* * * * * * * OPEN PUBLIC WEIGH-IN * * * * * * *
SUPERSTAR RIVALS JOE SCHILLING AND SIMON MARCUS,
FILIPINO AMERICAN SENSATION ROMIE ADANZA,
THAI SUPERSTAR “BOOM” WATTHANAYA
AND ALL LION FIGHT PROMOTIONS ATHLETES
TO WEIGH IN FOR WBC CHAMPIONSHIP
MUAY THAI EVENT
Friday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. PT
Body English at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
WHO:
WBC Light Heavyweight Champion and Main Event Fighter Joe Schilling
Undefeated Knockout Artist and Main Event Fighter Simon Marcus
Filipino American Sensation and Co-Main Event Fighter Romie Adanza
Thai Superstar “Boom” Watthanaya
Muay Thai Legend “Malaipet” Wiwasuk
Undefeated Rising Star Tiffany Van Soest
Unbeaten 19-Year-Old Prospect Guilherme Bertholdo
WHEN:
Friday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. PT
WHERE:
Body English at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
4455 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Phone: (702) 693-5000
**Complimentary valet parking**
WHAT:
All 24 Lion Fight Muay Thai VI: Schilling vs. Marcus II fighters will step on the scales just one day before the WBC championship full-rules Muay Thai event on Saturday, May 12, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The weigh-in is open to the public, free of charge.
In the main event, 27-year-old WBC Light Heavyweight (175 pounds) Champion Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (12-2, 10 KO’s), of Los Angeles, Calif., will seek vengeance against undefeated bitter rival Simon Marcus (23-0, 18 KO’s) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, after Marcus scored a controversial, first-round TKO on Schilling in their first meeting on Feb. 25.
In the co-main event and a second highly-anticipated rematch, Filipino American Romie Adanza (16-3, 7 KO’s) of Irvine, Calif. will face off with Thanit “Boom” Watthanaya (45-12, 12 KO’s) of Vancouver, BC Canada via Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Thai superstar Mongkon “Malaipet” Wiwasuk (138-27-5, 26 KO’s), fighting out of Fresno, Calif. will put his WBC national welterweight (147 pounds) strap on the line against aggressive-minded counterpuncher Justin Greskiewicz (17-8, 3 KO’s) of Philadelphia, Pa.
Seasoned technician Matt Embree (20-3, 9 KO’s) of Toronto, Ontario Canada will return to Lion Fight action and face another tough, highly-experienced adversary in former world champion Nils Widlund (34-1, 12 KO’s) of Stockholm, Sweden.
Undefeated rising star Tiffany Van Soest (2-0) of San Diego, Calif. will take on fellow prospect Heidi Otterbein (3-1, 1 KO) of Las Vegas via Vancouver, BC Canada. in a 125 pound catchweight bout.
In a matchup of two experienced, Las Vegas-based MMA competitors who have decided to test their combative skills in the Muay Thai ring for the first time in their respective careers, Javier Torres (0-0) will square off with Michael Madrid (0-0) in a 170 pound catchweight fight.
Fresh off his fifth professional victory at Lion Fight Promotions’ last event on Feb. 25, Scotty Leffler (5-2, 3 KO’s) of Las Vegas will return to action against promising upstart Artem Sharoshkin (3-1) of San Diego, Calif. in a welterweight (147 pounds) affair.
Topping the five-bout preliminary card will be 19-year-old prospect Guilherme Bertholdo (6-0), the nephew of UFC Middleweight Champion and pound-for-pound great Anderson Silva. Bertholdo will look to extend his perfect run when he faces off with Chris Lazaro (7-2) of Las Vegas, Nev. in a welterweight (147 pounds) matchup.
Reserved ticket seats for Lion Fight Muay Thai VI: Schilling vs. Marcus II, priced from $45, are on sale at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino box office, all Ticketmaster outlets (800-745-3000) and online at Ticketmaster.com.
Doors at The Joint will open for the event on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5 p.m.
