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Boxing event features two professional, five semi-pro fights at fairgrounds

Uhde Returns to Boxing Ring at ‘Friday Night Fights’

By Dillon Tabish, 5-03-12

  Friday Night Fights
  Caption: Jesse Uhde works the bags at Burton Boxing and Fitness during a workout in Kalispell. - File photo Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Local professional boxer Jesse Uhde will be back in the ring this week at the latest installment of Burton Boxing's "Friday Night Fights" inside the Trade Center at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

There are two sanctioned pro fights and five semi-pro fights scheduled for the May 4 event. Doors open at 6 p.m. and fights begin at 8 p.m.

Uhde, a local fighter who recently achieved his dream of fighting professionally, is scheduled to take on Chris Asher from Bozeman. In the second pro bout, John Jay Mount from Elmo squares off against David Otis from Belgrade.

Presale tickets can be purchased at Burton Boxing, FattBoys Bar and Grille and at the fairgrounds. The event will be family friendly. For more information, call 406-393-2247. [End of article]
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