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On Saturday July 17th at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, Philadelphia’s up and coming welterweight prospect, Raymond “Tito” Serrano (12-0, 6KO’s) will look to continue on his path up the contender ranks when he takes on Ghana’s Ayi Bruce (6-2, 4KO’s).
Serrano-Bruce is scheduled for eight rounds, and will be one of the co-featured bouts of the evening on the Pay-Per-View telecast.
The card, being presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, and billed as T-N-T at the Tropicana, will feature WBO #2 rated heavyweight David Tua (51-3-1, 43KO’s) taking on Monte Barrett (34-9, 20KO’s) in the main event.
Serrano is coming off a dominate eight round unanimous decision over Ronald Warrior Jr. in his last fight, which was televised live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” earlier this year.
The 21-year-old Serrano, is excited to be fighting in Atlantic City and is looking forward to the world-wide exposure he will get in fighting on PPV.
“This is very exciting fight for me,” stated Serrano. “Fighting so close to home, and fighting on PPV, is a dream come true for me. I have a lot of family in Puerto Rico and fighting on PPV will allow them to see me fight, so this is definitely a special fight for me.
“This will be my second consecutive eight rounder, and I feel that before this year is over I will be ready to move up to ten round fights, and start testing myself against some of the top prospects in the welterweight division.
“I am very focused, and very hungry. This will be my third fight in Atlantic City since turning pro, and just as in my previous two, I plan on putting on an exciting entertaining performance for all the fans in attendance.”
Tickets can be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com. Tickets are priced at $100 (ringside), $50 and $30. Star Boxing is currently holding exclusive $200 VIP Packages, call for more information.
Tickets may also be purchased at any Ticketmaster outlet, or by going online to Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Tropicana North Tower Box Office or by phone at (609) 340-4000. The Tropicana Casino and Resort is located at 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ.
T-N-T at the Tropicana is being promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and will be shown live at 8 PM/ET – 5 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, Avail-TVN and DISH Network in the United States and Puerto Rico for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.
The PPV telecast will also be shown in France, New Zealand, Australia and via tape delay in numerous other countries throughout the World. The exciting undercard will go live on PPV at 8 PM/ET – 5 PM/PT with the Tua vs. Barrett main event scheduled to go on air at approximately 10 PM/ET – 7 PM/PT.
