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Heavyweight Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on veteran Mike Sheppard in in the eight-round main event on Saturday, March 10 at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
The bout will headline a nine bout card dubbed “Ring Redemption” is promoted by Mis Downing Promotions in association with Silver Spoon Promotions.
Witherspoon of Paulsboro, New Jersey, has a record of 36-3 with 28 knockouts.
The 36 year-old Witherspoon is a 14 year-veteran who has wins over Michael Alexander (11-0), Talmidge Giffiths (24-6-3), Jonathan Haggler (18-1), Adam Richards (21-1), Ty Cobb (14-2), Nick Guivas (11-2-2) and Michael Marrone (21-5.
Witherspoon is on a six-fight knockout streak, with the latest being a fourth round stoppage over Jonathan Sandoval on October 1, 2016 in Trenton, New Jersey.
Sheppard of Palestine, West Virginia, has a record of 25-22-2 with 11 knockouts.
Sheppard is a 21 year-professional who has fought a whose-who of fighters that include former world champions Ruslan Chagaev, Antonio Tarver and James Toney as well as world title challenger Gerald Washington.
Sheppard is coming off a loss to undefeated Simon Kean on December 16, 2017 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Seeing action in the eight-round co-feature will be welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young of Atlantic City, NJ, taking on Fidel Monterrosa Munoz.
The 29 year-old Atlantic City native and seven year veteran will be making his 11th start on the boardwalk.
Young has won seven fights in a row, which includes his last outing, when he took a six-round unanimous decision over Carlos Winston Velasquez on August 19, 2017 at The Claridge. This will be Young’s fifth fight at The Claridge and fourth in a row.
Munoz of Ecatapec, Mexico, has a record of 38-16-1 with 30 knockouts.
The 29 year-old Munoz is a 12 year veteran, and is the former casino bitcoin Colombian lightweight champion. Munoz has a win over Oscar Cuero (8-0) and has been in the ring with world champions Humberto Soto and Antonio Demarco as well world title challengers Pablo Cesar Cano and Lenny Zappavigna.
In six-round bouts, Mike Hilton (8-0, 7 KOs) of Trenton, NJ, will take on Hector Perez (3-1, 2 KOs) of Pleasantville, NJ, in a cruiserweight bout. Prince Badi Ajamu (28-3-1, 15 KOs) of Camden, NJ, faces Willis Lockett (15-22-6, 5 KOs) of Takoma Park, Maryland, in a cruiserweight fight.
Gabriel Pham (9-1, 4 KOs) of Atlantic City, NJ, takes on Blake Mansfield (6-1-1, 4 KOs) of Burlington, NC, in a super middleweight showdown. In a six-round bout, John Bauza (8-0, 5 KOs) will take on an opponent to be named in a super lightweight contest.
In four-round bouts, Kevin Asmat (3-1, 2 KOs) of North Bergen, New Jersey, will fight Edgar Cortes (5-4) of Vineland, New Jersey, in a featherweight bout.
Alejandro Jimenez of New Jersey will make his pro debut against Derrick Pitts (0-1) in bantamweight bout. Dan Murray (3-1) of Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, battles Anthony Smith (1-2, 1 KO) of Fresno, California, in a junior welterweight bout.
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