Stacked card shaping up for New Legend Boxing on November 21 at the Resorts World New York City

QUEENS, NY (October 31st, 2014) - On Friday night, November 21 at Resorts World Casino New York City, New Legend Boxing returns with a packed night of boxing. In the main event, Bryant "Pee Wee" Cruz (12-0, 6 KO's) of Port Chester, New York will risk his undefeated record when he takes on an opponent to be named in a Super Featherweight bout scheduled for 8 rounds. Cruz has been taking on good competition as he has a win over Joshua Reyes (5-1) and in his last bout he scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Joe Morales onAugust 13 in New York City. This will be Cruz' first eight-round bout. In six round bouts: Gary Beriguette (5-0, 3 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY will take on Raphael Luna (4-9-3, 1 KO) of Albany, NY in a Welterweight bout. Treysean Wiggins (4-1, 4 KO's) of Newburgh, NY will battle battle tested Jason Thompson (5-7-4, 4 KO's) of New York in a Welterweight fight. In a Jr. Welterweight bout, Chris Galeano (4-0) of Bronx, NY will take on an opponent to be named. Allan Phelan (6-2, 4 KO's) of New York via Ireland will look for his 7th consecutive win when he takes on Angel Albelo (4-7-2, 1 KO) of Kissimee, Florida in a Super Featherweight clash. In four round bouts: Devaun Lee (3-0, 1 KO) of Jamaica, Queens, NY will fight Obafemi Bakari (1-0) of Staten Island, NY in a battle of undefeated Middleweights. Jose Miguel De La Rosa (1-0, 1 KO) of Queens, NY will fight Mack Babb (0-4) of Brooklyn, NY in a Welterweight bout. In a Jr. Middleweight bout, Renan Ruiz (4-1, 3 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY will square off with Ismael Aulet (1-3) of Puerto Rico. Noel Murphy of Woodlawn, NY via Ireland will make his pro debut against an opponent to be named in a Welterweight bout.  New Legend Boxing has tickets available, priced at General Admission $50, Reserved Seating $75, Ringside $125 and Ringside VIP $150 may be purchased by online at www.NewLegendBoxing.com or by calling (718) 487-4474. Resorts World Casino New York City is located 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. Jamaica, N.Y. 11420. Doors open at 6:30 PM, first fight starts at 7:30 PM.

Three-division world champ Amanda Serrano talks about her September 18 bout at the Master Theater in Brooklyn

