Tony “Tselatra” Luis to fight for regional championship in Jona 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 “Tompon-daka tamin'ny ady totohondry CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Zoma, Jona 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, izay nodimandry amin'ny 2014 teo amin'ny faha- 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 “Tselatra” 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, Angletera (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Ao amin'ny fahitalavitra mpiara-endri-javatra, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- ary IBF # 11-laharana “Rivo-doza” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, avy amin'ny Kildare, Irlandy, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) ny 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.
Tickets ho “Tompon-daka tamin'ny ady totohondry CBS Sports Network” manomboka amin'ny $35 and go on sale on Alarobia, Aprily 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, hetsika, fientanam-, 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, avy Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Rated Karl “Dinamita” Dargan in January. Dia tamin'ny Febroary 20, izy sy ny fofombadiny Manon Latulippe nandray ny nahaterahan'ny zanany voalohany, zazalahy atao hoe Miguel. Luis Misy laharana #11 eo amin'izao tontolo izao sy ny WBA #14 ny IBF.
30-taona i Dennis Hogan fotoana efa-pirenena ny tsy matihanina amin'ny tompon-daka 150 ady ao amin'ny nahaterahany Kildare, Irlandy. Velona izy izao ary ny fiarandalamby tany Queensland, Aostralia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Ao amin'ny efa-taona mpomba asa, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State Middleweight sy 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 & Casino,” hoy mampiroborobo 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 Promotions
Iray amin'ireo ady totohondry ny Premier fampahafantarana Outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) dia tsara-kaja anarana ho izao tontolo izao-kilasy staging matihanina zava-mitranga sy ny fanandratana ny ady totohondry sangany matihanina mpiady manerana izao tontolo izao.
Mpanorina sy CEO Greg Cohen dia tafiditra amin'ny ady totohondry matihanina amin'ny fahaiza-manao isan-karazany hatramin'ny faramparan'ny taona 1980, noho ny fanatsarana ny asa tanana sy ny fametrahana ny tenany ho toy ny mahira-tsaina mpandraharaha ady totohondry iraisam-pirenena.
Nampiavaka noho ny fahaizany ny mamantatra sy hampivelatra manta talenta, Cohen nanao lohatenim-baovao ho an'ny manam-pahaizana fitarihan'ny, eo ny maro hafa, WBA teo aloha Junior Middleweight Tompon-daka Austin “Tsy Isalasalana” Atendro, izay Cohen nanampy mpitarika avy amin'ny tsy fantatra New Mexico fanantenana ho sangany-karama isaky ny fari-view superstar.
Ankoatra ny trondro, Greg Cohen Promotions niara-niasa tamin'Andriamanitra nametraka anarana toy ny teo aloha, ary roa-tafaray fotoana tompon-daka sokajy mavesatra Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); sy lehibe andro-maro-tompon-daka izao tontolo izao lanja kilasy James “Jiro Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Izao tontolo izao amin'izao fotoana izao-laharana eo amin'ny GCP contenders roster dia ahitana Arash Usmanee, hatraiza hatraiza ekena ho ambony-10 faran'izay featherweight; WBA teo aloha Middleweight International Champion sy izao tontolo izao-laharana middleweight contender Andry Fletcher; tampony-laharana featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian maivana sy TV hetsika mahery fo Tony Luis, ary WBA ary ny dimy andro irlandey National Amateur Tompon-daka, Dennis Hogan; sy ny fihetseham-po Welterweight Rising Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions nampiantrano-pianarana izao tontolo izao zava-nitranga ady totohondry ao amin'ny toerana tsara indrindra nanerana an'i Etazonia sy izao tontolo izao, ary tamim-pireharehana ihany koa nanome talenta sy / na afa-po ho an'ny tambajotra fahitalavitra maro anisan'izany HBO, Fotoana Fampisehoana, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG sy FOX Sports Net.
