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(JULY 31) GARY, IN On Friday,
August 1st, fans are encouraged to head to the Majestic Star Casino
and Hotel's Pavilion for the official weigh-ins to the "Steelyard
Brawl." The "Steelyard Brawl" marks the fifth year One In A Million
Inc CEO Octavius James has been helping to put on exciting boxing in
the Chicagoland/Northwest Indiana area. Come see and meet your
favorite One In A Million fighters as they tip the scales in
preparation for their upcoming match ups. The official "Steelyard
Brawl" weigh-ins will begin promptly at 6:30 PM.
Said One In A Million CEO Octavius James, "It's been our goal to
continue to bring exciting Las Vegas style boxing to this area.
Since the beginning five years ago, we have worked tirelessly to
entertain the great boxing fans of this area by putting together
some of the most exciting fights out there. This Saturday will be a
culmination of all the hard work we have put forth these past five
years. We are going to pay our respects to the past of One In A
Million and look towards the future."
The Line-up for the event:
In the Main Event, Mary McGee, 14-0, vs. Tonya Gallegos, 4-8.
McGee defending her NABC light welterweight title. [Neither McGee
nor Gallegos are ranked in top ten with WBAN].
The co-main event features Gary native welterweight Jermaine "Too
Sweet" White 16-3 (8KOs) vs. Reggie Nash 9-19 (2KOs).
Heavyweight prospect Michael Parker 5-0 (4KOs) vs. Scott Conner 11-4
(8KOs).
One In A Million's rising young prospects will also be on display
during the 7-bout card. Hobart native Ed Ochoa 4-0 (4KOs) will look
to stay unbeaten in the welterweight division as he goes one on one
with Ralf Franklin.
Evette Collazo 3-0 (2KOs) vs. Kerri Hill, 1-10-0 (1KO). Four rounder
- featherweight.
Michigan City's very own Marcus Thompkins 2-0 is excited to display
his blazing hand speed against Derrick Hill.
Middleweight Josh Crouch rounds out what is going to be an exciting
night of boxing as he takes on Jarred Lockett. Crouch is the newest
addition to the One In A Million middleweight stable and will be
looking to begin his career in style before a great crowd at the USS
Steelyard.
Doors open at 5:30 with the weigh-ins scheduled for 6:30 at the
Majestic Star Casino and Hotel's Pavilion.
STEELYARD BRAWL TICKETS: $100 VIP Field, $75 Premiere VIP, $50
Diamond Box and 5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - $15 General
Admission, are available from Railcats Baseball box office, by
calling (219-882-2255) or (866-438-7372).
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