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WOLAK
AND BINKOWSKI TO HEADLINE MARCH 23
New York, March 7, 2007— Popular New York middleweight Pawel “Raging
Bull” Wolak, a native of Poland who resides in Brooklyn, will headline a
show promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, in conjunction with
Frankie G. Productions, on Friday, March 23, 2007, at the Huntington
Town House, which is located on Jericho Turnpike (1/5 of a mile east of
Route 110).
Wolak, 13-0 (8 KOS), is coming off an impressive stoppage of Luis Hodge
in February. He will take on the durable southpaw Keith Sims, 25-13-1
(14 KOS), of Kansas City, whose last fight was against Joey Gilbert of
season one of “The Contender” reality show.
The semi main event will feature crowd-pleasing heavyweight Art
Binkowski, 14-0-1 (9 KOS), who was born in Poland but now resides in
Chicago. He played boxer Corn Griffin in the film “Cinderella Man.”
Also featured in a heavyweight special attraction is the murderous
punching Venezuelan heavyweight Wilmer Vasquez, 1-0 (1 KO). A protégé of
the legendary Roberto Duran, who will be in attendance, Vasquez
represented his native country in the 2004 Olympics.
Other undercard action features local favorites Tommy Rainone, 5-0 (1
KO), of Plainview, who recently scored three wins in 20 days;
heavyweight Costa Philippou, 3-0 (1 KO), a native of Cyprus who resides
in Merrick; welterweight Mike Ruiz, 2-2 (1 KO), who will be taking on
Jesse Gomez, 1-3, of Huntington; and red-hot lightweight Carlos Macias,
2-0. Macias’ manager, Nelson Fernandez, who has handled several
champions, says Macias is the best fighter he has ever managed.
In a rematch of a sensational brawl, female lightweights Dominga Olivo,
3-1, of Monticello, New York, will battle Ella Nunez, 0-1, of Jamestown,
New York. And making his professional debut will be Polish heavyweight
Thomas Kurzydlowski, who fights out of Chicago.
Although it is only March, it has been a busy year for Duffy, a retired
NYPD detective and former director of boxing for the New York State
Athletic Commission. Besides promoting a sellout show headlined by
undefeated Irish middleweight sensation James Moore in February, he has
been handling many of the logistical duties for the upcoming John Duddy-Anthony
Bonsante extravaganza at Madison Square Garden on the eve of St.
Patrick’s Day.
In addition, junior middleweight Alan Conyers, 11-2 (9 KOS), who is
promoted by Duffy, scored a sensational second round knockout of
previously undefeated Derek Ennis on Shobox: The New Generation in
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