纽约, 纽约 (5/22/17) – 上 星期六, 六月 3, DiBella Entertainment will return to the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 位于马山图克特, CT, for the latest exciting installment of its popular 百老汇拳击 系列, presented by Nissan of Queens, 阿扎德手表, OPTYX, 和克里斯托牛排馆. The card will feature a bevy of New England talent, including fan favorite Shelly “Shelito之路” Vincent in an eight-round special attraction featherweight bout, as well as lightweight Matt Remillard on the comeback and welterweight prospect Mykquan Williams on the rise.
“I am happy to bring another great card back to Foxwoods, which continues to be a terrific venue for 百老汇拳击,” 说娄DiBella, DiBella娱乐总裁. “Fans will not want to miss the always-entertaining Shelly Vincent, who is a great ambassador for women’s boxing. The stacked undercard will include local New England favorites Matt Remillard, Mykquan威廉姆斯, 乔纳森·菲格罗亚, and Khiry Todd, as well as Russian future world champion Radzhab Butaev and a battle between unbeaten heavyweight prospects Ruslan Shamalov and George Arias.”
One of the most popular fighters out of the New England area, 雪莉 “Shelito之路” 文森特 (19-1, 1 KO), born in New London, CT, but now residing in Providence, RI, will compete at Foxwoods for the seventh time, in an eight-round featherweight bout. 去年八月, Vincent entered enemy territory to challenge rival Heather Hardy in her adversary’s hometown of Brooklyn, 纽约. Their highly publicized grudge match was nationally televised by NBC Sports Net and was hailed by Ring Magazine as the “Female Fight of the Year” 为 2016. Vincent was also honored by the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame as their “年度战斗机” 为 2016, becoming the first female recipient of the award. She rebounded from her only defeat with a unanimous decision victory on 十二月 2, back home in Rhode Island. Before turning pro in October 2011, Vincent was a Connecticut State, 康涅狄格州金手套, and National Golden Gloves champion as an amateur. Managed by Mike Criscio and trained by Peter Manfredo Sr., Vincent signed with DiBella Entertainment in 2016.
马特 “夏普射手” Remillard (24-1, 13 科斯), 哈特福德, CT, will continue his comeback, following a six-year ring absence, 在八轮轻量级回合. It will be his first fight in his home state since November 2010. 亲自 2005, Remillard is a former WBC Youth, WBC-USNBC, NABF and NABO featherweight champion. His only loss came in March 2011 to the unbeaten Mikey Garcia, now the WBC world lightweight champion. He is trained by Paul Cichon, a local legend and community leader, out of Manchester Ring of Champions Society boxing gym. 作为一个业余爱好者, Remillard accumulated a record of 115-25, and was a two-time Everlast Under-19 National amateur champion.
Highly touted East Hartford welterweight prospect Mykquan威廉姆斯 (6-0, 4 科斯) has kept a busy pace since turning pro last April. Promoted by DiBella Entertainment and managed by Jackie Kallen, the 19-year-old Williams will return to Foxwoods, where he has built a strong following, for the sixth time, in his first scheduled six-rounder. Williams is also trained by Cichon, whom he’s known since he was a child and looks upon as a surrogate father. His biological father was murdered when Mykquan was just a week old. Williams was a decorated amateur with a 45-13 记录, 三金牌表演，马戏团世锦赛突出, in addition to winning the PAL Tournament and Silver Gloves Championships.
Unbeaten New York-based heavyweights will collide in their toughest tests to date, when Russian Ruslan Shamalov (4-0, 3 科斯) meets Dominican 乔治·阿里亚斯 (6-0, 3 科斯) 在六轮比赛.
Born in Cherkessk, 俄罗斯, and now living in Brooklyn, the 6’5″ Shamalov was a two-time amateur MMA champion before switching to boxing and engaging in 30 amateur bouts while participating on the Russian National team. Shamalov turned pro in October 2016 and is trained by Eduard Kravtsov out of Wild Card Gym, 在洛杉矶, 例如. 在他的最后一个回合上 四月 5, Shamalov returned home to Russia and registered a first-round knockout versus Oleksandr Nesterenko in 43 秒.
Arias was born in San Francisco de Macoris, 多明尼加共和国, then moved to New York City in 1996, at four years old. 然而, it wasn’t until graduating high school that Arias learned to box at Morris Park Boxing Gym near his home in The Bronx. He won the New York Golden Gloves tournament in 2014 then turned pro that October. Arias recently returned from a 13-month ring hiatus with a four-round unanimous decision versus Jamal Woods in Lawrenceville, GA, 四月 29.
Cuban cruiserweight 路易斯·加西亚 (14-0, 11 科斯), based out of Peekskill, 纽约, 将在六轮比赛中看到比赛. After being denied a berth on the Cuban Olympic team, despite winning in the Cuban Olympic qualifiers preparing for the Games in Beijing, Garcia defected from his native land and settled in Cork, 爱尔兰, where he turned pro in September 2008. Having built his record to a perfect 11-0 over the next 26 个月, Garcia then relocated to the United States to resume his career. 十二月 5, 2015, Garcia made his New York debut at Barclays Center, 布鲁克林, earning a 63-second knockout versus Willie Williams. Anther first-round knockout followed in his last bout on June 25, 2016, 布法罗运行赌场, 在迈阿密, 行.
Russian amateur prodigy 拉扎布·布塔耶夫 (5-0, 4 科斯), co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc. and managed by Vadim Kornilov, will make his second appearance at Foxwoods in an eight-round contest. 上 十一月 19, Butaev earned an eight-round shutout victory versus experienced Hungarian Gabor Gorbics to win the NABF junior middleweight title. 在他的最后一个回合, 上 四月 5, Butaev returned to Russia to stop Baxrom Payazov inside one round. The 22-year-old Butaev, born in Salsk, 俄罗斯, and now living in Los Angeles, was a highly accomplished amateur, having compiled an incredible 304-12 记录, 同 164 击倒. He participated in the World Series of Boxing as well, finishing at 9-1.
A native of the boxing rich city of Bayamon, 波多黎各, 何塞·罗马 (3-0, 3 科斯) will make his US debut in a four-round welterweight contest. Roman began boxing at 13 years of age amassing a stellar 124-17 amateur record along the way. He joined the Puerto Rican National team in 2012, winning three consecutive National championships from 2013-2015.
Junior welterweight 乔纳森·菲格罗亚 (2-1, 1 KO), 哈特福德, CT, will fight in a four-round contest. Managed by Vinny Scolpino, Figueroa turned pro on a 百老汇拳击 card held at Foxwoods on 九月 1 去年. Training out of Hartford PAL gym, Figueroa was a 2012 Golden Gloves champion as an amateur.
次中量级 克里斯·托德（Khiry Todd） (3-0, 3 科斯), 从林恩, 嘛, will make his Connecticut debut in a four-round contest. The 25-year-old Todd had 40 amateur bouts and won the New England Golden Gloves tournament before turning pro last December with a 42-second demolition of Patrick Leal.
门票
六月 3 百老汇拳击 事件,
which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and presented by Nissan of Queens, 阿扎德手表, OPTYX, 和克里斯托牛排馆, 售价为 $125, $75 和 $45.
Tickets can be purchased online at Foxwoods.com, Ticketmaster.com, 通过调用
800-200-2882,
or visiting the Foxwoods box office. 门开处
7:00下午,
with the first fight scheduled for 7:30下午.
