Tuesday afternoon, fighters that will participate in Saturday night’s big boxing event at the Resorts World Casino were present for the final news Conference.
In the main event, popular Heavyweight Vinny Maddalone (35-8, 26 KO’s) takes on Byron Polley (25-13-1, 11 KO’s) in a ten round Heavyweight bout. In the co-feature, undefeated Super Featherweight Juan Dominguez of Brooklyn, NY (via Dominican Republic) will battle veteran John Alberto Molina of Cartagena, Colombia.
Also seeing action will be undefeated Jr. Middleweight Frank Galarza battling Roberto Lopez. Galarza of Brooklyn, NY, with a record of (7-0-1, 4 KO’s) is a popular fighter who attracts a large fan base due to his crowd pleasing style. That style was evident in his last bout when he and Alantez Fox waged a memorable eight round slugfest which ended in a draw on September 22nd at the Resorts World Casino.
In a six round Featherweight bout, Rafael Vazquez (8-1, 6 KO’s) of Queens, NY, takes on Israel Suarez (4-3-1, 1 KO) of Luquillo, Puerto Rico. In a six round Bantamweight bout, Elton Dharry (10-5-1, 5 KO’s) of Queens, NY, looks for his ninth consecutive win he takes on an opponent to be named.
In a four round Lightweight bout, Angel Garcia (3-1, 2 KO’s) of Brooklyn, NY, battles Victor Galindo (1-0, 1 KO) of Puerto Rico. In a four round female Super Bantamweight bout, Heather Hardy (2-0) of Brooklyn, NY, fights Ivana Coleman (0-3) of Slidell, Louisiana.
Bryant Cruz of Port Chester, NY makes his pro debut against Jonathan Caban (0-3) of Queens, NY in a four round Lightweight bout. Forty-seven year old Rob Garris makes his pro debut after twenty-six years away from the ring when he boxes Abdellah Smith (1-4) of Queens, NY in a four round Super Middleweight affair.
Rounding out the card will be Neuky Santelises (1-0, 1 KO) of New York battles Micah Branch (1-2) of Cincinnati, OH in a four round Featherweight bout.
This historic boxing event is promoted by New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing and W.O.N. Promotions with the main event being promoted in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
Tickets prices are $50 General Admission, $125 Ringside and $225 VIP (Includes Open Bar & Buffet) and can be purchased by calling New Legend Boxing 718-487-4474 and/or logging on to www.NewLegendBoxing.com
A portion of the ticket proceeds will be donated to the victims of Hurricane Sandy