Tony “Munja” Luis to fight for regional championship in Jun 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Kazino
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.. – The thrill of championship professional boxing is returning to Niagara Falls, Njujork. 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 na CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Petak, Jun 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, koji je preminuo u 2014 u dobi od 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 “Munja” 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, Engleska (38-9-2, 20KOs), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
U televizijskom Co-funkcija, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- i IBF # 11-ocijenjen “Uragan” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs), of Australia, preko Kildare, Irska, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) of Rochester, Njujork.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Mlinar (12-0-1, 10 KOs) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Ulaznice za “Championship Boxing na CBS Sports Network” početi u $35 and go on sale on Srijeda, April 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, akcija, uzbuđenje, 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, iz Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 rated Karl “Dinamit” Dargan in January. Zatim na Februar 20, on i zaručnica Manon Latulippe pozdravili rođenje svog prvog djeteta, sina po imenu Miguel. Luis je rangirana #11 u svijetu od strane WBA i #14 po IBF.
30-godina Dennis Hogan je bio četiri puta nacionalni prvak amatera sa preko 150 tuča u njegovom rodnom Kildare, Irska. On živi i vlakova u Queensland, Australija. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. U svojoj četiri godine pro karijere, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland država srednje kategorije i Australian Middleweight prvenstva.
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, neporažen (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 & Kazino,” rekao je Greg Cohen promoter. “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.”
O Greg Cohen Promocije
Jedan od premier promotivne odjeće boks-a, Greg Cohen Promocije (GCP) je dobro poštovani ime za napuštanjem svjetske klase profesionalni boks događaje i promocije elite profesionalni borci u cijelom svijetu.
Osnivač i CEO Greg Cohen je bio uključen sa profesionalnim boksu u različitim kapacitetima od kasnih 1980-ih, honovanje svoj zanat i uspostavljanje sebe kao lukav međunarodnim boks biznismen.
Odlikuje sposobnost da se uočiti i razvijati sirovog talenta, Cohen je naslove za svoje stručnim vodstvom, između ostalih, bivši WBA prvak u srednjoj kategoriji Junior Austin “No Doubt” Pastrmka, Cohen, koji je pomogao vodič od nepoznatih New Mexico izgledi da elite pay-per-view razini superstar.
Pored Trout, Greg Cohen Promocije je radio sa imenima kao što su uspostavljene jedinstvene bivših i dva šampion u teškoj kategoriji Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); i za sva vremena-velike višestruke-težinskoj svjetski prvak James “Lights Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).
Trenutni svjetski ocijenio kandidati u GCP roster uključuju Arash Usmanee, univerzalno priznat kao top-10 super pero; bivši WBA srednjoj kategoriji International Champion i svjetski ocijenio srednjoj Jarrod Fletcher; top-ocijenjeno perolaka Joel Brunker; Cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Kanadski lagan i TV akcionog heroja Tony Luis, i WBA i pet puta Irish National Pro Champion, Dennis Hogan; i Rising Welterweight senzacija Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promocije je domaćin svjetske klase boksu događanja u najboljim dvoranama širom Sjedinjenih Država i svijeta i također ponosno pruža talent i / ili sadržaja za nekoliko televizijskih mreža, uključujući HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG i FOX Sports Net.
