Tony “Danabka” Luis to fight for regional championship in June 26 main event of the Sully Huff Invitational at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Niagara DHICIDDA, 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 on Network Sports CBS” 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, Ayaamihii kuwii tagay ee 2014 da'doodu ay ku 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 “Danabka” 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.
In ka co-feature telefishanka, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- iyo IBF # 11-qiimeeyo “Hurricane” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs), of Australia, via Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) of 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.
Qiimaha tikidhada “Championship Boxing on Network Sports CBS” bilaaban doono $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, action, farax, 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, ka Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 qiimeeyo Karl “Miinada” Dargan in January. Markaas on February 20, isaga iyo doone Manon Latulippe soo dhaweeyay dhalashada ilmaha ugu horeysay, wiil lagu magacaabo Miguel. Luis ayaa lagu qiimeeyaa #11 dunida ku WBA iyo #14 by IBF ah.
30-sano jir ah Dennis Hogan ahaa afar jeer horyaalka hiwaayadda qaran iyo in ka badan 150 dagaallan in uu hooyo Kildare, Ireland. Hadda uu ku nool yahay iyo tareenada ee Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. In uu mustaqbalkiisa afar sano pro, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State dhexe iyo Australia dhexe 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, badinin (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,” ayaa sheegay in horumariyaha 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 dalacaad Greg Cohen
Mid ka mid ah Premier dhiirrigelin dhisan feerka ee, Dalacaad Greg Cohen (GCP) waa magaca si fiican loo ixtiraamo ee diyaargarowga dhacdooyinka feerka xirfad heer caalami iyo kor u qaadida dagaal xirfad Kooxaha dunida oo dhan.
Aasaasaha iyo agaasimaha Greg Cohen ayaa ku lug leh feerka xirfad xilal kala duwan tan iyo 1980, fadaha uu farsamada iyo isaga qudhiisa u sameynta ganacsade u ahaanaysaa caalamiga feerka.
Kala duwanaayeen awoodda uu goobjooga iyo horumarinta tayo cayriin, Cohen sameeyey headlines ee ka hanuunsan khabiir ah, kuwo kale oo badan, hore WBA Junior dhexe Champion Austin “Waxaan shaki ku jirin” Kalluun, oo Cohen hage caawisay ka aan la garanayn New Mexico khayraadkeeda Kooxaha pay per--view heerka xiddiga.
Waxa intaa dheer in kalluun, Dalacaad Greg Cohen ayaa la soo shaqeeyay magac leh sida champion hore midaysan oo laba-time culus Hasim “Rock The” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); oo badan-miisaanka horyaalka dhan-time-weyn adduunka fasalka James “Nalalka Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).
U Tartami adduunka lagu qiimeeyo ee hadda liis GCP waxaa ka mid ah Arash Usmanee, adduunka aqoonsan yahay, sida a top-10 featherweight super; hore WBA International dhexe Champion iyo tartamaha dhexe adduunka lagu qiimeeyo Jarrod Fletcher; top-qiimeeyo featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Geesigii tallaabo miisaanka yar oo TV Canadian Tony Luis, iyo WBA iyo shan waqti Irish National Hiwaayadda ee Champion, Dennis Hogan; iyo kacaya dareen Welterweight Cecil McCalla.
Dalacaad Greg Cohen ayaa marti dhacdooyinka feerka-heer caalami ah goobaha ugu wanaagsan oo dhan Maraykanka iyo dunida iyo waxa uu sidoo kale kibir tayo iyo / ama ku qoran dhowr shabakadaha telefishan ay ka mid yihiin HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Network Sports NBC, MSG iyo FOX Sports Net.