Brooklyn, NY (September 15, 2014) -- Three-division world champion Amanda Serrano (21-1, 16 KO's) knows first hand that she has a tough fight on her hands this Thursday night at the Master Theater in Brooklyn when he she takes on Jackie Trivilino (9-8-3, 1 KO) in a rematch of a fight that took place on March 20, 2009.   Serrano won a majority decision and now in the long awaited rematch they will headline a seven bout card promoted by Dmitry Salita's Star of David Promotions.   The Featherweight bout is scheduled for 8-rounds.   The 25 year-old Serrano will be fighting in her native Brooklyn for the first time in three years after fighting in the Dominican Republic and Argentina.   "I feel good. I am ready to fight. I love to fight and it's going to be a war on Thursday,"said Serrano.   Even though she won the first encounter, Serrano is looking for a more emphatic victory.   "We fought before and now I know a lot more about her. I know she is confident. I am always confident. I am ready."   Serrano has won belts at 126, 130 and 135 pounds and is considered one of the top female fighters in the world.   "It feels great to be considered one of the best. There is a lot of pressure to keep world championship status. I am here because I have a great team. I am glad to be the first female fighter to be featured on Dmitry's shows."   Serrano is happy that she will be at the top of the card in her hometown.   "I am at the level where I am the main event. We have proved to the fans that we can be the co-main event and main event. It gives me an extra umph to be able to featured so high on the card."   With the perceived lack of opportunities, Serrano's manager/trainer Jordan Maldonado said that Serrano may have to starting fight abroad more. She has already fought in the Dominican Republic, Sweden and Argentina.   "Going to Europe is the only choice. The American promoters do not see the passion of these girls,"said Maldonado,   "There are great fighters like (newly crowned unified Welterweight champion) Cecilia Braekhus. When we were in Argentina we noticed how much pride they have in their women fighters. It's big in Peru and it's funny because I don't think the fighters anywhere are even is good as the fighters in New York. The women here are superior but we don't have the backing over here like they do in other parts of the world, so in order to people to win the title, get the recognition and fight for the purses that Amanda is worth, we will have to go over to Europe. All of our fighters are homegrown. We will fight anyone. Amanda just won the WBO title in Argentina. Amanda is not a New York fighter, she is considered a world fighter.", finished Maldonado.   Serrano countered by saying, "I want to fight wherever the opportunities are. I am a warrior. I will go anywhere. I took the chance when I went to Argentina and I came home with a the belt."   "Thursday will be a great fight. The fans should come out and support female fighters and support this show. I want to thank Dmitry Salita for the opportunity to fight at home.", finished Serrano.   A terrific show has been assembled Salita.   In 6 Round Bouts:   Undefeated Cruiserweight Junior Wright (11-0-1, 9 KO's) of Chicago returns to the Master Theater when he takes on Kamarah Pasley of Philadelphia.   Gary Beriguette (5-0, 3 KO's) of Brooklyn will fight Rapahel Luna of Albany, NY in a Jr. Welterweight bout.   Dimash Niyazov (6-0-2, 4 KO's) of Staten Island, NY will square of with Jamell Tyson of Rochester, NY in a Lightweight bout.   In 4 round bouts:   Middleweight Akil Auguste (4-1, 4 KO's) Brooklyn, NY will take on Dequan Burgos(1-0) of Brooklyn, NY   Amateur standout Peter Dobson of Bronx, NY will make his pro debut against Mack Babb of Brooklyn, NY.   Exciting Middleweight Peter Reyes (4-0, 2 KO's) of New York will take on Maurice Amaro of Philadelphia.   Log on to salitapromotions.com to score tickets to see this mix of champions and up & comers do their thing in the ring on Thursday, Sept. 18.   The Master Theater is located at 1029 Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Brawl invades Millennium Theater February 27th

The Brooklyn Brawl series returns to Brighton Beach for an action packed Night of boxing.    New York's   Hottest prospects;  US Iraqi war veteran, title fights    Highlight Brooklyn Brawl Feb 27th    BROOKLYN, NY (JANUARY 10, 2014)---    On Thursday night, February 27th at the Millennium Theater in Brooklyn, New York, Dmitry Salita's Star of David Promotions will be back with the popular Brooklyn Brawl series. In the main event undefeated Cruiserweight contender Steve Bujaj (10-0, 6 KO's) is primed to stay undefeated as he fights in his first 8 round fight.     The native New Yorker is Coming off an impressive performance on December 18th , when he stopped Mike Bissett in five rounds at Webster Hall.  Steve is looking for another stoppage   Trainer of champions Billy Jilles said that the former Golden Gloves champions is "The best prospect in NYC" In the co main event, Polish sensation  (8-0, 3 KO's) is looking to go for his first title as he takes on the tough, rugged and experienced Raphael Luna (4-6, 1 KO) in a Lightweight bout scheduled for eight rounds. Chudecki is coming off a six round unanimous decision over Joshua Nieves on December 18th at Webster Hall. Luna of Albany, New York coming off a NYC fight of the year candidate a 6 round draw against the undefeated Dimash Niyazov on December 18th at Webster Hall.    Jr. Middleweight Contender Steve Martinez (13-1, 10 KO's) of Bronx, New York is looking to make his way back to the ring and climb up the ranks.  " I am the best Jr. Middleweight in New York and one of the best in the world.  Now  I am climbing up again , watch out!", Said Martinez. US Iraqi war veteran , undefeated Jr. Middleweight contender Shawn Cameron (6-0, 4 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY is dedicating his fight to the all the US military troops around the world.    Cameron will compete in a 6 round bout. Also seeing action in a six round bout will be Jr. Lightweight Angel Garcia (6-2, 2 KO's) of Brooklyn. Coming off a fight of the year candidate the fast and exciting undefeated Dimash Niyazov (4-0-2, 3 KO's) of Staten Island, NY is looking to impress his fans in a four round Lightweight bout. The always exciting Peter Reyes (4-0, 2 KO's) of New York will see action in a 4 round Middleweight  bout.    Former national Golden Gloves champion Jr. Welterweight  Marcos Suarez (1-0-1) of Bronx, NY will also be on the card.    "I am grateful that we have such a full roster of talent for the show,"Said Dmitry Salita. "It is going to be a great and exciting night of boxing.  I am excited to see Shawn Cameron, a war veteran that protected the United Stated to see action in the show!  It's going to be a great night of boxing!." Opponents plus Other bouts will be announced shortly   Tickets for this outstanding night of boxing will are $125 (VIP); $100 (Ringside), $80, $60 & $40.

