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Philadelphia, PA (Kia 17, 2017) – Kōmāmā Carlos Rosario is ready for his headlining appearance this Po te Paraire when he takes on Josh Davis in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds at the 2300 Arena i roto i te South Philadelphia.
Whakatairangatia ana te whakaaturanga e Whakatairanga King o. (1st bout 6:30 PM; Doors 6 PM)
Rosario o te Pennsauken, New Jersey, He lekooti o 7-1 ki e wha knockouts, and has won seven consecutive since dropping his pro debut.  “Nga mea katoa te haere nui. I am just winding down, losing the last couple of pounds , and I will be ready i runga i te Paraire, said Rosario i runga i Rātū po.
In Davis, he is fighting his toughest opponent, engari 26 year-old Rosario is ready for for whatever the Washington, DC native will bring.
“Even though he has an impressive record (10-1, 4 KO o), I do not know a lot about him. His record is actually better then mine. I am fighting at home but I still feel that I am the underdog. I think this is a fight that could go all eight-rounds, and I am looking forward to that as I have never gone that distance.”
Rosary, who has won seven consecutive fights has been slowly moving up the card and now finds himself in the main event.
“That has not hit me yet that I am the main event fighter. I just continue to fight and my team has done a good job of finding me the right fights. I am gaining more confidence with each fight and my opponents continue to get better.”
Rosario has been in the gym since age 10 but did not start to competing until he was 18. He then embarked on a 28 fight amateur career.
The full-time corrections officer is taking his boxing career one step at a time, but he is seeing improvement in every fight.
“I te roa rite ki te pupuri i ahau toa, and stay consistent, I can maybe fight for a minor title this year.”
“I hope the fans come out. I have never been in a bad fight. Sometimes it’s not about winning. I want the fans to say that I am one of their favorite fighters to watch.”
I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, Amir Shabazz (4-0, 1 KO) o Philadelphia e tangohia i runga i Antowyan Aikens (10-3-1, 1 KO) o Atlantic City, NJ in a six-round light heavyweight bout.
Ano i roto i te pāngia e ono-a tawhio:
Tyrone Crawley, JR (6-0) o Philadelphia e tangohia i runga i Juan Rodriguez (7-6, 5 KO o) of Manasa, Virginia in a lightweight fight.
Rawiri Gonzales (8-2, 2 KO o) of Philadelphia will look to get back in the win column when he battles Tariuha Ervin (4-1) o Los Angeles, California in a junior welterweight bout.
Steven Ortiz (5-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on Hector Rivera (3-1, 2 KO o) o San Juan, Puerto Rico in a lightweight bout.
Anthony Burgin (10-3, 2 KO o) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a lightweight bout
Thomas Velasquez (8-0, 5 KO o) Ka whawhai o Philadelphia Brandon Sanudo (5-3, 2 KO o) of Baja California, Mexico in a lightweight bout.
In four-round Bouts:
Vincent Floyd (2-2-1, 1 KO) o Philadelphia e Square atu ki Rafael Montalvo (3-3, 3 KO o) o St. Clair, PA.
Antonio Allen (0-5) Ka tangohia i runga i Demetrius Williams (0-2) in a battle of Philadelphia based junior welterweights looking for their first win.
Lucas Dos Santos (2-0, 2 KO o) o Miami, Florida will battle an opponent to be named in a welterweight bout.
Rounding out the card will be a four round junior welterweight bout between Titos Gosalves o Philadelphia (0-1) and pro debuting Gerardo Martinez o Phoenixville, PA.
Tickets for this great night of boxing can be purchased at www.2300arena.com hoki $100, $75 a $50
THE WEIGH IN WILL BE THIS THURSDAY, MAY 18 AT THE STADIUM HOLIDAY INN AT 5:30 PM
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