ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (July 3, 2024) – Boxing Insider Promotions is thought for placing on aggressive fights by which something can occur. The corporate skilled a knockout of an occasion with its inaugural present on the TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY on Could 11, and Boxing Insider Promotions will do it once more on FRIDAY, JULY 26.
Boxing Insider Promotions, led by Atlantic Metropolis native and Boxing Insider CEO Larry Goldberg, is about to stage its greatest top-to-bottom card ever, in addition to current probably the most entertaining boxing present this summer time on the renown Boardwalk. In reality, headlining July twenty sixth is a world-rated heavyweight, OTTO WALLIN (26-2, 14 KO’s), the Swedish favourite who has fought the world’s greatest, within the 8-round primary occasion as he climbs up the ladder in direction of a world title shot.
Wallin, who’s ranked #11 by the Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF) and #16 by the World Boxing Council (WBC), presently resides in New York the place he’s educated by former three-division world champion Joey Gamache. His solely losses as knowledgeable got here towards former world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. In mild of latest occasions, he can very simply place himself for a title shot with a few spectacular wins.
His opponent on the July 26 present is ONORIODE EHWARIEME (20-4, 19 KO’s), a 6′ 7″ behemoth from Warri, Nigeria, who appropriately carries the nickname of “Godzilla.” He’s an Olympian having represented Nigeria as a brilliant heavyweight on the 2008 Video games in Beijing. He’s additionally a former WBF Intercontinental champion, and has an exceptional 95-percent KO price in his victories.
Making a return on this present is junior middleweight JUSTIN FIGUEROA (9-0, 7 KO’s), also called “Mr. Atlantic Metropolis,” who’s coming off a fourth-round stoppage of Antoni Armas at The Trop on Could 11. Figueroa, who’s well-known regionally for not solely his boxing however his exploits on the soccer area for Holy Spirit Excessive Faculty as nicely, and he has been a member of the distinguished Atlantic Metropolis Seaside Patrol, the oldest paid skilled lifeguard drive in the USA. One other factor he that’s turning into recognized for are his post-fight celebrations, which contain him doing the “Worm” throughout the ring.
Jolene Mizzone, President of Fighters First Administration, which represents Wallin and Figueroa, says, “That is our second time working with Boxing insider and coming from the promotional aspect of the enterprise we couldn’t be happier than working with them. Larry and his workers actually promote boxing occasions like again within the 1980’s and 1990’s, which could be very refreshing.”
Native combat followers who know a factor or two about Atlantic Metropolis boxing will certainly bear in mind one in every of their favourite native heroes, Bruce Seldon, who gained the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) World heavyweight championship in 1995. Now it’s time for the subsequent era to take over, as his son, BRUCE SELDON JR. (1-0, 1 KO), will combat in a four-round heavyweight bout. Seldon, a soccer standout at Absegami Excessive Faculty, turned professional on June 15 with a first-round knockout of Terrick Maven.
All-action knockout artist JACOB SOLIS (4-0, 4 KO’s) returns after beating Brandon Martinez at The Trop on Could 11. Solis, who’s enormously widespread in each New York and Atlantic Metropolis, has not allowed any opponent to transcend two rounds.
In a four-round junior welterweight bout, Brooklyn’s JASON CASTANON (1-0 1KO) who made his professional debut on a Boxing Insider card in New York on March 7 with a stoppage over Luis Rivera-Reyes, will tackle ARVEONTAE DUKES (2-0), a former Nationwide Junior Olympic finalist who beat Beni Beguy in an explosive bout at Sony Corridor in New York in December.
And followers can come to the present and meet MICKY WARD, the colourful and legendary fighter who fought 22 instances in Atlantic Metropolis, together with two of his epic battles with Arturo Gatti.
He and the opposite AC devoted at The Trop will witness a particular four-round tremendous middleweight attraction as MARCO “EL TIBURON” ROMERO (1-0, 1 KO), of Olathe, Kansas, shows the abilities that made him a legendary newbie. Certainly, the 19-year-old Romero gained 136 of 141 bouts within the newbie ranks, placing collectively a blinding array of laurels, together with 5 Ringside World Championships, six Nationwide Silver Gloves titles, three Nationwide Junior Olympics crowns, and the 2 most prestigious home titles throughout the previous 12 months. Not solely did he win the U.S. Nationwide Championship, however he additionally gained the Nationwide Golden Gloves on Could 18 and was in his professional debut lower than a month later, stopping Jonathan Gary in two rounds on June 15.
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Card topic to alter.
In reference to the present, Boxing Insider shall be making a donation to the Atlantic Metropolis PAL, the one newbie boxing program presently lively in Atlantic Metropolis.
Tickets are priced at $60, $75, $120, $150, $200 and $300, and can be found by way of TicketMaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/boxinginsider-live-professional-boxing-atlantic-city-new-jersey-07-26-2024/occasion/020060CD00CE6AFA).
This occasion may even be streamed reside and freed from cost at BoxingInsider.com.
