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Bridgeport's Harry Yorgey battles to draw in return to ring[1]
By BARRY SANKEY, 21st Century Media Posted: 07/26/14, 4:45 PM EDT
WYOMISSING — The two veteran professional fighters who took the match on late notice felt at
least partially satisfied with the final verdict Friday night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel here.
It ended in a draw.
“Lightning” Harry Joe Yorgey of Bridgeport and Eric Mitchell of Philadelphia battled it out
for six rounds of their 162-pound bout in the co-main event on the five-bout pro card that
was staged by Lion Heart Promotions.
Both Yorgey and Mitchell have championship belts to their credit, but on this night, the
judges felt there was no clear-cut winner. One judge scored the fight for Mitchell at 60-55
while the other two judges viewed it as a 57-57 draw, and the majority decision ruled.
Yorgey, who started his career with the Phoenixville Area Police Athletic League program,
had not been in the ring for a fight since June of 2013, and the layoff definitely had an
effect on the strategy he used and the way he performed, especially during the early stages
of the fight. He said afterwards that personal business and family issues caused him to be
sidelined for such a long period of time. Yorgey now has a record of 27-2-2 while Mitchell
checks in at 23-11-2.
“It is a credit to him (Mitchell),” said Yorgey. “He is a veteran and was working inside
and holding me off. I gave the first couple rounds away. If it would have been an eight-
round fight, I think I would have knocked him out. I was getting the dust off. I had not
fought in a year. I was real rusty. I felt it. But there are no excuses. It (draw) is not
good, but it is better than a loss. I did it to myself, but he was strong. It was two
crafty veterans who have been around.”
Yorgey praised Mitchell for taking the fight on short notice, but he also said he wished his
bout would have been scheduled for eight or 10 rounds. Yorgey finished the fight strong with
an assortment of hooks and uppercut punches in combinations that landed to the head and body.
“I was never hurt,” said Yorgey. “I was never in danger.”
In the first round, Mitchell came out fast and backed Yorgey to the ropes with jabs and left
hooks. There were several tie-ups that the referee had to break up. Yorgey did land a left-
right combination to the body near the end of the round.
Mitchell came out strong again in the second round before Yorgey scored with a left-right
combo to the body. Both fighters then landed an array of combos. Yorgey scored with a hard
right to the body as he pressured Mitchell to the ropes at the end of the round.
Mitchell went to the right hand to the head early in the third round before Yorgey countered
with a left to the head. Mitchell used another right to back Yorgey off as the round came to
a close.
Yorgey became much more of an aggressor at the outset of the fourth round. But Mitchell
answered the surge by bouncing out of trouble and away from the ropes, and wound up pushing
Yorgey to the ropes himself. Yorgey’s left hook and Mitchell’s right offset each other
before Mitchell found a hard right to the head at the end of the round.
In the fifth round, Mitchell came out with successive lefts up top. Yorgey came back with
hard right to the head and then scored with a hard left to the body. Yorgey closed out the
round with a flurry by utilizing a number of hooks and uppercuts to keep Mitchell at bay.
Yorgey continued being active in the sixth round, including a pair of left-right combinations
to the body in the early stages of the final round.
NOTES: In the co-main event, lightweight Rolando “Ironman” Chinea of Lancaster (9-0-1)
defeated Osnel Charles of Atlantic City on a TKO at the end of the third round of a scheduled
six-round bout. ... Also, Eli Mendez of Reading made his pro debut with a unanimous decision
over Felip Nazario of The Bronx, N.Y., in a lightweight bout; Joseph Williams of Queens, N.Y.,
scored a TKO at 2:20 of the third round against Edwynn Jones of Houston in a light heavyweight
matchup; and Erik Spring of Reading won a TKO at 1:01 into the fourth round against Jason Wahr
of Virginia Beach, Va. ... The night’s activities began with five amateur bouts.

Yorgey draws with Mitchell[2]
By Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside; FightNews July 26th, 2014
Friday night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel before a raucous crowd, talented middleweight “Lightning”
Harry Joe Yorgey (27-2-2, 12KOs) was forced to settle for a draw with late replacement Eric
“Murder” Mitchell (23-11-2, 11KOs). In the six round co-feature of the Pro-am card promoted by
Andre Acuna’s Lionheart Promotions, welterweight Rolando “Iron Man” Chinea stepped up in
competition as he moved to (9-0-1, 6KOs) with a 3rd round retirement of Osnel “Prince of
Darkness” Charles (10-10-1, 1KO).
It was supposed to be an opportunity for middleweight Harry Yorgey to shake off as he had
several opponents named for him to fight before the fight was announced. However, whenever an
opponent was given the okay by the PA State Athletic Commission, they pulled out of the fight.
