Gabriel Rosado (proper) takes a punch from Maciej Sulecki throughout their WBO Worldwide Middleweight Championship bout on the Liacouras Middle in Philadelphia – Photograph By Stephen McCarthy / Sportsfile through Getty Pictures
There may be numerous jostling amongst middleweights within the division. Maciej Sulecki hopes to make his technique to the highest.
Sulecki will face Rowdy Legend Montgomery tonight on the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. The ten-round bout, contracted at 165 kilos, will headline a Primetime Promotions card that can stream dwell on BXNG.TV and in Poland on TVP Sport (7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT).
At Thursday’s weigh-in, Sulecki weighed in at 164.8 kilos. Montgomery got here in at 163.6 kilos.
“Maciej Sulecki is again dealing with a troublesome Rowdy Montgomery from Southern California,” Lukasz Kownacki, who manages Sulecki, informed The Ring Thursday. “Sulecki sells out with Polish followers right here domestically and is an incredible draw (as a result of) of his combating model and persona.
“We’re wanting ahead to having him again on the massive stage quickly, exhibiting why he’s nonetheless a top-level contender. He’s coaching right here in New York Metropolis and able to showcase his expertise on TVP Sport this Friday.
“Rowdy is an efficient fighter. We’re not overlooking him. We all know he lately beat an unbeaten prospect. He’s the kind of fighter that may push Maciej and provides him a troublesome check.”
Kownacki is the brother of heavyweight Adam Kownacki.
Sulecki (31-2, 12 knockouts), who was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, final fought on June 9 of final yr, knocking out journeyman Angel Hernandez within the second spherical. The win over Hernandez occurred about 18 months after Sulecki defeated Fouad El Moussadi by choice.
The 35-year-old has received his final three fights since dropping by choice to then-WBO world middleweight titleholder Demetrius Andrade in June 2019. In April 2018, Sulecki misplaced by unanimous choice to Daniel Jacobs.
Sulecki has notable victories over Hugo Centeno, Jack Culcay, and Gabriel Rosado.
Montgomery (11-5-1, 8 KOs), who resides in Victorville, California, was victorious in final struggle on March 30, knocking out unbeaten gentle heavyweight Kareem Hackett within the third spherical. The win over Hackett occurred about eight months after Montgomery misplaced a call to Steven Nelson.
The 38-year-old had received his earlier three fights previous to the loss to Nelson. He’s skilled by Southern California coach Henry Ramirez.
Additionally on the cardboard that’s promoted by Eryk Rachwal, fringe junior light-weight contender Kamil Laszczyk (30-0, 11 KOs) of Wroclaw, Poland will sq. off in opposition to Yohan Vasquez in an eight-round bout. Laszczyk has not fought in nearly two years.
Vasquez (25-5, 20 KOs), who’s initially from the Dominican Republic and now resides in The Bronx, New York, has misplaced his final three fights, together with a knockout loss to Tsendbateer Erdenebat on December 16.
Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2, 22 KOs) of Georgia will return to the ring for the primary time in over seven years when he’ll face Argentina’s Victor Exner (11-15-2, 5 KOs) in a six-round tremendous middleweight bout.
Heavyweight prospect Piotr Lacz (9-0, 7 KOs) of Poland will sq. off in opposition to Joe Jones (14-10-1, 10 KOs) of Jersey Metropolis, New Jersey in an eight-round bout.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
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