KHYTROV IMPRESSIVE IN PRO DEBUT-STOPS NAVA IN 1 TO HIGHLIGHT MEMORABLE NIGHT OF BOXING AT PACKED WEBSTER HALL

NEW YORK (DECEMBER 19, 2013)-- In his much anticipated pro debut former amateur world champion, Ievgen Khytrov took out Christian Nava in round one of a scheduled six round Super Middleweight bout at a SOLD OUT Webster Hall in New York City.   The show was promoted by Dmitry Salita's Star of David Promotions in association with  Fight Promotions Inc. and was sponsored by the Fight Factory Gym in Brooklyn.     Khytrov came out and landed some hard shots but that did not deter Nava as he even came back to land a few of his own shots.  Finally towards the end of the first round, Khytrov showed his class and started hurting Nava with both hands.  Finally at the end of the round, Khytrov leveled Nava with a powerful left hook that sent him on the canvas.  Nava courageously got to his feet but stumbled back and referee Gary Rosado stopped the bout at 2:57 of round one. Khytrov, who competed in the 2012 Olympics for his native Ukraine is now 1-0.  Nava, 166 lbs of Salt Lake City, Utah is now 2-5-1. In what will possibly go down as the New York Fight of the Year, Dimash Niyazov and Rapahel Luna waged a six round war that ended in a majority draw. Early on it looked like Niyazov would have an easy time of it as he boxed his way to an early lead by using his height and reach.  In round three, Luna was able to start getting inside and made the battle a fire fight with for the the latter half of the bout thrilled the sold out audience at Webster Hall to the point they gave the two warriors standing ovations after each round. When the scores were announced, they read 58-56 for Luna while two cards were even at 57-57.  Both fighters indicated they were up for a rematch with Luna insisting an eight round bout.  Promoter Dmitry Salita was on board and will try to make it happen in the first quarter of 2014. Niyazov, 137 lbs of Staten Island via Kazakhstan is now 4-0-2.  Luna, 139 lbs of Albany, NY is now 4-6-3. Heavyweight Jarrell Miller remained perfect as he stopped Sylvester Barron at 2:20of round two of their scheduled six round bout. Miller, 262 lbs of Brooklyn is now 7-0-1 with all wins coming by knockout.  Barron, 235 lbs of Anacortes, WA is now 8-3. Akil Frederick opened the show and needed just 33 seconds to dispose of Jermaine King in a scheduled six round Middleweight bout. Frederick of Brooklyn is 3-1 with 3 knockouts.  King of Guyana is now 1-8-1. Michal Chudecki of Poland scored a six round unanimous decision over Joshua Nieves in a rematch of Lightweights. Chudecki, 135 1/2 lbs of Poland won by scores of 60-52 on all cards and is now 8-0-1.  Nieves, 136 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn is now 2-3. Good looking Cruiserweight Steve Bujaj stopped a gritty Mike Bissett in round five of their six round bout due to cuts around Bissett's left eye. Bujaj systematically broke down Bissett and finally the fight was halted due to the bleeding. Bujaj is now 10-0, 7 KO's.  Bissett is now 5-4. Glenford Nickey scored a four round unanimous decision over Rigoberto Miranda in a Super Featherweight bout. Scores were 39-37 on all cards for Nickey who is now 3-1.  Miranda is 0-1-2. Peter Reyes remained perfect with a four round unanimous decision over Ruben Ortiz in a Middleweight bout. Scores 40-35 twice and 39-36 for Reyes of Brooklyn who is now 4-0.  Ortiz of Providence is now 0-3. Wesley Ferrer spoiled the pro debut of Richard Bonds by scoring a 1st round stoppage in the Lightweight bout. Ferrer is now 2-0 with 2 knockouts. THE SHOW WILL STREAMED ON WWW.PANDAFEED.TV

