| Dinas Kansas, Mai. (Gorffennaf 29, 2025) - Nineteen-year-old boxing phenom Marco “El Tiburón” Romero (9-0, 8 Kos) will make his hometown debut as a professional on September 6, headlining “The Homecoming” Pro-Am card, presented by Turner Boxing Academy, yng Ngwesty'r Llysgenhadaeth Ystafelloedd & Canolfan Gynhadledd yn Olathe, Kansas.“The Homecoming” is a fundraiser for the Turner Boxing Academy, owned and operated by boxing legend John Brown, in Kansas City, Kansas. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to SIR SAFE SIR JOHNSON. “This will be a special event celebrating the 20fed anniversary of the Turner Boxing Academy,” explained Turner, who is Romero’s manager/head trainer. It’s a tough homecoming fight for Marco.” The primary sponsor of this event is McCarthy Auto Group. “I’m elated to support the Turner Boxing Academy’s 20th anniversary event,” McCarthy Auto Group founder and owner John McCarthy Dywedodd. “This is clearly a reputable organization and non-profit. I’ve been impressed with Marco Romero and recognize how pivotal early support can be in shaping a career.” Romero was a 23-time national amateur champion, highlighted by gold medal performances in the 2024 USA National Championships and National Golden Gloves Tournament, for which he was selected as the “Golden Boy” Award winner as the Most Outstanding Boxer. He is matched against Javier Dario Aragon (7-1-1, 3 Kos), fighting out of Denver by way of Mexico, in the 8-round main event. “Fighting at home means so much to me,” Romero said about fighting in Olathe. “It’s giving me that extra motivation and drive to work hard every single day in the gym. I’m ready to give my people from KC and Olathe a show.” Romero, currently a promotional free agent, has needed only 17 rounds in his 9 pyliau proffesiynol, registering 8 stoppages, including his last six fights in a row. He is set to compete as a middleweight for the first time after previously fighting at super middleweight, his sixth fight in 2025. “Going down to middleweight has always been the plan,” Romero noted. “My dream is to be a multi-world champion in different weight classes. I’m excited to see how I feel going to middleweight and see how I feel after this fight. Our plan is to go even lower in weight to super welterweight. “I’m ready and excited to fight 8-rounds. Our opposition will be tougher – we know that – so we are preparing for a hard fought 8-rounder or finish it earlier Either way we are coming Shark Style!" Proud of his Mexican American heritage, Marco’s boxing idols are Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Julio Cesar Chavez ac, wrth gwrs, his namesake, Marco Antonio Barrera. Romero’s ultimate goal is to bring world championship boxing back to Kansas, in order to give back to his community and inspire other young and upcoming boxers from Kansas City, not necessarily just in boxing, but any sport. His ultimate goal is to fill up Arrowhead Stadium one day, either fighting for a world title, or defending his world title belt. Yn y digwyddiad 10 rownd ar y cyd, Topeka (KS) pwysau trwm John “Iron Man” Cantrell (14-0, 13 Kos) Bydd yn cymryd ar Portland “The Prince” Pringle (5-5, 1 KO), who is from Lexington, Kentucky. The undercard will feature Kansas City’s (KS) popular Davidson brothers, Marcell Davidson (6-0, 4 Kos) Marcus Davidson (6-1, 5 Kos), both fighting as welterweights in separate 4-round fights. Marcell was a 2-time winner of The Ringside World Championships, yn ogystal â'r 2019 Menig Golden Cenedlaethol Twrnamaint. In another 4-rounder, Leawood (KS) cruiserweight Ben Turla will make his pro debut in a 4-round match versus Randy “SPAWN” Martina (1-0, 1) from Fort Riley, Kansas Turla was a 3-time national amateur champion as an amateur, including top honors at the 2022 USA Boxing Elite Championships. Cerdyn yn amodol ar newid. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Wed., Gorffennaf 30) and are reasonably priced — $75.00 (rhesi neilltuedig 1-3) ac $40.00 (mynediad cyffredinol) — and available for purchase online at www.eventbrite.com. Cerdyn amatur a gymeradwywyd gan focsio UDA, gan ddechrau am 7 p.m. CT, will precede the pro card.Doors open at 6 p.m. CT. ![]() ![]() |
| GWYBODAETH Instagram: @Tiburonromero100 @turnerboxingacademy Facebook: /Marcoromero /Turnerboxingacademy Am Academi Bocsio Turner: Academi Bocsio Turner (I'w drefnu) yn glwb bocsio ieuenctid dielw a weithredir gan wirfoddolwyr sy'n angerddol am y gamp a'r effaith gadarnhaol y mae'n ei chael ar bobl ifanc. Mae'r Academi wedi'i lleoli y tu mewn i Ganolfan Hamdden Turner yn Kansas City, Kansas. Mae'n ymroddedig i ddarparu amgylchedd diogel a chefnogol i blant ddysgu ac ymarfer y grefft o focsio. Mae TBA wedi ymrwymo i feithrin disgyblaeth, hyder, ac etheg waith gref yn ein hathletwyr ifanc. Rydym yn credu yng ngrym bocsio i adeiladu cymeriad a gwytnwch, Ac rydym yn angerddol am helpu ein myfyrwyr i ddatgloi eu potensial llawn y tu mewn a'r tu allan i'r cylch. Am grŵp Auto McCarthy: Grŵp Auto McCarthy yn rhwydwaith teuluol o werthwyr modurol gwasanaeth llawn a chanolfannau atgyweirio, ei bencadlys yn falch ym metro Kansas City. Gyda mwy na 30 blynyddoedd o hanes lleol â gwreiddiau dwfn, Rydyn ni wedi tyfu i weithredu 9 delwriaethau arobryn ar draws Missouri a Kansas, ynghyd â 4 canolfannau gwrthdrawiad sydd wedi'u hen sefydlu. Fel cwmni o drosodd 700 gweithwyr, Mae'n cynnig dewis eang o gerbydau newydd ac wedi'u defnyddio gyda chefnogaeth cyllid tryloyw, Prisio Teg, ac ymrwymiad diwyro i foddhad cwsmeriaid. Mae McCarthy Auto Group yn parhau i fod yn ymroddedig i roi dyfarniad yn ôl 60 ysgoloriaethau lleol yn flynyddol ac yn cefnogi nifer o bartneriaid cymunedol, gan gynnwys y bechgyn & Clybiau Merched, Cymdeithas Canser America, Comisiwn Trosedd Dinas Kansas, ysgolion uwchradd ardal, llochesi anifeiliaid, a llawer mwy. Am Sir Safon Sir Johnson: SIR SAFE SIR JOHNSON (KS) yn cael ei arwain gan Adran Iechyd Sir Johnson, sy'n darparu staff pwrpasol a gofalgar, cefnogaeth gweithredu ac adnoddau eraill i gynorthwyo i gyflawni ei nod cyffredin: Cadw'ch plant yn ddiogel. Yn seiliedig ar anghenion y gymuned, Mae'r glymblaid hon yn gweithredu rhaglenni sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth, megis gwiriadau sedd car, gweithdai diogelwch a chlinigau chwaraeon, sy'n helpu rhieni a rhoddwyr gofal i atal anafiadau plentyndod. |












