Tony “Mphezi” Luis to fight for regional championship in June 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 Amachita & 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 Maseŵera a nkhonya pa CBS Sports 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, amene anamwalira mu 2014 pa zaka 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 “Mphezi” Luis (19-3, 7 Ko) 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, 20Ko), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Mu televised omasuliridwa Mbali, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- ndipo IBF # 11 oveteredwa “Mphepo Yamkuntho” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Ko), of Australia, kudzera Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Ko) wa Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (12-0-1, 10 Ko) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Matikiti “Championship Maseŵera a nkhonya pa CBS Sports Network” ndiyambire $35 and go on sale on Lachitatu, 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, kuchitapo, chisangalalo, 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, ku Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 chovoteledwa Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Ndiyeno February 20, iye ndi chibwenzi Manon Latulippe analandira kubadwa kwa mwana wawo woyamba, mwana dzina lake Miguel. Luis ndi chovoteledwa #11 m'dzikoli ndi WBA ndi #14 ndi IBF.
30-zaka Dennis Hogan anali zinayi nthawi dziko ankachita masewera ngwazi oposa 150 ndewu mu kwawo Kildare, Ireland. Iye tsopano akukhala ndi sitima ku Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Mwake zaka zinayi ovomereza ntchito, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State Middleweight ndi 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,” anati kulimbikitsa 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 Zokwezedwa
Mmodzi wa nkhonya ya Premier zotsatsira zovala, Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa (GCP) ndi opatsidwa ulemu dzina kufupi dziko kalasi akatswiri nkhonya zochitika ndi kulimbikitsa osankhika akatswiri omenyana padziko lonse.
Woyambitsa ndi CEO Greg Cohen wachita ndi akatswiri nkhonya zosiyanasiyana kuti ubongo popeza malemu 1980s, honing yakeyo pakamtunda ndi kudzidziŵikitsa monga wochenjera mayiko nkhonya wamalonda.
Wokhala ndi luso kanthu ndi kukulitsa luso yaiwisi, Cohen anapanga mitu yankhani ake katswiri malangizo a, pakati ena ambiri, wakale WBA Junior Middleweight Ngwazi Austin “Osakayikira” Nsomba Ya Trauti, amene Cohen anathandiza kalozera ku osadziwika New Mexico chiyembekezo kwa osankhika malipiro-pa-maganizo mlingo opsa.
Kuwonjezera mumapezeka nsomba zikuluzikulu, Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa wakhala akuweta anakhazikitsa mayina monga kale logwirizana ndi ziwiri nthawi heavyweight ngwazi Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Ko); komanso nthawi lalikulu lokhala ndi kulemera kalasi dziko ngwazi James “Conde” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Ko).
Panopa dziko oveteredwa khama mu GCP rositala monga Arash Usmanee, konsekonse kuiona ngati pamwamba 10 wapamwamba featherweight; wakale WBA mayiko Middleweight Ngwazi ndi dziko oveteredwa middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; pamwamba oveteredwa featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canada ndi opepuka TV kanthu ngwazi Tony Luis, ndipo WBA ndi zisanu nthawi Irish National ankachita masewera Ngwazi, Dennis Hogan; ndi Kutuluka Welterweight zotengeka Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Zokwezedwa wakhala ndinkakhala nalo dziko kalasi nkhonya zochitika mu abwino malo aziwonetsero mu United States ndi dziko ndipo nayenso monyadira anapereka luso ndi / kapena okhutira angapo TV Intaneti kuphatikizapo HBO, Nthawi Yachiwonetsero, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG ndi nkhandwe Sports Net.
