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| Home-grown heavyweight boxing contender Derric Rossy will put his undefeated record and New York State Heavyweight Championship on the line February 9, at a bout that will take place just a few miles away from his hometown of Patchogue. |  Click for larger image |
Rossy joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, officials from Suffolk County Community College and fight promoters last week to announce the event, which will be held at the Brookhaven Gymnasium on SCCC Ammerman campus in Selden. The night of boxing features a full card, concluding with the state heavyweight bout which will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
“Bringing a nationally televised sporting event to Suffolk County is an economic plus, but it is also a great source of pride when the defending champion is a hometown boy,” said Levy.
“I’m thrilled about fighting in Suffolk County,” said Rossy. “I’m more excited about fighting right here at home than I was about fighting at Madison Square Garden, and I want to thank County Executive Levy and the folks at the College for working so hard to make this happen.” As New York State champion, Rossy is also in the running for a USBA heavyweight title.
The fight is sponsored by Final Forum Boxing, Dan Goosen Promotions and ESPN2.
Rossy, a 1997 Patchogue-Medford High School graduate and former Hansen Trophy winner as outstanding high school football player, is 15-0 with 9 knockouts. He will fight “Fast Eddie” Chambers of Philadelphia, who is 27-0, and will be Rossy’s toughest opponent to date.
Levy said bringing this fight to Suffolk is part of his ongoing aggressive efforts to attract major sporting and cultural events to the county, and to work closely with the television, film and entertainment industries.
The County Executive added that future development of county-owned land in Yaphank is centered around an 8,000-seat sports and entertainment arena, “which will be a major asset in bringing these types of events to Suffolk in the future.”
