IT Fight Series 33 set with 15 bouts, 4 title fights (Updated)

IT Fight Series 33
IT Fight Series 33

IT Fight Series 33 is set to go down this weekend at the Stars Indoor Sports Complex in Columbus, Ohio, and 15 bouts are on tap for the event, including 3 pro fights and 12 amateur bouts. Of the 15 bouts, 4 are title fights, including the professional main event and 3 amateur bouts.

In the headliner, Columbus native Alfred Leisure (3-0) will look to keep his perfect record intact as he faces Georgia’s Manuel Correa (1-1) for the organization’s professional 135-pound title. Leisure has 2 finishes two his credit and is 9-0 overall dating back to his amateur career. Correa had an impressive 5-1 amateur run and most recently picked up his first win as a professional.

In the co-main event, heavyweight knockout artists will square off as Tim Dunn (2-4) faces Strikeforce veteran Jason Riley (9-7). Dunn has earned both of his wins via first round knockout, and has 10 knockouts overall in his career with a 13-6 combined record. Riley hasn’t completed since 2012, when a first round TKO loss to William Penn was his fourth in a row. 8 of his 9 victories have come via strikes, and “The Juggernaut” has faced the likes of former UFC champion Tim Sylvia and current UFC No. 1 contender Daniel Cormier. The 6’6″ Riley will have a 9-inch height advantage over the 5’9″ Dunn, but both fighters should come in near the 265-pound heavweight limit.

Corey Meeks (2-0) is the only fighter currently on the card without an opponent, and the professional card will be rounded out with a lightweight battle featuring Matt Brown (0-1) taking on professional debutante Lucas Ransbottom (0-0, 5-0 am).

On the amateur side of things, 2 titles will be up for grabs. In the amateur main event, Floyd Cisco (3-2) and Joe Pimentel (3-1) will square off in a rematch for the organization’s flyweight title. Ronin Training Center’s Cisco earned a unanimous decision in their first meeting at IT Fight Series 29, but the Canadian Pimentel rebounded with a 46-second TKO victory just three weeks later.

The second amateur title fight will feature unbeaten bantamweights, as Pennsylvania’s Jason Alexander (4-0) takes on Canada’s Dalton Brady (4-0) at 135 pounds. Alexander competes for the third time in less than a month, as he has earned first round submissions over Ben Suehr and Cortland Woodard leading up to this bout. The 20-year-old Brady comes in unbeaten as well, and has finished three of his opponents, including 2 submissions and 1 TKO.

Columbus’ Ronnie Shoemaker (8-4) looks to gain some footing, as the veteran is just 2-2 over his last 4 bouts. He’ll take on Tim Eley (2-2), who earned a 47-second TKO win at IT Fight Series 31 in March. The light heavyweight title will also be up for grabs, as Chicago area native Brenden Toler (6-1) faces Columbus product Lance Phillips (5-0) at 205 pounds. 6 of Toler’s 7 bouts have been title fights, and he’s earned finishes in all of his victories. Meanwhile, Phillips has never been in the cage longer than 97 seconds and has finished all 5 of his opponents.

Update: We received an updated card, and no opponent was found for Corey Meeks so that fight was scratched. Also scratched were planned amateur bouts featuring welterweights Shawn Davis (0-0) vs. Stephen Hawthorne (0-0) and bantamweights Dib Kaddah (1-2) vs. Teshay Guthro (0-0). But the organization did add a last-minute lightweight bout, as Fightopia’s Chris Wolf (1-0) will square off against 18-year-old Canadian Anthony Romero (0-0).

IT Fight Series 33 will be streamed live via LiveSportscaster.com and the first bout is slated to start at 7pm.

Official IT Fight Series 33 fight card

Pro Bouts
135 lbs: Manuel Correa (1-1) vs Alfred Leisure (3-0) – for bantamweight title
265 lbs: Tim Dunn (2-4) vs Jason Riley (9-7)
160 lbs: Matt Brown (0-1) vs Lucas Ransbottom (0-0)

Amateur Bouts
125 lbs: Floyd Cisco (3-2) vs Joe Pimentel (3-1) – for flyweight title
205 lbs: Brenden Toler (6-1) vs Lance Phillips (5-0) – for light heavyweight title
135 lbs: Jason Alexander (4-0) vs Dalton Brady (4-0) – for bantamweight title
155 lbs: Tim Eley (2-2) vs Ronnie Shoemaker (8-4)
135 lbs: Marquis Johnson (2-6) vs Tim Frye (2-4)
185 lbs: Scott McClain (1-0) vs Donald Faller (1-0)
125 lbs: Brett North (4-3) vs Jairo Perez (1-1)
265 lbs: Ryan Shough (1-1) vs Caleb Choate (2-0)
155 lbs: Chris Wolf (1-0) vs. Anthony Romero (0-0)
145 lbs: Nick Rumer (0-4) vs Corey Woodruff (0-2)
170 lbs: David Lewis (0-0) vs Sean Foster (1-0)
205 lbs: Michael Ollhoff (0-0) vs Donny Wade (0-1)