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In the eight-round main event will be undefeated Middleweight sensation Antoine “Action” Douglas taking on former world title challenger Luca Messi.
Douglas of Burke, Virginia has a record of 13-0 with 8 knockouts and this year he already has had his most high profile victory when he scored a 8 round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Marquis Davis on January 17th in Memphis, Tentnessee. The bout was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation.
It was the 2nd consecutive victory over an undefeated opponent as he scored a 3rd round stoppage over Colby Courter (4-0) on December 4, 2013 in New York.
Douglas scored a 1st round knockout over Jeremy Yelton March 15th in Springfield, VA.
Messi of Bergamo, Italy has a record of 37-9-1 with 13 knockouts,
He has competed for and held many titles throughout Europe which included the WBU Intercontinental Welterweight title, The WBA Interim Intercontinental Welterweight title when he stopped previously undefeated Laszlo Buranyi (10-0) in seven rounds. He also captured the Italian Jr. Middleweight title.
He lost his only world title opportunity when he dropped a 12 round unanimous decision to WBA Super Welterweight champion Alejandro Garcia on August 13, 2005 in Chicago. Messi is coming off a 6 round decision over Kristian Camino on February 1st in Bergamo, Italy.
In the six round co-feature, undefeated Jr. Lightweight Wanzell Ellison will be in action when he takes on undefeated Iain Weaver.
Ellison of Newark, NJ is 10-0-1 with 5 knockouts and is coming off a 6 round unanimous decision over Esteban Villalba on January 31st in West Orange, New Jersey.
Weaver (5-0, 3 KO’s) of Dorset, England will be fighting in the United States fir the 2nd time. He has also fought in England and Spain. He holds a win over undefeated Michelino Di Mari (2-0-1). He has two consecutive stoppage victories which includes a 1st round stoppage over Edilson Rio on December 14, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.
In six round bouts:
Jerry Odom (8-0, 8 KO’s) of Bowie, MD will fight Douglas Otieno Okola (24-8, 12 KO’s) of Nairobi, Kenya in a Super Middleweight bout.
In a Lightweight bout, Mikey Faragon (19-0, 9 KO’s) of Guilderland, NY will fightAnthony Flores (10-4-1, 6 KO’s) of Philadelphia.
Patrick Farrell (9-2-1, 6 KO’s) of Jersey City, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a Cruiserweight bout.
In four round bouts:
Rickey Edwards (4-0, 2 KO’s) of Paterson, NJ will fight Carlos Nieves (0-5) of Bronx, NY in a Lightweight bout.
Tyrell Wright (4-0, 3 KO’s) of Jersey City, NJ will tussle with Dan Bolden (1-2, 1 KO) of Louisiana in a Heavyweight fight.
Light Heavyweight Angel Concepcion (5-0) of Newark, NJ will square off with JerrodCaldwell (2-6-2, 1 KO) of Gainesville, FL.
John Magda (5-0, 4 KO’s) of Rutherford, NJ will fight Craig Schwallier (2-1, 2 KO’s) of Grand Rapids, MI in a Super Middleweight affair.
Patrick O’Connor (1-0) will box Aaron Bratton (1-1) of Baltimore, MD in a Heavyweight bout.
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International Fight Night
Sat Apr 5 7:00PM ET
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Queens, NY (March 24, 2014) – This Saturday, April 5, 2014, Undefeated Jr. Middleweight Frank Galarza (12-0-2, 8 KO’s) of Brooklyn, NY will be elevated to the Main Event on International Fight Night at the Resorts World Casino New York City, located next to Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, Queens.
Galarza will take on veteran Franklin Gonzalez (16-12, 10 KO’s) from Santo Domingo, DR in the 8-round main event. “We are excited to have Galarza featured in the main event, especially after coming off his big knockout of John Thompson this past January on Showtime’s ShoBox series,” said Felipe Gomez of New Legend Boxing. “Frank always had a great fan base here in New York but his popularity soared after his performance on national television,” Gomez added.
Juan Dominguez was scheduled to be the main event but had to be replaced at the last minute after coming down with the flu. “He was out all last week and is still not 100%,” said Gomez.
In the 8-round co-feature, Rafael Vazquez (10-1, 8 KO’s) of Brooklyn, NY will defend his WBA FEDELATIN Title against Manuel de los Reyes Herrera (21-12-1, 15 KO’s) of Planeta Rica, Colombia in a Super Bantamweight bout. Vazquez is coming off a stunning knockout over Leon Moore (30-2-0, 24KO’s) this past September at the casino.
Scheduled for 6 Round Bouts:
Allan Phelan (4-2-1, 4KO’s) of County Kildare, Ireland will go up against Jesus Gonzales (2-4-0, 2 KO’s) of Bethlehem, PA in a Featherweight bout.
Rajiv Bhattachharya (9-0, 6 KO’s) of Stamford, CT will take on Maurice Chalmers (11-11-1, 6 KO’s) of Lynchburg, Va. in a Welterweight bout.
Rich Neves (6-1-1, 3 KO’s) of New Hyde Park, NY will battle Antonio Chaves Fernandez (4-15-2) of Brockton, MA in a Welterweight bout.
In 4 Round Bouts:
Gary Beriguette (3-0, 2 KO’s) of Brooklyn will tangle with Mack Babb (0-1) also of Brooklyn in a Jr. Middleweight fight.
Devaun Lee (1-0) of Queens will take on Josue Valdez (5-0, 3 KO’s) of Puerto Plata, DR in a battle of undefeated Super Middleweights.
Claude Staten (1-0-1) of New York will take on an opponent to be named in a Super Bantamweight bout.
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Broadway Boxing
Thu Apr 10 7:00PM ET
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