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Monday, February 12, 2007

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI, SECHEW POWELL AND ANDRE BERTO ON SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 17


DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT TO ANNOUNCE
“TRIPLE PLAY AT THE HAMMERSTEIN” FEATURING PAULIE MALIGNAGGI, SECHEW POWELL AND ANDRE BERTO ON SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 17
***HBO Boxing After Dark to televise Tripleheader from Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in NYC***

Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (21-1, 5 KO’s); Sechew “Iron
Horse” Powell (20-1, 12 KO’s), both from Brooklyn, New York, undefeated
welterweight and former Olympian Andre Berto (16-0, 14 KO’s), from Winter
Haven, FL, and promoter Lou DiBella, president, DiBella Entertainment

New York—Boxing fans will get the opportunity to see three of the most exciting young faces in the fight game when DiBella Entertainment presents a tripleheader featuring lightweight Paulie Malignaggi (vs. Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry, 21-4-2,10 KO’s); junior middleweight Sechew Powell (vs. Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith 18-1, 8 KO’s); and welterweight Andre Berto (vs. Ben “Wonder” Tackie, 29-6-1, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night, February 17, 2007, at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center. HBO Sports will televise all three fights on its popular Boxing After Dark series beginning at 9:45 PM/ET.

LIGHTWEIGHTS
Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi vs. Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry
Brooklyn, NY Wauchula, FL
21-1 (5 KO’s) 21-4-2 (10 KO’s)

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Sechew “The Iron Horse” Powell vs. Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith
Brooklyn, NY Las Vegas, NV
20-1 (12 KO’s) 18-1 (8 KO’s)

WELTERWEIGHTS
Andre Berto vs. Ben “Wonder”Tackie
Winter Haven, FL Las Vegas, NV
16-0 (14 KO’s) 29-6-1 (17 KO’s)

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