Boxing Returns Saturday Night At Tropicana Atlantic City, Tickets on Sale Now

Boxing Returns Saturday Night At Tropicana Atlantic City, Tickets on Sale Now

Professional boxing is making a victorious go back to the Boardwalk in Atlantic City on Saturday, May 11

After staging effective club displays in the Broadway district of New York City for the in 2015 and a half, Larry Goldberg of Boxing Insider Promotions is returning to his home town. The scene is the Tropicana Hotel & Casino, where the display room hosts an unique card that includes a few of the finest young skill in New Jersey, New York and beyond.

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Junior middleweight JUSTIN FIGUEROA (8-0, 6 KO’s) is an Atlantic City item, who is popular to the general public for his exploits not just in boxing however in other sports also, especially in football, where he starred at Holy Spirit High School and harbored ideas of betting a Division I program. Justin is likewise an active member of the Atlantic City Beach Patrol. 

As Figueroa advances through the professional ranks, he plans, in his own words, to “put Atlantic City on my back.”

Figueroa’s May 11 challenger in the six-round battle is the really hard Antoni Armas from Maracay, Venezuela.

Junior featherweight JOHN LEONARDO (10-1-1, 4 KO’s) comes from Manalapan Township. He handles FRANK GONZALEZ (12-5, 6 KO’s), who has actually been that range in each of his last 2 battles. Gonzalez, who battles out of the Tampa Bay location, as soon as contended for the WBO Latino belt along with the WBA Fedecentro title in the bantamweight class.

In addition, famous previous heavyweight champ LARRY HOLMES will be on hand to fulfill and welcome fans at the May 11 program. 

Here are the other bouts on the program:

8 Rounds — Welterweights

AVIOUS GRIFFIN (13-0, 12 KO’s), Chattanooga, TN vs. LESTHER ESPINO (8-5, 6 KO’s), Nicaragua

6 Rounds — Jr. Middleweights

DWYKE FLEMMINGS (6-0, 6 KO’s), Paterson, NJ vs. JONATHON HAMPTON (3-4, 1 KO) Gary, Indiana 

4 Rounds — Heavyweights 

PRYCE TAYLOR (3-0, 2 KO’s), Brooklyn vs. LAWRENCE KING JR. (2-1,1 KO), Rochester, NY 

4 Rounds — Middleweights

4 Rounds — Lightweights

JACOB SOLIS (3-0, 3 KO’s), New York, NY vs. BRANDON MARTINEZ (1-3, 1 KO), Tucson, AZ

JASON CASTANON (`1-0, 1 KO), Brooklyn, NY vs. KAMARI BURNSIDE (1-0, 0 KO), Las Vegas, Nevada. 

4 Rounds — Lightweights

KOBY WILLIAMS (professional launching) Brooklyn, New York vs. Kevin Hicks 1-2, 1 KO) Tazewell, Virginia This is the very first expert boxing program at the Tropicana in 7 years. So you had much better think it will be a joyful environment. 

This is the very first expert boxing program at the Tropicana in 7 years. So you had much better think it will be a joyful environment. 

Tickets are priced at $60, $100, $150 and $200, and are offered through TicketMaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/boxing-insider-live-professional-boxing-atlantic-city-new-jersey-05-11-2024/occasion/02006076BA7B700C).

This event will likewise stream live and complimentary of charge at Videos.BoxingInsider.com with Henry Deleon and Randy Gordon on Commentary.