Raymond Serrano returns to face Wilfredo Acuna this Friday night at Harrahs Philadelphia

Joey Dawejko - Rayford Johnson in the main event plus undefeated Nathaniel Rivas, Immanuel Aleem and David Grayton CHESTER, PA (November 12, 2014)- This Friday night,  Jr. Welterweight contender Raymond Serrano (18-2, 8 KO's) returns to action when he competes in a six round bout against Wilfredo Acuna (15-15, 12 KO's) in the co-feature bout at Harrahs Philadelphia in Chester, PA. The show is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing , XFE and King's Promotions. Serrano of Philadelphia was one of the top prospects in the United States as he won his first 18 fights as he became a staple on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. He had quality wins over Ashantie Hendrickson (1-0), Jay Krupp (12-1), Ronnie Warrior Jr. (13-2-1) &  Ayi Bruce (15-2). He is looking ti get back in the win column after losing to Emanuel Taylor on January 25, 2013. "I can't wait to get back in their and I am ready to go," said Serrano when asked about the 21-month lay off.on the 30-fight veteran Acuna. "Training has been good.  I have been dropping weight and training real hard and putting in work with my new trainer Chino Rivas. "I don't know much on Acuna except that he is a southpaw." This will be Serrano's first appearance in his home state since stopping Corey Alacorn in five rounds on April 1, 2011. "I am excited to be fighting in my hometown.  After the layoff, it is good to have family and friends there to support me." The fight will be Serrano's first under new manager Mark Cipparone and Club 1957 Management. "I am excited to put on a good performance and get back on the winning track.  This will start to get me back in line for the big fights I know I will be in and win." Acuna of Managua, Nicaragua has quality wins over Freddy Oprta (5-1), Matias Garcia (11-1), Douglas Lira (6-1) and has been in the ring with top prospects and contenders such as Orlando Cruz, Luis Cruz, Felix Diaz , Jonathan Maicelo, current world champion Chris Algieri.  He is coming off an 8-round unanimous decision defeat to Dusty Hernandez Harrison (22-0) on July 26 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Serrano is promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. In the ëight-round main event, Joey Dawejko  (12-3-2, 5 KO's) will face Rayford Johnson (10-15, 6 KO's) of Longview, TX in a Heavyweight bout. In Six round Bouts: Immanuel Aleem (10-0, 6 KO's) of Richmond, VA will take on Angel Antonio Martinez (6-8-3, 1 KO) in a Middleweight bout  In four round bouts: Alex Barbosa (4-1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on Benjamin Burgos (1-9-1) of Mount Pocono, PA in a Super Bantamweight bout. Nathaniel Rivas (5-0, 2 KO's) of Berlin, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a Welterweight bout. Randy Easton (2-4-1, 2 KO's) of Williamsport, PA will fight Dan Bolden (2-3, 1 KO) of Louisiana in a Heavyweight bout. David Grayton (9-0, 8 KO's) of Washington, DC will take on Donald Ward (7-5, 3 KO's) of Memphis, TN in a Welterweight bout. Tickets are now on sale for $100 (VIP); $75 (Ringside) and $50 (General Admission) and can be purchased at the Harrahs Philadelphia Gift Shop; By calling Joey Eye (267-304-9399); David Feldman (610-291-0806); Peltz Boxing (215) 765 0922;  800-480-8020 or on www.webtix.net

