Tony “Kilat” Luis to fight for regional championship in Hunyo 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Niagara Falls, N.Y.. – The thrill of championship professional boxing is returning to Niagara Falls, NY. 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 “Championship Boxing sa CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Biyernes, Hunyo 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, kinsa namatay diha sa 2014 sa edad nga 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 “Kilat” 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, England (38-9-2, 20KOs), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Sa televised co-bahin, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- ug IBF # 11-rated “Hurricane” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs), of Australia, pinaagi sa Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) sa Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (12-0-1, 10 KOs) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Ang mga tiket alang sa “Championship Boxing sa CBS Sports Network” magsugod sa $35 and go on sale on Miyerkules, 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, aksyon, kahinam, 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, gikan sa Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 rated Karl “Dinamita” Dargan in January. Dayon sa Pebrero 20, siya ug ang pamanhonon Alansan Latulippe abi-abi sa pagkatawo sa ilang unang anak, sa usa ka anak nga lalake nga si Miguel. Luis rated #11 sa kalibutan pinaagi sa WBA ug #14 pinaagi sa IBF.
30-anyos nga Dennis Hogan mao ang usa ka upat ka-time national amateur champion uban sa kapin sa 150 away sa iyang lumad nga Kildare, Ireland. Siya karon buhi ug mga tren sa Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Sa iyang upat-ka-tuig nga pro career, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State middleweight ug Australian middleweight 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, undefeated (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,” miingon promoter 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.”
Mahitungod sa Greg Cohen Promotions
Usa sa boxing sa Premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) mao ang usa ka pag-ayo-tinahod nga ngalan alang sa nahimutangan nga kalibutan-klase nga propesyonal nga boxing mga panghitabo ug pagpalambo sa elite propesyonal nga manggugubat sa tibuok kalibutan.
Founder ug CEO Greg Cohen nga nalambigit uban sa propesyonal nga boxing sa nagkalain-laing kapasidad sukad sa ulahing bahin sa dekada 1980, Dili makahimo sa pagpanindot sa iyang craft ug sa pagtukod sa iyang kaugalingon ingon nga usa ka maalamon nga internasyonal nga boxing negosyante.
Mailhan pinaagi sa iyang abilidad sa spot ug pagpalambo sa hilaw nga talento, Cohen nga gihimo headlines alang sa iyang eksperto sa giya sa, sa taliwala sa daghang uban pa, kanhi WBA junior middleweight champion Austin “Walay pagduhaduha” Trout, nga Cohen mitabang sa giya gikan sa wala mailhi New Mexico nga paglaom sa elite pay-per-view level superstar.
Dugang pa sa Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions nga nagtrabaho uban sa malig-on sa mga ngalan sama sa kanhi unified ug duha ka-time heavyweight champion Hasim “Ang Bato” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); ug sa tanan nga mga-panahon-dako nga daghang-gibug-aton nga klase world champion nga si Santiago “Suga Gikan” Tony (74-7-3, 45 KOs).
Current kalibutan-rated contenders sa GCP listahan naglakip sa Ala Usmanee, sa tibuok kalibutan nga giila ingon nga sa usa ka top-10 super featherweight; kanhi WBA International middleweight Champion ug sa kalibutan-rated middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; top-rated featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian lightweight ug TV action bayani Tony Luis, ug WBA ug lima ka-time Ireland National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; ug Bag-welterweight sensation Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions nga gidumala sa kalibutan-class boxing sa mga panghitabo sa labing maayo nga dapit sa tibuok Estados Unidos ug sa kalibutan ug usab sa pagkamapahitas-on naghatag og talento ug / o sulod sa pipila ka telebisyon network lakip na ang HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, APSD-CEB ug Fox Sports Net.
