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Samdi, Novanm 12 from Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia
Plis! Undefeated Prospects Thomas Velasquez, Jeffrey Torres & plis
PHILADELPHIA (Novanm 8, 2016) – An exciting night highlighting the best rising talent in the Philadelphia-area comes to Temple University’s Liacouras Center on Samdi, Novanm 12 and will feature middleweight prospect Kyrone Davis (10-1, 4 Ko) facing once-beaten Carlos Gabriel Ozan (12-1, 4 Ko) and unbeaten super lightweight Milton Santiago (15-0, 3 Ko) against Argentina’s Claudio Rosendo Tapia (28-16-4, 13 Ko) in a pair of eight-round showdowns.
The event is headlined by undefeated welterweight world champion and Philadelphia-native Danny “Swift” Garcia taking on Colombia’s Samyèl Vargas. Kouvèti a Premier boksè chanpyon sou Spike kòmanse nan 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT and features undefeated rising star Jarrett Hurd battling former title challenger Jo Jo Dann plus former world champion Javier Fortuna taking on unbeaten Oma Douglas.
Biyè pou evènman an ap viv, which is promoted by DSG Promotions and King’s Promotions, yo pwi a $200, $100, $75, $50 ak $35 epi yo sou vant kounye a. To purchase tickets visit LiacourasCenter.com/events or call 800-298-4200. Garcia is teaming up withPhilabundance, the region’s largest hunger relief organization, to arrange a regional food drive and raise money throughout the promotion. For more information on how to get involved, visit the event’s webpage HERE. Additional action will feature a pair of unbeaten Philadelphia prospects as Thomas Velásquez squares-off against Miami’s Raul Chirino in a four-round super featherweight affair while Christian Carto ap fè fas Meksik la Leonardo Reyes in four-rounds of bantamweight action.
Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten super featherweight Tit Williams taking on once-beaten Philadelphia-native Antonio Dubose in a six-round showdown and unbeaten lightweight Jeffrey Torres pran sou Joseph Serrano in a four-round bout between Philadelphia prospects.
A two-time amateur National Champion fighting out of Wilmington, Delaware, Davis turned pro in 2014 after a stellar amateur career. The 21-year-old delivered wins in his first 10 starts before dropping a competitive contest to then unbeaten Junior Castillo in April. A two-time Pennsylvania Golden Gloves champion, Davis fights in Philadelphia for the first time as a pro when he takes on the 28-year-old Ozan from Mendoza, Ajantin.
Unbeaten and fighting out of Philadelphia, Santiago looks for his third victory of 2016 when he enters the ring on November 12. Yon pro depi 2014, the 20-year-old Santiago fights in his home city for the sixth time in his short career. Alvarez has won three eight-round bouts in a row and looks to be victorious again when he faces the experienced Tapia out of Mendoza, Ajantin.
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