Story and photo by Bob Ryder
Albert “Prince” Bell returns to his hometown of Toledo this Saturday in the ten round main event for promoter Vick Green. Toledo’s Huntington Center will be the venue for Green’s Pulse Boxing Promotions’ latest presentation. Bell having been unable to land a title fight at super featherweight despite being the WBO number 1 contender for months, will be entering the lightweight division going forward with this fight. Undefeated Bell (26-0, 9 KOs), known for his skilled boxing moves, is on a three fight knockout streak and will be looking to build on his record when he goes up against Miami’s Josec Ruiz. Ruiz (24-7-3, 17 KOs) has failed to go the distance in only one of his losses but has been inactive for a couple of years and looks to be in tough in this contest.
In the main supporting eight round fight Toledo’s Tyler McCreary (18-2-1, 8 KOs) will cross gloves with Martin Diaz (18-19-2, 8 KOs). Two six round fights on the scheduled twelve bout card has Toledo favorites James Evans (7-2-1, 7 KOs) vs Kaleb Slaughter (4-10-1, 1 KO) and DeAndre Ware (16-5-2. 9 KOs) taking on Javier Francisco Maciel (34-24, 23 KOs). Six four rounders featuring local talent will complete the show that begins at 6:30 PM Saturday with doors open at 6 PM.
Tickets available at the Huntington Center box office and via Ticketmaster.com
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