Tony “Monomono” 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 asegbeyin ti & 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 “Asiwaju Boxing lori Sibiesi idaraya 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, ti o kọja lọ ni 2014 ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 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 “Monomono” 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.
Ni awọn televised àjọ-ẹya-ara, brand-new NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion and WBA #12- ati IBF # 11-won won “Iji lile” Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs), of Australia, nipasẹ Kildare, Ireland, will take on comebacking Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) ti Rosessita, Niu Yoki.
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.
Tiketi fun “Asiwaju Boxing lori Sibiesi idaraya Network” bẹrẹ ni $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, igbese, simi, 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, lati Cornwall, Ontario, pulled off a dominant 10-round unanimous-decision upset victory over then IBF #15 ti won won Karl “Dynamite” Dargan in January. Nigbana ni on Kínní 20, on o si fiancé Manon Latulippe tewogba ibi ti won akọkọ ọmọ, a ọmọ ti a npè ni Miguel. Luis jẹ ti won won #11 ni aye nipa awọn WBA ati #14 nipasẹ awọn IBF.
30-odun-atijọ Dennis Hogan je kan oni-akoko orile-ede magbowo asiwaju pẹlu lori 150 njà ninu abinibi re Kildare, Ireland. O si bayi ngbe ati awọn reluwe ni Queensland, Australia. Hogan is the current NABA-US Super Welterweight Champion. Ni re mẹrin-odun pro ọmọ, Hogan has also won the WBA Oceania Light Middleweight, Queensland State Super Middleweight, Queensland State Middleweight ati ti ilu Ọstrelia 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,” wi olugbeleke 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.”
Nipa Greg Cohen ni igbega
Ọkan ninu awọn Boxing di Giwa ipolowo aso ise, Greg Cohen ni igbega (GCP) ni a daradara-bọwọ orukọ fun eto ilana ile aye-kilasi ọjọgbọn Boxing iṣẹlẹ ati igbega si Gbajumo ọjọgbọn awọn onija jakejado aye.
Oludasile ati CEO Greg Cohen ti a ti lowo pẹlu ọjọgbọn Boxing ni orisirisi agbara niwon ti pẹ 1980, honing rẹ iṣẹ ati Igbekale ara rẹ bi a shrewd okeere Boxing onisowo.
Yato si nipasẹ rẹ ni agbara lati se agbekale ki o si awọn iranran aise Talent, Cohen ṣe awọn akọle fun itoni rẹ iwé ti, laarin ọpọlọpọ awọn miran, ogbologbo WBA Junior Middleweight asiwaju Austin “Ko Si Tabi-Tabi” Eja, ti o Cohen iranwo guide lati aimọ New Mexico afojusọna si Gbajumo sanwo-fun-wo ipele gbajumọ.
Ni afikun si eja, Greg Cohen ni igbega ti sise pẹlu iṣeto awọn orukọ bii tele ti iṣọkan ati meji-akoko heavyweight asiwaju Hasim “Awọn Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); ati gbogbo awọn-akoko-nla ọpọ-àdánù kilasi aye asiwaju James “Imọlẹ Jade” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).
Isiyi aye-won won contenders ni GCP iwe akosile ni Arash Usmanee, universally mọ bi a oke-10 Super featherweight; ogbologbo WBA International Middleweight asiwaju ati aye-won won middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; oke-won won featherweight Joeli Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayoôde; Canada lightweight ati TV igbese akoni Tony Luis, ati WBA ati marun-akoko Irish National magbowo asiwaju, Dennis Hogan; ati Iladide Welterweight aibale okan Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen ni igbega ti gbalejo aye-kilasi Boxing isele ni dara julọ ibiisere jakejado United States ati awọn aye ati ki o ti tun inu didun pese Talent ati / tabi akoonu fun orisirisi awọn tẹlifisiọnu nẹtiwọki pẹlu HBO, Asiko Iworan, ESPN, NBC idaraya Network, Alawor ati Akata idaraya Apapọ.
