Tony “Välk” Luis to fight for regional championship in Juuni 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Kasiino
Niagara juga, NY. – 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 CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Reede, Juuni 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, kes suri 2014 aastaselt 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 “Välk” 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, Inglismaa (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
In televisioonis co-funktsioon, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- ja IBF # 11-reitinguga “Orkaan” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, via Kildare, Iirimaa, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) Rochesteri, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Mölder (12-0-1, 10 Kos) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Piletid “Championship Boxing CBS Sports Network” start kell $35 and go on sale on Kolmapäev, Aprill 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, tegevus, erutus, 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, Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Hinnatud Karl “Dünamiit” Dargan in January. Siis Veebruar 20, tema ja kihlatu Manon Latulippe tervitas sündi oma esimese lapse, poeg nimega Miguel. Luis hinnatakse #11 aastaks maailma WBA ja #14 poolt IBF.
30--aastane Dennis Hogan oli neli korda riikliku amatöör meister üle 150 võitleb sünnimaale Kildare, Iirimaa. Nüüd ta elab ja rongid Queensland, Austraalia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Tema nelja-aastase pro karjääri, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland riigi Middleweight ja Austraalia Middleweight meistrivõistlused.
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, võitmatu (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 & Kasiino,” promootoriga Greg Coheni. “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.”
Umbes Greg Cohen Promotions
Üks poks premier reklaam varustus, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) on hästi kinni nimi lavastus maailmatasemel professionaalne poks sündmuste ja edendada eliit professionaalne võitlejad üle kogu maailma.
Asutaja ja tegevjuht Greg Cohen on olnud seotud Profipoksi erinevate võimetega alates 1980. aastate lõpust, hoon oma käsitöö ja millega ennast nupukas rahvusvaheline poks ärimees.
Eristatakse tema võime märgata ja arendada toores talent, Cohen tehtud pealkirjad oma eksperdi juhtimisel, paljude teiste hulgas, Endise WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “Kahtlemata” Forell, kes Cohen aitas juhend on tundmatu New Mexico väljavaade eliit pay-per-view tasandil superstaar.
Lisaks Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions on töötanud kehtestatud nimed nagu endine ühtne ja kaks korda raskekaalu tšempion Hasim “Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); ja all-time-suur mitmekordne kaalukategooria maailmameister James “Tuled välja” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Praegune maailma hinnatud kandidaati GCP nimekirja hulka Arash Usmanee, ülemaailmselt tunnustatud kui top-10 super Höyhensarjalainen; Endise WBA International Middleweight meister ja maailma hinnatud race kandidaat Jarrod Fletcher; top-rated Höyhensarjalainen Joel Brunker; Eriennustused Lateef Kayode; Kanada kerge ja TV tegevus kangelane Tony Luis, ja WBA ja viie ajal Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; ja Rising Welterweight tunne Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions on võõrustas maailmatasemel poks sündmused parimad kohad kogu Ameerika Ühendriikide ja kogu maailma ja on ka uhkelt ette talent ja / või sisu mitu telekanalites sealhulgas HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG ja FOX Sports Net.
