TOP
NORTHEAST PROSPECTS SHOWCASED
ON
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET ,
CONNECTICUT
Action
Begins Inside the Arena at 1 p.m. ET !
MASHANTUCKET, CT -Some of the top
prospects from the Northeast including undefeated super featherweight Bryant
"Pee Wee" Cruz (15-0, 8 KOs) will be showcased on a stacked
undercard Saturday, September 12 live from Foxwoods Resort Casino in
Mashantucket, CT with the first bout beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
The September 12 Premier
Boxing Champions on NBC card is headlined by undefeated
middleweight star Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (31-0-1, 22
KOs) taking on Michael "Pretty Boy" Zerafa (17-1, 9
KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout with world title implications on the
line for former world champion Quillin. Super welterweight world champion Cornelius
"K-9" Bundrage (34-5, 19 KOs ) will defend
his title against undefeated rising star Jermall Charlo (21-0, 16 KOs ) in
the co-main event. Live coverage begins at 4
p.m. ET /1 p.m. PT on NBC.
As part of the previously announced
featured undercard bouts, two of the most promising prospects in boxing will
put their undefeated records on the line as 2012 U.S. Olympian and
highly-touted light heavyweight "Sir" Marcus Browne (15-0,
11 KOs), takes on former world champion Gabriel Campillo (25-7-1, 12
KOs), and undefeated middleweight Hugo "The Boss" Centeno (22-0,
12 KOs) meets Poland's Lukas Maciec (22-2-1, 5 KOs).
The Browne or Centeno fight could end
up as a swing bout for the NBC broadcast pending the outcome of the two
scheduled televised bouts.
Fighting on the non-televised portion
of the undercard are top prospects representing New
England , New York and Washington
D.C.
The Undefeated super featherweight Cruz,
fighting out of Port Chester, NY, puts his perfect record on the line in an
eight-round bout.
Popular New York
City super featherweight Gary Stark Jr.
(24-3, 8 KOs) will be gunning for his second straight win of his comeback bid
against former African champion Anthony Napunyi (15-15, 6 KOs) in a
six-round match.
Washington D.C. super featherweight Antonio
Russell (3-0, 2 KOs), the younger brother of reigning world super
featherweight champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian Gary Russell, Jr., will
compete in a six-round bout while undefeated super bantamweight world champion Shelly
"Shelito's Way" Vincent (14-0, 1 KO) squares off against former
Youth champion Brittany "Pretty Girl" Cruz (10-6-2, 2 KOs)
in an eight-round non-title fight.
Also fighting on the undercard in a
four-round matchup is Elmont, NY super featherweightTitus Williams (1-0),
a 2013 New York Golden Gloves champion, taking on Benjamin Burgos (2-12-1),
and a four-round featherweight bout featuring Timmy Ramos (1-0, 1 KO)
of Framingham, MA.
Tickets for the live event, which is
promoted by DiBella Entertainment, are priced at $150, $85 and $45, not
including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. Tickets
are available at www.ticketmaster.com and www.foxwoods.com or by
visiting the Foxwoods' Box Office. To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
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