Hot New England prospect Danny O’Connor is ready for Saturday night’s throw-down with 21-fight veteran Travis Hartman on the Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor undercard at MGM Grand Foxwoods in Ledyard, CT.
2004 U.S. Olympic Team alternate O’Connor, 5-0 (2), will be fighting not too far from his Framingham, MA home for the second time in a row.
Missouri-native Hartman, 9-11-1 (7), will serve as a solid test, as well as a measuring stick for O’Connor, having fought other promising prospects such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Jorge Perez, Jr., Shamone Alvarez, Damain Frias and Ray Sanchez.
“I’m excited about fight Saturday night,” the Seminole Warriors Boxing promoted O’Connor said. “It’s a good opportunity for me to showcase my talents on a big fight card, the Taylor vs. Froch undercard, which will give me good exposure. I’m eager to display all we’ve been working on since my last fight. I feel very strong for this fight.”
The 23-year-old O’Connor, who defeated 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist Felix Diaz a year ago in a USA vs. Dominican Republic dual meet, is fighting again as a light welterweight but is gradually moving down to lightweight.
For more information about Danny O’Connor go online to www.dannyoconnorboxing.com.
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