BOXING Local professional eyes bout in Chester

Youngstown's Durrell Richardson will fight a six-rounder at Mountaineer.
CHESTER, W.Va. -- Promoter Greg Nixon and World Class Promotions is presenting an eight-bout professional boxing card Thursday at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort's Hotel Grande Ballroom.
For Youngstown boxing fans the main attraction of the card will have welterweight Durrell Richardson (4-0, 3 knockouts) in his first six-rounder.
Richardson, the 147-pound national amateur champion in 2002, is the nephew of former world bantamweight champion Greg Richardson. In his last fight, Durrell Richardson, a southpaw, moved quickly around the ring and was evasive, using his right jab effectively and countering with left hooks.
His opponent Thursday will be one of Cleveland's standout amateurs, Delaney Howard, also a national champion, who will make his pro debut.
Richardson, who trains at the Southside Boxing Club, will be handled by Tank DiCioccio.
Featured fight
Verquan Kimbrough of Aliquippa, undefeated in eight pro fights and holder of the North American Boxing Federation featherweight title, will be in the featured six-rounder against Chris Burford, from Memphis, Tenn.
Three West Virginia state champions -- Monty Meza-Clay (junior lightweight), Jacy Kuhn (welterweight) and Scott McCracken (junior welterweight) -- are also on this card.
Meza-Clay (12-0, 7 KOs), from Rankin, Pa., will be in a six-rounder with Miguel Alvarez (4-1) of Columbus.
Alvarez (16-6, 12 KOs), who has a decision over Salem lightweight Davey McBride, will be in a six-rounder with Cesar Vega (4-3), from Louisville, Ky., and Kuhn (13-1-1, 9 KOs), from Uniontown, Pa., is in a six-rounder with former amateur standout John Scalzi, from Altoona, Pa.
Another six-rounder will be between middleweights Alphonzo "Soldier" Williams (7-1) from Pittsburgh and Michael Corleone from New York.
Ticket prices are $60 for VIP ringside, $40 for gold and $20 for reserved seats.