Josh Clottey replaces Cintron
For Immediate Release
JOSHUA CLOTTEY and RICHARD GUTIERREZ
IN 12-ROUND WELTERWEIGHT RUMBLE
IN CO-MAIN TO HARRIS-ARNAOUTIS TITLE TILT
JULY 29 LIVE ON HBO's "BOXING AFTER DARK"
FROM CHUMASH CASINO RESORT, SANTA YNEZ, CA
SANTA YNEZ, CA (July 6, 2006) -- Top-rated contender
JOSHUA CLOTTEY will risk his world ranking and
accept the challenge by undefeated contender
RICHARD GUTIERREZ for a 12-round welterweight
battle in the co-main event of a spectacular
card headlined by the Vivian Harris-Mike Arnaoutis
NABO jr. welterweight championship. Promoted
by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC (www.garyshawproductions.com),
both fights will be televised live Saturday,
July 29, on HBO's "Boxing After Dark,"
from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez,
CA. The live telecast will begin at 10:30 P.M.
ET (delayed west coast broadcast will begin
at 10:30 P.M. PT)
Clottey, 28-1 (18 KOs), from the Bronx by way
of Ghana, is one of the division's most exciting
stars. Currently world-rated No. 4 by the WBO,
No. 5 by the WBC and No. 6 by the IBF, he has
a near-perfect record, the only blemish, a disputed
loss by disqualification in 1999 to current
welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir. Clottey,
ahead on all three judges' scorecards after
10 rounds of their WBC International welterweight
championship bout (the winning margin was four
points on one card and two points on the other
two), was disqualified in the 11th round for
a low blow without the benefit of the customary
warning. Clottey returned to his winning ways
after that fight and has gone unbeaten in his
next 10 bouts, including a victory over top-10
contender Christopher Henry for the NABC title
and Marcos Primera for the interim WBC Continental
Americas championship.
Gutierrez, 18-0 (11 KOs), from Colombia, is
a fast-rising prospect known for his aggressive,
take no prisoners style. Since making his U.S.
debut last year, Gutierrez has become a fighter
to notice, scoring knockout victories of Edson
Aguirre and Luis Alberto Santiago, followed
by a 10-round decision over Hicklet Lau in April.
In his American TV debut, Gutierrez was held
to a three-round no contest on ESPN2 May 19
when his bout against Thomas Davis was halted
after Davis suffered a cut from an accidental
head butt. He is currently rated No. 15 by the
IBF.
The main event will pit former WBA super lightweight
champion Harris in a 12-round challenge of undefeated
NABO jr. welterweight champion Arnaoutis in
a battle of Top-Five contenders. Their combined
record is an impressive 43 Wins - 2 Losses -
2 Draws (26 KOs).
Remaining tickets, priced at $45, $65, $85,
$105, and $145, can be purchased at the Chumash
Casino Resort box office, calling Star TicketsPlus
at (800) 585-3737 or online at http://premier.ticketsplus.net/TicketsPlus/pipeline/ticketselect.asp?nt=CHMHBOBX06&sc=CHMHBOBX06
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