New York – DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series in association with Everlast, Christos Steakhouse, Edison Ballroom, Hakata and Azad Watches, will present one of its strongest cards to date, this Wednesday, October 22 at BB King Blues Club in Times Square. In the ten-round main event, local favorite Edgar Santana, from Spanish Harlem, takes on Monterrey, Mexico’s Luis Rodriguez and Randall Bailey battles DeMarcus Corley in an intriguing rematch of former world champions.
“I’m thrilled to present this truly outstanding card to the boxing fans of New York. The main event and co-feature are both network television caliber bouts. Santana versus Rodriguez is that rarely seen matchup of equally talented fighters - risking a potential world rating, while the Corley-Bailey rematch is a classic boxer vs. puncher pairing, with Bailey anxious to avenge a disappointing world title loss to Corley. Plus, the card will feature Gary Stark Jr. coming off the biggest win of his career and the pro debut of amateur star and Harlem heavyweight Tor Hamer,” said DBE president Lou DiBella.
There’s a lot on the line when New York crowd favorite Santana (25-3, 15 KOs), who has won 19 of his last 20 bouts, takes on Rodriguez (22-2, 13 KOs), fresh off a first-round KO win on September 18. The Santana-Rodriguez winner is sure to receive world-rated recognition by year’s end.
Former WBO junior welterweight world champion Bailey (37-6, 34 KOs) continues to be one of the most feared punchers in the 140 pound division. The Miami, Florida native wants revenge against fellow former WBO 140 lbs. world champion Corley (31-9, 17 KOs) in the eight-round co-feature. The slick boxing Corley outpointed Bailey in a 2003 world title fight contested in Corley’s hometown of Washington DC.
Also on the October 22 show, Staten Island’s Gary Stark Jr. returns to action for the first time since March when he avenged a May 2007 loss to Andres Ledesma. Stark Jr. (21-2, 8 KOs) will be in eight-round junior featherweight action versus Dominican Leivi Brea (16-7-3, 8 KOs).
In addition, two-time NY Golden Gloves champion and 2008 National Golden Gloves champion Tor Hamer, a recent Penn State graduate, will make his pro debut at heavyweight versus Joe Rabotte (2-3, 1 KO). Hamer is one of the newest members of the DBE team.
Rounding out the seven bout card will be light heavyweight Will Rosinsky (2-0, 2 KOs) from Queens versus Reyshawn Myers; Brooklyn’s Philip Jackson Benson in a middleweight pro debut versus Robert Harris; and super middleweight Hajro Sujak (2-0, 1 KO) from the Bronx.
DiBella Entertainment is partnering with Everlast for Breast Cancer Awareness month. “DBE is happy to support the effort to find a cure for breast cancer. I’ve been personally touched by this disease. My sister is a breast cancer survivor,” said DBE president Lou DiBella.
Everlast is proud to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation who is committed through research to finding a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. To support this initiative and promote awareness, Everlast will display a pink canvas and corner cushions at the event and every fighter on the card will be outfitted in Pink Everlast Pro Fight Gloves.
Tickets for Broadway Boxing priced at $150 (ringside table, ringside seats), $100 (floor tables, floor seats, stage seats), $70 (general admission) are currently on sale. They are available by calling DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577. For more information on Broadway Boxing, please visit DiBella entertainment on the web at www.dbe1.com .
BB King Blues Club & Grill is located at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 West 42 Street in New York City.