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Allentown, PA (February 21, 2015)–Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, wesibhakela Paul Koon (2-0, 1 KO) iye namahemuhemu ukuvula professional on amakhadi ezehlukene endaweni Philadelphia.
Isikhathi ngasinye wanquma bahlala iqhaza World Series of Boxing.
Ekugcineni last October 4, Koon waphenduka professional ne stoppage omunye phezu Hector Hodge and on November 20, Koon walandela ukuthi up with a 4-round isinqumo ngazwilinye phezu Yohan Banks.
Labo ukulwa babesesandleni Connecticut and California ngokulandelana futhi kusihlwa Econo Lodge in Allentown, ethatha Rex Harris(1-0-2) of Wilkes-Barre, PA in lokuqala endaweni ukubukeka Koon sika.
Lokho 4-round iziqubu kuyoba ingxenye ikhadi nine iziqubu egqugquzelwa Promotions King.
In the umcimbi main, Frank De Alba (14-1-2, 5 KO sika) of Reading, PA uyothatha on Jose Bustos (7-2-3, 4 KO sika) of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico in a fight 8-round for the UBF All Americas Jr. Isihloko Esilula.
Koon of Philadelphia ubelokhu esebenza kanzima futhi ngifuna ukugqoka ukusebenza omuhle.
“Konke mkhulu. I been working in the gym, Ukubanga futhi egijima,”uthe 28 umnyaka owodwa.
“Konke ngiyazi esitheni sami siwukuthi uye walwa ezinye ukulwa MMA uyena Ezingakanqotshwa (1-0-2) njengoba boxer.”
Koon ufuna ukuhlolwa njengoba ngesikhathi sakhe 4 run ngonyaka World Series of Boxing, wathatha phezu amasosha ephezulu emhlabeni wonke.
“I am asetshenziselwa ukulwa top level ukuncintisana. I am not used to fighting the level of guys I have been fighting in my first couple of fights. In the World Series of Boxing, ulwe kuphela amasosha elite. There are no journeymen.”
Ukuze uthole nohlobo ukuncintisana, Koon uyazi ukuthi ukuqhubeka ukuwina wenze izinqumo ezinengqondo nethimba lakhe.
“Akuyona ilungu elilodwa of team yami ukuthi enquma ijubane ukuba ngithuthele at. Whatever they think is best. Sometimes you have to take it slow. Me, Ngithanda uphuthume kodwa ngiyazi engikufundayo konke ebhizinisini. This is my first fight in the area in seven years and I am using it as a steppingstone to a fight in Philadelphia.”
In the co-feature, Juan Dominguez (17-0, 11 KO sika) of Brooklyn, NY ngeke silwe Carlos Rodriguez (19-16-4, 11 KO sika) of Los Mochis, MX in a iziqubu Super Bantamweight.
Ngo 6-round iziqubu:
Super middleweight John uMagda (8-0, 6 KO sika) of Rutherford, NJ izohlangana Jkuba Williams (3-4) of West Monroe, LA
Ivan Golub (5-0, 4 KO sika) of Brooklyn, NY uyothatha on David Lopez (4-11-3, 1 KO) in a Jr. Middleweight iziqubu.
Danny Kelly (6-1-1, 5 KO sika) of Washington, DC will take on Kevin Franklin (6-10, 3 KO sika) of in a Heavyweight bout.
Ngo-4-round iziqubu:
Christian Molina (3-0, 2 KO sika) of Allentown, PA will fight debuting Stacey Harris of Washington, DC in a Jr. Middleweight iziqubu.
Robert Irizarry (2-0-1) Cherry Hill, NJ ayokulwa Benjamin Burgos (2-10-1) kweNtaba Pocono, PA in a iziqubu featherweight. This bout is a rematch of a bout from May where Irizarry won a unanimous decision.
Christopher Booker of Philadelphia uyokwenza DEBUT yakhe pro ngokumelene Andrew Sosa(0-4-1) of Farmers Branch, TX i in a iziqubu middleweight.
The Econo Lodge sise 1151 Building Drive in Allentown, PA
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