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REID BOXING OF LAS VEGAS DEBUTS WITH PROFESSIONAL CARD FEATURING SOUTHERN NEVADA BOXERS ON THURSDAY, FEB. 13, AT WESTGATE PhilBoxing.com Fri, 07 Feb 2020  Reid Boxing of Las Vegas launches its inaugural card Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The professional boxing card, presented by promoter Stephen Reid, features seven bouts, including 10 Southern Nevadans, five of whom are undefeated. The card will be held in the Paradise Event Center North at the Westgate, staring at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are priced at $25, $50, $75, 150 and $200 with all seats Reserved. Tickets can be purchased in advance through eventbrite.com or at the door at the Westgate Feb. 13. The main attraction is: Former World Boxing Association Fedelatin welterweight champion Ravshan Hudaynazarov, originally from Uzbekistan and now living in Las Vegas, against Cameron Krael of Las Vegas in a super welterweight bout. Hudaynazarov has a record of 17-3 and 13 knockouts while Krael has a mark of 16-15-3 and four knockouts. But Krael’s record is deceiving; he has met top notch opponents. At the time Krael fought them, his 34 opponents combined to win 80 percent of their bouts, and 20 of those 34 were unbeaten or had only one loss when he faced them. Last July Krael went the distance against undefeated Las Vegan Keith Hunter, ranked No. 13 by the WBA among super lightweights. The undercard includes: Light heavyweight Britton Norwood of Las Vegas with a record of 9-4-1 and seven knockouts against undefeated Errol Jackson of Las Vegas with a mark of 3-0 and three knockouts. Unbeaten Las Vegas middleweight Sharif Rahman, son of former World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, with a record of 3-0 and two knockouts, against Rashad Scott of Columbus, Ohio, with a mark of 3-2 and one knockout. Undefeated middleweight Will Clemons of Las Vegas with a record of 4-0 and two knockouts against Victor Toney of Youngstown, Ohio, with a mark of 5-1 and four knockouts. Unbeaten welterweight Cesar Quinones of Las Vegas with a record of 5-0 and four knockouts against an opponent to be determined. Undefeated bantamweight David Alaverdian, originally from Israel and now living in Las Vegas, with a record of 1-0 and one knockout against an opponent to be determined. And two Las Vegas super welterweights making their pro debut: Alexander Thiel vs. Rene Silvano. OXFORD-EDUCATED LAS VEGAS ATTORNEY STEPHEN REID REALIZES DREAM, PROMOTES FIRST PROFESSIONAL BOXING CARD THURSDAY, FEB. 13, AT WESTGATE Nine years ago Stephen Reid moved to Las Vegas and he thought his dream had come true. He now knows he dreams bigger dreams. In 2007 Reid came to Las Vegas from his native England for the Ricky Hatton-Floyd Mayweather fight and, as he puts it, “I fell in love with Las Vegas. It was my dream to live here.” He finally moved here in 2011 and is a practicing attorney, one of the few if not only in Southern Nevada with a law degree from the prestigious University of Oxford. But before he practiced law, he practiced right jabs and left hooks. As a youth he was an amateur boxer, starting at 140 pounds before moving up to 147 and 154 pounds. It was at welterweight that he sparred with a fellow Brit, a young Billy Joe Saunders, the current World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion. “I loved boxing, but I was realistic enough to know knew my future was not in the ring,” says Reid. That doesn’t keep him from manifesting that love of boxing in another manner, that of promoter. Reid Promotions presents its inaugural professional boxing card Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The card starts at 7 p.m. (Pacific) in the Paradise Event Center North. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are priced at $25, $50, $75, $150 and $200 with all seats reserved. Tickets can be purchased in advance through eventbrite.com or at the door at the Westgate Feb. 13. The card is scheduled for seven bouts which include multiple Southern Nevada boxers. “The longer I was out of boxing directly, the more I wanted to promote and here in Las Vegas,” says Reid. “I don’t want to call this card at the Westgate February 13th small, but it certainly isn’t a world championship event on pay-per-view,” says Reid. “After all, you have to walk before you run. “But I expect to pick up that pace in future cards,” says Reid. “There are two reasons for that. “One, there are plenty of boxer in Southern Nevada who are talented,” says Reid. “They’re more than opponents for other promoter’s fighters when big cards come to town, and they’re more than just sparring partners for world-ranked fighters. “They just have to have the chance to sink or swim against comparable opponents,” says Reid. “That’s what I and my team will do: make evenly matched bouts, no mismatches. In doing so, the cream will rise to the top and become popular and marketable. “Two, it’s my fervent believe that Southern Nevada, with its 2.2 million population, can support a local card,” says Reid. “There’s, primarily, only premium cable and pay-per-view cards going into 16,000- and 20,000-seat arenas now. There’s a need for exciting, action-packed cards featuring local boxers at venues that are easy to access and with ticket prices that start as low as $25.” Reid says that if his first few cards realize even a modicum of success, then he envisions promoting monthly cards starting next year. “I have no illusions of being one of the top promoters in the world in a year or two,” says Reid. “I do have a law practice to which to attend. But, I believe it’s realistic to believe that we can present entertaining and affordable cards on a regular basis.” Maybe that’s not dreaming so big, after all. WHAT: Live Professional Boxing WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 WHERE: Las Vegas, Nev. VENUE: Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino LOCATION: Paradise Event Center North PROMOTER: Reid Boxing of Las Vegas SPONSORS: Reid Law Offices TIMES: First fight 7 p.m. (Pacific) Doors open 6:30 TICKETS: $25, $50, $75, $150, $200 All Seats Reserved Available through: eventbrite.com MAIN ATTRACTION: SUPER WELTERWEIGHT—8 ROUNDS RAVSHAN HUDAYNAZAROV Las Vegas 17-3, 13 KOs Ex-WBA Fedalatin welter champ vs. CAMERON KRAEL Las Vegas 16-15-3, 4 KOs LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—4 ROUNDS BRITTON NORWOOD Las Vegas 9-4-2, 7 KOs vs. ERROL JACKSON Las Vegas 3-0, 3 KOs MIDDLEWEIGHT—6 ROUNDS WILL CLEMONS Las Vegas 4-0, 2 KOs vs. VICTOR TONEY Youngstown, Ohio 5-1, 4 KOs FEATHERWEIGHT—6 ROUNDS SERGIO LOPEZ Las Vegas 4-5, 3 KOs vs. TBA MIDDLEWEIGHT—4 ROUNDS SHARIF RAHMAN Las Vegas 3-0, 2 KOs vs. RASHAD SCOTT Columbus, Ohio 3-2, 1 KO SUPER WELTERWEIGHT—4 ROUNDS ALEXANDER THIEL Las Vegas Pro Debut vs. RENE SILVANO Las Vegas Pro Debut WELTERWEIGHT—4 ROUNDS CESAR QUINONES Las Vegas 5-0, 4 KOs vs. TBA BANTAMWEIGHT—4 ROUNDS DAVID ALAVERDIAN Las Vegas/Israel 1-0, 1 KO vs. TBA CREDENTIALS: Media table Outside Paradise Event Center North Starting 6 p.m. WEIGH-IN: Wednesday, February 12 6:30 p.m. Pavilion 10 Westgate Convention Area Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino NEWS CONFERENCE: Wednesday, February 12 7 p.m., following weigh-in Pavilion 10 Westgate Convention Area Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino *Public invited at no charge to both weigh-in and news conference  |
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