STAR OF DAVID & FIGHT PROMOTIONS INC. PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEOS PLUS FULL CARD ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK (DECEMBER 17, 2013)—Below are videos from Monday’s press conference at Taras Bulba Restaurant in New York City in conjunction with Wednesday night’s fight card at Webster hall that will feature the pro debut of former amateur world champion Ievgen Khytrov.  The undercard will feature 7 undefeated fighters.—Note websites may use the videos by clicking on  the image and copy/pasting the embedded code.  Also below the videos is a list of the full card plus ticket and credential information

                        
Press Conference        Stivens Bujaj                    Peter Reyes

                
Ievgen Khytrov            Jarrell Miller                    Dimash Niyazov

This Wednesday night, December 18th, former amatuer world champion,  Ievgen Khytrov will make his long awaited professional debut when he takes on Romon Bareber in an 6 round Super Middleweight bout that will highlight a packed night of boxing at Webster Hall in New York City.

The show is promoted by Star of David Promotions in association with Fight Promotion Inc.

The much heralded Khytrov was a 2012 Olympian from Ukraine and has been been favorably compared to WBA Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin due to his prodigious punching power.

Ievgen has been training at the legendary Gleason’s Gym under the of eye of the trainer of champions, Buddy McGirt.

Barber of Wichita, KS has a record of 4-6 with three knockouts has a win over previously undefeated Cesar Angeles (2-0) and has faced undefeated prospects Morgan Fitch, Rob Brant, Javontae Starks,  Frank Galarza & Antonio Johnson.

In six round bouts:

Dimash Niazov (4-0-1, 3 KO’s) of Staten Island vis Kazakhstan will fight Raphael Luna (4-6-2, 1 KO) of Albany, NY in a Lightweight bouts.

Peter Reyes (3-0, 2 KO’s) of New York battles Ruben Ortiz (0-2) of Philadelphia in a Middleweight bout.

Exciting Heavyweight sensation, Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (6-0-1, 6 KO’s) of Brooklyn. NY will take on Sylvester Barron (8-2, 3 KO’s) of Anacortes, WA in a Heavyweight bout.

Popular Michal Chudecki (7-0-1, 3 KO’s) of Ponzon, Poland will fight Joshua Nieves (2-2, 2 KO’s) in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Cruiserweight Stivens Bujaj (9-0, 6 KO’s) will take on Mike Bissett (5-3, 4 KO’s) of Tampa, FL.

In Four round Bouts:

Glenford Nickey (2-1, 1 KO) of Brooklyn, NY will fight Rigoberto Miranda (0-0-2) of Albany, NY in a Super Featherweight bout.

Former Golden Gloves champion, Wesley Ferrer (1-0, 1 KO) of Brooklyn, NY will square off with pro debuting Richard Bonds of Newbergh, NY in a Lightweight fight.

Former National Golden Gloves champion, Jr. Welterweight Marcos Suarez (1-0-1) of Bronx, NY will fight Jean Hernandez (0-1) also of Bronx, NY.