Dawejko eyeing big win over Johnson this Friday night at Harrahs Philadelphia

Plus the return of Raymond Serrano and undefeated Nathaniel Rivas CHESTER, PA (November 11, 2014)- This Friday night,  rising Heavyweight Joey Dawejko will look for his fifth consecutive win when he takes on Rayford Johnson in the 8-round main event at Harrahs Philadelphia in Chester, PA. The show is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing and XFE. Dawejko of Philadelphia has a record of 12-3-2 with 5 knockouts and in his four bout winning streak, the last two have ended in explosive first round stoppages. The 24 year-old Dawejko was a former world junior amateur champion which was part of a 56-12 record in the non-paid ranks. He turned professional in 2009 with a 6-round unanimous decision over Royphy Solieau. He won his first six bouts (and was 7-0-1 in his first eight) which included knockout wins over undefeated fighters Ricardo Johnson and John Lennox. "I don't know much about Johnson other than he is tough and has been the distance with a lot og good fighters," said Dawejko. Dawejko is coming in off two consecutive first round knockouts for which he registered three knockdowns in each fight for a total of six knockdowns in just his last three minutes and twenty-two seconds worth of work. "I always had power but I was always saving energy to go the distance.  I am now in shape to knock these guys.  I have proved I can got the distance with top class fighters before.  I now know that I am in the right position to knock these guys out now." Johnson wasn't the first choice of opponents but Dawejko is looking for big named opponents with a win this Friday. "We offered the fight to a lot of guys and they all turned it down.  In 2015, I want to make my move and step up the competition.  The guy I would really like to fight is Amir Mansour." Johnson of Longview, Texas has a record of 10-15 with six knockouts. He is a good foe for Dawejko as despite his record, he is very capable with quality wins over Terrrence Woods (7-0), Arman Mrkanovic (4-1), former world title challenger Will Mcintyre (40-5-1).  In his last two bouts, Johnson has two great wins over Ernesy Reyma (4-0) and his last bout which was a 6th round stoppage over Vincent Miranda (16-1) on August 15 in Saratoga Springs, NY. In the six-round co-feature, Raymond Serrano (18-2, 8 KO's) will be back in action when the Philadelphia native takes on Wilfredo Acuna (15-15, 12 KO's) of Managua, Nicaragua in a Jr. Welterweight bout In Six round Bouts: Immanuel Aleem (10-0, 6 KO's) of Richmond, VA will take on Angel Antonio Martinez (6-8-3, 1 KO) in a Middleweight bout  In four round bouts: Alex Barbosa (4-1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on Benjamin Burgos (1-9-1) of Mount Pocono, PA in a Super Bantamweight bout. Nathaniel Rivas (5-0, 2 KO's) of Berlin, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a Welterweight bout. Randy Easton (2-4-1, 2 KO's) of Williamsport, PA will fight Dan Bolden (2-3, 1 KO) of Louisiana in a Heavyweight bout. David Grayton (9-0, 8 KO's) of Washington, DC will take on Donald Ward (7-5, 3 KO's) of Memphis, TN in a Welterweight bout. Tickets are now on sale for $100 (VIP); $75 (Ringside) and $50 (General Admission) and can be purchased at the Harrahs Philadelphia Gift Shop; By calling Joey Eye (267-304-9399); David Feldman (610-291-0806); Peltz Boxing (215) 765 0922;  800-480-8020 or on www.webtix.net

Joey Dawejko to battle Rayford Johnson on Friday, November 14 at Harrahs Philadelphia

Plus the return of Raymond Serrano and undefeated Nathaniel Rivas & Antonio Dubose  CHESTER, PA (November 3, 2014)- On Friday night, November 14, rising Heavyweight Joey Dawejko will look for his fifth consecutive win when he takes on Rayford Johnson in the 8-round main event at Harrahs Philadelphia in Chester, PA.   The show is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing and XFE.   Dawejko of Philadelphia has a record of 12-3-2 with 5 knockouts and in his four bout winning streak, the last two have ended in explosive first round stoppages.   The 24 year-old Dawejko was a former world junior amateur champion which was part of a 56-12 record in the non-paid ranks.   He turned professional in 2009 with a 6-round unanimous decision over Royphy Solieau. He won his first six bouts (and was 7-0-1 in his first eight) which included knockout wins over undefeated fighters Ricardo Johnson and John Lennox.   In his last four bouts, Dawejko has been coming into his own with his two biggest wins when he scored a unanimous decision over former top-ten heavyweight contender Derric Rossy as well as an impressive unanimous decision over undefeated Philadelphian Mark Rideout (4-0-2) on May 16. He followed those two fights up with an explosive 1st round stoppage over David Williams on August 2 in Atlantic City. In that bout, Dawejko scored three vicious knockdowns in the bout that lasted just 108 seconds.  In his last bout, Dawejko dtopped Yohan Banks three times in the first round en route to the opening round win on September 19 at Harrahs Philadelphia.   Johnson of Longview, Texas has a record of 10-15 with six knockouts.   He is a good foe for Dawejko as despite his record, he is very capable with quality wins over Terrrence Woods (7-0), Arman Mrkanovic (4-1), former world title challenger Will Mcintyre (40-5-1).  In his last two bouts, Johnson has two great wins over Ernesy Reyma (4-0) and his last bout which was a 6th round stoppage over Vincent Miranda (16-1) on August 15 in Saratoga Springs, NY.   Some of the best talent in the area will be on display on the undercard Raymond "Tito" Serrano will return in a six round Jr. Welterweight bout.   Serrano of Philadelphia has a record of 18-2 with 8 knockouts.   The 25 year-old Serrano won his first 18 bouts and became a household name as he appeared regularly on ESPN's Friday Night Fights as he scored wins over Ashantie Hendrickson (1-0), Jay Krupp (12-1), Ronnie Warrior Jr. (13-2-1) & Ayi Bruce (15-2).  He is looking to get back into the win column as he has dropped two in a row to Karim Mayfield and Emanuel Taylor.   Serrano is promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.   Serrano's opponent will be named shortly.   In four round bouts:   Alex Barbosa (4-1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on Benjamin Burgos (1-9-1) of Mount Pocono, PA in a Super Bantamweight bout.   Nathaniel Rivas (5-0, 2 KO's) of Berlin, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a Welterweight bout.   Antonio DuBose (6-0, 2 KO's) of Philadelphia will battle Josh Crespo (3-1-2, 1 KO) of New Haven, CT.   Randy Easton (2-4-1, 2 KO's) of Williamsport, PA will fight Alex Rozman (2-7, 1 KO) of Davenport, PA in a Heavyweight bout.   Tickets are now on sale for $100 (VIP); $75 (Ringside) and $50 (General Admission) and can be purchased at the Harrahs Philadelphia Gift Shop; By calling Joey Eye (267-304-9399); David Feldman (610-291-0806); Peltz Boxing (215) 765 0922;  800-480-8020 or on www.webtix.net

