PUBLIC/MEDIA FIGHTER WORKOUTS IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRIDAY, JULY 13, 'CROSSROADS' BOXING EVENT AT THE UIC PAVILION IN CHICAGO AND LIVE ON FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS

PUBLIC WORKOUT ALERT TUESDAY, JULY 10 AT 8 COUNT BOXING GYM    WHAT: The media and general public are invited to a watch the main participants (Andrzej Fonfara, Ivan Popoca, Glen Johnson, and Jose Luis Castillo) work out in advance of Friday's 8 Count and Warriors Boxing ESPN-televised boxing event entitled "CROSSROADS" at the UIC Pavilion. The public/media work outs will be held on Tuesday July 10 at 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm at 8 COUNT BOXING GYM (located at 410 N. Oakley, 2nd Floor in Chicago). All fighters will be available for photo opportunities and interviews. The following Friday night, don't miss "CROSSROADS", as Glen "Road Warrior" Johnson (51-16-2, 35 KOs) will face Chicago's "The Polish Prince" Andrzej Fonfara (21-2, 12 KOs) in the 10-round main event and former world champion Jose Luis "EL Terrible" Castillo (63-11-1, 54 KOs) will face Chicago fan favorite Ivan "EL Marro" Popoca (15-1-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight battle. Several local and national prospects are scheduled to appear on the CROSSROADS undercard. In a six-round welterweight battle, Jaime Herrera, 7-2-0 (4 KOs) of Franklin Park, Illinois, will face Tyrone Chatman (9-1-2, 6 KOs) of St Louis, Missouri; Bassett, Virginia's Elijah McCall (9-1-1, 8 KOs), son of heavyweight champion Oliver McCall, will appear in a six-round heavyweight scrap against Jason Massie (7-2, 4 KOs), Cleveland, Ohio; popular Chicago super middleweight Paul Littleton (3-0, 3 KOs) will face Ramiro Bueno Jr., (2-2-0, 1 KO) of South Bend, Indiana, in a five-round bout; cruiserweight Junior Wright (3-0, 3 KOs) of Evanston, Illinois, will face Covon Graham (1-2-1, 1 KO) of Detroit in a four-rounder; Chicago super featherweight Juan Bustamante (3-0, 2 KOs) will go against Michah Branch (0-1-0) of Cincinnati, Ohio, in a four-rounder; Miami, Florida's hard-punching Vilier Quinonez (3-0, 2 KOs) will take on Hesperia, Michigan's Rogelio Saldana (1-3, 1 KO) in a light heavyweight four-rounder; and in a heavyweight four-rounder Curtis Tate (4-3, 4 KOs) of Oakland, Tennessee will face Calbert Lewis (0-1) of Gary, Indiana. WHEN: 12 NOON CST Andrzej Fonfara Ivan Popoca 1 PM CST Glen Johnson Jose Luis Castillo    WHERE: 8 COUNT BOXING GYM 410 N. Oakley, 2nd Floor Chicago, IL Tel: 312.226.5800 TICKETS: Advance tickets for "CROSSROADS", priced at $151, $101, $51 and $31, can be obtained through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000), the 8 Count Productions Offices, 312-226-5800 or the UIC Pavilion Box Office, 312-413-5740. The UIC Pavilion is located at 525 S. Harrison, at the corner of Harrison and Racine on the campus of University of Illinois-Chicago. Doors on the night of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 7:45 pm.