Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Lightweight ‘Boxcino’ tournament begins Friday on ESPN2


Lightweight ‘Boxcino’ tournament begins Friday on ESPN2
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
February 18, 2014

This Friday, Banner Promotions and ESPN2 kick off the first of two eight-man single elimination tournaments, which will take place over the course of the Friday Night Fights season.

RingTV.com spoke with Banner Promotions founder Artie Pelullo about the tournament and how it came together. Boxing tournaments often have a hard time running smoothly, so Pelullo also shared what sort of measures are in place should a hiccup occur here and there.

“I came up with this idea 17 years ago when the first Boxcino tournament took place,” Pelullo told RingTV.com. “Born out of that was Brazilian star Acelino Freitas who won the tournament, but also a number of the competitors who participated became quality names, like JC Candelo.”

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