Pre-Fight Press Conference and Weigh-in for Rumble at the Rock VII

My fight blog brings a preview of the Rumble At The Rock VII. The weigh-in is the traditional time before a fight night when everything is locked into place and the fighters are paraded before press and fans with their final and official weight for the fight.

Junior Moar and Billy Bailey Stare Down

The pre-fight press conference is also an opportunity to recognize the work everybody has put in to organizing the event. Organizer Manny Sobral talked about how much happens between when a fight is announced and fight night, and its the organizers job to get everything working right. Fighters train hard, and some of them get injured and sick along the way. Suitable replacements must be found. Fighters are obligated to undergo medical examinations for things such as HIV, as well as Hepatitis A, B, and C, and the results take time to collect. So there is a bit of uncertainty that the organizers must deal with behind the scenes.

Momentary Power Failure During Press Conference

Power Failure only temporary

It was mentioned at the conference that while only a few years ago boxing in Richmond was a controversial subject, now events have become a regular feature at River Rock Casino. But even with everything smoothed out by press conference time, fighter Billy Bailey got stuck in Customs at the airport, and the storm raging outside momentarily cuts the power to the entire River Rock Casino. Such are the kind of things that fight organizers must deal with at the last minute. Just like I was saying in another blog post, organizing events is a black art in itself.

George Chuvalo

Fight fans and media were treated to an introduction to the great boxing legend George Chuvalo, famous for facing off with Muhammad Ali, for never being knocked down in his career, and for winning 64 of his fights by knock out. Undoubtedly one of the toughest guys ever on the planet. Now Chuvalo is an ambassador to the sport of boxing and raises awareness about the problems of drug abuse.