FACT SHEET
‘Big Apple Boxing’ Friday night at Resorts World Casino NYC
WHAT: “Big Apple Boxing”
WHEN: Friday, December 20, 2013
WHERE: Resorts World Casino NYC in Jamaica, Queens, NY
WHO: MAIN EVENT – VACANT NABF JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (10)
AMIR “Young Master” IMAM (11-0, 10 KOs), Albany, NY
SERGIO “Sirenito” PEREZ (28-15, 19 KOs), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (6)
“Magic Man” LUIS OLIVARES (6-0, 4 KOs), Glendale, AZ
TONY “Sugar Boy” WALKER 5-3-1, 3 KOs), Cincinnati, OH
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS (6)
EMMANUEL “Pirata” DE JESUS (8-0, 5 KOs), Canovanas, Puerto Rico
ANTONIO CHAVES-FERNANDEZ (4-13-2, 0 KOs), Brockton, MA by way of U.S. Virgin Islands
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS (6)
THOMAS “KO” SNOW (16-1, 10 KOs), Capital Heights, MD
NATE GREEN (4-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT
WELTEERWEIGHTS (6)
DONTE STRAYHORN (3-1, 0 KOs), Cincinnati, OH
SAM MOURA (0-2), New York, NY
LIGHTWEIGHTS (4)
RYAN “Blue-Chip” MARTIN (1-0, 1 KO), Cleveland, OH
ERIC JAMAR GOODALL (1-2, 0 KOs), Las Vegas, NV
FEMALE BANTAMWEIGHTS (4)
MAFATO KAMOGAWA (pro debut), Brooklyn, NY
MICHELLE COOK (0-0-1), Massena, NY
(all fights & fighters subject to change)
PROMOTER: SMS Promotions
SPECIAL MEET-AND-GREET: Promoter/rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his newest boxer, world junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, will hold a meet-and-greet prior to Friday night’s fights between 6:30-7 p.m. ET at Resorts World Casino NYC
LIVE PERFORMERS: Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Troy Ave, Tony Yayo, Nyemiah Supreme, Pop Dallas and Nyemah Supreme. Ms. Irene Renee will sing the National Anthem.
TICKETS: $350.00, $125.00, $85.00 and $35.00, are available to purchase by calling Resorts World Casino NYC at (718) 215-2828, or visiting www.etix.com/ticket/online/venueSearch.jsp?venue_id=9244. The $350.00 ticket holders will also receive a pair of autographed SMS Street by 50 Cent on ear headphones.
DOORS OPEN: 6 p.m. ET FIRST BOUT: 7 p.m. ET
OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN: Thursday, Dec. 19 (3:00 p.m. ET start) at New York State Athletic Commission, 123 Williams Street, New York, NY. MEDIA ONLY (media must RSVP in advance with Yvette Gayle, SMS Promotions, yvettegayle@me.com