Tony Luis to Face Derry Matthews for World Championship this Saturday in England; Ismael Barroso now Fighting Ira Terry on CBS in Hinckley, MN ఈ శుక్రవారం
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.
న శనివారం, ఏప్రిల్ 18, కార్న్వాల్, Ontario’s Tony “మెరుపు” లూయిస్ (19-2, 7 కోస్) will now face UK veteran Derry Matthews (37-9-2, 20 కోస్) for the Interim WBA Lightweight Championship at the Echo Arena in Matthews’ hometown of Liverpool, ఇంగ్లాండ్, as the main event of a night of boxing presented by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.
Luis was originally scheduled to face మెంఫిస్, టేనస్సీ, ప్రముఖ ఇరా టెర్రీ (26-13, 16 కోస్) in the televised co-feature of the “CBS స్పోర్ట్స్ నెట్వర్క్ ఛాంపియన్షిప్ బాక్సింగ్” ఈవెంట్, presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Adam Wilcock’s Fight Card Promotions and produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions onశుక్రవారం, ఏప్రిల్ 17, Hinckley లో గ్రాండ్ క్యాసినో Hinckley నుండి, Minnesota.
Unbeaten Venezuelan slugger Ismael Barroso (17-0-2, 16 కోస్), 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 ఈ శుక్రవారం.
“It worked out well for everyone,” గ్రెగ్ కోహెన్ అన్నారు. “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, Ismael బర్రోసో. So it seems that everyone wins in this unique situation.”
