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| Kali Reis photo by Sean Laydon |
KALI REIS COMING OFF HISTORIC BOUT AS FIRST WOMEN'S
TELEVISED BOUT ON HBO AGAINST CECILIA BRAEKHUS
STAR BOXING'S "SLUGFEST at the SUN" on JUNE
30th at Mohegan Sun has gone from a stellar card, to
unbelievable. Star Boxing thrilled fans when it announced the long
anticipated return of the "Common Man," light heavyweight
sensation JOE SMITH JR. (23-2 18KO's). Today, Star Boxing
formally announced that former WBC Women's World Champion, KALI "KO MEQUINONOAG"
REIS (13-7 4KO's) will be fighting as the co-feature bout on June 30thagainst SZILVIA
SZABADOS (17-11 8KO'S) of Hungary.
KALI REIS is coming off her historic bout with
undisputed women's champion CECILIA BRAEKHUS, in the first ever women's bout
televised on HBO. Reis and Braekhus put on brilliant performance on the
undercard of the GGG-Martirosyan card in California .
The woman's fight was a memorable one that saw great action from start to
finish. Reis used a heavy right hand to drop Braekhus in the seventh round and
hurt her for a second time in the ninth round, becoming the first women to ever
knockdown the champion Braekhus in her professional career. The decision
was read over a sea of boo's from the crowd as Braekhus escaped the power of
Reis and retained her titles in a decision win.
Kali is thrilled to be fighting at Mohegan Sun on June
30th. The fans are equally excited as Kali brings thrilling inside
the ring action and a unique and entertaining ring walk, carrying her native
warrior pride into the ring, as she does every fight with a centuries' old
Native American prayer dance. She will have her New England
fan base behind her as she searches for another win in her professional career
as she chases the rematch that Braekhus promised the fans after their title
fight just over a month ago.
KALI REIS had these comments about returning to Mohegan
Sun, "I am so excited to be back "home" at Mohegan Sun June
30th! Star Boxing always has action packed fights lighting up this
beautiful area. Joe DeGuardia is keeping me very productive since we
signed with him back in November. I am so pleased with the decision
myself and manager Brian made to sign with him and Star Boxing. Fans can
also expect to see an even more determined, skilled, hungry, evolving WARRIOR
in there! The fight on HBO May 5 with Braekhus was such a learning
experience and I am grateful for making history in not only women's boxing but
my own personal journey as well. I'm back and promise to put on one
heck of a show!"
Manager of Kali Reis, BRIAN COHEN had this to say
about Kali's return to Mohegan Sun, "Mohegan Sun is a great
venue for boxing. It's close to Kali's home. It's rich in Native American
culture. They give Kali the freedom to have a ceremonial dance on her
walkout to the ring. Our goal is to make the name Kali Reis synonymous
with the Mohegan Sun. Kali is hard at work in training camp with me and
the team. What that means is from the minute she wakes up to the minute
she passes out at night she will be living, breathing and thinking boxing.
So on June 30th you are going to see a 147 pound female
monster made out of twisted steel and indigenous appeal. What you ARE
going to see is a boxer on a mission to prove a point and make a statement.
So what you need to do is go online, call Mohegan, send an email or use a
carrier pigeon to get your tickets because on June 30th you're going
to see the first woman to ever fight on HBO. You're going to
see the first woman of Star Boxing, Kali "KO" Reis.
JOE DEGUARDIA, CEO of Star Boxing said this about
Reis, "Kali impressed everyone on May 5th against undisputed champion
Cecilia Braekhus, in the first women's bout featured on HBO. Kali proved
that she has the skill to take on the elite level of women's
boxing. I am thrilled that we are able to bring her back so soon,
and at Mohegan Sun. She truly has a remarkable life story and is a
great example of a strong woman who has battled tremendous odds and adversity
and we applaud her. Kali is a role model in and out of the
ring. We are very happy to have her on the June 30th show
at Mohegan Sun. It will be a special night."
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