Chester, PA (September 28, 2016)–Philadelphia based junior welterweight’s David Gonzales and Samuel Teah will square off in an eight-round bout that will headline an eleven-bout card on Friday, November 11th at Harrahs Philadelphia.

The show is promoted by King’s Promotions.

The 26 year-old Gonzales has a record of 8-0-2 with two knockouts and in his last bout he won a six-round majority decision over Carlos Velasquez on June 12th in Lakeland, Florida

Teah has a record of 8-1-1 with two knockouts. He won his first four bouts. The 29 year-old, who was born in Liberia holds a win over previously undefeated O’Shaquie Foster (8-0) in a bout that was nationally televised on ShoBox: The New Generation. In his last bout, Teah won a four-round unanimous decision on Samuel Amoako on August 6th in Bristol, PA.

In the eight-round co-feature, Kyrone Davis will fight Chris Fitzpatrick in a middleweight bout.

Davis of Wilmington, Delaware has a record of 10-1 with four knockouts.

The 21 year-old Davis won his first ten bouts, which was highlighted by a six-round unanimous decision over (now WBA number-five contender) Andrew Hernandez (10-2). The two year-pro will look to get back in the win column after dropping an eight-round unanimous decision to Junior Castillo (9-0) on April 19th in Bethlehem, PA.

Fitzpatrick of Cleveland, Ohio has a record of 15-5 with six knockouts. The 29 year-old is an eight-year professional who has a won his first fourteen bouts, which included a win over Scott Sigmon (16-2). Fitzpatrick has also been in the ring with current WBA Middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs. In his last bout, Fitzpatrick was stopped in three round to world-ranked undefeated contender Rob Brant on August 5th in Temecula, California.

In six-round bouts:

Carlos Rosario ((5-1, 3 KO’s) of Pennsauken, NJ will fight Jerome Conquest (6-2,1 KO) of Philadelphia in a lightweight bout.

Tyrone Crawley Jr. (6-0) of Philadelphia battles Victor Vasquez (6-2, 2 KO’sO of Yonkers, NY in a super lightweight bout.

Amir Shabazz (4-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia squares off with Gabriel Pham (6-1, 2 KO’s) of Atlantic City, NJ in a light heavyweight bout.

Nicholas Hernandez (5-1, 1 KO) of Lebanon, PA will fight Anthony Prescott (5-7-2, 2 KO’s) of Cherry Hill, NJ in a middleweight bout.

In four-round bouts:

Hafiz Montgomery (2-1, 1 KO) of Toms River, BJ battles Julian Poole (1-1, 1 KO) of Wisconsin in a cruiserweight bout.

Wesley Triplett (4-1, 2 KO’s) of Youngstown, OH will battle Randy Easton (3-9-2, 3 KO;s) of Sunbury, PA in a heavyweight tussle.

Luis Aponte of Reading, PA will make his pro debut against Darryl Bunting (2-1-2, 1 KO) of Asbury Park, Nj in a super middleweight fight.

Roberto Irizarry (3-1-1) of Cherry Hill, NJ will take on Jules Blackwell (8-6-2, 3 KO’s) of Phoenixville, PA in a featherweight affair.

Lamont McLaughlin & Waleem Felder will square off in a battle of debuting cruiserweights from Philadelphia.

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World rated middleweight Rob Brant stopped Chris Fitzpatrick in round three in a scheduled ten round bout at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California.

Brant scored a knockdown in round two, when he wobbled Fitzpatrick with a left hook and sent him down with a right. In round three, It was a left uppercut that sent Fitzpatrick to deck. Fitzpatrick got to his feet, but the fight was waved off at 1:18.

Brant, 159 lbs of St. Paul. MN is 21-0 with 14 knockouts. Fitzpatrick, 157.4 lbs of Colombia, SC is 15-5.

Skender Halili stopped Ben Odamattey in the first round of a scheduled four-round super welterweight bout.

Halili dropped Odamattey with hahrd combination of body shots in the first rounds. Halili landed several more power shots and wobbled Odamattey again and the fight was stopped at 1:17.

Halili, 153.2 lbs of Bronx, NY is now 11-1 with 11 knockouts. Odamattey, 153.2 lbs of Accra, GHA is 16-15-3.

Cem Kelic stopped Jerhed Fenderson in round two of a scheduled four-round middleweight bout.

