FULL UNDERCARD ACTION COMES TO AGGANIS ARENA ON 星期六, MAY 23

Ireland’s Gary O’Sullivan Takes On Melvin Betancourt

Plus Local Favorites Ryan Kielczweski & Logan McGuinness

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波士頓 (五月 19, 2015) – Boston-area fans will be treated to fireworks this Memorial Day weekend as a full slate of exciting undercard fights come to Agganis Arena on 星期六, 五月 23. The undercard action is highlighted by Boston’s own 丹尼·奧康納 (25-2, 9 科斯) taking on the fighting pride of Vermont, Chris Gilbert (13-1, 10 科斯) in an eight-round welterweight battle for the New England welterweight championship title.

Undercard fights will support the 總理拳擊冠軍 上 NBC show featuring the super middleweight showdown between Olympic medalists 安德烈Dirrell (24-1, 16 科斯) 和 詹姆斯DeGale (20-1, 14 科斯) 和 埃德溫·羅德里格斯 (26-1, 17 科斯) 承擔不敗 克雷格·貝克 (16-0, 12 科斯).

奧康納VS. Baker will put two of the most popular fighters in the New England area on display as the slick boxing O’Connor will look to pick apart the hard-charging Gilbert. The bout will be the final event of the evening and close down the show in spectacular fashion at Agganis Arena.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to fight Chris in Boston,” 稱奧康納. “Being able to do what I love in front of my hometown fans that have supported me since day one is very meaningful to me”

“I’m very excited to have the opportunity to fight on such an amazing card,” said Gilbert. “I’m coming off a first round knockout last week and I plan to bring the same intensity, aggressiveness and hard hitting style into the ring this week. O’Connor has been at the top of the welterweight division, whether in the amateurs or pros, and I’m excited to see how my skills compare.”

“This is a fight that local fight fans have been eager to see for a long time,” 說肯·凱西, President and CEO of Murphys Boxing. “New England’s premiere welterweight versus New England’s hardest hitting welterweight. Pride can be worth more than money sometimes and the right to call yourself ‘New England welterweight’ champ is very important to a fighter in this close knit community.”

The undercard will also feature a highly anticipated 10-round middleweight contest that pits Gary O’Sullivan (20-1, 13 科斯) 針對 Melvin Betancourt (29-1, 23 科斯) as both men look to prove themselves as contenders in the division.

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Further action will feature the six round featherweight bout between local favorite 瑞安Kielczweski (22-1, 6 科斯) 和安東尼Napunyi (15-14, 8 科斯) and a six round junior lightweight bout that showcases Logan McGuinness (22-0-1, 10 科斯) 承擔 Christian Esquivel (17-13, 15 科斯). Plus undefeated prospect 伊曼紐爾·阿利姆 (12-0, 8 科斯) 面對 大衛·托里維奧 (21-14, 14 科斯) in a six or eight round middleweight swing bout.

Also stepping into the ring at Agganis Arena is undefeated knockout artist 喬納森·古斯曼 (18-0, 18 科斯) 誰需要對 Christian Esquivel (27-6, 20 科斯) in an eight-round junior featherweight matchup. Heavyweight prospect 丹尼·凱利 (7-1-1, 1 KO) 將在 Curtis Lee Tate (7-5, 6 科斯) in a six-round heavyweight attraction while 安東尼奧·拉塞爾 (1-0,1 KO) 承擔 Brandon Garvin (0-1) in a four round bantamweight fight. Kicking off the action in the arena is undefeated prospect Edwin Espinal (5-0, 4 科斯) 誰將會採取 Alvaro Enriquez (12-13-2, 4 科斯) in a four round light heavyweight fight.

A former National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008, 奧康納 was set to face former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi, but will now return home for a 五月 23 結束. The 30-year-old out of Framingham, Massachusetts is coming off of back-to-back knockout victories over Michael Clark and Andrew Farmer and looks to leave a big impression on his hometown fans.

A hard-hitting fighter out of Windsor, 佛蒙特, Gilbert has become a staple throughout New England, appearing on cards all around the region since turning pro in 2011. The 30-year-old boasts an impressive knockout percentage and just last week recorded his tenth professional stoppage with a first round knockout over Raphael Valenzuela. He takes a step up in competition when he battles O’Connor on 五月 23.

A resident of Cork, 愛爾蘭, 奧沙利文 will be fighting for the fifth time as a professional in the state of Massachusetts, where he is yet to lose. At 30-years-old, he has won his last four fights since a defeat to Billy Joe Saunders in 2013, including three straight by knockout. He will take on a strong opponent making his U.S. 在首次亮相 Betancourt. The fighter out of Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic has won nine fights in a row.

獲得亞軍的 2008 全國金手套錦標賽, 25歲的 Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his home state of Massachusetts. 出生在昆西上調, he hopes to rebound from the first loss of his career, a split decision defeat to Danny Aquino in April of this year. He will take on the 32-year-old Napunyi, who is coming off of a third round TKO victory over Joshua Omukhulu in January of this year. Fighting out of Canal Point, Florda, he hopes to make it back-to-back victories on 五月 23.

Fighting out of Ontario, 加拿大, McGuinness will make his second start in the U.S. after debuting in April with a first round TKO over Carlos Fulgencio at Memorial Hall in Massachusetts. The 27-year-old will take on the 35-year-oldCuevas 從墨西哥城.

An undefeated prospect out of Richmond, 弗吉尼亞州, the 21-year-old 阿利姆 will take on the very dangerous and experienced 35-year-old Toribio 從邁阿密.

With a perfect knockout percentage, 25歲的 古斯曼 looks to build off of his Massachusetts debut, which saw him knockout Juan Guzman in the fifth round in February of this year. Fighting out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic he returns to the ring to take on 28-year-old Esquivel out of Temoaya, 墨西哥.

這位23歲的 黃綠色 will return to the same city where he delivered a first round TKO of Eric Newell in June 2014 looking for another big victory. The fighter out of Washington D.C. will take on the 31-year-old 泰特 out of Oakland, 田納西.

Another native of Washington D.C., 羅素 made his professional debut this year with a second round knockout over Harold Reyes in January. The 22-year-old takes on Philadelphia’s Garvin.

A 22-year-old prospect who has racked up five wins since turning pro in February of this year, Espinal will get back in the ring again on 五月 23. The fighter out of Providence, Rhode Island will take on the 33-year-old Enriquez out of Tlaxcala, 墨西哥.

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