Lion Fight bolsters lineup for LF69 in Boston
Lion Fight 69 – Friday, August 27 – Boston, USA
Steve “Put ’Em To Sleep” Walker vs. Lyndon Knowles – Lion Fight World Super Cruiserweight Title
“Bazooka” Joe Stripling vs. Warren “Destroyer” Thompson – Lion Fight North American Heavyweight Title Tournament Final
Michael “Iron Boy” Triana vs. Brendan Raftery – Lion Fight North American Super Featherweight Title
Jose “Braco” Rivera vs. Brian “Magoo” Bogue – Middleweight
Julian Nguyen vs. Dwayne Holman – Welterweight (newly announced main-card bout)
Shaun Shubert vs. Jose “Scarface” Montelongo – Middleweight (newly announced main-card bout)
The main-card lineup has been finalized for Lion Fight 69 coming up on Friday, August 27 from the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts, USA,
champion Shaun Shubert (1-0; Holbrook, Massachusetts, USA) tangle with promotional newcomer Jose “Scarface” Montelongo (1-0; Arlington, Texas, USA).
Those two bouts round out the scheduled six-bout main card, headlined by the much-anticipated home-town title defense for undefeated Lion Fight World Super Cruiserweight champion Steve “Put ’Em To Sleep” Walker (9-0) as he faces standout Englishman Lyndon Knowles (47-13-3).
Five preliminary matchups have also been set for Lion Fight 69:
Josh Thompson (Martinsburg, West Virginia) vs. Jorge Vega (Providence, Rhode Island) – pro heavyweight
Jon Christenson (San Francisco, California) vs. Alex Brown (Boston, Massachusetts) – amateur cruiserweight
Jose Aradia (Providence, Rhode Island) vs. Jimmy MacDonald (Boston, Massachusetts) – amateur super lightweight
Shadi Zachary (Boston, Massachusetts) vs. Mike White (Lakeville, Massachusetts) – amateur lightweight
Joao Teixeira (Quiny, Massachusetts) vs. Ryan Lavoie (Fall River, Massachusetts) – amateur super welterweight
Tickets for Lion Fight 69 are exclusively available at www.hob.com.
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