Tony “Weerlig” Luis to fight for regional championship in Junie 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 op CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Vrydag, Junie 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, wat oorlede in 2014 op die ouderdom van 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 “Weerlig” Luis (19-3, 7 Uitklophoue) will fight for a regional championship against an opponent TBA. This past weekend, Luis dropped a controversial decision to Derry Mathews in Liverpool, Engeland (38-9-2, 20Uitklophoue), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
In die TV-mede-funksie, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- en IBF # 11-gegradeerde “Hurricane” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Uitklophoue), of Australia, via Kildare, Ierland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Uitklophoue) van Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (12-0-1, 10 Uitklophoue) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Kaartjies vir “Championship Boxing op CBS Sports Network” begin by $35 and go on sale on Woensdag, 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, aksie, opwinding, 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, van Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 Rated Karl “Dinamiet” Dargan in January. Dan op Februarie 20, hy en verloofde Manon Latulippe verwelkom die geboorte van hul eerste kind, 'n seun met die naam Miguel. Luis aangeslaan #11 in die wêreld deur die WBA en #14 deur die IBF.
30-jarige Dennis Hogan was 'n vier-time nasionale amateur-kampioen, met meer as 150 gevegte in sy geboorteland Kildare, Ierland. Hy woon en treine in Queensland nou, Australië. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. In sy vier-jaar beroepsloopbaan, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland staat Middelgewig en Australiese Middelgewig Kampioenskappe.
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, onoorwonne (18-0) kickboxing and MMA career. Soos 'n bokser, 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,” gesê promotor 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.”
Oor Greg Cohen Promotions
Een van boks se premier promosie uitrustings, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) is 'n gerespekteerde naam vir die organisasie van wêreldgehalte beroepsboks gebeure en die bevordering van elite professionele vegters oor die hele wêreld.
Stigter en hoof uitvoerende beampte Greg Cohen is met professionele boks in verskeie hoedanighede betrokke sedert die laat 1980's, slyp sy kunsvlyt en die vestiging van homself as 'n uitgeslape internasionale boks sakeman.
Onderskei deur sy vermoë om te sien en te ontwikkel rou talent, Cohen het opslae gemaak vir sy kundige leiding van, onder baie ander, voormalige WBA Junior middelgewig-kampioen Austin “Geen twyfel” Forel, wat Cohen gehelp gids van onbekende New Mexico vooruitsig om elite betaal-per-view vlak superster.
In bykomend tot Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions het saam met gevestigde name soos die voormalige verenigde en twee-time swaargewig kampioen Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Uitklophoue); en al-time-groot meervoudige gewig klas wêreldkampioen James “Ligte uit” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Uitklophoue).
Huidige wêreld-gegradeerde aanspraakmakers in die GCP rooster sluit Arash Usmanee, universeel erken as 'n top-10 super-veergewigtitel; voormalige WBA Internasionale Middelgewig kampioen en die wêreld-gegradeerde middelgewigtitel aanspraakmaker Jarrod Fletcher; top-gegradeerde veergewigtitel Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Kanadese liggewig en TV aksie held Tony Luis, en WBA en vyf-time Ierse Nasionale Amateur-kampioen, Dennis Hogan; en Rising Welterweight sensasie Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions het die wêreld-klas boks gebeure in die fynste plekke in die Verenigde State en die wêreld aangebied en het ook met trots verskaf talent en / of inhoud vir 'n paar TV-netwerke, insluitend HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sport Network, MSG en Fox Sports Net.
