Published: October 28, 2009
Weigh-in for "Fright Night" at Mohegan Sun Arena
What: Official Boxing Weigh-In
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, October 30, 2009
5:00 pm
Inside Ultra 88 Nightclub
Mohegan Sun
WHO: Main Events:
Joey Spina (25-1-1, 17 KOs) vs. Lou Del Valle (36-6-1, 22 KOs)
Henry Lundy (15-0-1, 9 KOs) vs. Aldo Valtierra (25-11-0-2NC, 13 KOs)
IN DETAIL: Spina (25-1-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Providence, takes on Del Valle in the 10-round main event. Joey is rated among the top 15 contenders by all four major boxing organizations - WBC #12, WBA #13, WBO #14 and IBF #15. The rugged Italian-American has defeated former world champion Carl Daniels, The Contender star Jesse Brinkley, Anwar Oshana and Manu Ntoh, among the notables.
Del Valle (36-6-1, 22 KOs), a New York southpaw, has never been stopped in 43 pro bouts. He captured the vacant WBA light heavyweight title in 1997 against European champion "Fast" Eddy Smulders by an eighth-round technical knockout. Lou, who fought Bruno Girard to a draw in their 2001 WBA title fight, went the distance with Roy Jones, Jr. (1998 WBC/WBA unification bout), Virgil Hill (1996 WBA title fight) and Girard (2002 WBA title rematch) in three other world championship matches.
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