LION FIGHT PROMOTIONS ADDS SUPER FIGHT TO MAY 14 CARD
Brazilian Muay Thai Super Star Cosmo Alexandre and Top American Muay Champion Cyrus Washington Officially Sign on with Lion Fight Promotions' Battle of the Desert II
April 6, 2011 Las Vegas, NV - Lion Fight Promotions, LLC announced today that the company has officially signed on Cosmo Alexandre and Cyrus Washington to face each other in a Super Fight bout as an addition to the May 14 card scheduled to take place at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, NV.
Cosmo "Good Boy" Alexandre is a professional Brazilian Muay Thai fighter. He is a former WMC Intercontinental and WPMF World Champion. On December 5, 2009 he won the WMC King's Cup Challenger Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, and today, he holds a record of 39 wins / 13 losses. Alexandre has fought some of the best Muay Thai practitioners in the world, including Giorgio Petrosyan, Yodsanklai Fairtex, and John Wayne Parr. Alexandre, who is represented by the team at Authentic Sports Management, currently resides and trains out of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Cyrus Washington has won multiple professional Muay Thai titles, including a title victory over the well known Burmese fighter Saw Nga in a bare knuckle championship bout that took place in Burma. Washington had previously lived in Thailand for over three years and trained out of Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket. Washington recently made his way back to the U.S. and now currently lives and trains out of Michigan. Washington's current record is 47 wins / 16 losses.
Alexandre and Washington are scheduled to fight for 5 rounds by 3 minutes each round under Full Muay Thai Rules at an agreed weight of 160 lbs.
The original card includes the following bouts:
· Kevin Ross (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Mark Deluca (Pittsburgh, PA), 140 lbs
· Ky Hollenbeck (San Francisco, CA) vs. Gregory Choplin (France), 160 lbs
· Chaz Mulkey (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Ken Tran (Vancouver BC, Canada), 158 lbs
· Shawn Yarborough (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Chris Romulo (New York, NY), 168 lbs
· Scotty Leffler (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Jose Palacios (San Jose, CA), 145 lbs
· Jeri Sitzes (Springfield, MO) vs, Misty Sutherland (Calgary, Canada) 122 lbs
· Anthony Castrejon (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Ognjen Topic (Lodi, NJ), 125 lbs
(Note: Card subject to change)
Scott Kent, President of Lion Fight Promotions commented, "We didn't want to do a Super Fight until we had a bout worthy of that billing. Christine has put together such a fight featuring top American fighter Cyrus Washington and Brazilian superstar Cosmo Alexandre, as an addition to a stellar card that was already assembled. This will be another great night of fights that can't be missed".
Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com and at the Buffalo Bills Box Office. For more information, visit http://www.
About Lion Fight Promotions
Lion Fight Promotions is led by former Las Vegas casino executive and Muay Thai enthusiast, Scott Kent. The new promotional company has been developed in consultation with Christine Toledo, one of the sport's most popular champions and star of the reality television show (Oxygen Network's Fight Girls) and documentary based on the women of Muay Thai. Both Kent and Toledo share a common passion for Muay Thai and are working together to promote the sport.
Contact:
pr@lionfightpromotions.com
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