ESPN Chicago's Ray Flores speaks with Norberto Gonzalez

ESPN Chicago's Ray Flores speaks with Norberto Gonzalez ahead of his main event match up against Roberto Garcia on ESPN's Friday Night Fights from Chicago.  ### About Iron Mike Productions (IMP) Founded in 2013 by CEO Garry Jonas and Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotional company with offices located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 websiteat www.WarriorsBoxing.com. ABOUT 8 Count Productions 8 Count Productions, Home Of The Best In Chicago Boxing, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland.  Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions banner include; IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara, middleweight contender Donovan George, world-class junior welterweight prospect Adrian Granados, former world title challenger Edner Cherry, super middleweight prospect Paul Littleton, middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov and welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera. For more information on 8 Count Productions please visit their new website,www.8countproductions.com. For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com or www.8countproductions.com or www.WarriorsBoxing.com. Mike Tyson Web Site - miketyson.com  Facebook: facebook.com/miketyson Twitter: @MikeTyson @IronMikeProd

Weights from Friday Night Fights in Chicago

Roberto Garcia 155 vs. Norberto Gonzalez 157    Kamil Laszczyk 125 vs. Daniel Diaz 125   Erickson Lubin 147.5 vs. Roberto Carlos Acevedo 145.5   Ahmad Cheikho 147.5 vs.Francisco Rios-Gil 148 Junior Wright 199 vs. Galen Brown 193 Patryk Szymanski 154 vs. Daniel Hicks 152 Kristin Gearhart 140 vs. Allanna Jones 141 Jose Felix Quesada 135 vs. Christopher Jackson 134.5 Venue: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois Promoters: Iron Mike Productions, 8 Count Productions, Warriors Boxing TV: ESPN Friday Night Fights Tickets for "Friday Night Fights" are priced at VIP $151, VIP Ringside $101, Ringside $76, Mezzanine $51 and General Admission $31 and can be purchased 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.   ### About Iron Mike Productions (IMP) Founded in 2013 by CEO Garry Jonas and Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotional company with offices located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 8 Count Productions 8 Count Productions, Home Of The Best In Chicago Boxing, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland.  Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions banner include; IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara, middleweight contender Donovan George, world-class junior welterweight prospect Adrian Granados, former world title challenger Edner Cherry, super middleweight prospect Paul Littleton, middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov and welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera. For more information on 8 Count Productions please visit their new website,www.8countproductions.com. For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com orwww.8countproductions.comorwww.WarriorsBoxing.com. Mike Tyson Web Site - miketyson.com Facebook: facebook.com/miketyson Twitter: @MikeTyson @IronMikeProd

'Throwback Fighter' Roberto Garcia Ready for This Week's Friday Night Fights Main Event against Norberto Gonzalez

Weslaco, Texas, middleweight veteran Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (33-3, 22 KOs) says he's ready to go thisFriday, February 7, when he steps in to face Monterrey, Mexico's Norberto "Demonio" Gonzalez (20-2, 13 KOs) in the Friday Night Fights-televised 10-round main event at UIC Pavilion in Chicago. 33-year-old Garcia is serving as a late-substitute opponent, due to an injury to "Mantequilla" Gonzalez. "I believe in myself and in my abilities, so it doesn't matter who I fight," said Garcia. "I'm a throwback fighter. I don't duck anybody. These are the kinds of fights I take to prove what I can do." Presented by Mike Tyson and Garry Jonas (Iron Mike Productions), Dominic Pesoli (8 Count Productions) and Leon Margules (Warriors Boxing), in addition to Garcia vs. Gonzalez, "Friday Night Fights" at UIC Pavilion will also feature a 10-round, televised co-feature between undefeated featherweight prospect Kamil Laszczyk (15-0, 7 KOs) of Warsaw, Poland, and Nicaragua's Daniel "El General" Diaz (20-5-1, 14 KOs), plus 18-year-old welterweight prospect Erickson "Hammer" Lubin (2-0, 2 KOs) opening the telecast in a four-rounder vs. TBA. Tickets for "Friday Night Fights" are priced at VIP $151, VIP Ringside $101, Ringside $76, Mezzanine $51 and General Admission $31 and can be purchased 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. Garcia says he's seen one two-minute video of opponent Gonzalez, but isn't worried about it. "I made it clear to my team this year that I'm ready to fight anyone and just go for it. I'm a pressure fighter, I move forward and mix it up and I'm just going to go in there and see if he can take the heat. I'm always ready for 10 or 12 consistent rounds of breaking my opponent down. Let's see what happens." ### About Iron Mike Productions (IMP) Founded in 2013 by CEO Garry Jonas and Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotional company with offices located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 8 Count Productions 8 Count Productions, Home Of The Best In Chicago Boxing, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland.  Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions banner include; IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara, middleweight contender Donovan George, world-class junior welterweight prospect Adrian Granados, former world title challenger Edner Cherry, super middleweight prospect Paul Littleton, middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov and welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera. For more information on 8 Count Productions please visit their new website,www.8countproductions.com. For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com orwww.8countproductions.comorwww.WarriorsBoxing.com. Mike Tyson Web Site - miketyson.com Facebook: facebook.com/miketyson Twitter: @MikeTyson @IronMikeProd

