ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (July 3, 2024) – Boxing Insider Promotions is known for putting on competitive fights where anything can happen. The company had a knockout event with its opening show at TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY on May 11, and Boxing Insider Promotions will do it again on FRIDAY, JULY 26.
Boxing Insider Promotions, led by Atlantic City native and Boxing Insider CEO Larry Goldberg, will produce the best top-to-bottom event ever, as well as the most exciting boxing show this summer on the famous Boardwalk. In fact, the main event on July 26 features world-class heavyweight OTTO WALLIN (26-2, 14 KO’s), the Swedish favorite who has fought some of the best in the world, in an eight-round main event as he climbs the ladder to a world championship.
Wallin, ranked #11 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and #16 by the World Boxing Council (WBC), is based in New York, where he is trained by former three-division world champion Joey Gamache. His only losses as a professional boxer have come against former world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Given recent events, he could easily position himself for a title fight with a couple of impressive wins.
His opponent on the July 26 show is ONORIODE EHWARIEME (20-4, 19 KOs), a 6′ 7″ giant from Warri, Nigeria who is nicknamed “Godzilla.” He is an Olympian who represented Nigeria as a super heavyweight at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He is also a former WBF Intercontinental Champion and has an incredible KO percentage of 95 percent in his victories.
Returning to the show is junior middleweight JUSTIN FIGUEROA (9-0, 7 KOs), aka “Mr. Atlantic City,” who knocked out Antoni Armas in the fourth round at The Trop on May 11. Figueroa, who is locally known not only for his boxing talents but also for his exploits on the football field for Holy Spirit High School, and for his membership in the prestigious Atlantic City Beach Patrol, the oldest paid professional lifeguard force in the United States, is also known for his post-fight celebrations, which include him doing the “Worm” across the ring.
“This is our second time working with Boxing Insider and as a corporate promoter, we couldn’t be happier to be working with them,” said Jolene Mizzone, President of Fighters First Management, which represents Wallin and Figueroa. “Larry and his team are really promoting boxing events like they were in the 1980s and 1990s, which is refreshing.”
Local fight fans who know a thing or two about Atlantic City boxing will surely remember one of their favorite local heroes, Bruce Seldon, who won the World Boxing Association (WBA) world heavyweight championship in 1995. Now it’s time for the next generation to take over, as his son, BRUCE SELDON JR. (1-0, 1 KO), will fight in a four-round heavyweight bout. Seldon, a standout football player at Absegami High School, turned pro on June 15 with a first-round knockout of Terrick Maven.
All-around knockout artist JACOB SOLIS (4-0, 4 KOs) returns after defeating Brandon Martinez at The Trop on May 11. Solis, who is a big favorite in both New York and Atlantic City, has yet to let any opponent go past two rounds.
In a four-round welterweight bout, Brooklyn’s JASON CASTANON (1-0 1KO), who made his professional debut at the Boxing Insider event in New York on March 7 with a win over Luis Rivera-Reyes, will take on ARVEONTAE DUKES (2-0), a former national junior Olympic champion who defeated Beni Beguy in an explosive bout at Sony Hall in New York in December.
And fans can come to the show and meet MICKY WARD, the legendary and charismatic boxer who fought 22 times in Atlantic City, including two epic battles with Arturo Gatti.
He and other loyal AC fans at The Trop will witness a special four-round super middleweight bout as MARCO “EL TIBURON” ROMERO (1-0, 1 KO), of Olathe, Kansas, showcases the skills that have made him a legendary amateur. Indeed, Romero, 19, has won 136 of his 141 amateur bouts, amassing a dazzling array of laurels, including five Ringside World Championships, six National Silver Gloves titles, three National Junior Olympic crowns and two of the nation’s most prestigious titles in the past year. He not only won the U.S. national championship, but also won the National Golden Gloves on May 18 and made his professional debut less than a month later, knocking out Jonathan Gary in two rounds on June 15.
There will definitely be more updates on this card.
Cards subject to change.
In connection with the program, Boxing Insider will be making a donation to Atlantic City PAL, the only amateur boxing program currently operating in Atlantic City.
Tickets are priced at $60, $75, $120, $150, $200 and $300 and can be purchased through TicketMaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/boxinginsider-live-professional-boxing-atlantic-city-new-jersey-07-26-2024/event/020060CD00CE6AFA).
The event will also be streamed live and free at BoxingInsider.com.