The former USBA champion Eric Mitchell had asked if he could be on the card. With a week to go,
Yorgey knew he needed the fight and when he was approached to fight Mitchell, he accepted it.
Mitchell appeared in shape and had a solid game plan as he muscled Yorgey around throughout
the opening three rounds using good bodywork. The years ring rust that needed to be shake off
by Yorgey came off slowly as he just couldn’t land the solid shots. Mitchell backed him up
early in the third round, but Yorgey found his mark late with a good uppercut. Yorgey began
to box and kept the fight off the ropes, which enabled him to win rounds four and five. Both
fighters knew the fight was in the balance and went to war in the sixth and final round. Yorgey
had the better stamina and took control as Mitchell tired in mid round.
One judge saw the bout surprisingly 59-55 in favor of Eric Mitchell, while the other two
officials saw it a more expected 57-57, making the bout a majority draw.
In the co-feature of the evening undefeated welterweight Rolando “Iron Man” Chinea (9-0-1, 6KOs)
looked impressive as he dropped the rugged Osnel “Prince of Darkness” Charles (10-10-1, 1KO)
once in the second and again in the third on his way to a convincing stoppage in the corner.
The official time was of the stoppage was three minutes of the 3rd round.
In other bouts:
Junior middleweight Erik Spring (3-0, 1KO) dropped journeyman Jason Wahr (1-10-3) once in the
second and again in the fourth round in scoring an exciting fourth round technical knockout in
an action packed bout that had both fighters laying it all on the land throughout.
Undefeated light heavyweight Joe Williams (3-0, 3KOs) kept his perfect knockout streak intact
by dropping Edwynn Jones (1-6-1, 1KO) three times on his way to a one sided third round stoppage
the last knockdown came in the third from a big right hand that forced Referee Shawn Clark to
call a halt to the contest at the 2:20 mark.
In the opening fight of the evening, debuting super featherweight Eli Mendez had to get off the
canvas to squeeze out a hard fought four round unanimous over decision and upset minded Phil
Nazario (0-4) by scores of 40-37 and 39-37 twice.

Yorgey and Mitchell Battle to a Draw at the Crowne Plaza Friday![3]
By Ken Hissner, Doghouse Boxing (July 26, 2014)
Andre Acuna’s Lion Heart Promotions debuted at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wyomissing, PA, with an
action packed show Friday. In the Main Event middleweight Harry Joe Yorgey, 27-2-2 (12), of 
Bridgeport, PA, and Eric “Twin” Mitchell, 23-11-2 (11), of Philadelphia, battled to a 6 round draw!
In the 1st round Mitchell out muscled Yorgey into clinches landing body shots. In the 2nd round it
was more of the same though Yorgey landed some good left hooks to the body. A straight right by
Mitchell to the chin drove Yorgey back into the ropes.
In the 3rd round an overhand right by Mitchell rocked Yorgey. In a close round Yorgey got his best
punch in just prior to the bell, a right uppercut to the chin. Mitchell’s round. In the 4th round
Yorgey kept the fight more in the middle of the ring out boxing Mitchell.
In the 5th round Yorgey again kept the fight for the most part in the middle of the ring. A
Mitchell right upper cut to the chin knocked Yorgey’s head back. Yorgey took the round.
In the 6th and final round both fighters exchanged right hands to the chins. It was an all out round
on both fighters part knowing this round could decide the outcome. Late sub Mitchell started to slow
down as Yorgey landed the cleaner punches. At the bell both fighters left nothing in the ring.
Scores 60-55 for Mitchell, 57-57, 57-57, a majority draw. DHB 57-57. Shawn Clark was the referee.
 Matchmaker and ring announcer was Mike Melendez. It was a very vocal crowd from beginning to end.
In the co-main event welterweight Rolando “Iron Man” Chinea, 9-0-1 (6), of Lancaster, PA, stopped
Osnel Charles, 10-10-1 (1), of Atlantic City, NJ, at the end of 3 rounds.
In a good first round of action Charles landed punches in bunches to the body of Chinea until the
latter countered with rights to the head ending the round having Charles hurt in the corner. In the
2nd round Chinea was all over Charles with the latter coming back with a 4 punch combination. Chinea
landed a straight right to the head of Charles dropping him to a knee in the corner. In the 3rd
round 6 punches by Chinea without had him drop to a knee as referee Clark called it a slip. A solid
left hook by Chinea spun Charles around. Chinea was having his way with late sub Charles at the bell.
The corner of Charles wouldn’t let their fighter out for the 4th round.
Light middleweight southpaw Erik Spring, 3-0 (1), of Reading, PA, scored a pair of knockdowns in a
war stopping late sub Jason Wahr, 1-10-3 (1), of Virginia Beach, VA, at 1:01 of the 4th and final round.
