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Sensational heavyweight prospect Lenroy “TNT” Thomas is primed and ready for battle this Friday night in his hometown of Tampa, Florida, in one of the feature bouts of “Triple Header In Tampa” at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, presented by TKO Boxing Promotions and Fight Night Productions.
The 24 year old Thomas, guided by award winning trainer Dan Birmingham, brings a record of 14-1-0 with eight knockouts into the six round battle with Texas based Homero Fonseca, 8-2-2 (2KO’s).
“It’s great to fight here in Tampa, I’ve always had fantastic support amongst the local sports fans and I’m looking forward to putting on a terrific performance” said Thomas who has won fourteen in a row since losing his pro debut.
Among the most popular fighters in the talent rich state of Florida, Thomas had an outstanding 2009 with four big wins, culminating in a unanimous decision over Andrew Greeley on November 5th in Cockeysville, Maryland at the Fourth Annual Jonathan Ogden Foundation Charity Boxing Event.
Based in Driscoll, Texas, the 23 year old Fonseca has won four in a row most recently taking an eight round unanimous decision over Freddy Gatica on September 25th in Kingsville, Texas. In 2008, he won two decisions over highly regarded heavyweight contender Raphael Butler.
About Fonseca, Thomas stated, “I haven’t seen him fight but his record states that he’s a real solid boxer who can handle himself in the ring. But I’ve trained hard with Dan and I feel very confident that I’ll come out on top.”
Headlining is an eight round lightweight battle between former world title challenger Edner Cherry and Columbian veteran Hevinson Herrera.
The undercard featured local standouts; welterweight Joseph Elegele, female sensation Jenna Shiver, middleweight Ahsandi Gibbs, and Ali Tareh.
Tickets, starting at $20, can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com). The A La Carte Event Pavilion is located at 4050 Dana Shores Drive. Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm, with the first bell at 8pm.
