Jett, Griffin, Hernandez, and Del Real Win Boxing Illustrated Showcase fights at Silver Nugget Fight Club Bout in N Las Vegas

Silver Nugget Casino and TVS Boxing.Net have near capacity crowd and worldwide TV

2008-10-04, Tom Ficara

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Category: Entertainment - Television | Tags: iptv boxing casino hp

N Las Vegas, NV - Promising young fighters Rynell Griffin, Antonio Hernandez, and Gabe Del Real joined veteran Terrance Jett in victories at the first Silver Nugget Fight Club card at the Silver Nugget Casino in N Las Vegas on September 30.

A near capacity crowd of 500 cheered on as these fights launched a monthly series of Boxing Illustrated Showcase Cup fights to be held at the Silver Nugget.

The fight was also seen worldwide on the TVS Boxing.Net free internet TV boxing channel operated by the TVS Television Network, the fourth oldest commercial TV network in the USA.

"We were delighted with the first class performance of the Silver Nugget staff and the fighters in making this firsst event such a success," said TVS CEO Charry Kennedy. "We look forward to many, many more monthly events from the Silver Nugget Fight Club."

The Silver Nugget Casino formerly held boxing events in the 1980's and 90's but had not had one in 15 years. The casino was recently acquired by Las Vegas businessman Jeffrey Fine, who has rennovated the casino and the 14,000 sq ft Event Center, the home of the Silver Nugget Fight Club.

Hernandez, Del Real, and Griffin has been awarded Boxing Illustrated Showcase Cups for their victories. Boxing Illustrated Magazine editors select top young prospects for these awards.

In addition to TVS Boxing.Net, the fight will be seen in October on TV Azteca in Las Vegas, on demand on TV4U.Com, and on TV4U on HP, an IPTV private network provided by TV4U to the HP Media Smart service and their 16 million HP computers that can receive Media Smart.