This Saturday night, the boxing world turns its eyes to Harrah’s Philadelphia, where RDR Promotions is unleashing a mammoth 14-fight extravaganza to kick off the new year.
Topping the bill, we’ve got the unbeaten Isaiah Johnson, a welterweight whirlwind from Sicklerville, New Jersey, squaring off against Sebastian Gabriel Chaves in a six-round junior welterweight clash. Johnson, boasting a pristine 8-0 record with six knockouts, is fresh off a third-round demolition of Marquis Hawthorne last May in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Chaves, hailing from Buenos Aires with a 5-7 record and two knockouts, is a seasoned fighter looking to bounce back from a recent defeat to Greg Outlaw.
The co-feature slot shines the spotlight on Devon Lee from Las Vegas, who’s stepping back into the ring after a five-year break. Lee, an unblemished 8-0 with seven knockouts, faces the experienced Rondale Hubbert in an eight-round welterweight tussle. Hubbert, a Duluth, Minnesota native with a 15-27-5 record, is hoping to add another upset to his career against the high-flying Lee.
There’s even more boxing action to sink your teeth into:
- In a middleweight six-rounder, Philadelphia’s own Erron Peterson (4-0-1, 3 KOs) trades leather with Christopher Arguello (2-15-1, 2 KOs) of Colorado Springs.
- The heavyweights get a look in as Brooklyn’s Pryce Taylor (1-0, 1 KO) faces an as-yet-unnamed opponent.
- Ghandi Romain (2-1, 2 KOs) from Union City, NJ, and Callan Harley (0-2) will duke it out in a welterweight scrap.
- Eliezer Olmeda (4-4) of Gloucester, NJ, is set to battle Donte Turner (3-2, 2 KOs) from Saint Louis in another welterweight showdown.
- Philadelphia’s Hakeem Harmon (1-0, 1 KO) steps into the welterweight ring against a mystery opponent.
- In the junior lightweight division, Wilmington’s Jalique Holden (5-0, 4 KOs) faces Jacob Ray (0-3) from Covington, Kentucky.
- Making his pro debut, Keith Jackson Jr. of Gloucester, NJ, takes on Tyler Nystrom (0-1) of Superior, Wisconsin, in a middleweight fight.
- The heavyweights are back with Dante Selby (3-4-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia clashing with Dominique Mayfield (3-1) also from Philadelphia.
- Junior welterweights collide as Devin Price (3-0, 2 KOs) from Sicklerville, NJ, meets Dieumerci Nzau (11-16, 8 KOs) of Silver Spring, MD.
- Pittsburgh’s Steve Cunningham Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) is set for a junior middleweight fight against an opponent to be announced.
- And in the bantamweight category, Josh Aarons (0-3) from Williamsport, PA, goes glove-to-glove with Edwin Cortes (4-0) of Millville, NJ.
Grab your tickets at $65, $75, $100, or $130 by emailing rdrboxing@yahoo.com, and get ready for a night of electrifying boxing action!