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Yuri
Foreman fighting in Boston debut Duddy-Jean headlines “Super Brawl: The
Battle of Boston” Feb. 4
WOBURN, Mass. (January 20, 2006) – Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect
Yuri Foreman (19-0, 7 KOs) makes his Boston debut February 4 against
Jimmy LeBlanc in “Super Brawl: The Battle of Boston,” presented by New
England Ringside Promotions and headlined by middleweight sensation
“Ireland’s” John Duddy (14-0, 13 KOs), in the 10-round co-feature at The
Castle at Park Plaza in downtown Boston.
Foreman, now rated No. 24 by the World Boxing Council, was born in
Belarus and he now lives in Brooklyn. A three-time Israeli amateur
champion, Foreman also captured a title in the 2001 New York Golden
Gloves. He is rated No. 4 by the NABF, as well as No. 8 by the NABC, No.
10 by the NABO, and No. 13 by the NABA.
Foreman is coming off of an impressive 10-round “shutout” decision
(100-90 three times) against Troy Lowry (27-5) last October. He also has
defeated previously unbeaten Kevin Cagle (16-0) by decision in eight
rounds and Shakir Ashanti (15-8) via second-round TKO.
LeBlanc (11-9-4, 3 K0s), fighting out of South Boston (MA), is coming
off of a win against Leo Edwards.
“I’ve never been to Boston, but I’m looking forward to fighting there,”
Yuri said. “I’ve heard that there are a lot of good people there and
it’s close to my fan base in New York City. I’m going to put on a
winning Super Bowl performance the night before the Super Bowl. It’s
going to be great with John on the same card, a good mix of Russians and
Irish. I can’t wait.”
Duddy, born in Northern Ireland and now fighting out of Queens (NY), is
scheduled to fight veteran Julio Jean (7-6-1, 3 KOs) in the headliner.
Now rated No. 15 by the World Boxing Association, Duddy will be welcomed
with open arms by the large Irish community in Boston.
“We received so many calls from Duddy’s young fans who were disappointed
that they couldn’t attend the show (originally a 21+ show at Cyclorama
due to its licensing restrictions), along with the addition of Yuri on
the card, that we decided to move to a larger venue with no age
restrictions, The Castle,” New England Ringside president Rick Brutti
explained. “We want to give as many people in Greater Boston an
opportunity to see these two great prospects in action.”
Two fights ago, the Haitian-born Jean, now living in Florida, won a
unanimous eight-round decision against previously unbeaten Eromosele
Albert (10-0), the former Nigerian Olympian.
Scheduled to fight on the Feb. 4 card undercard, in separate bouts, are
4-time New York City Golden Gloves champion Jorge “The Truth” Teron
(9-0, 7 KOs), and Quincy super middleweight Chris Traietti (2-0, 1 KO),
a Westfield State College student. Florida junior middleweight “Bazooka”
Joe Linenfelser (2-0, 2 KOs), the youngest active pro boxer (17 years
old) in the United States, has been pulled from the card due to an
injury (hyper-extended elbow) suffered at training camp. All bouts and
fighters are subject to change. Other bouts will soon be announced.