In round two, Kelic landed a hard left hook that wobbled Fenderson to the canvas/ Femderson was unsteady and the bout was stopped at 1:50

Kelic, 169 lbs of Germany is now 6-0 with three knockouts. Fenderson, 164.6 lbs of Las Vegas, NV is 1-1.

Malik Hawkins won a four-round unanimous decision over Sean Gee in a welterweight bout.

Hawkins, 147 lbs of Baltimore. MD won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 9-0. Gee, 145.6 lbs of Chicago, IL is 3-5

This Friday, August 5, 2016, in the Grand Ballroom of the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, Greg Cohen Promotions and Ringside Ticket Inc., in association with David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions, will proudly present a quadrupleheader of professional boxing, televised live on CBS Sports Network (11 pm ET/8 pm PT).

In the night’s televised main event, red-hot WBA #4- and WBO #7-rated middleweight and current WBO NABO and WBA NABA Middleweight Champion, Rob “Bravo” Brant (20-0, 13 KOs) of Saint Paul, Minnesota, will look to keep his momentum going in a 10-round battle against Cleveland’s Chris “The Irish Ghost” Fitzpatrick (15-4, 6 KOs).

In the six-round super welterweight co-featured bout, Fort Worth, Texas, slugger Skender Halili (10-1, 10 KOs) will look to keep his perfect knockout record intact against experienced Ghanian veteran (now living in Silver Springs, Maryland) Ben Odamattey (16-14-3, 9 KOs).

In another televised four-rounder, undefeated former amateur world champion Cem Killic (5-0, 2 KOs) of Sherman Oaks, California, via Frankfurt, Germany, will take on pro-debuting middleweight Jerhed Fenderson of Las Vegas.

And in the night’s opening televised bout, red-hot prospect Malik Hawkins (8-0, 7 KOs) of Baltimore, Maryland, will look to keep his march to the top of the welterweight division alive against Portland, Oregon’s Sean Gee (3-4).

Tickets for CBS Sports Network Championship Boxing are priced at $85, $65 and $50 and are available at www.pechanga.com or by calling the Pechanga Box Office: (877) 711-2946.

25-year-old Brant has already won two fights this year. In April, he took care of Arkansas veteran Delray Raines in less than a round and in January, he scored a nationally televised “Knockout of the Year” candidate against formidable contender DeCarlo Perez. The victory put Brant on the radar of the boxing world.

29-year-old Fitzpatrick went undefeated in his first 15 fights and only suffered setbacks against some of the world’s top middleweights, including world champion Daniel Jacobs. “The Irish Ghost” is never in a bad fight and will test any would-be contender’s true mettle.

Promoter Greg Cohen says he’s excited to be bringing his popular televised boxing series to California.

“This is our first scheduled quadrupleheader and we’re excited to be bringing it to a classic boxing venue like the Pechanga,” said Cohen. “Rob Brant will be in against a guy who will take you out if you don’t have the goods. Skender Halili’s last fight was one of the best of the year, so I look forward to another slugfest. Cem Kilic won’t have it easy. Although his opponent is making his debut, he can really fight. And we all get another look at the amazing talent of Malik Hawkins to open the night. It’s truly a great night of boxing. Thanks to my partners and the wonderful staff at Pechanga for helping make it happen.”

The night’s jam-packed undercard will be announced later this week.

The Pechanga Resort & Casino is located at 45000 Pechanga Parkway in Temecula, CA. For more information, call 1-888-PECHANGA or visit www.pechanga.com. On fight night,doors open at 6 pm and the action starts at 7 pm. All bouts subject to change.
About Greg Cohen Promotions
One of boxing’s premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) is a well-respected name for staging world-class professional boxing events and promoting elite professional fighters throughout the world.

Founder and CEO Greg Cohen has been involved with professional boxing in various capacities since the late 1980s, honing his craft and establishing himself as a shrewd international boxing businessman.

Distinguished by his ability to spot and develop raw talent, Cohen first made promotional headlines for his expert guidance of, among many others, former WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout, who Cohen helped guide from unknown New Mexico prospect to elite pay-per-view level superstar.

In addition to Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions has worked with established names such as former unified and two-time heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman and all-time-great multiple-weight class world champion James “Lights Out” Toney.

Cohen currently promotes WBA Interim World Lightweight Champion Ismael Barroso, Undefeated WBA NABA Heavyweight Champion and world-rated contender Jarrell Miller, undefeated WBA NABA Middleweight Champion and world-rated contender Robert Brant, former world champion Kendall Holt, as well as current world-rated contenders including long-time elite middleweight “Mean” Joe Greene, top super featherweight Arash Usmanee, Canadian lightweight and TV action hero Tony Luis; WBA and five-time Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; and Australian lightweight prospect Josh King.

