ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (October 28, 2026) – Boxing Insider Promotions closes out
2026 at The Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City on Friday, November 13, with
seven professional bouts built almost entirely out of New Jersey and New York.
It is a throwback to the cards this city grew up on.
“We are bringing one last show to the Trop this year and we are stacking it
with many of the best New Jersey and New York fighters,” said Larry Goldberg,
Boxing Insider Promotions. “This is our 21st club boxing show
since 2022, at our home venue, and it is an action packed night.”
Atlantic City’s own Justin “Mr. AC” Figueroa (14-0, 11 KOs) headlines against
Luis Caraballo Ramos of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (8-10-1, 8 KOs) in a
rematch of their March fight, which was ruled a no contest and settled
nothing.
Heavyweights go eight underneath. George Arias of the Bronx (19-1-1, 7 KOs)
has one loss in 21 professional fights. Joe Jones of Lynchburg, Virginia
(16-15-2, 10 KOs) brings 33 fights and has never been easy to move.
John “Bodyshot” Leonardo returns. The Manalapan Township junior featherweight
(13-1-1, 6 KOs) won a decision in June that people in this market are still
arguing about, built almost entirely on work downstairs. He meets Kevin Nunez
of Bayamon, Puerto Rico (6-4, 3 KOs) over eight.
Iman Lee of Yonkers (15-0-1, 8 KOs) has not lost in sixteen professional
fights. He faces Dominican veteran Dannis Aguero Arias (20-6, 17 KOs).
New York against New York at 144 pounds. JJ Alvarez (11-3-1) fights out of
Harlem by way of Madrid and trains fighters at Mendez Boxing. Larry Fryers
(13-8-1) comes down from Albany with 22 professional fights and 105 rounds on
him. It is the kind of club fight people circle on a card.
Brooklyn’s Koby Khalil Williams (8-1, 6 KOs) goes six at 135 against Salvatore
Di Stefano of Palermo, Sicily (4-2, 2 KOs).
And Pleasantville’s own Julio Sanchez III (5-1, 3 KOs) goes six against Skyler
Bray of Reynoldsburg, Ohio (3-3-1, 3 KOs). Sanchez came out of the
Pleasantville rec center, turned professional on a Boxing Insider card, and has
fought on this series ever since.
“There is so much talk about international boxing and what the big companies
are doing or not doing,” Goldberg said. “This reminds me of the shows of the
70s and 80s. It is all grit and for the love of the game. This is the kind of
boxing your grandfather loved. Casino ballrooms, gritty club fighters fighting
to get to the next level. Many of these fighters will move on to bigger shows
in 2027.”
Doors open at 7:00 PM at The Showroom, 3rd Floor North Tower, Tropicana
Atlantic City. The card streams free on Boxing Insider.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW:
Card subject to change. All bouts subject to final medical approvals of the
NJSACB.
ABOUT BOXING INSIDER PROMOTIONS
Boxing Insider Promotions is a New Jersey and New York licensed boxing
promoter founded in October 2022. November 13 marks its ninth card at the
Tropicana and its 21st overall, part of a sustained effort to bring
professional boxing back to Atlantic City. Larry Goldberg was named Promoter
of the Year by the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame for 2023-2024. He
remains one of the last active American club-show promoters.
