Tony Luis to Face Derry Matthews for World Championship this Saturday in England; Ismael Barroso now Fighting Ira Terry on CBS in Hinckley, מן דאס פרייטיק
Lack of time to obtain proper visas has forced the necessity for two of Greg Cohen Promotions’ (גקפּ) fighters to switch places on short notice for this weekend.
אויף שבת, אַפּריל 18, קאָרנוואָל, Ontario’s Tony “בליץ” לויס (19-2, 7 קאָס) will now face UK veteran Derry Matthews (37-9-2, 20 קאָס) for the Interim WBA Lightweight Championship at the Echo Arena in Matthews’ hometown of Liverpool, ענגלאַנד, as the main event of a night of boxing presented by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.
Luis was originally scheduled to face Memphis, טעננעססעע, וועטעראַן יראַ טערי (26-13, 16 קאָס) in the televised co-feature of the “טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ באָקסינג אויף קבס ספורט נעטוואָרק” געשעעניש, presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Adam Wilcock’s Fight Card Promotions and produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions onפרייַטיק, אַפּריל 17, פון די גראַנד קאַסינאָ כינגקלי אין הינקקליי, מיננעסאָטאַ.
Unbeaten Venezuelan slugger Ismael Barroso (17-0-2, 16 קאָס), 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 דעם פרייטיק.
“It worked out well for everyone,” האט גרעג כהן. “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, יסמייל באַרראָסאָ. So it seems that everyone wins in this unique situation.”