Greg Cohen Promotions has hosted world-class boxing events in the finest venues throughout the United States and the world and has also proudly provided talent and/or content for several television networks including CBS Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG and FOX Sports Net.

For more information, visit gcpboxing.com. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GCPBoxing. Twitter: @GCPBoxing.

Follow all the action live from Ringside at Madison Square Garden as Austin Trout defends the WBA Super Welterweight championship against Miguel Cotto. The action begins at 9pm eastern with a two fight undercard featuring Danny Jacobs and Chris Fitzpatrick as well as Jayson Velez and Salvador Sanchez II

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12 ROUNDS WBA SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP–AUSTIN TROUT (25-0, 14 KO’S) VS MIGUEL COTTO (37-3, 30 KO’S)

ROUND 1 Cotto lands a jab..Trout lands a left to the body..good straight left..Left rocks Cotto..10-9 Trout

Round 2 Cotto pushes a right..Cotto traps trout in the corner...19-19

Round 3 Trout gets in a left..Good right hook..lead left..straight left..29-28 Trout

Round 4 Trout lands a left to the body…straight flush left..Good right from Cotto..right to the body from Trout..starting to fight at Cotto’s pace..39-37 Trout

Round 5 Trout moving in and out..Right from Cotto..Clubbing right from Trout…2 good lefts from Trout..49-46 Trout

Round 6 Cotto gets in a left…Trout jabs to the body…Good hard right from Cotto..2 body shots..Straight left from Cotto..the trade lefts…Cotto’s was better.58-56 Trout

Round 7 Left hook from Cotto..Step around right…bODY SHOT FROM tROUT..Hard left from Cotto..Straight right..Both guys loading up on power shots…67-66 Trout

Round 8 Body shot from Trout…upper cut and straight left…Good left from Cotto..Good action at the end of the round…77-75 Trout

Round 9 Uppercut from Trout..Left…right hook..Counter left from Cotto..hard shots…87-84 Trout

Round 10 Straight left from Trout..Hard left..Cotto sneaks in a right..right hook from Trout..3 right hooks..3 hard right hooks…97-93 Trout

Round 11 Left from trout…..Right from Cotto..uppercut from Trout..Hard uppercut..Good straight left..107-102 Trout

Round 12 Straight left from Trout…God right from Cotto..right..116-112 Trout

117-111; 117-111; 119-109 AUSTIN TROUT

10 ROUNDS FEATHERWEIGHTS–JAYSON VELEZ (19-0, 14 KO’S) VS SALVADOR SANCHEZ (30-4-3, 18 KO’S)

Round 1 Velez gets in a right..combo to the head..2 rights…10-9 Velez

ROUND 2 Velez lands about seven booming shots…Sanchez takes them…Hard left..BIG RIGHT AND DOWN GOES SANCHEZ JUST BEFORE THE BELL…20-17 Velez

Round 3 BIG RIGHT-LEFT COMBO AND DOWN GOES SANCHEZ...2 BIG RIGHTS AND SANCHEZ IS BUCKLED AND THE FIGHT IS STOPPED

10 ROUNDS–MIDDLEWEIGHTS—DANNY JACOBS (23-1, 20 KO’S) VS CHRIS FITZPATRICK (15-2, 6 KO’S)

Round 1 Fitzpatrck goes to the body..Trading body shots…Jacobs lands a body/head combo..Triple jab…10-9 Jacobs

Round 2 Left hook from Jacobs…Left hook..20-18 Jacobs

Round 3 Jacobs lands a big right…hard drives Fitzpatrick to the ropes..Jacobs opens up…Fotpatrick cut on the forehead…Huge comnination rocks Fitzpatrick…30-27 Jacobs

Round 4 Fitzpatrick working the body..Left hook from Jacobs…Hard right the ropes…40-36 Jacobs

Round 5 Right drives Fitzpatrick to the ropes…Hard left hook…huge barrage..Jacobs battering Fitzpatrick all over the ring…50-45 Jacobs

THE FIGHT IS STOPPED IN BETWEEN ROUNDS

NEW YORK– Austin Trout remained the WBA Super Welterweight championship with a twelve round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden

Trout got it going early as he rocked Cotto with a hard left hand in the first frame. The two continued to box at Trout’s preferred distance for much of the first three rounds. The action started to heat up in round four as there was more in fighting which started to suit the challenger. Cotto had a good round six as he landed a flush right hand and a nice flurry at the bell.

