Tony “Lightning” Luis to fight for regional championship in Juni 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 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 ing CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Ana, Juni 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, sing liwati adoh ing 2014 ing umur 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, Inggris (38-9-2, 20KOs), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Ing co-fitur televisi, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- lan IBF # 11-dirating “Hurricane” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs), of Australia, liwat Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) 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.
Tiket “Championship Boxing ing CBS Sports Network” miwiti ing $35 and go on sale on Rebo, 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, tumindak, kasenengan, 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, saka Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 rated Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Banjur ing Februari 20, piyambakipun lan tunangan Manon Latulippe dipun tampi lair saka anak sing kawitan, putra jenenge Miguel. Luis punika rated #11 ing donya dening WBA lan #14 dening IBF.
30-taun-lawas Dennis Hogan ana juara amatir nasional papat-wektu karo liwat 150 gelut kang native Kildare, Ireland. Dheweke saiki urip lan sepur ing Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Ing papat-taun karir kang pro, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland negara Men lan Australia Men 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, suwé (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,” ngandika promoter 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.”
About Greg Cohen Promosi
Salah klambi boxing kang premier promosi, Greg Cohen Promosi (GCP) iku jeneng uga-di ajeni kanggo pementasan donya kelas acara tinju profesional lan mromosiaken pejuang profesional elit ing saindhenging donya.
Pangadeg lan CEO Greg Cohen wis melu karo tinju profesional ing macem-macem kapasitas wiwit 1980-an pungkasan, Honing pakaryan lan namanipun minangka pengusaha boxing internasional kadhawuhan nindakaké putusané.
Bentenaken dening kemampuan kanggo Titik lan berkembang talent mentahan, Cohen digawe kepala berita kanggo panuntun dhumateng pakar kang, ing antarane wong akeh, mantan WBA Junior Men Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout, sing Cohen mbantu pandhuan dingerteni prospek New Mexico kanggo elit tingkat bintang pituwas-per-view.
Saliyane Trout, Greg Cohen Promosi wis makarya karo jeneng diadegaké kayata mantan juara ndadekake lan loro-wektu abot Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); lan macem-macem-bobot juara donya kelas kabeh-wektu gedhe James “Lights Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).
-Dirating donya contenders saiki ing GCP daptar tugas kalebu Arash Usmanee, universal dikenali minangka ndhuwur-10 super bulu; mantan WBA International Men Champion lan dirating donya Men contender Jarrod Fletcher; top-dirating bulu Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian tumindak entheng lan TV pahlawan Tony Luis, lan WBA lan limang wektu-Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; lan Rising sensation Welterweight Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promosi wis tuan rumah acara kelas donya tinju ing acara finest ing saindhenging Amerika Serikat lan donya lan uga wis bangga kasedhiya bakat lan / utawa isi kanggo sawetara jaringan televisi kalebu HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Olahraga Network, MSG lan Fox Olahraga Net.
