2008 EVENTS |
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MESI
RUNNING FOR NYS SENATE 61ST DISTRICT - VISIT VOTEJOEMESI.COM
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| APR
14 |
MESI
WORKS WITH SENECA NATION INDIAN (SNI) CHILDREN more»
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| APR
4 |
BABY
JOE MESI vs. TERRY SMITH -
CANCELED
more»
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| MAR
18 |
NIGHT
WITH THE TOUGH GUYS
more»
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| FEB
29 |
FRIDAY
NIGHT FIGHTS
more»
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| FEB
16 |
SUMMIT
MALL more»
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| FEB
14 |
MESI
WEIGHS POLITICS more»
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| JAN
- FEB |
TRAINING
CAMP more»
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2007 EVENTS |
| DEC
15 |
TOYS
FOR JOY more»
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| NOV
11 |
FUNDRAISER
more»
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| NOV
3 |
ROCHESTER’S
17TH ANNUAL HALL OF FAME DINNER more»
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APRIL 2008... |
| DATE |
April 2008 |
| EVENT |
MESI RUNNING FOR NYS SENATE 61ST DISTRICT |
| DESCRIPTION |
Joe
Mesi is running for the NYS senate 61st District. The district
includes all of Genesee County (Batavia) and the towns of
Amherst, Clarence, Newstead and Tonawanda and part of the
City of Tonawanda in Erie County.
Visit VOTEJOEMESI.COM
and throw your support to, Buffalo's own, Baby Joe Mesi.
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| DATE |
Monday, April 14, 2008 |
| EVENT |
MESI WORKS WITH SENECA NATION INDIAN (SNI) CHILDREN |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
is a guest speaker at Seneca Community Fair and Education
Day. Joe speaks on healthy eating habits and proper exercise.
Stop by the event, take in the awards
ceremony and get your Baby Joe Mesi autograph. All are invited.
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| LOCATION |
Seneca
Community Fair and Education Day
SNI Saylor Building
Irving, NY |
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| DATE |
Friday, April 4, 2008 |
| EVENT |
BABY
JOE MESI vs. TERRY SMITH - CANCELED |
| DESCRIPTION |
UDPATE: Mesi's fight scheduled for April
4th is cancelled. Baby Joe Mesi injured his shoulder while
training and had to pull out of the fight. Doctors instructed
Mesi to rest his shoulder for the next 3 or 4 weeks. Prior
to resuming training, Mesi's shoulder will be re-evaluated.
EARLIER: Mesi looks
for his 37th win as he faces Terry Smith at the Twin Rivers
Casino, Rhode Island.
The event is scheduled to be televised
live on “ESPN Friday Night Fights." |
| LOCATION |
Twin Rivers Casino
Rhode Island
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| MARCH
2008... |
| DATE |
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| EVENT |
NIGHT
WITH THE TOUGH GUYS |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
makes a guest appearance at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant
for a “NIGHT WITH THE TOUGH GUYS.”
$40.00 per person - includes dinner
at 7:00pm
Proceeds benefit DiPaolo Scholarship
Fund and Wrestling Hall of Fame. |
| LOCATION |
Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant
3785 South Park Avenue |
| TIME |
7:00pm |
| CONTACT |
Call
716.825.3675 |
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| FEBRUARY
2008... |
| DATE |
Friday, February 29, 2008 |
| EVENT |
FRIDAY
NIGHT FIGHTS |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
is the guest commentator on ESPN “Friday Night Fights”
in studio on March 29th. As part of Friday Night Fights, Joe
discusses and provides analysis on a host of current and historical
fights. Also on the air, Joe announces his upcoming Main Event
fight on ESPN with Terri Smith set for April 4th. |
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| DATE |
Saturday, February 16, 2008 |
| EVENT |
SUMMIT
MALL |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
makes a guest appearance at the Summit Mall for Omega Sports. |
| LOCATION |
Omega Sports
Summit Mall
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| TIME |
7:00pm |
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| DATE |
Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| EVENT |
MESI
WEIGHS POLITICS |
| DESCRIPTION |
On
the front page of The Buffalo News, ”MESI WEIGHS
POLITICS.”
“State Senate seat presents opportunity”,
says Joe.
With preliminary talks under way, Mesi
is encouraged by various political leaders and is giving the
New York State candidacy serious consideration.
In fact, Mesi may consider pursuing
both careers - boxing and politics - simultaneously. |
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JANUARY 2008... |
| DATE |
January - Early February 2008 |
| EVENT |
TRAINING
CAMP |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
trains in Puerto Rico for his upcoming fight against Terry
Smith. |
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DECEMBER 2007... |
| DATE |
Saturday, December 15, 2007 |
| EVENT |
TOYS
FOR JOY |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi shares the joy of the season and distributes Christmas
toys and gifts for inner city children.
The event is organized by the Father’s
Organization. |
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NOVEMBER 2007... |
| DATE |
Thursday, November 22, 2007 |
| EVENT |
ANNUAL
TOYS FOR JOY DRIVE |
| DESCRIPTION |
The
kick off for the Annual Toys for Joy Drive takes place at
the TriMain Center.
