BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some of Western New York's best fighters weighed in Tuesday night ahead of Ringside At The Rez next month.
Award-winning rapper Benny The Butcher hosted a private fighter weigh-in at the Exchange Room on Pearl Street.
He told 2 On Your Side the match is a way to bring the community together and have fun this summer.
"I just want people to come and support these fighters they got the heart to come out there and do that," said, Def Jam Recording Artist, Benny The Butcher. "For those guys who going in that ring, they're warriors, that's brave. You gotta be brave to get in there to go in that ring. People watching and your family in the stands. You know you're fighting in front of everybody that takes guts. You gotta have guts to do that."
The first annual Butcherfest Boxing match is coming up on July 1 in Irving. To learn more click here.