Apr
Fighters Weigh In For New Jersey Event
4/03/2008
By Ben Fowlkes
The fighters weighed in today for Friday night’s IFL event at the Izod Center in New Jersey. With ten total fights scheduled and three of them title bouts, it’s a stacked card for the live HDNet broadcast that gets underway at 8:30 pm EST.
At the top of the card are the championship bouts. Vladimir Matyushenko will defend his light heavyweight title against Jamal Patterson, while Jay Hieron will battle welterweight challenger Mark Miller.
Finally, in the featherweight division, Wagnney Fabiano will defend his belt against Shad Lierley.
The undercard pits fighter from American Top Team against those from Miletich Fighting Systems, and representatives from the Renzo Gracie academy take on those from Midwest Combat.
The event begins at 7:30 pm EST, with the live broadcast on HDNet beginning an hour later. Full results from the weigh-in appear below. For images click here
Title Fights
Jay Hieron (170) vs. Mark Miller (170.4)
Wagnney Fabiano (145.4) vs. Shad Lierley (145.8)
Vladimir Matyushenko (205.4) vs. Jamal Patterson (205.6)
Non-Title Fights
Delson Heleno (170.8) vs. Brad Blackburn (171)
Jim Miller (155) vs. Bart Palaszewski (155.5)
Nate Lamotte (155.8) vs. Chris Horodecki (154.6)
Mike Ciesnolevicz (206) vs. Carmelo Marrero (205.8)
Emyr Bussade (170) vs. Jesse Lennox (170)
Rafael Dias (145.6) vs. L.C. Davis (145.6)
Alex Schoenauer (204) vs. Brendan Barrett (205.5)
Duration : 0:7:22