अट्लॅंटिक सिटी, एनजे (जुलै 14, 2017)–Welterweight contender, थॉमस “Cornflake” LaManna होणार जॉर्ज Sosa साठी WBC Silver Latino Welterweight championship in the ten-round main event that will headline a great night of championship boxing on शनिवारी, August 19th येथे The Claridge Hotel मध्ये अट्लॅंटिक सिटी.
The show is expected to be the 9th sold-out show at the Claridge promoted by Rising Promotions.
“Rising Promotions is looking forward to ending the Summer with another great show here at the Claridge. We have a good line up on the card so we are hoping for a packed house, and we are looking forward to staging our first championship bout,” said Debbie LaManna of Rising Promotions.
The championship bout is the first major sanctioning body championship bout in Atlantic City in almost three years. (Kovalev vs Hopkins, नोव्हेंबर 8, 2014).
LaManna will be looking to win his first belt in the welterweight division. A win will propel him into the rankings as he looks for a high profile bout later this year.
द 25 year-old LaManna has a record of 23-2 नऊ knockouts सह, and he is currently riding a two fight win streak, and is undefeated in 2017.
The six-year professional is 4-1 as a Welterweight and has credible wins over Kendal Mena, and Ayi Bruce as well as his last two victories, which have come over Eduardo Flores and Carlos Winston Velasquez, who stepped into the ring with 52 आणि 54 fights under their belt.
LaManna dropped a ten-round unanimous decision to undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (30-0-1 16 KO च्या) on September 15th, 2016 in a very high intense battle that was contested for the USBA Title. The LaManna/Harrison fight is a candidate for Fight of the Year for local Philadelphia boxing award “Briscoe Award”
This will be LaManna’s 6th fight at The Claridge, and his 16th fight in Atlantic City.
“This is a great blessing for me. I get another shot at a meaningful title that will place me in the right spots with a victory. I have seen Sosa fight on our last card and he is very game, durable and strong so I cannot take him lightly. Training camp is intense, we know what we are gunning for so come August 19th, it’s going to be dark places for George Sosa,” Said Thomas LaManna.
Sosa of Philadelphia, बाप एक रेकॉर्ड आहे 15-9 with all victories coming by way of knockout.
द 30 year-old Sosa is a high energy fighter, who has fought the likes of Emmanuel Taylor, डॅरेन सॅमीचा चेंडू Vasquez, Wilkens Santiago, Javontae Starks, Terrell Gausha and Ray Robinson.
Like LaManna, Sosa is a six-year professional, and is coming off a grueling eight-round unanimous decision defeat to Anthony Young on June 10th at The Claridge.
आठ-गोल सहकारी वैशिष्ट्य मध्ये, former world cruiserweight champion, इमाम मेफील्ड will take on upset minded लामोंट मुर्खासारखे.
फ्रीहोल्डचे मेफिल्ड, न्यू जर्सी एक रेकॉर्ड आहे 26-10-2 सह 19 knockouts. At a young 45 वर्षांचा, Mayfield is making the 3rd start since taking an eight-year hiatus from the sport.
मध्ये 1997, Mayfield captured the IBF Cruiserweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Uriah Grant. He made one defense of the crown with an 11th round stoppage over previously undefeated Terry Dunston (17-0).
Over his 23 वर्ष-कारकीर्द, Mayfield has racked up wins over Rayco Saunders (दोनदा), Okello Peter (11-2), Gary Wilcox (15-2-1), Ernest Mateen (23-5-1), Ismael Gneco (3-0) & Lew Chester (1-0).
Mayfield is coming off a sixth-round stoppage over Anthony Caputo Smith on November 12, 2016 at The Claridge.
Capers of Hawley, PA has a deceiving record of 7-10-2.
द 26 year-old is a five-year pro, and already has produced upset victories over Nick Kisner (16-2-1), Josh Himes (3-0), डेव्ह Valykeo (4-0) & Earl Platt (4-1). Capers also has a draw with previously unblemished Alvin Vermall, जूनियर. (6-0).
Capers is coming off a four-round unanimous decsion defeat to Garrett Wilson on June 9thin Tannersville, बाप.
सहा-गोल सर्दी मध्ये:
अँटनी “रस” यंग (17-2, 6 KO च्या) अट्लॅंटिक सिटी च्या, एनजे घेते Carlos Winston Velasquez (25-29-2, 14 KO च्या) मॅनाग्वा, Nicaragua in a welterweight bout.
Yurik Mamedov (6-0, 3 KO च्या) ब्रुकलिन या, न्यू यॉर्क लढू Taiwo Ali Sulaimon (21-5-1, 16 KO च्या) of Lagos, Nigeria in a welterweight fight.
फ्रेडरिक Julán (5-0, 2 KO च्या) ब्रुकलिन या,
NY will take on an opponent to be announced in a light heavyweight bout.
अल्विन Vermall, जूनियर. (11-0-1, 9 KO च्या) will see action in a cruiserweight bout against an opponent to be named.
चार-गोल सर्दी मध्ये:
Joshafat Ortiz (1-0) वाचन, बाप बंद मूठ होईल Sidell Blocker (1-8-1) of Pleasantville, NJ in a lightweight fight.
इमॅन्युएल तिला (1-0) न्यूअर्क च्या, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a bantamweight affair.
Tomas Romain (3-1) ब्रुकलिन या, NY will take on pro debuting Marcos Lugo Vineland च्या, NJ in a lightweight bout.
Malik Jackson (2-0, 2 KO च्या) वॉशिंग्टन, DC will take on Edward Kakembo (10-2, 3 KO च्या) of Lugogo, Uganda in a super bantamweight bout.
