ESPN2 Friday Night Fights

Alonzo Butler vs. Friday Ahunanya

Also Non-Televised MMA Bouts

June 20, 2008

Thomas & Mack Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

For more information, visit: www.banner-promotions.com.

Featured Bouts:

Heavyweight Bout (10 Rds)

Alonzo Butler (26-0-1, 19 KOs) vs. Friday Ahunanya (23-5-3, 13 KOs)

Heavyweight Bout (8 Rds)

Kevin Burnett (12-1-1, 8 KOs) vs. Horace Ray Grant (12-1, 7 KOs)

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Capacity Crowd Expected For

 “Free For All, A Night Of Combat”

 Las Vegas’ First Combined Boxing And MMA Show

 On June 20 At Thomas & Mack;

 Only A Few Tickets Left

A capacity crowd of 18,000 is expected to attend promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions’ sensational event

– “Free for All, A Night of Combat” - Las Vegas’ first combined professional boxing and mixed martial arts

show on Friday, June 20, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The boxing main event and

co-featured bout will be televised live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.”

Art said today, “All of the sponsors involved in this promotion – Planet Hollywood, the Thomas & Mack

Center, and Major League Sports Entertainment – have done a great job and been a pleasure to work with.

This event is the hottest ticket in town.”

Daren Libonati of the Thomas & Mack Center said, “MLSE Major League Sports Entertainment company is

excited to partner up with the Thomas and Mack Center on this exciting event.”

Only a few tickets – which are free to the public - remain, and are available through local contests with Lotus

Broadcasting, KTNV Action News, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. For a direct link to contest info, log

onto UNLVtickets.com.

Continue for more information on schedule and bouts.

Weigh-in:

Thursday, June 19 – 5:00 P.M. (all times PT)

Planet Hollywood, Mezzanine level.

3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Fight Night:

Friday, June 20 - Thomas & Mack Center

Doors open at 5:00 P.M.

First bout at 5:30 P.M. with former UNLV boxing team sensation Henry Namauu in a four-round

cruiserweight bout.

First televised bout at 6:00 P.M.

Boxing Main Event - 10 Rounds, Heavyweights

Alonzo “Big Zo” Butler, 26-0-1, 19 KOs, Chattanooga, Tennessee, vs.

Friday “The 13th” Ahunanya, 23-5-3, 13 KOs, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Co-Featured Bout - 8 Rounds, Heavyweights

Kevin Burnett, 12-1-1, 8 KOs, Miami Gardens, Florida, vs.

Horace Grant, 12-1-0, 7 KOs, Bowie, Maryland.

4 Rounds, Heavyweights

Grzegorz Kielsa, 5-0, 3 KOs, Bielystock, Poland, vs.

Alvaro Morales, 2-1-4, 0 KOs, Las Vegas, Nevada.

4 Rounds, Heavyweights

Jonte Willis, 3-0, 2 KOs, Tacoma, Washington, vs. TBA.

4 Rounds, Heavyweights

Henry Namauu, 1-1, 1 KO, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs. TBA.

When ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” goes off the air, the MMA stars will hit the ring.

Mixed Martial Arts Main Event

3 Five-Minute Rounds, Welterweights

John Alessio, 22-11, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs.

Pete Spratt, 18-12, Denver, Colorado.

Co-Featured Bout – 3 Five-Minute Rounds, Bantamweights

Kim Couture, pro debut, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs.

Kim Rose, pro debut, San Diego, California.

3 Five-Minute Rounds, Lightweights

Dave Jansen, 3-0, Portland, Oregon, vs.

Dennis Davis, 14-8, Las Vegas, Nevada.

3 Five-Minute Rounds, Super Heavyweights

Brice Ritani-Coe, pro debut, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs. TBA.

3 Five-Minute Rounds, Featherweights

Ricky Johnson, pro debut, Denver, Colorado, vs.

Kui Gonsalves, pro debut, Las Vegas, Nevada.

All bouts are subject to change without notice.

- Press Release issued by Banner Promotions with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

(6/19/08)