(September 9th) For the first time since May 2024, CES Boxing returns to Bally’s Lincoln Casino Resort on Saturday, September 26 with Fight Night in America, a loaded night of professional boxing featuring a Dominican Olympian, a New England contender and some of Rhode Island’s most promising young talent.

Tickets to Fight Night in America are available now beginning at just $70.  Purchase yours now at CESFights.com.

Newly signed Dominican Olympian Alexy de la Cruz (9-0, 3 KOs) makes his CES Boxing debut in the eight-round super featherweight main event against an opponent to be announced.

A decorated amateur who represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, de la Cruz competed at the highest levels of amateur boxing, sharing the ring with future world champions Robeisy Ramirez and Hector Luis Garcia, as well as current welterweight prospect Delante "Tiger" Johnson.

Now unbeaten through nine professional bouts, de la Cruz begins the next chapter of his career under the CES Boxing banner on September 26 as he looks to establish himself among the top super featherweights in the world.

In the six-round light heavyweight co-feature, Worcester, Massachusetts’ Kendrick Ball Jr. (23-2-3, 13 KOs) returns to the site of his pro debut when he battles Argentine Job Herrera (13-5-1, 6 KOs).  This will be Ball's twelfth fight at Bally's and his first since 2018.  The 33-year-old is 10-0-1 with 7 knockouts at the venue.   

The return to Bally’s also provides a hometown stage for a trio of unbeaten Rhode Island-based prospects looking to continue their climb through the New England boxing scene.

Coventry middleweight Will Guilmette (3-0, 3 KOs) puts his perfect knockout streak on the line against St. Louis native Keegan Young in a four-round bout.

Cranston’s Tyler Macari (4-0, 3 KOs) looks to continue his impressive start when he collides with Natick, Massachusetts’ Steven Farrar in a four-round super welterweight showdown.

Hard-hitting Kevin "Kutthroat" Mojica (5-0, 5 KOs) looks to keep both his undefeated record and perfect knockout percentage intact when he faces Canadian Josh Melvin (3-1-1, 2 KOs) in a four-round super lightweight battle.

Opening the night is the highly anticipated professional debut of newly signed Providence native Michael Clark, who steps through the ropes for the first time as a professional in a four-round lightweight contest against an opponent to be announced.

"It feels great to be back at Bally’s," said CES Boxing founder Jimmy Burchfield, Sr. "We have promoted so many memorable nights and developed so many champions in Lincoln over the years, and I can’t think of a better way to return than with a card featuring some of the best young talent in Rhode Island alongside our newest signing, Alexy de la Cruz, and Kendrick Ball Jr., who has fought in this venue so many times." 

For CES Boxing, Fight Night in America marks a return to familiar territory. Bally’s Lincoln has hosted countless CES events over the years and served as a proving ground for generations of New England fighters. September 26 begins a new chapter at the venue, with de la Cruz leading a card that combines international pedigree with some of the region’s brightest emerging talent.

Additional bouts, a press conference and opponents for de la Cruz and Clark will be announced shortly.

ABOUT CES BOXING

CES Boxing is one of the top promotions on the East Coast.  Founded in 1992 by Jimmy Burchfield Sr., CES Boxing has promoted many world class fighters, including Jamaine Ortiz, Juiseppe Cusumano, Hank Lundy, Vinny Paz, Peter Manfredo, Mariusz Wach, Jason Estrada, Matt Godfrey, Chad Dawson and Ray Oliveira. CES Boxing has promoted such super fights as "The Thriller on Triller: Tyson v Jones Jr.", "Mayweather vs. Gotti III" and "The Contender: Manfredo v Pemberton".