News

Press Conference Info for Mendez vs. Barthelemy

By Round By Round Boxing

Posted on December 31, 2013

The press conference will be held at The Pourhouse (Lumber Exchange Building: 10 S 5th Street in Minneapolis) on the main floor at 3:30pm. General public invited with Mike Tyson to attend.

PRESS CONFERENCE/WEIGH-IN FOR

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 ‘ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS’ SEASON KICKOFF AT TARGET CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS

TO BE HELD THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 AT THE POURHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS

PRESS CONFERENCE: 3:30 PM

GENERAL PUBLIC INVITED TO 5 PM OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN

MIKE TYSON TO ATTEND

PRESS CONFERENCE – THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 2014 @ 3:30 PM

The press conference will be held at The Pourhouse (Lumber Exchange Building: 10 S 5th Street in Minneapolis) on the main floor at 3:30pm.

WEIGH IN – THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 2014 @ 5:00 PM

The official weigh-in starts at 5:00 pm at The Pourhouse.

WHO:

IRON MIKE TYSON

ALL-TIME-GREAT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND EVENT PROMOTER

IBF JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION

ARGENIS MENDEZ

(21-2-1, 11 KOs)

RANCES “KID BLAST” BARTHELEMY (CHALLENGER)

(19-0, 12 KOs)

CALEB “GOLDEN” TRUAX

(23-1, 4 KOs)

OSSIE “THE GHANAIAN GLADIATOR” DURAN (28-11-2, 11 KOs)

LEON MARGULES

(EVENT CO-PROMOTER, WARRIORS BOXING)

TONY GRYGELKO

(EVENT CO-PROMOTER, SECONDS OUT PROMOTIONS)

GARRY JONAS

(EVENT CO-PROMOTER, IRON MIKE PRODUCTIONS)

LUIS DECUBAS

(EVENT CO-PROMOTER, WARRIORS BOXING)

UNDERCARD PARTICIPANTS

WHAT:

The press conference and official weigh-in will be held on Thursday, January 2, at 3:30 pm (press conference) and 5:00 pm (weigh-in) at The Pourhouse (Lumber Exchange Building: 10 S 5th Street in Minneapolis) on the main floor for the Friday, January 3, ESPN Friday Night Fights-televised night of live professional boxing being held at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Presented by Iron Mike Productions, Seconds Out Promotions and Warriors Boxing, the event (the year’s first installment of the 17^th season of ESPN Friday Night Fights) will be headlined by a 12-round main event for the IBF Junior Lightweight Championship fight between champion Argenis Mendez (21-2-1, 11 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York via San Juan, Dominican Republic and #1-ranked undefeated challenger Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (19-0, 12 KOs) from Miami, via Cuba, as well as a 10-round middleweight war between hometown hero Caleb “Golden” Truax (23-1, 4 KOs) of Minnesota and Ossie “The Ghanaian Gladiator” Duran (28-11-2, 11 KOs) of Ghana.

The general public is invited to the official weigh-in at 5 pm for a $7 admission and their first cocktail is complimentary.

WHEN:

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 AT 3:30 PM (PRESS CONFERENCE) AND 5:00 (WEIGH-IN)

WHERE:

The Pourhouse (Lumber Exchange Building: 10 S 5th Street in Minneapolis) on the main floor. The number one party destination in Minneapolis, The Pourhouse features Live Music, Private Events, Sports Viewing Parties and a custom Party Bus. For more information on The Pourhouse, please visit thepourhousempls.com.

Tickets for Friday Night Fights go on sale Friday, November 22, at 12 noon and will be priced at $35, $65, $100, $150 and $250. They will be available at Target Center’s Box Office, online at AXS.com or by calling 888.9.AXS.TIX (888.929.7849).

###

On fight night, doors open at 6 pm, first bell is at 7 pm. ESPN Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will begin at 9 p.m. ET live on ESPN2,WatchESPN and broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

ESPN Deportes – which will re-brand its coverage as Noche de Combates (formerly Viernes de Combates) with some telecasts on Saturdays – will air the bouts on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 9 p.m.

ESPN2 Commentators/Studio:

Blow-by-blow commentator Joe Tessitore and ringside analyst Teddy Atlaswill return to describe the action for ESPN2. Both are recipients of the prestigious Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism presented by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA): Atlas (2001), Tessitore (2010). Studio host Todd Grisham(@GrishamESPN), who will fill-in ringside for Tessitore during the season opener, will return for his second season providing all the latest boxing news and highlights. Bilingual reporter Bernardo Osuna (@osunaespn), who last year became the series’ first-ever on-site reporter, will contribute to Friday Night Fights in English, and Noche de Combates (Fight Night) in Spanish.

ESPN Deportes Commentators/Studio:

Delvin Rodríguez will call the fights with Pablo Viruega for Noche de Combates on both ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes+, while Leopoldo González and Claudia Trejos will anchor the studio. Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez will join Trejos and González in studio throughout the season, with Osuna providing reports and interviews.

About Iron Mike Productions(IMP)

Previously known as Acquinity Sports, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotion company co-founded and led by CEO Garry Jonas. In partnership with Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, IMP is committed to changing traditional boxing promotion by advocating for its fighters’ successes, inside the ring and out, throughout their professional careers and into retirement.

About Warriors Boxing

Launched in 2003, Warriors Boxing operates under a simple philosophy-bring the best boxers in the world to fight fans, match them in competitive bouts, and in doing so help re-establish the sport of boxing for a new generation.

With a series of successful Pay-Per-View shows and packed houses to its credit, the Warriors business model is working wonders in a sport that was sorely in need of the innovation and energy that the company brings to the table.

When it comes down to it though, a promotional company is only as good as the fighters and fights it promotes. Warriors Boxing has delivered on all fronts, with outstanding bouts such as Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I and II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana and Ibragimov-Holyfield.

For more information on Warriors Boxing, visit their website at www.WarriorsBoxing.com.

About Seconds Out Promotions

When retired professional boxer Tony Grygelko found himself unable to stay out of the gym, he realized that his passion for the sport was something he couldn’t deny. At age 29, Grygelko formed Seconds Out Promotions.

By utilizing the vast boxing knowledge of world-class trainer Ron Lyke, Grygelko and Seconds Out Promotions found instant success.

Through determination, integrity and hard work, Seconds Out Promotions strives to become a leading fight promotional company in the world, by giving young fighters the ability to showcase their talents to a worldwide audience, along with offering our fans the highest quality programming available.

Seconds Out Promotions was created to bring the very best fights to all fans and participants worldwide. Seconds Out Promotions is committed to the recruitment and development of the best and brightest young fighters to help achieve our mission. Seconds Out Promotions continues to expand its web and television presence, and is establishing itself as one of the fastest-rising fight promotions in the world.

For more information on Seconds Out Promotions, visit their website at: www.SoBoxing.comor their Twitter: @soboxing.

For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com or www.SoBoxing.comorwww.WarriorsBoxing.com.

Mike Tyson Web Site – miketyson.com

Facebook: facebook.com/miketyson, facebook.com/SecondsOutPromotions

Twitter: @MikeTyson @IronMikeProd @soboxing @TargetcenterMN

Contacts:

Andre Courtemanche

Big Media Buzz (Warriors Boxing Publicist)

BigMediaBuzz@msn.com

954-302-2462 (office)

519-991-5213 (mobile)

Twitter @BigMediaBuzz