Upcoming hip hop sensation K Kutta is scheduled to make a special music performance..

Webster Hall, a premier NYC night club, concert venue and New York City landmark is located at 125 east 11th street.

Doors open 7pm tickets can be purchased for $60, $85 and $125 onticketweb.com or by calling 646 481 5558

Cohen Congratulates 'Lightning' Luis for Latest Victory

Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions wishes to congratulate his fighter, Canadian junior welterweight Tony "Lightning" Luis (17-1, 7 KOs) for his unanimous decision over Albany's Raphael Luna on Saturday night at the Whitehall Athletic Club in Whitehall, New York. Fighting in front of an appreciative New York crowd, Luis cruised to a near-shutout victory, while waiting for a bigger fight to materialize. Considered one of Canada's top prospects, Luis is currently rated #12 in the world by the WBA. The 25-year-old is a native of Cornwall, Ontario, and has already won the WBC Continental Americas Junior Welterweight Championship via KO 1 over former NABA Champion Alejandro Barrera. As an amateur, Luis was a seven-time Ontario Champion, a 2006 Eastern NY Golden Gloves Champion, won three National silver medals and defeated 10 Canadian National Champions. "Tony has all the potential in the world and is rounding into world-class form," said Cohen. "He looked sensational Saturday night and it won't be long before he's back on national television in a meaningful fight. He really has everything it takes to be a world champion."

Luis geared up for return bout with former amateur foe Luna!

 

Ontario, Canada (November 8, 2013) – Promising lightweight Tony “Lighting” Luis believes he could very well become the first fighter to stop rugged New Yorker Raphael Luna when the two battle tomorrow evening at the Whitehall Athletic Club in Whitehall, NY.

 

About eight years ago as an amateur, the 17 year old Luis trekked from his native Canada to face Luna, who is six years his senior. At the time, Luis was aware of Luna’s reputation and knew he’d have to work hard for a victory.

 

“It was a dangerous fight to take at the time,” Luis said of their initial meeting. “He was known as a big puncher in the amateurs. He was a little bit of a trash talker before the fight but I outboxed him and won a decision.”

 

As professionals however, the two have gone on separate paths.

 

Although Luna’s record is an uneven 4-5-2 with 1 win by knockout, he’s had no help from the judges. The Albany native’s two draws came in the hometown of his opponent and he’s also dropped split and majority decisions. Two of the three men to defeat him unanimously, Ryan Kielczweski and Mel Crossty, are now a combined 22-0.

 

Known as one of Canada’s brightest young stars, Luis won his first 15 bouts and claimed a minor WBC title following a first round knockout in 2011. On January 25, the fast and exciting 25-year-old stepped up and battled 6’0 late replacement Jose Hernandez. The two warriors engaged in one of ESPN’s most exciting fights of the year however, Luis was stopped in the eighth round. After spending time in the gym to correct some of his mistakes, Luis returned in May to shut out iron chinned veteran Maurycy Gojko.

 

Against Luna, Luis, who has never seen his foe fight in the paid ranks, admittedly is entering the ring with plenty of confidence.

 

“I haven’t seen him since we fought as amateurs. The way I’m looking it at is he’s 31 now and I am a man not a teen. I believe I’ve made more improvements than him. The game plan is to box smart, stay away from his punches and kill him with hand speed. I’m not worried about him he should be worried about me. I don’t want this to go to the judges and I want to punish him but I won’t force a knockout.”

 

Luis is also aware that another significant fight will likely proceed if he’s victorious.

 

“I am penciled in for an ESPN fight in January at Turning Stone. With that said, I’m focused on Luna now. I have to take care of business. Come Saturday, everybody will see a smarter Tony Luis who is just as fast and aggressive. I fought stupid against Hernandez I got caught up in the moment. I did soul searching and got back to my boxing and the style that made me effective.”

 

For tickets or more information, go to Whitehallathleticclub.com or call 518-832-3662.