Undercard Announced for This Week's Friday Night Fights in Chicago

The undercard has been announced for the ESPN Friday Night Fights-televised night of boxing this Friday, February 7, 2014, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. No less than five exciting fights are scheduled in support of the 10-round middleweight main event between Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (33-3, 22 KOs) of Weslaco, Texas, via Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and Monterrey, Mexico's Norberto "Demonio" Gonzalez (20-2, 13 KOs);  the 10-round featherweight co-feature between Kamil Laszczyk (15-0, 7 KOs) of Warsaw, Poland, and Nicaragua's Daniel "El General" Diaz (20-5-1, 14 KOs); and the four-round welterweight opener featuring Erickson "Hammer" Lubin (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Roberto Carlos Acevedo (13-12-3, 1 KO) of Moca, Puerto Rico. Tickets for "Friday Night Fights" are priced at VIP $151, VIP Ringside $101, Ringside $76, Mezzanine $51 and General Admission $31 and can be purchased 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. Presented by Mike Tyson and Garry Jonas (Iron Mike Productions), Dominic Pesoli (8 Count Productions) and Leon Margules (Warriors Boxing), "Friday Night Fights" will also feature a six-round welterweight battle between Ahmad Cheikho (12-5-2, 7 KOs) of Beirut, Lebanon and Francisco Rios-Gil (14- 21, 8 KOs) of Huatabampo, Mexico; a six-round cruiserweight fight between Evanston, Illinois' power-punching Junior Wright (9-0, 8 KOs) and St. Joseph, Missouri's proven veteran Galen Brown (40-25-1, 23 KOs); a six-round super welterweight clash between Patryk Szymanski (7-0, 2 KOs) of Konin, Poland, and Daniel Hicks (5-4, 3 KOs) of Lansing, Michigan; a four-round women's super-lightweight battle between Berwin, Illinois' undefeated Kristin Gearhart (2-0) and Allanna Jones (0-1) of Ionia, Michigan. Rounding out the action will be the four-round welterweight professional boxing debut of Chicago's Jose Felix Quesada, taking on Christopher Jackson (0-1) from Maywood, Illinois. ### About Iron Mike Productions(IMP) Founded in 2013 by CEO Garry Jonas and Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotional company with offices located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 8 Count Productions 8 Count Productions, Home Of The Best In Chicago Boxing, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland.  Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions banner include; IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara, middleweight contender Donovan George, world-class junior welterweight prospect Adrian Granados, former world title challenger Edner Cherry, super middleweight prospect Paul Littleton, middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov and welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera. For more information on 8 Count Productions please visit their new website,www.8countproductions.com. For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com orwww.8countproductions.comorwww.WarriorsBoxing.com. Mike Tyson Web Site - miketyson.com Facebook: facebook.com/miketyson Twitter: @MikeTyson @IronMikeProd

FINAL PUBLIC MEDIA CONFERENCE AND WEIGH-IN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS AT UIC PAVILION IN CHICAGO

  

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, STARTING AT 4:00 PM 
@ MUNICIPAL BAR + DINING CO.

The media and general public are cordially invited to the final media conference and official weigh-in being held on Thursday, February 6, beginning at 4:00 pm at Municipal Bar + Dining Co. (216 W Ohio St, Chicago) for ESPN Friday Night Fights at UIC Pavilion to be held the evening of Friday, February 7, 2013.

Hosted by legendary heavyweight champion "Iron" Mike Tyson, the media conference will begin at 4:00 pm. The official weigh-in will begin at 6:00 pm.

All featured bout participants and event promoters will be in attendance at the conference, including the promoters and principle combatants:

Mike Tyson and Garry Jonas (Iron Mike Productions)

Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (33-3, 22 KOs)

Norberto "Demonio" Gonzalez (20-2, 13 KOs)

Kamil Laszczyk (15-0, 7 KOs)

Daniel "El General" Diaz (20-5-1, 14 KOs)

Erickson "Hammer" Lubin (2-0, 2 KOs)

Dominic Pesoli (8 Count Productions) 

Leon Margules (Warriors Boxing)

Luis DeCubas

WHEN:    

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014

MEDIA CONFERENCE AT 4:00 PM

OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN AT 6:00 PM

WHERE:    

Municipal Bar + Dining Co.

216 W Ohio St, Chicago

Tel: 312.951.2125   
municipalbar.com

TICKETS:

Tickets for "Friday Night Fights" are priced at VIP $151, VIP Ringside $101, Ringside $76, Mezzanine $51 and General Admission $31 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000), the 8 Count Productions Offices: 312-226-5800or the UIC Pavilion Box Office: 312-413-5740.

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About Iron Mike Productions(IMP)

Founded in 2013 by CEO Garry Jonas and Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotional company with offices located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 8 Count Productions

8 Count Productions, Home Of The Best In Chicago Boxing, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland. 

Fighters currently under the 8 Count Productions banner include; IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara, middleweight contender Donovan George, world-class junior welterweight prospect Adrian Granados, former world title challenger Edner Cherry, super middleweight prospect Paul Littleton, middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov and welterweight prospect Jaime Herrera.

For more information on 8 Count Productions please visit their new website,www.8countproductions.com.

For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com orwww.8countproductions.comorwww.WarriorsBoxing.com.

Mike Tyson Web Site - miketyson.com
Facebook: facebook.com/miketyson

Twitter: @MikeTyson @IronMikeProd