In a 1st round it was a “shoot out” with both fighters letting it all hang out. Wahr landed more but at
the bell walked back to his corner on shaky legs. In the 2nd round Spring landed a right uppercut to
the mid-section dropping Wahr. It was all Spring but there was no quit in Wahr as he fought back with
the heart of a lion.
In the 3rd round Spring was driving Wahr backwards when both threw punches at the same time with a Wahr
overhand right landing to the chin of Spring driving him into the ropes. The rest of the round Spring
got the better of Wahr who refused to go down and landed his share of punches. In the 4th and final
round a combination dropped Wahr in a neutral corner causing referee Clark to immediately waving it off.
Wahr got up and was willing to continue but the fight was over.
Light heavyweight Joe Williams, 3-0 (3), of Queens, NY, scored 3 knockdowns stopping Edwynn Jones,
1-6-1 (1), of Houston, TX, at 2:20 of the 3rd round as referee Clark waved it off.
In the opening round Williams dealt out a vicious body attack throughout the round. In the 2nd round a
wicked left hook to the body dropped Jones to a knee. In the 3rd round a right hand on the left shoulder
dropped Jones to his knees. Half a minute later with Jones in a defensive crouch Williams landed a
chopping right to the shoulder for another knockdown. Referee Clark waved the mismatch off.
In the opening bout super featherweight Eli Mendez 1-0 (0) of Reading, PA, came off the canvas to eke
out a 4 round decision over Felip Nazario, 0-3 (0), of the Bronx, NY.
After a feeling out first round, both fighters mixed it up in the 2nd round with Nazario dropping Mendez
with a left hook to the chin just prior to the bell. In the 3rd round both fighters took turns landing
mostly to the head with Mendez having the edge. In the 4th and final round Mendez pushed Nazario to the
canvas twice while Nazario returned the favor pushing Mendez to the canvas once. Mendez pulled out the
round.Scores of 38-37 (twice) and 40-37 all for Mendez. DHB had it 38-37 Nazario. Clark was the referee.

Chinea defeats Charles by TKO in third round[4]
STEPHANIE BRADFORD, Correspondent Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2014 12:15 am | Updated: 4:36 pm, Mon Jul 28, 2014.
WYOMISSING — “Is this a great show or what,” the emcee roared at the crowd right before Rolando “Ironman” Chinea
entered the room Friday night. The crowd answered — clapping and cheering as the steady thumps of Black Sabbath’s
“Iron Man” pounded over the speakers. “Let’s go, Ro,” one fan yelled.
And go he did — for three full rounds — ultimately winning by TKO to keep his winning streak intact.
Chinea (9-0-1) fought in a co-main event at the Crowne Plaza hotel against Osnell “Prince” Charles.
In the first round, which appeared to be the closest, Chinea stepped to the center of the ring and led with a
left jab. Then he popped out a light double jab and took a few body blows.
Finding his pace, he worked Charles with a steady rhythm of three count combinations: double jab, uppercut,
and double jab, right hook. Charles seemed to take it in stride, threw a few big counter punches, and wasn’t
visibly winded or wounded when the round ended.
But in the second round, Charles started talking smack — to no avail. Chinea didn’t bother responding, except
with a punch that brought Charles down in what almost looked like a slip-and-fall.
From then on Chinea fought sharp and tight. Ten seconds before the second round ended, Charles was in the corner,
covering up, but didn’t dodge the straight-up-the-center right Chinea targeted at his face.
The dead-on shots kept coming in round three, with Charles against the ropes defending five- and seven-punch
combinations while Chinea looked for the knockout. Again Charles shelled up and again it looked like he’d made
it through the round. Which he did. Almost. When he sat down for the break and had trouble standing back up it
was clear the bout was over. The fight was called, TKO, before the fourth round began.
“You put the work in you get the win,” Chinea said minutes after the fight.
The jabs he opened the rounds with, he said, were light-designed to find his range.
Barry Stumpf, Chinea’s coach and trainer, was visibly excited about the win.
“This.” he said, “we jump from.”
Other notable local wins of the evening included amateur Nicholas Hernandez, now 18-4, out of Lebanon, over his
sometime-sparring partner Luis Taylor of East Reading Boxing Club. The fight was a last-minute arrangement due
to a no-show.
In the first amateur fight of the night, Isael Flores Castro, also with Blyweiss of Lebanon, won by TKO over Josh Leonard.
Felix Alvarado, who trains under Stumpf, also took home a win.
The final match of the night, between middleweights Eric Mitchell (23-11-1) and Harry Joe Yorgey (27-2-1), ended in a draw.