Tony “Lightning” Luis to fight for regional championship in June 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Cha cha
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 “Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing na CBS Egwuregwu Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Friday, June 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, onye agabigawo na 2014 na afọ nke 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, England (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Na televised ngalaba-mma, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- na IBF # 11 na-gosiri “Ajọ Ifufe” Dennis hogan anyị (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, site Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) nke 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.
Tiketi maka “Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing na CBS Egwuregwu Network” na-amalite mgbe $35 and go on sale on Wednesday, 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, edinam, mkpali, 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, si Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 e gosiri na Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Mgbe ahụ, na February 20, ya na onye chọrọ ịlụ dịkwa Latulippe nabatara ọmụmụ nke nwa mbụ ha, a nwoke aha ya bụ Miguel. Luis bụ gosiri #11 na ụwa site WBA na #14 site IBF.
30-afọ Dennis hogan anyị bụ a anọ oge mba na-amu amu onye mmeri na n'elu 150 ịlụ ọgụ na ala ya Kildare, Ireland. Ọ bi ugbu a na ụgbọ okporo ígwè na Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Ya afọ anọ pro ọrụ, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State Middleweight na Australian Middleweight n'asọmpi.
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 & Cha cha,” kwuru akwalite 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.”
Banyere Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá
Otu n'ime ọkpọ si Premiya nkwado mgbanwe, Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá (GCP) bụ a na-akwanyere ùgwù aha maka ikpo ụwa-klas ọkachamara ọkpọ ihe ma na-akwado J.Randall ọkachamara alụso n'ụwa nile.
Nchoputa na CEO Greg nchụàjà e abuana na ọrụ ọkpọ dị iche iche akọ kemgbe afọ n'afo 1980, honing ya nka na guzosie ike onwe ya dị ka a nwere ezi uche na mba ọkpọ na-azụ ahịa.
Oké site ikike ya ịnọ na ịzụlite raw talent, Nchụàjà mere ọkụ ya ọkachamara nduzi nke, n'etiti ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ, mbụ WBA Junior Middleweight mmeri Austin “Enweghị Mgbagha Ọ Bụla” Trout, onye nchụàjà nyeere ndu site na-amaghị New Mexico atụmanya J.Randall ụgwọ-kwa-ele larịị superstar.
Ke adianade trout, Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá ka na-arụ ọrụ ike aha dị ka onye bụbu n'otu na abụọ oge heavyweight onye mmeri Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); na ihe niile na-na-akwa multiple-arọ òtù n'ụwa onye mmeri James “Ọkụ Ọ” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Ugbu A ụwa na-gosiri contenders na GCP roster agụnye Arash Usmanee, ala ghọtara dị ka a n'elu-10 ibu featherweight; mbụ WBA International Middleweight mmeri na ụwa na-gosiri middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; n'elu-e gosiri featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canada fechaa na TV edinam dike Tony Luis, na WBA na ise oge Irish National amu amu onye mmeri, Dennis hogan anyị; na-ala elu Welterweight sensashion Cecil McCalla.
Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá ka kwadoro ụwa-klas ọkpọ ihe kasị mma venues ofụri United States na ụwa ma nakwa nganga nyere talent na / ma ọ bụ ọdịnaya ruo ọtụtụ telivishọn netwọk gụnyere HBO, Oge Ihe Nkiri, ESPN, NBC Egwuregwu Network, MSG na Fox Iwu Net.
