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Fight week is here, which means we’re just a few days from the official weigh-in and, more importantly, fight night at Twin River Casino Hotel.

Join us Friday at Twin River’s Miracle Bar for the official weigh-in and final press conference. Friday’s weigh-in is open to the public. The festivities begin at 3 p.m. ET with an official scale time of 5.

Saturday’s event begins at a special start time of 6 p.m. ET in the Event Center with the first of six preliminary bouts.

Download Saturday’s official bout sheet here and be sure to stay tuned throughout the week on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts for more news and notes as we inch closer to the must-see boxing event of 2019!

TICKETS RUNNING LOW; GETS YOUR NOW!

Limited tickets are available for Peter Manfredo Jr.’s return to the ring Saturday night at Twin River Casino Hotel. There are two ways to get yours: Visit our website at CESBoxing.com or ShowClix.com.

“The Pride of Providence” ends a three-year layoff this weekend in the main event of CES Boxing’s fourth event of the year at Twin River in a 10-round light heavyweight bout against “The Romantic Redneck” Melvin Russell of Kentucky.

The former IBO middleweight world champion is 7-0-1 lifetime at Twin River since the casino opened its doors in 2007, including wins over Rayco Saunders in 2012 and regional rival Rich Gingras in 2013.

ORTA, VALENTIN PRIMED TO STEAL THE SHOW

Unbeaten super featherweight Joshua Orta makes his Twin River and CES Boxing debut Saturday in a six-round special attraction against undefeated Michael Valentin in what could be the fight of the night.

Peter Manfredo must be some age now.

He was the darling of the first Contender series. Even got a second chance to try and win it when Smith pulled out. Mora probably just about deserved it though.

Surely there's no real legs in this comeback though? He was shown up a long long time ago against Calzaghe when he was a young man. He's got no chance now.

Who would win this?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Nov 2019, 13:49 Who would win this?

Manfredo by 1st round stoppage?

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑24 Nov 2019, 13:55

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Nov 2019, 13:49 Who would win this?

Manfredo by 1st round stoppage?

Cheers. Just checked was a body shot. Not bad for a 3 year return.

Peter Manfredo Jr. to fight again on Dec 7 after 79-second comeback win

Having barely broken a sweat in his highly-publicized return to professional boxing this past Saturday, “The Pride of Providence,” Peter Manfredo Jr., delivers another holiday treat to his loyal fans Saturday, December 7 at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Fresh off his 41st career win November 23, Manfredo Jr. (41-7-1, 22 KOs) steps back in the ring just two weeks later on December 7 to face hard-hitting Colombian Milton Nunez (37-22, 32 KOs) in the 10-round main event of CES Boxing’s season-ending matinee show at the historic Fox Theater.

Doors open at 11 a.m. ET for this special afternoon event beginning with a spectacular amateur card at noon followed by the main card at 2 streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the third event of the promotion’s year-end tripleheader.

Tickets for the event start at $47 and are available online at www.cesboxing.com and www.foxwoods.com or by phone at 401-724-2253. The UFC FIGHT PASS® stream features CES Boxing publicist and matchmaker Michael Parente handling play-by-play with “Sucra” Ray Oliveira providing color commentary. UFC FIGHT PASS® subscriptions are available at www.ufcfightpass.com.

Manfredo Jr. ended a three-year layoff this past Saturday with a 79-second knockout win over Melvin Russell in Rhode Island, his first fight since a 2016 draw against Vladine Biosse. He steps up in class on December 7 to face the experienced Nunez, who enters having won back-to-back bouts and boasts 32 career knockouts.

The 10-round headliner is one of several intriguing bouts on CES Boxing’s year-end holiday bash. Worcester, MA, super featherweight Irvin Gonzalez (12-2, 9 KOs) returns to face Omar Etheridge (3-2-1, 3 KOs) of Greensboro, NC, in a six-round special attraction.

Also highlighting the main card is a potential Fight of the Night candidate between standout featherweights Nathan Martinez (6-0, 2 KOs) and Reading, PA, veteran Yeuri Andujar (4-2, 3 KOs), who battle in a six-round bout, plus the long-awaited return of New London, CT, fan-favorite Marcia Agripino (3-2-1), who faces Massena, NY, native Michelle Cook (1-1-2) in a six-round rematch of their 2013 bout, which ended in a draw.

In another added attraction, light heavyweight prospect Gary Balletto III (1-0, 1 KO) of Cranston, RI, joins Manfredo Jr. in making a quick return to the ring, stepping back into action December 7 after winning his professional debut November 23.

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Peter Manfredo Jr. wins again, two comeback stoppages in a fortnight

Peter Manfredo Jr. wanted a tougher challenge and a few more roads in his unexpected return to the ring Saturday at Foxwoods Resort Casino, but the end result was more of the same for “The Pride of Providence.”

Fighting for the second time in two weeks, Manfredo (42-7-1, 23 KOs) earned a fourth-round stoppage in the main event of CES Boxing’s 2019 season finale on UFC FIGHT PASS® against Milton Nunez (37-23-1) when Nunez’s corner threw in the towel at the 1:39 mark.

Manfredo weathered an early storm against the hard-hitting Nunez. The Columbian veteran with 32 knockouts on his resume actually wobbled Manfredo twice in the opening minute with overhand rights, but Manfredo survived and began to outbox his opponent over the next two rounds while avoiding Nunez’s dangerous right hand.

Midway through the fourth, Manfredo began to pour it on, boxing effectively on angles and peppering Nunez to the body. Having seen enough, Nunez’s corner stopped it with just under two minutes remaining, handing Manfredo his second win of the year since he ended a three-year layoff with a first-round knockout win over Melvin Russell on November 23.

In the co-main event, super featherweight Irvin Gonzalez (13-2, 10 KOs) of Worcester, MA, made quick work of the overmatched Omar Etheridge (3-3-1) of Greensboro, NC, dropping Etheridge three times in the opening round en route to a first-round knockout win at the 3:00 mark.

Featherweights Nathan Martinez (6-1) of New Britain, CT, and Yeuri Andujar (5-2) of Reading, PA, stole the show in the special attraction with Andujar earning a 58-56, 58-56, 59-55 unanimous decision win, handing the 20-year-old Martinez the first loss of his career.

It was all action from the opening bell as the two traded shots for six hard rounds. Martinez got off to a strong start, but Andujar rallied in the middle rounds and simply outworked his opponent by throwing more combinations despite Martinez landing more effectively at times. Martinez rallied late, but could not close the gap on the cards. The win was Andujar’s second in his last three fights.

Female lightweights Marcia Agripino (4-2-1) of New London, CT, and Michelle Cook (1-2-2) of Massena, NY, staged another epic battle in their rematch from 2013, this time with Agripino earning the win after the two fought to a draw six years ago.

Cook, who hadn’t fought in five years prior to Saturday, got off to a slow start before fighting back in the later rounds, but Agripino remained the aggressor to earn the win on the scorecards.

In preliminary action, New Haven, CT, super lightweight Carlos Ojeda-Perez (1-0) earned the win in his pro debut, defeating fellow debut DelQuan Dennis (0-1) of Columbia, SC, but unanimous decision, 40-36, on all three scorecards.

Welterweight Joe Goss (2-0) of Bridgeport, CT, fought for the first time since 2018 and shook off some early rust to beat Matt Probin (2-4) of Lewiston, ME, by majority decision, 40-36, 38-38, 39-37.