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Dmitry Salita announced today that the WBU America’s Featherweight Title will be up for grabs as an added co-feature to his popular Brooklyn Brawl Boxing Series.
Floriano Pagliara, The popular Italian boxer from Cecine, Italy and now residing in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, will take on slick-moving Antwan Robertson from Minnesota.
Pagliara has held title belts as the IBF Mediterranean Champion and Italian Federation in the Jr. Lightweight Division.
“Floriano loves America,” said Rich Komissar – the American promoter for Pagliara. “He has become very popular with the local Italian communities in the tri-state area. He is very honored to fight for an American title in front of his American fan base. People respond to Flori. Dmitry and his promotional team will be very happy with the fan support that Floriano brings.”
The move to featherweight is something that the Italian has been thinking of since his move to America a few years back.
“I always try to think of making the featherweight limit but in Italy my training and diet did not allow for this. But in America I have the best training for this and now I am never more than 132 lb when I am regular time and not training,” said the affable Italian.
“Star of David Promotions is happy to add this bout as a co-feature” said Dmitry Salita of Star of David Promotions. “I have seen Floriano fight a few times here in New York Area. He is far and away one of the New York Area’s most popular fighters.
“He always brings a good crowd and he gives a great show. I believe the matchup we are giving you here [Pagliara vs. Robertson] will produce an all out action packed fight that the fans will like. Antwan Robertson is never in a dull fight. He reminds me a little bit of Junior Jones.This fight will be a war”.
The Brooklyn Brawl Series will hop over the river to Manhattan for this show on January 22. The card will be held at the world famous Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street, NYC, New York 10003.
