Murphys Boxing is proud to announce their return toMGM Springfieldfor a special outdoor matinee event onစနေနေ့, သြဂုတ်လ 17, 2019that will be broadcast live onUFC Fight Pass.
အဓိကအအဖြစ်အပျက်အတွက်, NABA Light Heavyweight Champion, Charles Foster (18-0, 9 KOs) will defend his title for the fourth time in a 10 round bout against Russian power puncher,Denis Grachev (19-7-1, 10 KOs).
Foster, who hails from nearby New Haven, Connecticut is ranked#10 in the world byထိုWBAand is coming off an impressive stoppage victory over Chicago’s once beaten, Mike Jiminez ဒီအတိတ်မတ်လ.
Grachev known as ‘Drago’s Son’, is currently on a 3 fight win streak in 2019 and an upset win over Foster would immediately land the Russian back into the world rankings.
“I’m excited to be in the main event at an amazing venue like MGM Springfield.”, explains Foster, the confident southpaw who goes by the nickname, ‘The Truth’.
“I truly feel I am ready to take on anyone in the Top 10. I want to be in position for a shot at a world title next year. On August 17th, I intend to make a statement to the rest of the light heavyweight division by defending my title and stopping Grachev.”
ထိုအတွက် 10 round co-main event one of Murphys Boxing’s most popular fighters, Irish heavyweight sensation, နီလာကနေဒီ (13-0-1, 8 KOs) will face one of his toughest tests to date, 2014 USA Olympian, Devin Vargas (20-5, 8 KOs) in a crossroads battle that will put the winner in line for a major opportunity in the red hot division.
‘Boom Boom’ who also serves as a police officer in his hometown of Gorey, Ireland has amassed a sizable Massachusetts based following having fought virtually all of his professional fights in New England winning the state’s heavyweight title in the process.
“I’m excited to be fighting at MGM Springfield. It’s my first time in that area [of Massachusetts] and what an event to be on, getting to share the bill with the talented Charles Foster.”, says the humble heavyweight.
“We are hoping it [the fight] will be for a world ranking and my opponent, ကျွန်တော်ယုံသည်, is a former Olympian who has mixed with the top table and who I am sure will bring the best out of me. Training is going exceptionally well. I’m going to put every ounce of blood and sweat into making my little boy, MJ and my wife proud. I am honored and blessed to have Ken and Packie guiding my career and at 35, this is the year where I want to get myself into the top 20 and into massive fights and for that to happen I need to perform on August 17th.”
The undercard will feature several local fighters including:
Shelly Vincent (25-2, 1 KO), the pride of Providence, and a former world title challenger, will make her return in an 8 round featherweight bout against an opponent to be named.
Anthony Velazquez (7-0, 7 KOs), one of the most popular fighters in Springfield, will appear in a 6 round welterweight bout against an opponent to be named.
Derrick Whitley Jr. (5-1-1), who comes from Springfield’s famed fighting Whitley family, will face an opponent to be named in a 6 round welterweight bout.
Ray Jay Bermudez (7-0, 5 KOs) who hails from nearby Albany, နယူးယောက်, will appear in a 6 round super lightweight bout.
Two more additional fights will be announced shortly.
“Our first fight at MGM Springfield in May, which was also our UFC Fight Pass debut, was an amazing night and a total success.”, explainsကဲန်ကာစီ, founder of Murphys Boxing.
“For our return to MGM Springfield we wanted to take it to another level. Having a top 10 world ranked fighter like Charles Foster make a title defense in his backyard, adding Niall Kennedy in a high stakes heavyweight showdown and then making it an outdoor matinee show, we think accomplishes that goal. We can’t wait to be back at MGM Springfield on August 17th.”
Murphys Boxing presents Foster vs. Grachev on Saturday, May 17th at MGM Springfield in Springfield, မက်ဆာချူးဆက် (1 MGM Way, Springfield, နေ MA. 01103). Doors open at 1pm and the first fight starts at 2pm. လက်မှတ်တွေမှာစျေးရှိသည် $45, $75, $100 နှင့် $125 go on sale this Friday, July 19th at: www.murphysboxing.comand www.mgmspringfield/ ဖျော်ဖြေရေး. The entire event will stream live on UFC Fight Pass atwww.ufc.tv.
Murphy လက်ဝှေ့is proud to announce NABA super welterweight champion, မာကု DeLuca (23-1, 13 KOs) will face undefeated Canadian contender, Brandon Brewer(23-0-1, 11 KOs) on the undercard of the middleweight world championship bout betweenဒေမေတရိ Andrade နှင့် Maciej Sulecki ပေါ်မှာအသက်ရှင် DAZN အပေါ် စနေနေ့, June 29th တွင် Providence, ရိုဒိုကျွန်း.
DeLuca, who is ranked#9 အားဖြင့်ကမ်ဘာပျေါတှငျ WBA,is coming off a dominate unanimous decision victory over once beaten, ဂျင်မီ Williams ဟာthis past March and is looking to make a statement against an undefeated opponent in order to secure a title elimination fight later this year.
“It’s on short notice but I don’t have any hesitation taking the fight.”, explains theformer Marinewho is one of New England’s most popular fighters.
“A good performance against an undefeated fighter of Brewer’s caliber on a DAZN televised card will hopefully be enough to land another Top 10 fighter in the ring for a title eliminator. My goal is to be the first world champion from the Boston area sinceယောဟန်သည် Ruizand I feel like all the pieces are finally coming together.”
As for DeLuca’s massive Boston area fan base, the Whitman, Massachusetts native is confident they will be making the short trip down to Providence.
“It’s definitely a home game for me. Providence is only 45 minutes from my front door. I can guarantee you that Boston will be in the house.”
DeLuca’s promoter and Murphys Boxing founder, ကဲန်ကာစီ couldn’t agree more with his fighter.
“Mark deserves big opportunities likes this. Fighting an undefeated opponent on DAZN is a major step to a world title shot. We’re excited for boxing fans to find out what the city of Boston already knows, Mark DeLuca is one of the best super welterweights in the world.”
DeLuca vs. Brewer takes place as part of Andrade vs. Sulecki on Saturday, June 29th at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center (1 La Salle Square, Providence, RI က, 02903). The event is promoted by Matchroom Boxing USA and will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN. Doors open at 5pm and tickets are on sale now by calling or texting 617-657-4356 သို့မဟုတ် emailing mbloom@murphysboxing.com.
