| Kansas City, Maí. (Júlí 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, Á sendiráðinu Suites Hotel & Ráðstefnumiðstöð í 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 Safe Kids Johnson County. “This will be a special event celebrating the 20th 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 athugasemd. “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 faglega lota, 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 og, Auðvitað, 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. In the 10-round co-featured event, Stoppy (KS) þungavigtar John “Iron Man” Cantrell (14-0, 13 Kos) mun taka á 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, sem og 2019 National Golden Gloves Tournament. 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. Kortið getur breyst. Miðar fara í sölu á morgun (Wed., Júlí 30) and are reasonably priced — $75.00 (fráteknar línur 1-3) og $40.00 (Almenn inntökuskilyrði) — and available for purchase online at www.eventbrite.com. USA hnefaleikakort fyrir hnefaleika, byrja á 7 p.m. CT, will precede the pro card.Doors open at 6 p.m. CT.   |
| UPPLÝSINGAR Instagram: @Tiburonromero100 @TurnerBoxingaCademy Facebook: /Marcoromero /Turnerboxingacademy Um Turner Boxing Academy: Turner Boxing Academy (TBA) er unglingaklúb. Akademían er með aðsetur inni í Turner tómstundamiðstöðinni í Kansas City, Kansas. Það er tileinkað því að bjóða upp á öruggt og stuðnings umhverfi fyrir börn til að læra og æfa list hnefaleika. TBA leggur áherslu á að innræta aga, Sjálfstraust, Og sterk vinnusiðferði hjá ungu íþróttamönnum okkar. Við trúum á kraft hnefaleika til að byggja upp karakter og seiglu, Og við höfum brennandi áhuga á að hjálpa nemendum okkar að opna fulla möguleika bæði innan og utan hringsins. Um McCarthy Auto Group: McCarthy Auto Group er fjölskyldufyrirtæki í fullri þjónustu bifreiðaumboðs og viðgerðarmiðstöðva, stoltur með höfuðstöðvar í Kansas City Metro. Með meira en 30 ára djúpstæðar staðbundnar sögu, Við höfum vaxið til að starfa 9 margverðlaunuð umboð í Missouri og Kansas, ásamt 4 Vel þekktar árekstrarmiðstöðvar. Sem fyrirtæki yfir 700 starfsmenn, Það býður upp á breitt úrval af nýjum og notuðum ökutækjum sem studdar eru af gagnsæjum fjármögnun, Sanngjörn verðlagning, og órökstudd skuldbinding til ánægju viðskiptavina. McCarthy Auto Group er áfram tileinkaður því að veita til baka verðlaun 60 staðbundin námsstyrk árlega og styðja fjölmarga samstarfsaðila samfélagsins, þar á meðal strákarnir & Stelpur klúbbar, American Cancer Society, Glæpasamtök í Kansas City, Menntaskólar á svæðinu, dýra skjól, Og margir fleiri. Um örugg börn Johnson County: Safe Kids Johnson County (KS) er stýrt af heilbrigðisdeild Johnson -sýslu, sem veitir hollur og umhyggjusamur starfsfólk, Aðgerðarstuðningur og önnur úrræði til að aðstoða við að ná sameiginlegu markmiði sínu: Að halda börnunum þínum öruggum. Byggt á þörfum samfélagsins, Þessi bandalag útfærir gagnreynda áætlanir, svo sem eftirlit með bílsætum, Öryggisverkstæði og íþróttastofur, Það hjálpar foreldrum og umönnunaraðilum að koma í veg fyrir meiðsli á barnsaldri. |
