Chaos at the Colosseum
(Press release: Knockout Entertainment)
2010-08-26

Caesars Windsor and Knockout Entertainment present CHAOS AT THE COLOSSEUM, an evening of world class professional boxing on Saturday, October 9. The event will also be broadcast live across Canada on SUPER CHANNEL.

CHAOS AT THE COLOSSEUM will feature in the main event Motor City junior middleweight Ronald “The Chosen One” Hearns, son of Hall of Fame legend Tommy “The Hitman” Hearns”. Following in the footsteps of his father, the hard punching Ronald has amassed an outstanding record of 25-1-0 with 19 knockouts over his six year professional career.Hearns is currently riding a four-bout winning streak, most recently knocking out Delray Baines in brutal first round fashion on April 17th in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on the undercard of the Kelly Pavlik/Sergio Martinez middleweight world title bout.

The co-main event will feature popular Detroit super middleweight contender Daryl Cunningham, 20-2-0 (10KO’s), in an eight round bout. Cunningham has won thirteen in a row, stopping former world champion Antwun Echols on July 23rd at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, just outside of Detroit .

In a special attraction bout, Lebanese born heavyweight Ali “The Bomb” Mansour will fight for the first time in Windsor . Known for his high volume of punches (100 to 120 per round); the all-action Mansour has been a fan favorite in Detroit and Montreal since turning professional.

Looking to make a big splash in the heavyweight rankings, Mansour improved his record to 8-0-0 with four knockouts with a first round stoppage of Todd Welcome on January 29th at the Masonic Temple in Detroit .

The sensational undercard for CHAOS AT THE COLOSSEUM will also feature highly regarded local prospects including; junior welterweight Andre Gorges, 9-1-0 (6KO’s) and undefeated middleweight sensation J’Leon Love, 5-0-0 (4KO’s).

“We are so thrilled to be involved with the premiere of truly world-class boxing at a property like Caesars Windsor,” said Knockout Entertainment president Robert Waterman. “This will be a card that will mark Caesars Windsor as a top-tiered home for boxing, not only in Ontario , but throughout the boxing world.”

Kevin Laforet, President and CEO for Caesars Windsor says, “Chaos at the Colosseum will feature some incredible local talent and a great overall fight card. The Caesars properties are known for their outstanding boxing events and we are pleased to have such an exciting card for our first fight night at the Colosseum.”

Additional details on these bouts will be announced shortly. All bouts are subject to change and all bouts are subject to the approval of the Ontario Athletic Commission.

Chaos at the Colosseum takes place on Saturday, October 9, with the undercard bouts getting underway at 8 pm. The co-main event takes place at approximately 9:45 pm and the main event set to begin at 10:30 pm.Tickets for Chaos at the Colosseum will be $200, $100, $50 and $20 and go on sale on Friday, August 27. Tickets can be purchased through www.caesarswindsor.com, www.ticketmaster.com or at the Box Office located in the main casino building on the second floor (open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.; open noon until midnight on concert days). For more information call 1-800-991-8888.