Tony “Lightning” Luis to fight for regional championship in Ġunju 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 “Kampjonat Boxing fuq CBS Sports Network” series will be presented in the Seneca Niagara Event Center on Il-ġimgħa, Ġunju 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, li miet fil 2014 fl-età ta ' 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, England (38-9-2, 20Kos), where the two battled for the interim WBA Lightweight title.
Fil-ko-karatteristika fuq it-televiżjoni, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- u IBF # 11 rated “Uragan” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 Kos), of Australia, permezz Kildare, Irlanda, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 Kos) tal Rochester, New York.
The televised opener will feature up-and-coming American heavyweight KO artist Jarrell “Big Baby” Taħħan (12-0-1, 10 Kos) of Brooklyn taking on an opponent that will be announced at a future date.
Biljetti għall “Kampjonat Boxing fuq CBS Sports Network” tibda fil $35 and go on sale on L-Erbgħa, 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, azzjoni, eċċitament, 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, minn Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 ratata Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Imbagħad fuq Frar 20, hu u lgħarus Manon Latulippe laqa 'l-ewwel tarbija tagħhom, tifel jismu Miguel. Luis hija ratata #11 fid-dinja mill-WBA u #14 mill-IBF.
30-Dennis Hogan sena kien ta 'erba' time champion dilettanti nazzjonali ma 'aktar minn 150 tissielet fil Kildare indiġeni tiegħu, Irlanda. Huwa issa jgħix u ferroviji Queensland, Awstralja. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Fil-karriera pro tiegħu erba 'snin, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland Stat Middleweight u Awstraljan Kampjonati middleweight.
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,” qal promotur 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.”
Dwar Promozzjonijiet Greg Cohen
Wieħed mill ħwejjeġ promozzjonali premier boxing l, Promozzjonijiet Greg Cohen (GCP) huwa isem tajjeb rispettati għall waqfien avvenimenti ta 'klassi dinjija boxing professjonali u promozzjoni ġellieda professjonali elite madwar id-dinja.
Fundatur u CEO Greg Cohen kien involut ma boxing professjonali fil-kapaċitajiet varji mill-1980 tard, imsin dgħajjes tiegħu u li jistabbilixxi lilu nnifsu bħala negozjant shrewd boxing internazzjonali.
Distinti mill-kapaċità tiegħu biex spot u jiżviluppaw it-talent prima, Cohen magħmula aħbarijiet għall-gwida esperta tiegħu ta ', fost ħafna oħrajn, ex WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “Nru Dubju” Trota, li Cohen għenu gwida mis mhux magħruf prospett New Mexico to-pay per view superstars livell elite.
Minbarra l-Trota, Promozzjonijiet Greg Cohen ħadem ma 'ismijiet stabbiliti bħal eks champion unifikata u żewġ time heavyweight Hasim “Il Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); u piż multipli champion klassi dinjija great-time kollha James “Dwal Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Kontendenti kurrenti rated dinjija fil-roster GCP jinkludu Arash Usmanee, rikonoxxut universalment bħala top-10 featherweight super; ex WBA Internazzjonali Middleweight Champion u rated dinja middleweight konkorrent Jarrod Fletcher; featherweight top-rated Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Kanadiżi eroj azzjoni ħfief u TV Tony Luis, u WBA u ħames time Irish National Champion Amateur, Dennis Hogan; u Rising sensazzjoni welterweight Cecil McCalla.
Promozzjonijiet Greg Cohen kien ospitat avvenimenti ta 'klassi dinjija boxing fil-postijiet ifjen madwar l-Istati Uniti u d-dinja u wkoll kburi provdut talent u / jew il-kontenut tan-netwerks diversi televiżjoni inkluż HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG u FOX Sports Net.
