

Reigning WBC USNBC Silver Super Middleweight Champion Kendrick Ball Jr. of Worcester, MA, who headlines CES Boxing’s Saturday, August 7 championship boxing spectacular at MGM Springfield, kicks off the press tour tomorrow night when he joins fellow Worcester fighters Khiary Gray, Jamaine Ortiz, and Irvin Gonzalez Jr. to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Polar Park in Worcester as the Worcester Red Sox host the Buffalo Bisons at 6:35 pm ET.

On Monday, August 6, the tour concludes with a live press conference featuring all fighters participating in the event at 2 pm at Villa Napoletana, located at 664 North Main St., East Longmeadow, MA, just a stone’s throw from MGM Springfield. Monday’s press conference is free and open to the public. All fighters will be available for photo opportunities and media interviews. Tickets for the August 7 event are available online at CESFights.com.

"What an exciting time for combat sports in New England!" said CES Boxing and CES MMA President Jimmy Burchfield Sr. "We’ve weathered the storm over the past year and a half and emerged stronger than ever. We are thrilled to bring live mixed martial arts and live championship boxing back to full-capacity crowds and we’re equally excited to enter a new partnership with MGM Springfield. We’re back to doing what we do best, which is bringing you the best fighters in the most important matchups on combat sports’ biggest stage."

*PRESS CONFERENCE INFO
Monday, August 2, 2 pm
Villa Napoletana
664 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
*Open to public and press

CES’ August 7 event features Ball Jr. (16-1-2, 11 KOs), the hard-hitting, 6-foot-2 right-hander, defending his crown for the first time against Meridian, MS, challenger Tyi Edmonds (14-3, 9 KOs) in the eight-round main event. Ball Jr. captured the title in April with a thrilling win over former world-title challenger Brian Vera in New Hampshire.

In a bout that could steal the show, unbeaten welterweight Josh Wagner (7-0, 5 KOs) of Ontario puts his perfect record on the line against fellow unbeaten Jeffrey Torres (7-0, 3 KOs) in the six-round co-main event. Manchester, CT, super welterweight Jose Rivera (8-4-1, 5 KOs), fights in New England – and with CES – for the first time in more than two years when he takes on Mitch Louis Charles (6-2-2, 3 KOs) of Quebec, who now lives and trains in Boston, in a six-round special attraction.

Springfield super welterweight Jalen Renaud (5-0, 1 KO) puts his unbeaten record on the line against Hartford, CT, native Joe Wilson Jr. (3-4, 3 KOs), returning for the first time in five years, in the "Route 91 Rumble," a six-round showdown between two regional fighters separated by less than 30 miles along Interstate 91 in western New England.

The August 7 event also features the return of Springfield featherweight Joshua Orta (6-0, 2 KOs), who makes his second appearance with CES and first since inking a long-term agreement with the promotion in June. Orta faces veteran Esteban Aquino (12-8, 7 KOs) in a six-round bout; born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Aquino now fights out of New York City following a two-year layoff.

Lastly, Springfield super featherweight Isaiah Cruz makes his professional debut in a four-round bout against Ohio native Eddie Hines (1-3), now living and training out of Tampa, FL. Lynn, MA, welterweight Khiry Todd (10-1, 8 KOs) also returns from a two-year layoff in a separate six-round bout against an opponent to be determined.

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