Tony “Llampec” Luis to fight for regional championship in Juny 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
CASCADES DEL NIAGARA, N.Y. – The thrill of championship professional boxing is returning to Niagara Falls, Nova York. Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and Greg Cohen Promotions (produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), in compliance with the Seneca Nation of Indians Athletic Commission, announced today that an installment of the popular “Boxa de Campionat en CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Divendres, Juny 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, qui va morir en 2014 a l'edat de 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 “Llampec” Luis (19-3, 7 KOs) will fight for a regional championship against an opponent TBA. This past weekend, Luis dropped a controversial decision to Derry Mathews in Liverpool, Anglaterra (38-9-2, 20KOs), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
En la baralla co-estel·lar televisat, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- i FIB # 11 puntuats “Huracà” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs), of Australia, a través de Kildare, Irlanda, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) de Rochester, Nova York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Beu Gran” Molinero (12-0-1, 10 KOs) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Les entrades per “Boxa de Campionat en CBS Sports Network” comença a $35 and go on sale on Dimecres, Abril 22 at Noon. Tickets are available at select Seneca Resorts & Casinos retail outlets, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at800-745-3000.
“Speed, energy, acció, emoció, 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, de Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Qualificació Karl “Dinamita” Dargan in January. Després, el Febrer 20, ell i el seu promès Manon Latulippe va donar la benvinguda al naixement del seu primer fill, un fill anomenat Miguel. Luis té #11 en el món per l'AMB i #14 per la Federació Internacional de Boxa.
30-anys d'edat, Dennis Hogan era un campió amateur nacional en quatre ocasions amb més de 150 baralles en el seu natal Kildare, Irlanda. Ell ara viu i entrena a Queensland, Austràlia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. En la seva carrera professional de quatre anys, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland Estat de pes mitjà i pes mitjà Campionats australians.
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, invicte (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 & Casino,” va dir el promotor 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.”
Sobre Promocions Greg Cohen
Un dels equips més importants de promoció de boxa, Promocions Greg Cohen (GCP) és un nom molt respectat per l'organització d'esdeveniments de boxa professional de classe mundial i la promoció de lluitadors professionals d'elit de tot el món.
Fundador i CEO Greg Cohen ha estat involucrat en la boxa professional en diverses capacitats des de finals de 1980, perfeccionar el seu art i d'establir com un sagaç home de negocis internacional de boxa.
Es distingeix per la seva capacitat de detectar i desenvolupar talent en brut, Cohen va ser notícia per la seva experta direcció de, entre molts d'altres, ex AMB superwelter campió Austin “No ha Dubte” Truita, que Cohen va ajudar guia de unknown perspectiva Nou Mèxic a l'elit superestrella nivell de pay-per-view.
A més de la truita, Promocions Greg Cohen ha treballat amb noms establerts com l'ex campió unificat i dues vegades el pes pesat Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); i pes múltiple campió del món de classe gran de tots els temps James “Lights Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).
Contendents actuals amb classificació mundial en el roster GCP inclouen Arash Usmanee, universalment reconegut com un top-10 súper ploma; ex campió de pes mitjà de l'AMB Internacional i contendent de pes mig-rated món Jarrod Fletcher; ploma millor qualificats Joel Brunker; creuer Lateef Kayode; Canadenca heroi d'acció lleugera i TV, Tony Luis, i de l'AMB i el cinc vegades Campió Nacional Amateur d'Irlanda, Dennis Hogan; i augment de la sensació de pes welter Cecil McCalla.
Promocions Greg Cohen ha estat seu d'esdeveniments de classe mundial de boxa en els millors llocs en tot Estats Units i al món i també ha proporcionat amb orgull el talent i / o el contingut de diverses cadenes de televisió, incloent HBO, Temps De La Funció, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG i FOX Sports Net.
