Washington, D.C. (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 29, 2018) –
Undefeated junior welterweight Antonio Magruder will be back in action after a two-plus year layoff when he takes on 36-fight veteran Matt Murphy in a six-round bout as part of a 10 bout card
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Magruder (5-0, 4 Kos) is looking to get back in the mix for the 1st time since his opening round stoppage over Ronnie Watson on September 30th, 2016.
Magruder has been back in camp, and working hard for the bout.
“I have had a good camp. I always love training at home for fights,” hais tias lub 26 year-old Magruder,
Magruder of Washington, D.C.
had an amateur career that saw him have about 100 fights,
and for two years was considered the number-one fighter in the country in his weight class.
Magruder’s father, Sean, is one of the co-promoters of the event, and the younger Magruder has been helping out while staying completely focused on his opponent.
“Most of my fights have been at home, and I love it. Its been a good learning experience helping out with the business end of things.”
Magruder, who considers himself as a boxer-puncher, doesn’t go into fights looking for early stoppages.
“I don’t go in there looking for knockouts, I just let the fight come to me, but it is great when it happens.”
Even though doesn’t possess an outstanding record, he is battle tested who has faced a staggering 23 undefeated foes, and he has proved to be a sturdy opponent.
“You can’t overlook anybody who goes in the ring. He is durable, and I know that he will try to win. Hais tias, I do not know too much about him.”
After the long layoff, Magruder sees an opportunity to start making some noise in the junior welterweight division.
“I am looking to be more active. I think in 2019, I will make up for lost time, and look to get five or six fights in. That should take me to 12-0, and I should start to get noticed on those prospect lists. I just want people to come out on Saturday. It is a great card with a lot of good fighters. I have been training really hard, and I will put on a great show.”
Tori Nelson (18-2-3, 3 Kos) of Ashburn, Virginia will defend her UBF Middleweight world championship against Sanna Turunen (4-1-1, 1 KO) of Tuusulam, Finland.
Nyob rau hauv lub rau-round co-feature, yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Dominic Wade (18-1, 12 Kos) of Largo, MD takes on Ulises Jimenez (23-23-1, 15 Kos) of Xochimilco, Mexico in a middleweight bout.
Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv rau-round bouts:
Kareem Martin (10-2, 3 Kos) ntawm Washington, DC takes on Jose Arturo Esquivel(10-8, 2 Kos) ntawm Chihuahua, Mexico in a welterweight fight.
Alexander Johnson (16-4-1, 7 Kos) ntawm Washington, DC yuav sib ntaus sib tua Mengistu Zarzar(6-5-1, 5 Kos) of Palmer Park, Maryland in a light heavyweight fight.
Sam hla (7-0, 5 Kos) ntawm Greenbelt, MD will fight Twon Smith (3-1, 2 Kos) of Oklahoma City, ,Oklahoma in a cruiserweight bout
Nyob rau hauv plaub-round bouts:
Antonio Magruder (5-0, 4 Kos) ntawm Washington, D.C. yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Matt Murphy (3-30-3, 2 Kos) ntawm St. Louis, MO in a junior welterweight tussle.
George Harris (1-0, 1 KO) of Silver Spring, MD fights Lamar Lewis (0-3) of Arkansas in a heavyweight scrap.
Jordan Dawb (6-1, 4 Kos) Washington, DC will square off with Ndira Spearman (1-3) of Lavergne, TN in a featherweight battle.
Kiante Irving of Beaver Falls, PA (2-0, 2 Kos) boxes George Sheppard (1-4-1) of Virginia in a super middleweight contest.
Tyrell Boyd of Baltimore makes his pro debut against David Rohn (0-8) of Villa Park, Il in a middleweight fight.
THE WEIGH IN WILL BE FRIDAY AT YARD HOUSE (812 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001) AT 2 PM ET
Tricky Entertainment has been promoting music, entertainment and lifestyle events in D.C. for the past ten years, and is run by Erwin Pendergrast.
DCFightNight is run by Sean Magruder, and this will be his second boxing show in DC.
The Matchmaker is Chris Middendorf.
Ticket Prices begin at $45 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.
