Tony “Xob Laim” Luis to fight for regional championship in Lub rau hli ntuj 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Twv txiaj yuam pov
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 rau CBS kev ua si Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 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, uas tau tas sim nyob rau hauv 2014 nyob rau ntawm lub hnub nyoog ntawm 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 “Xob Laim” 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, Hais (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Nyob rau hauv lub televised co-feature, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- thiab IBF # 11-nyob “Nag xob nag cua” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, ntawm Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) ntawm Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Loj Tus me nyuam” Miller (12-0-1, 10 Kos) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Daim pib rau “Championship Boxing rau CBS kev ua si Network” pib ntawm $35 and go on sale on Wednesday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 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, txiav txim, 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, los ntawm Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Rated Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Ces nyob Lub ob hlis ntuj 20, nws thiab fiancé manon Latulippe txais tos yug tus me nyuam ntawm lawv thawj tus me nyuam, ib tug tub hu ua Miguel. Luis yog Rated #11 nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no los ntawm tus WBA thiab #14 los ntawm lub IBF.
30-xyoo-laus Dennis Hogan yog ib tug plaub-lub sij hawm lub teb chaws pib xyaum ua champion nrog nyob 150 fights nyob rau hauv nws ib txwm nyob Kildare, Ireland. Nws tam sim no muaj sia nyob thiab tsheb nqaj hlau nyob rau hauv Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Nyob rau hauv nws plaub-xyoo pro hauj lwm, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland lub xeev Middleweight thiab 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 & Twv txiaj yuam pov,” hais tias neeg pab txhawb 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.”
Hais txog Greg Cohen Promotions
Ib tug ntawm boxing premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) yog ib tug zoo-hwm lub npe rau staging world-class kev boxing cov txheej xwm thiab kev qhia cov neeg tseem ceeb kev tua hluav taws thoob plaws hauv lub ntiaj teb no.
Tus tsim thiab CEO Greg Cohen tau muab kev koom tes nrog kev boxing nyob rau hauv ntau yam ntawv Tuition Waiver txij li thaum lub caij 1980s, honing nws khoom siv tes ua thiab tsim kom muaj nws tus kheej raws li ib tug shrewd thoob ntiaj teb boxing businessman.
Txawv los ntawm nws muaj peev xwm pom tej thiab tsim nyoos txuj ci, Cohen ua muaj nuj nqis rau nws cov kws muaj txuj kev taw qhia ntawm, cov ntau lwm tus neeg, yav tas los WBA Junior Middleweight zus Austin “Tsis muaj ntseeg” Trout, uas Cohen pab qhia los ntawm tsis paub hais tias New Mexico zeem muag rau cov neeg tseem ceeb them-ib-saib theem superstar.
Nyob rau hauv Ntxiv nrog rau qhov trout, Greg Cohen Promotions tau ua hauj lwm nrog tsim npe xws li yav tas los unified thiab ob-lub sij hawm Heavyweight yeej Hasim “Pob Zeb” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); thiab tag nrho cov sij hawm-zoo ntau-ceeb thawj hoob kawm ntiaj teb no yeej James “Teeb Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Tam sim no lub ntiaj teb no-nyob contenders nyob rau hauv lub GCP roster xws li Arash Usmanee, universally pom zoo raws li ib tug saum-10 super featherweight; yav tas los WBA International Middleweight yeej thiab ntiaj teb no-nyob Middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; sab saum toj-nyob featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian sib thiab TV txiav txim hero Tony Luis, thiab WBA thiab tsib-lub sij hawm Irish National Amateur zus, Dennis Hogan; thiab Rising Welterweight nov ntawm nqaij tawv Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions tau tuav world-class boxing cov txheej xwm nyob rau hauv lub finest venues thoob plaws hauv lub tebchaws United States thiab lub ntiaj teb thiab kuj tau hais khov kho muab txuj ci thiab / los yog cov ntsiab lus rau ob peb TV tes hauj lwm xws li HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Cov kev ua si Network, MSG thiab HMA LIAB Cov kev ua si Net.