The second half of the fight had more intensity. with both guys loading up with power shots. Trout favored the left hand with both hooks and uppercuts. Trout had a big round ten as he moved and continued to pop Cotto with lefts to start the round and three nice rights in the closing moments. Trout had a big round eleven as he continued to bust up the face of Cotto, by at this time was swelled and the left eye was beginning to close. the final round saw some furious exchanges down the stretch

Trout won by scores of 119-109, 117-111 and 117-111 (15rounds.com had it 116-112 for Trout) and is now 26-0. Cotto is 38-4

“Miguel Cotto is a great champion,” said Trout. “He’s a great fighter and it was an honor to be in the same ring as him. It’s even more of an honor to be the man to beat him. To have my hand raised against a kingpin like Miguel Cotto is a dream come true.

“Those shots that Cotto hit me with were strong and I knew he’d be strong, but it reconfirmed that take those shots. It was definitely the hardest fight of my career and when you fight someone as big as Miguel Cotto, it motivated me.

“Give me Canelo – it’s time to unify this division” Trout said. “There are a lot of good fighters out there and I want to be the best.”

When asked by Gray what he thought went wrong in the fight and if he agreed with the scorecards, Cotto simply replied, “Ask the public.”

“I’m satisfied with the job I did tonight,” Cotto said. “I’ll go back to Puerto Rico and think. He came at me with both hands and it was a great fight. He fought until the end. I’m really thankful for all of my fans who were here to supported me tonight. There’s nothing like fighting at Madison Square Garden.”

“It was easier than I thought,” Velez said. “I thought it would be a little more difficult. I was connecting so easily. This is a very exciting moment for me. I’ve been waiting for this my whole life.”

Jayson Velez remained perfect with a third round destruction of Salvador Sanchez II in a scheduled ten round Featherweight bout. Velez began his aasault in round two when he landed a big right hand just before the bell that sent Sanchez to the canvas. Seconds into round three, another booming right that was followed by a left sent Sanchez down for a second time. Velez landed a couple more hard rights that buckled Sanchez and referee Harvey Dock stopped the bout at thirty-eight seconds of round three

Velez, 125.8 lbs of Juncos, PR is now 20-0 with fifteen knockouts. Sanchez II is now 30-5-3.

Daniel Jacobs made it two in a row since his return from cancer as he took out Chris Fitzpatrick at the end of round five in a scheduled ten round Middleweight bout.

Jacobs was in control from the opening bell. In round three, Jacobs landed a big right and left that drove Fitzpatrick to the ropes. Jacobs began to open up. A clash of heads opened up a cut on the forehead of Fitzpatrick. In round four a couple more hard shots to the head shots put Fitzpatrick in more distress. In round five, Jacobs unloaded a barrage of punches that chased Fitzpatrick all over the ring. Jacobs battered Fitzpatrick until the bell rang to signal the end of the round. Fitzpatrick wisely called it a night on his stool

Jacobs, 161.2 lbs of Brooklyn is now 24-1 with twenty-one knockouts. Fitzpatrick, 163.3 lbs of Cleveland, OH is now 15-3.

“I felt pretty good today. I wanted to take my time. I heard a few boos, but I hope the crowd appreciates it. I’m satisfied. I let my hands go. I’m just glad that I got five rounds to get the rust out. I’m back as a contender. We don’t want to jump the gun, but I think I’m back.

Jorge Melendez scored a fourth round stoppage over James Winchester in a scheduled eight round Super Welterweight bout.

Melendez battered Winchester in round one and dropped the twenty-two fight veteran for the first time in round two and again in round three. Melendez opened up the fourth by waling away on Winchester and the bout was stopped at fifty-four seconds

Melendez, 155 lbs of Manati, PR is now 25-2-1 with twenty-four knockouts. Winchester, 155 lbs of Greensboro, NC is now 15-7

Jorge Diaz scored a first round knockdown en route to a six round unanimous decision over Victor Salazar in a Featherweight bout.

Diaz battered Salazar at different parts of the fight and cruised home to a 60-53 victory on all cards.

Diaz, 122.4 lbs of New Brunswick, NJ is now 17-1. Salazar, 126 lbs of Houston, TX is now 3-5-1.

