SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING JARRELL 'BIG BABY' MILLER FIGHTING FOR THE NEPHCURE FOUNDATION

BROOKLYN (June 18, 2014)-- Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller is a certified two sport threat.  A world-class kick boxer who will headline a SPIKE TV main event this weekend, as well as a blue-chip heavyweight prospect who wants to restore excitement to the region in the same manner as fellow Brooklyn natives Riddick Bowe and Mike Tyson.  Along the way, however, the 25-year-old Miller, who is backed by Dmitriy Salita's Star of David Promotions, knows the importance of giving back, and keeping proper perspective. That's why he has signed on to be a spokesman for The NephCure Foundation, a non-profit organization which seeks to work on helping develop treatments and potential cures for kidney disease, specifically targeting Nephrotic Syndrome and focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a cause of Nephrotic syndrome. The 6-4, 255-pound Miller took time out for kickboxing training for his Glory 17 feature bout against legend Mirk Cro Cop, on Saturday, June 21(9 PM ET, SPIKE TV; from Los Angeles) to speak up about why he's aligned with NephCure.  "As a professional athlete I feel blessed to fight on television, and I feel responsible to bring awareness to such important issues as kidney disease, as well as to make people aware and to find a cure," Miller said. "I feel this is my responsibility, and more so since Nephrotic Syndrome is five times more likely to strike African-Americans." As a boxing pro, Miller's primary aim is to build his 9-0-1 (9 KOs) record to the point where he can secure a title shot, and win a world title, which will help restore the reputation of the division which has long lacked American star power. Promoter Salita believes "Big Baby" has all the traits needed to step up to the biggest stages. "I see in him the hand speed, the power, the mobility, the ring smarts...all the traits needed to bring the heavyweight championship to Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller," Salita said. "He is taking it step by step, and Star of David is proud to be associated with this young superstar to be." Miller wants to take care of some unfinished kickboxing business on Saturday, when he brings his 22-1 mark in with the Croatian sensation Cro Cop, who boasts a 22-8 record. They clashed last March, with the Croatian taking a disputed decision. Miller vows to obtain revenge.  Miller has been impressed with the focus and determination of the people affiliated with The NephCure Foundation, the Philly-based non-profit which is the only organization solely committed to seeking a cause and cure for Nephrotic Syndrome and FSGS. He's asking his rooters to learn more about NephCure, which is comprised of patients, their families and friends, researchers, physicians and other healthcare professionals, and their aim to help science unlock the biological mechanisms that cause these serious conditions and ultimately find a way to cure and prevent them. For more information about The Nephcure Foundation, please click here.http://www.nephcure.org/home.  For up to date information on Jarrell MIllers' next boxing match, please log on tohttp://www.dsalita.com/

FORMER WORLD CHAMPION LUIS COLLAZO EMBRACES YOUNG FRIEND, NEPHCURE FOUNDATION FOR JANUARY 30 FIGHT AGAINST VICTOR ORTIZ AT BARCLAYS CENTER

BROOKLYN, NY (Jan. 16, 2014)-- Brooklyn-born former WBA Welterweight World Champion Luis Collazo is dedicating his crucial January 30 fight for the WBA International Welterweight title against former World Champion and crossover star "Vicious" Victor Ortiz to The NephCure Foundation, a kidney disease non-profit with which he has a special connection. The two-time New York City Golden Gloves Champion (34-5-3, 17 KO's), now a 32-year-old veteran hunting another world title opportunity, will wear www.NephCure.org on his robe and trunks for the main event of the Thursday, Jan. 30 show live on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes in honor of 15-year-old Allie Genatt, who suffers from the incurable kidney disease FSGS. Genatt, who underwent a kidney transplant at age 11, lives in Brookville, Long Island and is a prime mover in advocating for more research to find better treatments and a cure for her affliction. Genatt will join Collazo at the pre-fight press conference and will be ringside at Barclays Center onJan. 30 when her friend Collazo meets Ortiz, the welterweight standout who lost his WBC welterweight title to the great Floyd Mayweather in 2011.  The 26-year-old Ventura, Calif. fighter (29-4-2, 22 KO's) is returning from a broken jaw in a loss suffered at the hands of Josesito Lopez in June 2012.  Ortiz is also an entertainment personality outside of boxing, having appeared in ABC's Dancing With The Stars Season 16 last year. "As a former - and future - world champion, I've reached many of my goals in boxing.  Now I want to use the platform of this fight to call attention to Allie's battle with FSGS and to The NephCure Foundation, which funds research into finding a cure," stated Collazo.  "NephCure needs to find patient families dealing with these kidney conditions in the Hispanic communities of New York City and I can help them do that." FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis), which afflicted the late actor Gary Coleman and interrupted the NBA career of Alonzo Mourning, is a disease that damages the kidney function, often requiring dialysis or transplant.  Genatt received her mother's kidney via transplant in 2010 and now fights off relapse because the disease attacks the new kidney in 50 percent of cases. In preparation for her surgery, the then 11-year-old Genatt engaged in a physical fitness regimen of boxing and met Collazo through her trainers, Scooter Honig and Eddie O'Boyle at Competitive Edge Athletics in Port Washington.  Honig trains Collazo and other athletes and celebrities such as LL Cool J at the Long Island facility.  Genatt's father, Rich Genatt, is a member of The NephCure Foundation Board of Directors and Allie speaks at meetings of Nephrologists and organizes fundraising walks for NephCure while attending Jericho High School. "It is so exciting for me and NephCure to be part of Luis Collazo's team for this major event right here in Brooklyn," said Allie Genatt, who hosted Collazo and his trainers at NephCure's Annual Countdown to a Cure event in New York City in November.  "Our message is that NephCure (www.NephCure.org) is a great resource for people suffering from FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome.  We have a dynamic community and we want to find and help other families." Ortiz vs. Collazo is a 12-round fight for the WBA International Welterweight title presented by Golden Boy Promotions.  Barclays Center doors open at 6:00 p.m. ET with the first bell sounding at 6:30 p.m. ET.  The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets for Ortiz vs. Collazo are priced at $25, $43, $80 and $160 plus applicable taxes and service charges and are available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 and at Barclays Center American Express Box Office.  For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK. A limited number of suites are available for the event.  For more information on how to reserve one, please call 718-BK-SUITE (718-257-8483).