The final press conference for Lou DiBella’s Broadway Boxing card which will take place on Saturday night at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York, was held on Tuesday at Portobello’s Pizzeria & Sicilian Kitchen which is located at 83 Murray Street — a two minute walk from the World Trade Center.
— The main attraction, undefeated prospect, Gabriel “Tito” Bracero unfortunately was not able to attend the press conference on Tuesday. Bracero’s trainer, the famed Tommy Gallagher, informed those in attendance that Bracero’s daughter has juvenile diabetes and was not having the best of days. DiBella pledged that in the near future — on an upcoming Broadway Boxing card — some of the gate would be donated to a charity that
— Keisher McCloud Wells continues a new-born tradition of females appearing on DiBella fight cards. She joins the likes of Sonya Lamonakis and Amanda Serrano — two local fighters who always put on a great a performance. McCloud Wells will be looking to improve to 5-1 in her professional career this Saturday against an opponent yet to be named.
— 6’2″ Delon Parsley will look to stretch his record to 6-0 on Saturday night when he takes on an opponent yet to be named. This will be Parsley’s first fight since late March and it also marks his first fight under the DiBella Entertainment promotional label. The 6’2″ Parsley fights at 154 lbs. — making him very Paul Williams-esque to that regard. He plans on staying at 154 for a few more fights, before he likely makes a leap up to 160. It should be noted that Parsley is the son of former heavyweight boxer and trainer by the same name — Delon Parsley — or as he is more affectionally known; “Blimp.” Parsley is also the cousin of young up-and-comer, Denis “Da Mommas Boy” Douglin — who recently rebounded from his first professional defeat against Doel Carrasquillo to score a unanimous decision over Philadelphia’s Philip McCants.
— There will also be a FDNY table set up at the Aviator Sports Complex — so those in attendance should feel free to stop, ask any questions, and maybe purchase a calendar.
Fight Card:
Gabriel Bracero 16-0, 2 KO vs. Danie van Staden 8-6, 4 KO
Keisher McLeod Wells 4-1, 1 KO vs. Melissa McMorrow 5-2-3
Sean Monaghan 7-0, 4 KO vs. Brian Bernard 10-8-2, 6 KO
Delen Parsley 5-0, 2 KO vs. Eric Marriott 3-3, 2 KO
Joe Smith Jr. 6-1, 6 KO vs. Santos Martinez 2-1, 2 KO
Jonathan Cepeda 10-0, 9 KO vs. Rahman Yusubov 11-3, 9 KO
Travis Peterkin 2-0, 2 KO vs. Damion Reed 2-6-1, 1 KO
Todd Brown 3-0, 2 KO vs. TBA
Jay Rodriguez debut vs. Ken Rosser 0-1
Tickets for Broadway Boxing are priced at $125, $75, $55 and are on sale now by calling DiBella Entertainment at 212-946-2577. More information can be obtained by visiting DiBella Entertainment on the web atwww.dbe1.com or the Aviator Sports & Events Center on the web at www.aviatorsports.com.
Photo by Claudia Bocanegra