On hand at the dinner to ignite the
drive and begin the season of giving are the Father’s
Group, community officials, and Baby Joe Mesi. |
| LOCATION |
TriMain Center
2495 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
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| TIME |
11:00am |
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| DATE |
Sunday, November 18, 2007 |
| EVENT |
MESI
SPEAKS AT THE TONAWANDA FOOTBALL CLINIC ANNUAL BANQUET |
| DESCRIPTION |
Baby
Joe Mesi makes an appearance and motivational speech to a
group of 300 players and family members at the Tonawanda Football
Clinic Annual Banquet. |
| LOCATION |
Knight of Columbus
Erie Avenue
North Tonawanda, NY |
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| DATE |
Sunday, November 11, 2007 |
| EVENT |
FUNDRAISER |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi is guest host at the Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Football
Game at Shooters in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The event serves as
a fund raiser for the "Baby
Joe Mesi Fight for Organ Donors.” |
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| DATE |
Saturday, November 10, 2007 |
| EVENT |
BUFFALO
BILLS INVASION PARTY |
| DESCRIPTION |
On
Saturday, November 10th join Baby Joe Mesi at Shooters
Waterfront Café for the Buffalo
Bills Invasion Party.
The event helps, in part, to benefit
the Baby Joe Mesi Fight for Organ
Donation and The
Buoniconti Fund, the national fundraising arm of The
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (in honor of Buffalo Bill's
Kevin Everett.)
Enjoy live entertainment by Buffalo
native Tom Sartori, a Buffalo sports memorabilia raffle, and
plenty of fun.
$10 cover at the door includes:
• 1st drink free
• Donation to charities
• Live entertainment
• FUN! FUN! FUN!
No tickets necessary |
| LOCATION |
Shooters Waterfront Cafe
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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| TIME |
Party
begins at 8:00pm |
| CONTACT |
Call
The Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort at:
1.800.874.8770 and mention "Buffalo
Invasion"
for discounted hotel rooms |
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| DATE |
Saturday, November 3, 2007 |
| EVENT |
ROCHESTER’S
17TH ANNUAL HALL OF FAME DINNER |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
is special guest speaker to a sold out audience at Rochester’s
17th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner. |
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OCTOBER 2007... |
| DATE |
Thursday, October 25, 2007 |
| EVENT |
MESI
INVITES YOU TO AN EVENING WITH JIM KEANE |
| DESCRIPTION |
Baby
Joe Mesi and John Bargnesi invite you to an evening with Jim
Keane on Thursday, October 25, 2007. Democrat Jim
Keane is running for Erie County Executive.
Contribution levels include:
• $500
• $250
• $100 |
| TIME |
5:30pm
- 7:30pm |
| CONTACT |
For
more information about supporting Jim Keane by attending this
event:
tel: 716.553.3025
or
email: mmfrazer@aol.com |
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| DATE |
Friday, October 12, 2007 |
| EVENT |
MESI
KNOCKS OUT MILLER IN THE FIRST -
a
fight dedicated to injured Buffalo Bill, Kevin Everett |
| LOCATION |
Twin
River Events Center
Lincoln, Rhode Island |
| RESULTS |
Two minutes 51 seconds into the first round, Mesi (36-0,
29KOs) finished off Shannon Miller (15-4) to win the USNBC
title Friday night in front of a sell-out crowd at Twin River
Events Center.
Mesi came out strong in the first round,
knocking down Miller midway through before dropping him for
good with a right hook along the ropes.
Mesi dedicated the fight to injured
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett and sported Everett's
home jersey as he stepped into the ring for his debut with
his new promoter, CES president Jimmy Burchfield.
Watch the fight in its entirety, FREE,
on www.WGRZ.com.
Baby Joe Mesi improves to 36-0
with his 29th knockout. |
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| DATE |
Friday, October 12, 2007 |
| EVENT |
MESI
vs. SHANNON “TROUBLE” MILLER |
| LOCATION |
Twin
River Events Center
Lincoln, Rhode Island |
| DESCRIPTION |
Mesi
fights Shannon "Trouble" Miller (15-3, 9 KOs) on
Friday, October 12th at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln,
Rhode Island.
The 10-round main event is for the
vacant WBC USNBC heavyweight title.
For ticket information contact:
CES
at 401.724.2253/2254
or
Twin River
at 877.82.RIVER |
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SEPTEMBER 2007... |
| DATE |
Friday, September 14, 2007 |
| EVENT |
MESI
SIGNS WITH CLASSIC ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS, INC. (CES) |
| DESCRIPTION |
Baby
Joe Mesi signed an exclusive, multi-year promotional contract
with Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES).
“I’ve been interested
in signing Joe Mesi since he scored a devastating knockout
on one of my undercards in 2000 at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet
in Cranston (RI),” a delighted Burchfield (CES president
Jimmy Burchfield) explained his longtime relationship with
Team Mesi – Joe, his father/manager Jack and agent Bob
Spagnola."
“Joe Mesi is what boxing needs
today. He’s already a great commentator and he’s
going to be a great promoter, but boxing is what Joe Mesi
does and what he wants to continue doing. Joe feels that his
life is incomplete until he captures the heavyweight championship
of the world."
Read the
entire press release
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| DATE |
Friday, September 14, 2007 |
| EVENT |
MESI
ATTENDS “FRIENDS OF FRENTZEL” RECEPTION |
| LOCATION |
River
Oaks Golf Club |
| DESCRIPTION |
Grand
Island Town Clerk, Pattie Frentzel, is the guest of honor
at an evening reception on Friday, September 14th at River
Oaks Golf Club. In addition to recognizing the contributions
Frentzel has made over the past four years as Grand Island’s
Town Clerk, the evening features a guest appearance by local
heavy weight boxing champion, Baby Joe Mesi.
Event organizer, Karen Conboy, is
excited to have Baby Joe Mesi at the reception because, “Baby
Joe’s heartfelt commitment to his career is similar
to the passion Pattie brings to the position of Town Clerk;
both individuals love what they do and are constantly looking
for ways to improve their performance.” |
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