Freitag, AUGUST 23
IRELAND’S GARY ‘SPIKE’ O’SULLIVAN TO
FACE ARGENTINA’S DIEGO MAROCCHI
ABRAHAM NOVA TO DEFEND NABA SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST MIGUEL BELTRAN JR.
UNDERCARD TO FEATURE A WHO’S WHO OF AREA PROSPECTS INCLUDING CARLOS GONGORA, JAMES PERELLA & KHIARY TODD
EVENT TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS
TICKETS JETZT IM VERKAUF BEI WWW.MURPHYSBOXING.COM
After a sold out debut event last month that saw 2,300 people pack Encore Boston Harbor’s Picasso Ballroom, Murphy Box is proud to announce an immediate return to the newly opened 2.6 billion dollar resort on Freitag, August 23rd.
The stacked card will feature the stateside return of one of Murphys Boxing’s most popular fighters, Top- 20 world ranked junior middleweight contender, Gary Spike’ O'Sullivan(30-3, 21 KOs) and Top 10 world ranked, Abraham New (15-0, 11 KOs) who will defend his NABA Super Featherweight Championship.
O’Sullivan will take on hard hitting Argentinian veteran, Diego Marocchi (18-4-1, 14 KOs) in einem (n 8 round showdown that promises fireworks between two fighters that don’t know how to take a step back.
‘Spike’, the handlebar mustached fighter from Cork, Irland, has a massive following in Boston having fought over 10 times in the New England area, including his last fight this past St. Patrick’s Day when he stopped Khiary Gray in a bloody slugfest.
In der Co-Headliner, one of the hottest fighters in the super featherweight division, Murphys Boxing’s own, Abraham New will take on famed Mexican veteran, Miguel Beltran Jr.(33-7, 22 KOs) for Nova’s NABA Super Featherweight Championship in einer 10 Runden-Kampf.
Nova, the flashy young fighter known for his bleached blonde beard and elaborate ring entrances is currently ranked #7 in der Welt durch die WBA and is closing in on a world title shot in the red hot division that features popular champions like Gervonta Davis, Tevin Farmer und Andrew Cancio.
The co-main event will see Murphys Boxing’s own Ecuadoran Olympian, Carlos Gongora(16-0, 12 KOs) in his toughest test yet in a 10 round middleweight bout against ‘The Mexican Windmill’, Alan Zavala (15-4, 13 KOs) that will see the winner move into bona fide prospect status.
The undercard will feature a who’s who of Boston area based fighters including:
Lynn, Massachusetts’ Khiary Todd (8-1, 6 KOs) who will face Florida based Brazilian,Alex Sandro Duarte (14-7-1, 11 KOs) in einer 6 round junior middleweight bout.
Mansfield, Massachusetts’ James Perella (4-0, 3 KOs), who fought on the debut Encore Boston Harbor event this month. The amateur standout will return in a 4 round welterweight bout against an opponent to be named and it will be the young fighter’s 5th bout in just five months as a professional.
The card will be rounded out with 6 local fighters who will be making their pro debuts against each other when Stoneham, Eingeborener aus Massachusetts, James Perkins takes on Boston’s Aaron Trecell Smith in einer 4 round cruiserweight bout, Watertown, Massachusetts’ Greg Bonotakes on Whitman, Massachusetts’ Brian Urday in einer 4 round junior welterweight bout and Boston’s Jonathan Depina takes on an opponent to be named in a 4 Runde leichten Anfall.
“People are still buzzing about our last event at Encore Boston Harbor.”, sagt Ken Casey, Murphys Boxing founder and promoter.
“It’s so exciting to be coming right back to Encore and on UFC Fight Pass with our big guns like Spike, Nova and Gongora all on the same card while the excitement is still in the air.”
“We were thrilled to see such success with our inaugural Murphys Boxing event,” saysRobert DeSalvio, President of Encore Boston Harbor.
“We are so happy to bring these Las Vegas-style events to the Boston area and we’re glad to see the community responding so well. We plan to continue offering these can’t miss nights.”
Murphys Boxing presents O’Sullivan vs. Bonelli and Nova vs.Beltran for the NABA Super Featherweight Championship on Friday, August 23rd at Encore Boston Harbor (1 Broadway, Everett, MA., 02149). Die Türen öffnen um 19 Uhr. Tickets gibt es ab 50 dollars and are on sale now at www.murphysboxing.com
ÜBER MURPHYS BOXING
Murphys Boxing wurde von Dropkick Murphys gegründet’ Frontmann, Ken Casey in 2014. In nur 5 kurze Jahre, Murphys Boxing hat sich zum führenden Boxpromoter in der Region New England und zu einer der heißesten jungen Promotionen des Landes entwickelt. 2018 Für Murphys Boxing war es ein Ausbruchjahr, als sie ihren ersten Kämpfer zum Weltmeistertitel brachten. Zusammen mit dem ersten Champion der Promotion, Mehrere Murphys Boxkämpfer sicherten sich Weltmeistertitel und landesweit im Fernsehen übertragene Kämpfe 2018. Murphys Boxing beendete ihr Bannerjahr mit der Co-Promotion des Kampfes um die WBO Middleweight Championship zwischen Demetrius Andrade und Walter Kautondokwa vor Over 10,000 Fans im TD Garden, die legendäre Heimat der Boston Celtics, die international auf DAZN ausgestrahlt wurde. Der aktuelle Kader von Murphys Boxing enthält weltbekannte Konkurrenten wie Mark DeLuca, Charles Foster, Abraham New, Greg Vendetti, Gary Spike’ O’Sullivan and undefeated prospects like Niall Kennedy, Carlos Gongora, William Foster III and more.
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ABOUT ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR
Encore Boston Harbor is a $2.6 billion Five Star global destination gaming resort featuring 671 hotel rooms with sweeping views of the Boston skyline and Boston Harbor, an ultra-premium spa, specialty retail, 15 dining and lounge venues and a state-of-the-art ballroom and meeting spaces. It is the largest private, single-phase development in the history of the Commonwealth.
Situated on the waterfront along the Mystic River and connected to Boston Harbor, Encore Boston Harbor will open up the Everett shoreline to the public for the first time in more than a century. The resort has created a six-acre park along the water which will feature pedestrian and bicycle paths that provide access to the waterfront, an events lawn, picnic and public viewing areas. Ornate floral displays, public art, retail and dining experiences will overlook the Encore Harborwalk.
Für weitere Informationen besuchen: www.encorebostonharbor.com
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