Akron's Nick "The Stoneman" Firth will defend his U.S. NABA heavyweight title against Mike "Lightning" Sheppard in the headline bout of Friday Night Fights at Nautica Pavilion on Aug. 20.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Akron's Nick "The Stoneman" Firth will defend his U.S. North American Boxing Association heavyweight title against Mike "Lightning" Sheppard in the headline bout of Friday Night Fights at Nautica Pavilion on Aug. 20.
The nine-fight card begins at 7:30 p.m. Firth has a record of 18-7-1 and Sheppard's record is 15-10-1. Each fighter has eight knockouts to his credit.
The co-feature will be a six-rounder between undefeated Cleveland junior middleweight Dante Moore, whose record is 6-0 with four knockouts, and St. Anthony, Minn., native Corey Rodriguez. Rodriguez's record is 4-1-1, with three knockouts.
The rest of the card: lightweights Julius Leegrand of Cleveland vs. Taide Torres of Milwaukee; middleweights Wilkins Santiago of Lorain vs. Matt Keglovic of Cleveland; heavyweights Jason Massie of Cleveland vs. Mujaheed Moore of Shaker Heights; and lightweights Michael Evans of Dayton vs. Ivan Hernandez of Dunkirk, N.Y.
Opponents are still being lined up for middleweight Michael Moore of Cleveland, light heavyweight Demar Singleton of Toledo and junior welterweight Johnny Garcia of Holland, Mich.
General admission tickets are $25; ringside seats are $75; and floor seats are $50. All are available at the gate or through Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Gates open at 4 p.m., and live bands will play until the first fight at 7:30 p.m.
Call 216-854-0485 or visit warnerpromotionsllc.com for details.