In an entertaining battle of undefeated Jr. Middleweights, Eddie Gomez took a six round unanimous decision over Luis Hernandez.

Both guts landed good shots but Gomez was more active and won despite being deducted a point in round five for a low blow

Gomez, 150 lbs of Bronx, NY won by scores of 58-55, 59-54 and 59-54 and is now 12-0. Hernandez., 152 lbs of Rio Piedras, PR is now 9-1.

John Thompson scored a six round unanimous decision over Eli Augustama in a Middleweight bout.

Thompson boxed well for the first four rounds but got caught with some power punches over the last two rounds but Thompson built up enough of an advantage early to hold on for the victory.

Thompson, 156.4 lbs of Newark, NJ won by scores of 60-54, 59-55 and 59-55 and is now 9-0. Augustama, 158 lbs of Port Au Prince, Haiti is now 6-6.

Austin Trout 154 – Miguel Cotto 153.6
Jayson Velez 125.8 – Salvador Sanchez II 125.2
Daniel Jacobs 161.2 – Chris Fitzpatrick 163.3 (needs to lose .3

LOS ANGELES, November 16 – The December 1 event at Madison Square Garden just became an explosive tripleheader with the addition of unbeaten Puerto Rican phenom Jayson Velez taking on Mexico’s Salvador Sanchez II in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBC Silver Featherweight title in a classic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico battle. In the second co-featured attraction, one of boxing’s top young talents, middleweight Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs, will face Cleveland’s Chris “The Irish Ghost” Fitzpatrick in a 10-round middleweight fight as Jacobs returns for his second fight after winning a harrowing battle against a cancerous tumor that attacked his spine. The tripleheader will be televised on SHOWTIME from Madison Square Garden.

A native of Juncos, Puerto Rico, 24-year-old Jayson Velez (19-0, 14 KO’s) has shown the potential to follow in the championship footsteps of Puerto Rico’s most famous resident, Miguel Cotto. A sharp puncher who can take out opponents with either hand, Velez is coming off of a sixth round knockout over Leivi Brea in August. On December 1, he returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time since stopping Jesus Bayron in June of 2009.

Hailing from Tianguistenco, Mexico, Salvador “Sal II” Sanchez II (30-4-3, 18 KO’s) is carrying on his pugilistic family name following the tragic death of his uncle, the legendary featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez, in 1982. The winner of 11 straight, the 27-year-old Sanchez will pay homage to his uncle on December 1 by wearing the trunks, shoes and robe the Hall of Famer wore in his final fight against Azumah Nelson at Madison Square Garden in July of 1982, making this more than just a fight for this promising Mexican warrior.

A highly-decorated amateur boxer with several titles and accolades to his name, Brooklyn’s Danny Jacobs (23-1, 20 KO’s) was achieving the same success in the professional game, soaring to the top of the middleweight division at breakneck speed, with the only hiccup being an upset loss to Dmitry Pirog for the vacant WBO Middleweight title in 2010. Jacobs quickly rebounded from the defeat, winning two subsequent fights by knockout, but shortly after defeating Robert Kliewer in March of 2011, he was faced with the biggest fight of his life against cancer. Thankfully, the 25-year-old fought just as hard out of the ring as he does inside of it and is now cancer-free after a battle that lasted over a year. Even more amazing is that after being told he would never fight again, he fought his way back into the ring and looked as sharp as ever when he knocked out Josh Luteran in just 73 seconds on October 20 of this year. Now he will step things up once again when he faces Fitzpatrick on December 1 at The Garden.

Chris “The Irish Ghost” Fitzpatrick (15-2, 6 KO’s) has been boxing since the age of eight and this lifelong passion has finally led him to the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden for the biggest fight of his career on December 1. A boxer-puncher who always shows up to scrap, the 25-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio has been fighting professionally since 2008 and he’s looking forward to testing Jacobs while showing that he’s ready for the next level of competition in the talent-rich middleweight division.

“Showdown: Cotto vs. Trout” is a 12-round battle between Four-Time and Three-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout taking place on Saturday, December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The co-featured fights will see Jayson Velez take on Salvador Sanchez in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBC Silver Featherweight title and Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs battle Chris “The Irish Ghost” Fitzpatrick in a 10-round middleweight fight. The event is promoted by Miguel Cotto Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, sponsored by The Puerto Rican Tourism Board and Corona and will be televised live on SHOWTIME.

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