M-1 Global Announces Championship Bouts for Americas Finals

Thursday, August 12, 2010


By FCF Staff   Following the recent semi-finals action, M-1 Global has announced the match-ups for the promotion’s upcoming September 18th, Americas Finals card. The event, which will be hosted by Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will determine the Americas Champion for each respective weight class. The M-1 Selection winners will then advance to face finalists from the Western Europe and Eastern Europe regions.
Here is the line-up for the September 18th, M-1 Selection 2010: Americas Finals championship round:

LW-Jose Figueroa vs. George Sheppard                   
WW-Tom Gallicchio vs. Len Bentley                              
MW-Tyson Jeffries vs. Mike Geurin                             
LHW-Byron Byrd vs. Daniel Vizcaya                        
HW-Kenny Garner vs. Pat Bennett                               

* Additional bouts to be announced

“M-1 Global has provided the proving ground for these young fighters and they have seized this opportunity,” Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1Global was quoted saying in a press release from the promotion. “The semi-finals proved that the caliber of competition is remarkable. The Selections tournament has laid a successful foundation around the world and the American Finals will be a great event.”