FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 3, 2024
UNCASVILLE, CT and LOS ANGELES, CA – CES Boxing and Swerve Combat are thrilled to feature The Winter Brawl ‘24, an exclusive live seven round boxing event on Feb 3 at 8:30 PM Eastern. The event will be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena and is open to the public.
The Main Event features the return of Chordale “The Gift” Booker (21-1, 10 KOs) as he makes the second defense of his WBC Silver Super Welterweight title against former world title challenger Greg “The Villain” Vendetti (23-5-1, 12 KOs).
Stamford, CT’s Booker was a perfect 4-0 with 3 knockouts in 2023 and has a World Title in his sights. In his way is Wakefield, MA’s Vendetti, a National Guardsman who gave WBA Super Welterweight champion Erislandy Lara all he could handle in a 12-round decision loss in 2020.
In the co-feature, undefeated southpaw Francis “Frank the Tank” Hogan (15-0, 14 KOs) battles Paul “El Gallo Negro” Mendez (21-5-2, 11 KOs) for the vacant WBC USA Silver Middleweight title.
The third title fight of the night features Ricky de los Santos (11-1, 3 KOs) against Nathan Martinez (8-2, 2 KOs) in an 8-round bout for the vacant WBC US Silver Featherweight title.
de los Santos, of Providence, RI, is 1-0 since suffering an upset loss to 27-fight veteran Yeison Vargas in March 2022. New Britain, CT’s, Martinez is looking to secure the biggest win of his young career.
Many of New England’s best fighters will also be featured on the stacked card. Undefeated super featherweight prospects collide when New London, CT’s Alejandro “El Abusador” Paulino (15-0, 13 KOs) meets Ghana’s Holy “Jaw Breaker” Dorgbetor (10-0, 6 KOs) in what is sure to be a barn burner.
For more information, follow CES Boxing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @CESBOXING.
CES Boxing is one of the top promotions on the East Coast. Founded in 1992 by Jimmy Burchfield Sr., CES Boxing has promoted many world class fighters, including Jamaine Ortiz, Juiseppe Cusumano, Hank Lundy, Vinny Paz, Peter Manfredo, Mariusz Wach, Jason Estrada, Matt Godfrey, Chad Dawson and Ray Oliveira. CES Boxing has promoted such super fights as “The Thriller on Triller: Tyson v Jones Jr.”, “Mayweather vs. Gotti III” and “The Contender: Manfredo v Pemberton”.
For more information about CES and its events, follow CES Boxing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @CESBOXING.
About CES Boxing
CES Boxing is one of the top promotions on the East Coast. Founded in 1992 by Jimmy Burchfield Sr., CES Boxing has promoted many world class fighters, including Jamaine Ortiz, Juiseppe Cusumano, Hank Lundy, Vinny Paz, Peter Manfredo, Mariusz Wach, Jason Estrada, Matt Godfrey, Chad Dawson and Ray Oliveira. CES Boxing has promoted such super fights as "The Thriller on Triller: Tyson v Jones Jr.", "Mayweather vs. Gotti III" and "The Contender: Manfredo v Pemberton".
About Swerve TV, LLC
Founded in 2021 by digital media veterans Steve Shannon and Dan Keston, Swerve Combat is the first FAST channel focused on delivering free combat sports and athletic competitions while telling the stories behind the world’s most inspirational athletes. Swerve is available on Amazon Freevee, Amazon Fire TV Channels, Prime Video, Fubo, LG Channels, The Roku Channel, SLING TV, VIZIO, Xumo Play, and more, and is accessible in over 80% of US households. Follow us on Instagram @swervecombat.
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Contacts:
Steve Shannon, CEO Swerve TV
Mariano A. Agmi
CES Media Relations Director