Conquest, Sparrow & Wright post wins at TuesdayNight Fights in Philadelphia

Philadelphia (September 16, 2014)-It was yet another great evening of boxing as Joe Hand Promotions & D and D Management staged the 2nd installment of TuesdayNight Fights at a near capacity crowd at the 2300 in South Philadelphia. The series which is designed to showcase young up and coming talent from both the professional and amateur ranks in the Philadelphia region delivered excitement for the 2nd consecutive show. In the final professional bout, Donte Wright made a successful pro debut by winning a hard fought and grueling 4-round majority decision over Lionel Charles of New York.  Scores were 39-37 twice and 38-38 Donte Wright working inside In the middle bout, Avery Sparrow (2-0, 1 KO) scored an explosive 1st round stoppage over Hassan Wasswau of New York in a scheduled 4-round Jr. Lightweight bout.   Sparrow landed a crushing right hand that sent Waswau plummeting to the canvas very hard.  The back of Wasswau's head bounced off the canvas several times and he was knocked cold at 2:22 of the opening frame.  Waswau had to be laid out on a stretcher. Sparrow lands a left to the body In the opening professional bout, Jr. Welterweight Jerome Conquest out hustled Sidney McCrow of New York to win a 4-round  unanimous decision in a battle of pro debuters. Jerome Conquest lands a left Scores were 40-36 and 39-37 on two cards for the native Philadelphian Conquest. In the amateur portion of the card, Jackie McTamney of Joe Hand Gym defeated Diana Cute in a women's 125 lb bout. Mark Dawson of D-Boys Boxing defeated Douglas Northern in a 141 lb. bout. Brandon Pizaro defeated Kashad Elliot in a 125 lb. bout. Dylan Price of D-Boys Boxing beat Dallas Holder in a 112 lb. bout. Christian Carto got by Eric Gordon in a 110 lb. bout. PHOTOS BY DARRYL COBB The next card of Tuesday Night Fights will take place on November 25 at the 2300 Arena.   The 2300 Arena is located at 2300 South Swanson Street (Corner of Swanson & Ritner). For more information and media credentials, contact: Marc Abrams at phillyboxing@gmail.com or 856 287 7611     or Bill Kettelberger at bill@joehandpromotions.com or 215 364 9000   www.joehandpromotions.com and www.danddmanagementeam.com  Follow Joe Hand Promotions on social media at       Follow D and D Management at

Introducing Jr. Middleweight Donte Wright; set to make pro debut on Tuesday, September 16 at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia

Philadelphia (September 4, 2014)-5 On Tuesday night, September 16, Joe Hand Promotions and D & D Management will present the 2nd installment of Tuesday Night Fights at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.

In one of the professional bouts, former amateur standout, Donte Wright will make his professional debut when he takes on Lionel Charles of New York.

Wright, who was a 4-time Philadelphia District Golden Gloves and National PAL tournament champion with close 160 amateur bouts is eaglery anticipating his pro debut.

Below is an interview with Wright.  Media outlets may copy/paste the embedded link for journalistic use on the websites.

Dante Wright

In the main event, undefeated Super Middleweight, Derrick Webster (17-0, 8 KO's) of Glassboro, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a six-round bout.

Fresh off his exciting pro debut in the first Tuesday Night Fight's card, Avery Sparrow (1-0) of Philadelphia will square off with Pedro Andres (1-3, 1 KO) of Bridgeton, NJ in a four-round Featherweight bout.

Jerome Conquest of Philadelphia will make his pro debut against William Harris(0-3) of Darby, PA in a Jr. Welterweight contest.

There will be seven amateur bouts prior to the professional card that will be headlined by national Golden Gloves champion Christian Carto and Eric Gordon in a 3-round bout in the 110-pound weight division.

Tickets for this great evening of boxing are $50 for reserved and $30 for general admission and can be purchased online at www.2300arena.com or by calling 215 364 9000.

 

The 2300 Arena is located at 2300 South Swanson Street (Corner of Swanson & Ritner).