Classic Entertainment and Sports
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Classic Entertainment & Sports is a boxing promotional firm started by Jimmy Burchfield Sr. in the town of North Providence, RI.

Starting during Vinny Paz
Vinny Paz
Vinny Paz, formerly Vinny Pazienza is an Italian-American former boxer and world champion in the lightweight and light middleweight weight classes...

's career, CES took off with the Pazman's success and has continued to put on shows with now popular fighters Peter Manfredo Jr., Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey is an American boxer.-Amateur career:Godfrey, who is a close friend of Jason Estrada since his childhood had an outstanding amateur career prior to turning professional.He was the 2000 U.S...

 and Jason Estrada
Jason Estrada
Jason Moses Estrada is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games....

. As the President of his own company, he has promoted shows and fights around the world. CES is a multi-faceted boxing operation based in Providence, Rhode Island. CES also specializes in the marketing and consulting of world-class boxing. Jimmy Burchfield Sr. puts on fights throughout the year in New England at such venues as Mohegan Sun Casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables...

, Twin Rivers Casino, and Dunkin Donuts Center.

CES Promoted Boxers

Burchfield promotes boxers from coast to coast, including:

Peter Manfredo Jr.

Vladine Biosse
Vladine Biosse
Vladine "Mr Providence" Biosse is a Super Middleweight boxer who grew up in the Cape Verde islands - off the western coast of Africa - came to Providence in 1996 where he attended Hope High School and was a multi-sport athlete, competing in soccer, basketball and track & field.Following high...



Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey is an American boxer.-Amateur career:Godfrey, who is a close friend of Jason Estrada since his childhood had an outstanding amateur career prior to turning professional.He was the 2000 U.S...



Jason Estrada
Jason Estrada
Jason Moses Estrada is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. In 2003 he won the gold medal at the Pan American Games....



Matt Remillard

Jamie Clampitt

Joe Mesi
Joe Mesi
"Baby" Joe Mesi is an American boxer and politician from Tonawanda, New York. He is a registered member of the Democratic Party.- Early life :...



Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions.-Basketball career:...



Israel Cardona

Joey Spina
Joey Spina
Joey Spina is an American professional boxer.Joey Spina is a former IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight champion and WBC United States Super Middleweight champion. Spina won the WBC United States Super Middleweight title in 2005 when he decisioned Carl Daniels for the vacant title...



Angel Camacho Jr.

Ossie Duran

Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke is a US based Nigerian super middleweight boxer. He lost to Anthony Hanshaw on points, KOd Antwun Echols but was KOd by Armenia's Arthur Abraham in the fifth round for the vacant IBF middleweight title. Later he lost to Jean Pascal.- External links :***...



Gary Balletto
Gary Balletto
Gary Balletto is a boxer. He has once won minor lightweight titles . Outside the ring, in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers , owns a boxing gym, and is married with three children.Balletto turned pro just 10...



Charles Shufford
Charles Shufford
Charles Shufford is a professional boxer.He had 35 amateur fights at superheavyweight and in 1996 beat Lance Whitaker but lost to Joe Mesi and Lovy Page....



Hank Lundy

Richard Starnino

Joey McCreedy

Brian Macy

Manuel Antonio Lopez

AndreyNevsky

Chris Traietti

Omar Pena

Eddie Soto
Eddie Soto
Eddie Soto was a U.S. soccer forward who spent five seasons in the USISL and has served as an assistant men’s and women’s collegiate soccer coach for eight seasons.-Youth:...



Jarod Tillinghast

Mical Weisberg

Gerry Grealish

Josh Beeman

Diego Perera

Keith Kozlin

James "Buddy" McGirt, Jr.

Movies

Gary Balletto
Gary Balletto
Gary Balletto is a boxer. He has once won minor lightweight titles . Outside the ring, in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers , owns a boxing gym, and is married with three children.Balletto turned pro just 10...

 starred in the documentary film Sweet Dreams, alongside Jimmy Burchfield Sr. Also, Vinny Paz
Vinny Paz
Vinny Paz, formerly Vinny Pazienza is an Italian-American former boxer and world champion in the lightweight and light middleweight weight classes...

has had guest appearances in television shows and there is a major movie deal in the future on his life story.
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