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On Saturday night, June 20, King’s Boxing will present a championship night of boxing at the Valley Forge Casino Resort.
In the main event, Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson will take on Anthony Caputo Smith in a 10-round battle for the Pennsylvania Cruiserweight championship.
Wilson of Philadelphia has a record of 13-9-1 with 7 knockouts and has lived up to his nickname as he is willing to fight anybody at anytime. He has fought seven undefeated fighters and countless contenders.
Wilson, 32, won the USBA Cruiserweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Omar Sheika. He defended the title twice with thrilling knockout wins over Chuck Mussachio (17-1-2) and Andres Taylor (20-1-2).
Those fights set him up for an IBF Elimination bout against Alexander Alekseev (23-2-1).
Wilson fought well but came up just short on the scorecards. In his next bout, Wilson jumped up to Heavyweight to fight current number-one ranked Vychslav Glazkov. Wilson took the fight on two days notice and gave a good account of himself before dropping a decision.
Wilson will be looking to break a four fight losing streak.
Caputo Smith of Kennett Square, PA, has a record of 15-4 with 10 knockouts. The 30 year-old is like Wilson as he is willing to fight anybody.
He won his first thirteen bouts and then captured the Pennsylvania Light Heavyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Dhafir Smith. Smith then stepped up and lost to undefeated Seanie Monaghan (18-0) on the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Timothy Bradley Pay Per View undercard in Las Vegas.
Smith moved up to win the Pennsylvania Cruiserweight title with a 10-round split decision over Tony Ferrante but is on a two fight losing streak after dropping contests to BJ Flores (29-1-1) and former interim world champion Ola Afolabi (20-3-4).
Tickets are priced at $100, $75 and $50 and can purchased at ticketmaster and www.ticketmaster.com The first bout will start at 6:45 PM with the doors opening at 6 PM.
