Fridy the 13th will be a night of Charles River rivalries at American Fighting Organization’s “Night of Champions.”
The main card is packed with nine fighters that hail from Boston or one of its immediately surrounding communities. Here’s the breakdown.
- Somerville: 3—two for Sityodtong, one from Gladiator Santos Team
- Cambridge: 2—both from Redline
- Boston: 3 from Wai Kru
- Medford: 1 from Doomsday
Light Weight Professional Title—Tyson Chariter 3-1 (Sity) Vs Lee Metcalf 5-5 (SSSF)
170 lb Pro Fight—Ricardo “Water Buffalo” Georges 0-1 (TPS ) Vs. ”The Athlete” Michael Malvesti 2-0 (SSSF)
130 lb Pro Fight—Katie Merril 1-0 (Wai Kru) Vs. Janis Myer (CNY)
125 Amateur Title—Jarad Sarno 3-1 (SSSF) Vs Chad Kelly 2-1
135 Amateur Title—Billy Giovanella 4-2 (Connors) Vs Devin Pilkington 3-2 ( Rukus)
145 Amateur Title—CoryPickering 4-0 (SSSF) Vs Soap Am(TPS)
155 Amateur Title—Danny Alexis 2-0 (Redline) vs Jarrid Heon 2-1
170 Amateur Title—Tim Leary 2-0 (Redline) vs Jay Balinowski 3-1 (waikru)
Heavy Weight Amateur Title—Ed Gillis(Doomsday) Vs Eric Gendron 1-0 (Wai Kru)
155# title fight contender from Redline’s name is spelled “Danny Alexis” w/ and X instead of the 2nd L as spelled above. Just wanted to set that straight for Danny, Should be a great event.
Nice article and website.Thanks for helping promote MMA in the Boston area!
Corrected. Thanks for the heads up.
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