Main Event – IBF Junior Lightweight Championship (12) — ESPN
ARGENIS MENDEZ (21-2, 11 KOs), Champion, Miami, FL via Dominican Republic 130 lbs.
vs.
ARASH USMANEE (20-1, 10 KOs), Challenger, Edmonton, Canada via Afghanistan 129 lbs.
Co-Feature – Vacant WBA Featherweight Championship (10) — ESPN
CLAUDIO MARRERO (14-0, 11 KOs), Miami, FL via Dominican Republic 126 lbs.
vs.
JESUS ANDRES CUELLER (22-1, 18 KOs), Buenos Aires, Argentina 126 lbs.
Super Featherweights (10)
ALEXEI COLLADO (16-0, 15 KOs), Miami, FL via Cuba 131 lbs.
vs.
GUILLERMO SANCHEZ (13-9-1, 5 KOs), Buffalo, NY via Puerto Rico 132 ¼ lbs.
Welterweights (10)
ED PAREDES (33-3-1, 22 KOs), Hollywood, FL 149 lbs.
vs.
NOE BOLANOS (24-8-1, 16 KOs), Ciudad Obregon, Mexico 149 lbs.
Super Middleweights (6)
ANTOINE DOUGLAS (8-0, 6 KOs), Burke, VA 161 ¼ lbs.
vs.
EDGAR PEREZ (5-5, 3 KOs), Chicago, IL 167 lbs.
Heavyweights (6)
DORSETT BARNWELL (9-0, 4 KOs), Newport News, VA 248 lbs.
vs.
MARLON HAYES (23-12, 11 KOs), Newark, NJ 219 lbs.
Junior Lightweghts (4) — ESPN SWING
ALBERT BELL (1-0, 1 KO), Miami, FL 129 lbs.
vs.
LEONEL GARCIA (pro debut), Hartford, CT 125 ¾ lbs.
WHAT: “Tyson Is Back!” professional boxing
WHEN: Friday, August 23, 2013
WHERE: Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY
TELEVISION: ESPN Friday Night Fights
PROMOTER: Iron Mike Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions
TICKETS: $150, $95, $55 and $45 and available to purchase at the Turning Stone box office, by calling (315) 361-7469, or visit www.Ticketmaster.com
INFORMATION: www.IronMikeProductions.com or www.TurningStone.com
OTHER: Doors Open 6:00 p.m. ET, first bout 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN FNF starts 9:00 p.m. ET.
Iron Mike Productions, previously Acquinity Sports, is a boxing promotion company co-founded and led by Acquinity Interactive CEO Garry Jonas. It is a partnership with Hall of Famer Mike Tyson committed to changing traditional boxing promotion by advocating for its fighters’ successes inside the ring and out, throughout their professional careers and into retirement.
