Tony “Fulmine” Luis to fight for regional championship in Giugno 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casinò
CASCATE DEL NIAGARA, N.Y.. – The thrill of championship professional boxing is returning to Niagara Falls, NY. Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and Greg Cohen Promotions (prodotta dal vincitore del David Schuster prendere tutte Productions), in compliance with the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, announced today that an installment of the popular “Boxing Championship su CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Venerdì, Giugno 26.
The night’s card is being dubbed the Sully Huff Invitational, in memory of Stanley “Sully” Huff, a successful boxer from the Seneca Nation of Indians, scomparso nel 2014 all'età di 84. Huff was a Courier-Express Golden Gloves champion in 1950 and later founded the Iroquois Boxing Club. He also served in the United States Army during the Korean War, earning the rank of Sergeant, and later was elected to serve on the Seneca Nation of Indians Tribal Council.
In the night’s televised 10-round main event, Canada’s popular, world-rated and fast-rising lightweight star Tony “Fulmine” Luis (19-3, 7 KO) will fight for a regional championship against an opponent TBA. Lo scorso weekend, Luis dropped a controversial decision to Derry Mathews in Liverpool, Inghilterra (38-9-2, 20KO), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Nella co-feature televisivo, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- e IBF # 11-rated “Uragano” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KO), of Australia, via Kildare, Irlanda, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KO) di Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Mugnaio (12-0-1, 10 KO) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Biglietti “Boxing Championship su CBS Sports Network” inizio alle $35 and go on sale on Mercoledì, Aprile 22 a mezzogiorno. Tickets are available at select Seneca Resorts & Casinos retail outlets, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at800-745-3000.
“Speed, energy, azione, eccitazione, and entertainment are the hallmarks of any visit to Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and exactly what our guests will enjoy with this world-class professional boxing card,” said Audrey Oswell, chief operating officer, Seneca Gaming Corporation. “We are happy to once again bring an incredible display of athletic competition to Western New York.”
Before the highly debatable decision loss for the world championship in mid-April, the 27-year-old Tony Luis, da Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 nominale Karl “Dinamite” Dargan in January. Poi su Febbraio 20, lui e fidanzato Manon Latulippe accolto con favore la nascita del loro primo figlio, un figlio di nome Miguel. Luis è valutato #11 nel mondo dalla WBA e #14 dalla IBF.
30-anni Dennis Hogan era un quattro volte campione nazionale dilettanti, con oltre 150 combatte nella sua nativa Kildare, Irlanda. Attualmente vive e si allena a Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Nella sua carriera da professionista di quattro anni, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State medi e australiani medi Championships.
Kenny Abril, a 30-year-old southpaw, started boxing at age seven and had 120 amateur bouts before turning professional in 2003. He has faced several undefeated and top contenders, scoring a late-2012 victory over heavily decorated veteran Dennis Laurente, which is still Laurente’s only loss in the last nine years.
Prior to boxing professionally, 26-year-old Jarrell Miller had a three-year, imbattuto (18-0) kickboxing and MMA career. As a boxer, he was a New York Golden Gloves finalist and has worked as chief sparring partner for both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.
“I’m excited to be helping bring nationally televised championship boxing to a world-class venue such as the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casinò,” detto promotore Greg Cohen. “Tony Luis has a huge fan following in his nearby native Canada. His supporters will be out in force to watch. Kenny Abril is from nearby Rochester, New York and he’ll have a giant following in attendance as well. On the undercard will be several local favorites in exciting match-ups. I’m proud to be part of this great event and the resurgence of televised professional boxing.”
Several other exciting match-ups will be announced soon.
The event is being conducted under the rules and regulations of the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, whose members are Scott Snyder, Sean Crane, and Justin Schapp.
“We look forward to welcoming the boxers and their teams to Seneca territory,” Commissioner Snyder said. “As a Commission, our primary focus is to ensure the safety and well-being of the fighters who will be competing at Seneca Niagara. We will be working with the fighters, promoters and everyone involved to ensure that we have a safe and enjoyable evening of sports entertainment.”
Chi Promozioni Greg Cohen
Uno dei premier outfit promozionali della boxe, Promozioni Greg Cohen (GCP) è un nome di tutto rispetto per la messa in scena eventi di pugilato professionisti di livello mondiale e la promozione di combattenti professionisti d'elite in tutto il mondo.
Fondatore e CEO Greg Cohen è stato coinvolto con la boxe professionistica a vario titolo dalla fine degli anni 1980, affinando il suo mestiere e affermandosi come un accorto uomo d'affari internazionale di boxe.
Si distingue per la sua capacità di individuare e sviluppare il talento grezzo, Cohen ha fatto notizia per la sua guida esperta di, tra molti altri, ex WBA Junior medio campione Austin “Senza Dubbio” Trota, che Cohen ha aiutato guida da sconosciuto New Mexico prospettiva di elite livello superstar pay-per-view.
Oltre alla trota, Promozioni Greg Cohen ha lavorato con nomi affermati come l'ex campione unificato e il due volte dei pesi massimi Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KO); e multiple-peso campione del mondo di classe di tutti i tempi, grande James “Lights Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KO).
Contendenti nominale mondiale attuale nel roster GCP comprendono Arash Usmanee, universalmente riconosciuto come un top-10 super-piuma; medio campione ex WBA internazionale e il mondo-rated contendente medi Jarrod Fletcher; piuma top-rated Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian eroe d'azione leggero e TV Tony Luis, e WBA e cinque volte Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; and Rising welter sensazione Cecil McCalla.
Promozioni Greg Cohen ha ospitato eventi di classe mondiale di pugilato nei migliori locali in tutti gli Stati Uniti e il mondo, e ha anche orgogliosamente fornito talento e / o contenuti per diverse reti televisive tra cui HBO, Orario Dello Spettacolo, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG e FOX Sports Net.