Joey Dawejko scores 2nd consecutive 1st round knockout

Philadelphia (September 23, 2014) -This past Friday night at Harrahs Philadelphia, Heavyweight Joey Dawejko scored his 4th straight win and his 2nd consecutive 1st round knockout when he destroyed Yohan Banks in 94 seconds of their scheduled 8-round bout.   The fight headlined a card that was promoted by Joey Eye Boxing Promotions, XFE and Peltz Boxing.   About forty-five seconds into the bout, Dawejko dropped Banks with a hard left hook.  Banks was clearly hurt and went down again from two more lefts.  Dawejko clearly smelled blood and put Banks out of his misery with two more lefts and Banks went down for a 3rd and final time.     The win comes on the heels of 1st round stoppage by Dawejko over David Williams on August 2nd.  He has registered 6 knockdowns in his last 3:22 of work.   The win ups the 24 year-old's record to 12-3-2 with five knockouts.   "I thought I put on a great performance.  I knew he was tough but I knew when i hit him with the first shot that I had him," said Dawejko.   "I feel like I am back on track and ready to great things." "I want to thank my manager Mark Cipparone and Club 1957 Management and my promoter Russell Peltz.", finished Dawejko "I am excited not only about the win but how Joey has set himself up each time to get those amazing 1rd KO's.  I believe that when a fighter with talent such as Joey decides to truly do what it takes and put his boxing career above all amazing things seem to happen! That being said I am extra proud to be a part of his team as every piece of this has been coming  together rather seamlessly.  So hats off to head Coach Billy Briscoe, strength trainer Jermaine Clarke and Joey's brother Walt for they too have contributed to this great victory!", said Mark Cipparone of Club 1957 Management.  Dawejko / Banks photos by Darryl Cobb Club 1957 Management was founded in 2013 by local businessman Mark Cipparone.  Cipparone is the owner of the widely successful and popular Rocco's Collision.  Since the formation of Club 1957 Management he has guided the careers of some the top fighters in the country.  Currently he manages Heavyweight Joey Dawejko, Jr. Middleweight Tyrone Brunson, Welterweight Raymond Serrano, Bantamweight Miguel Cartegena, Jr. Lightweight Tevin Farmer and Jr. Lightweight Jason Sosa.

Heavyweight Joey Dawejko discusses Yohan Banks fight on September 19 at Harrahs Philadelphia

plus Miguel Cartagena, David Gonzales, undefeated Anthony Burgin; Nathaniel Rivas; Johnson Jajoute , Anthony Abbruzzese and Roberto Irizarry

CHESTER, PA (September 10, 2014)--On Friday, September 19, Heavyweight Joey Dawejko take on Yohan Banks in the featured 8-round bout at Harrahs Philadelphia. The show is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing Promotions, XFE and Peltz Boxing Promotions. Dawejko of Philadelphia is riding a three-fight winning discusses his main event fight with the battle tested Banks. Media outlets my copy and paste the embedded link to their website for journalistic use. Joey Dawejko talks Yohan Banks fight I In 6-round bouts: Undefeated Lightweight Anthony Burgin (7-0, 1 KO) will be in action againstRamon Ellis (4-12-2, 2 KO's) in a rematch. Miguel Cartagena (13-1, 5 KO's) of Philadelphia will see action in a Super Bantamweight bout against an opponent to be named. David Gonzales (5-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a Jr. Welterweight fight. In 4-round Bouts: Nathaniel Rivas (4-0, 1 KO) of Berlin, NJ will take on an Luquan Lewis (1-7, 1 Ko) of Wyanadanch, NY in a Welterweight battle. Johnson Jajoute (1-0) of Philadelphia will box Adrian Wilson (0-1) of  Vineland, NJ in a Jr. Middleweight bout. Jesus Barbosa (4-4-1, 3 KO's) of Allentown, PA will square off with Anthony Abbruzzese (2-0, 1 KO) of Pennsylvania.    Bouts subject to change    Tickets are now on sale for $100 (VIP); $75 (Ringside) and $50 (General Admission) and can be purchased at the Harrahs Philadelphia Gift Shop; By calling Joey Eye (267-304-9399); David Feldman (610-291-0806); Peltz Boxing (215) 765 0922;  800-480-8020 or on www.webtix.net