Tony Luis to Face Derry Matthews for World Championship this Saturday in England; Ismael Barroso now Fighting Ira Terry on CBS in Hinckley, বিভাগ দ্বারা এই শুক্রবার
Lack of time to obtain proper visas has forced the necessity for two of Greg Cohen Promotions’ (GCP) fighters to switch places on short notice for this weekend.
উপর শনিবার, এপ্রিল 18, কর্নত্তয়াল, Ontario’s Tony “বাজ” লুইস (19-2, 7 কস) will now face UK veteran Derry Matthews (37-9-2, 20 কস) for the Interim WBA Lightweight Championship at the Echo Arena in Matthews’ hometown of Liverpool, ইংল্যান্ড, as the main event of a night of boxing presented by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.
Luis was originally scheduled to face মেমফিস, টেনেসি, ঘুঘু ইরা টেরি (26-13, 16 কস) in the televised co-feature of the “সিবিএস ক্রিড়া নেটওয়ার্ক চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ বক্সিং” ঘটনা, presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Adam Wilcock’s Fight Card Promotions and produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions onশুক্রবার, এপ্রিল 17, Hinckley, গ্র্যান্ড ক্যাসিনো Hinckley, থেকে, মিনেসোটা.
Unbeaten Venezuelan slugger Ismael Barroso (17-0-2, 16 কস), who was originally scheduled to face Matthews, was unable to obtain the proper visas in time to fight on such short notice in England. He will now take Luis’ place in Hinckley and will take on Terry in an eight-round attraction এই শুক্রবার.
“It worked out well for everyone,” গ্রেগ কোহেন বলেন,. “Tony Luis was high enough in the ratings and ready to fight, so he’s one of the few fighters in the world who could have stepped into this important fight on such short notice. And fortunately, he is a GCP fighter as well, so we made it happen quickly and he is on his way to the UK as we speak. Tony gets his dream shot at a world championship and the fans in Hinckley, and on CBS Sports Network, will get their first look at one of the most fearsome punchers in boxing, ইসমাঈল Barroso. So it seems that everyone wins in this unique situation.”
