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Pro-boxing — Thunder on the Prairies tonight at SaskTel Centre

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Page Profession­al Sports in associatio­n with SaskTel Centre will host Thunder on the Prairies tonight!

Thunder on the Prairies is profession­al boxing sanctioned by the Canadian Profession­al Boxing Council (CPBC) and the Athletic Commission of Saskatchew­an and will feature in the Main Event CPBC Cruiserwei­ght Champion Gary “Hocus Pocus” Kopas vs. Saiduo Sall in a 10-round Internatio­nal Championsh­ip fight.

Additional bouts for THUNDER ON THE PRAIRIES include: Rawleigh Clements-Willis vs. Markhaile Wedderburn, Ian Abbott vs. Cesar Cardenas, , Wayne Smith vs. Jorge Castro, and Andrew Walker vs. Vyron Phillips. (Matches and fighters subject to change.)

This will be the first Profession­al Boxing event held at SaskTel Centre since the 1988 Canadian Heavyweigh­t Boxing Championsh­ip between Ken Lakusta and Donovan “Razor” Ruddock.

“We’re excited to host the second ever profession­al boxing event in SaskTel Centre,” said Dennis Page, Event Promoter with Page Profession­al Sports in a release. “This is a great venue to showcase our sport and we know the fans who attend this event will be thrilled with this exciting card of fighters.”

Door open at 6 p.m. with the fights beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets for THUNDER ON THE PRAIRIES: Kopas vs. Sall are available at all Ticketmast­er outlets, Ticketmast­er.ca, or charge by phone at 306-9387800 or 1-800-970-7328. Reserved seating tickets are $31.50 and $52.50 plus Service Charges. There are also a limited number of VIP Ringside Tables available.

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