Godfrey Wins In N. Dakota
By Uncategorized November 23rd, 2008NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA — In front of a standing room only crowd at the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, three of CES’ rising stars, Matt Godfrey, Aaron Williams and Hank Lundy all put on impressive performances in securing victories on Saturday night.
Godfrey, the reigning NABF cruiserweight champion, added the brand new Sovereign Nations Boxing Council cruiserweight crown to his resume with an impressive shut-out performance over tough Eddie Gutierrez. Providence’s Godfrey put on an impressive display of speed in scoring the unanimous decision win over Gutierrez by scores of 100-90 twice and 99-91.
The win raised Godfrey’s record to 18-1, 10 KO’s. Gutierrez falls to 15-6-1, 6 KO’s.
CES’ other rising cruiserweight star Aaron Williams turned in the nights most impressive performance as he waged an all-out war with fellow prospect David Williams. Both fighters put on an impressive display until the seventh round when Aaron was able to catch David on the way in and score an impressive knockout win.
Williams, now 19-1-1, 13 KO’s, scored his second win in a row since his shocking upset defeat at the hands of Jose Luis Herrera this past May. Philadelphia’s David Williams fell to 5-2-1, 2 KO’s.
Following the nights festivities, Aaron Williams was awarded a bonus as “Fighter of the Night.”
Rising lightweight prospect Hank Lundy kicked the night off for CES when he scored a very impressive unanimous six round decision over two-time Ghana national champion, and two-time world title challenger, Ben Odamattey. The win raised Lundy’s mark to 12-0-1, 6 KO’s while the very game Odamattey fell to 13-12-2, 5 KO’s.
“This was a big night for CES,” said CES President Jimmy Burchfield. “Our CES fighters were all in real fights and they all passed their tests with flying colors in front of a huge crowd here in North Dakota. Working with 4 Bears has been great and I look forward to working with them in the future.”
Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. stars return to action this coming Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the TwinRiverEventCenter in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Olympic stars Jason Estrada (’00) and Demetrius Andrade (’04) will both be featured along with former USBA champion & former Olympic alternate (’96) Jason Pires. Tickets are available by calling CES at 401-724-2253.