Tony “Lightning” Luis to fight for regional championship in Meitheamh 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 Saoire & 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 “Craobh Dornálaíochta ar Líonra Spóirt Scoil na mBráithre Críostaí” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 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, a fuair bás i 2014 ag aois 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 “Lightning” 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, Sasana (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Sa an comh-gné teilifís, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- agus IBF # 11-rátáil “Invest” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, via Cill Dara, Éire, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) Rochester, Nua-Eabhrac.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big leanbh” Miller (12-0-1, 10 Kos) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Ticéid le haghaidh “Craobh Dornálaíochta ar Líonra Spóirt Scoil na mBráithre Críostaí” tosú ag $35 and go on sale on Dé Céadaoin, Aibreán 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, gníomh, excitement, 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, ó Corn na Breataine, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 réalta Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Ansin, ar Feabhra 20, sé féin agus fiancé Manon Latulippe fáilte roimh an bhreith a gcéad leanbh, mac ainmnithe Miguel. Tá Luis rátáil #11 ar fud an domhain ag an WBA agus #14 ag an IBF.
30-Ba bliain d'aois Dennis Hogan ceithre-am curadh amaitéarach náisiúnta le níos mó ná 150 troideanna ina Chill Dara ó dhúchas, Éire. Tá cónaí air anois agus traenacha i Queensland, An Astráil. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Ina shaol pro ceithre bliana, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland Stáit Middleweight agus Craobhchomórtais Middleweight hAstráile.
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,” Dúirt tionscnóir 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.”
Maidir Tionscnaimh Greg Cohen
Ceann de na héadaigh chun cinn premier dornálaíochta ar, Arduithe Céime Greg Cohen (GCP) Is an t-ainm go maith-urramú chun staging ar chaighdeán domhanda imeachtaí dornálaíocht ghairmiúil agus a chur chun cinn trodaithe gairmiúla mionlach ar fud an domhain.
Bunaitheoir agus POF Greg Cohen Tá baint leis an dornálaíocht ghairmiúil i cumais éagsúla ó na 1980í déanacha, líofa a cheird agus é féin a bhunú mar fear gnó shrewd Dornálaíochta idirnáisiúnta.
Idirdhealú ag a chumas chun an láthair agus tallann amh a fhorbairt, Rinne Cohen ceannlínte ar a treoir saineolaí ar, i measc go leor eile, iar WBA Sóisearach Middleweight Champion Austin “Níl Amhras” Breac, a chabhraigh Cohen treoir ó anaithnid Nua-Mheicsiceo chosúlacht a mionlach íoc in aghaidh an-amharc superstar leibhéal.
Chomh maith le Breac, Arduithe Céime Greg Cohen ag obair le hainmneacha a bunaíodh mar iar churadh aontaithe agus dhá-am trom Hasim “An Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); agus gach n-iontach il-mheáchan curadh domhanda scoth James “Soilse Amach” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
I measc na contenders reatha domhanda rátáil sa uainchlár GCP Arash Usmanee, aitheanta go huilíoch mar barr-10 featherweight Super; iar WBA Idirnáisiúnta Middleweight Champion agus domhanda rátáil contender mBoston Jarrod Fletcher; featherweight barr-ráta Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Cheanada laoch gníomh lightweight agus Teilifís Tony Luis, agus WBA agus cúig-am Irish Amaitéarach Champion Náisiúnta, Dennis Hogan; agus Éirí Amach ceint Welterweight Cecil McCalla.
Arduithe Céime Greg Cohen Tá óstáil imeachtaí dornálaíochta chéad scoth sna hionaid is fearr ar fud na Stáit Aontaithe agus an domhan, agus tá freisin ar fáil proudly tallann agus / nó ábhar do ghréasáin teilifíse éagsúla lena n-áirítear HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Líonra Spóirt NBC, MSG agus Spóirt FOX Glan.
