Olympian Sadam Ali added
to “Fright Night At The Sun” card
October 20, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Oct. 20, 2009) – 2008
U.S. Olympian Sadam Ali has been added to the October 31st (Halloween
Night) “Fright Night At The Sun” pro boxing card, presented by Jimmy
Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in a 4-round
welterweight bout at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
World-rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid” Spina (25-1-1, 17 KOs)
headlines “Fright Night At The Sun” against former world champion Lou
“Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-1, 22 KOs) in the 10-round main event.
“Sadam is like Vinny Paz in the ring,” promoter Jimmy Burchfield said.
“He goes all out and boxing people really love that style. He’s a real
puncher and a great kid. Sadam Ali is the future. We’re all excited
about having another US Olympian fighting on one of our cards.”
Ali (3-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Brooklyn, was the first Arab-American
to represent the U.S. Boxing Team in the Olympics, as well as the first
New York City boxer on the U.S. Olympic squad in 20 years. He was a
highly-decorated amateur since he stared boxing 13 years ago, including
3-time PAL National Championships champion, as well as 2-time National
Golden Gloves Tournament and Under-19 National Tournament gold-medal
winner.
Taking this fight against an opponent to be determined on only two weeks
notice, Ali explained, was an easy decision because he’s always working
hard in the Coney Island gym with his trainer, Andre Rozier. “I feel
good about this fight,” the 21-year-old Ali commented. “I’m always in
the gym. I’m excited and ready. I don’t know what style I’ll use, other
than be exciting, until I figure out my opponent. Sometimes I use my
speed to box, other fights I’ll come in and take out my opponent. In
either case I’m coming to win.”
Ali, who has comfortably made the adjustment from amateurs to the pros,
started in karate at the tender age of four, but he switched to boxing
four years later after watching Prince Naseem Hamed. “I liked his energy
and the support he received from his fans,” Sadam explained. “I loved
watching his fights but I don’t really fight like him.
“I’m comfortable as a pro. There’s not that much of a difference other
than no head gear and smaller gloves. I have my goals and dreams, but
I’m not looking forward, just focusing on one fight at a time. I know
where I can get and this is just the beginning.”
One of the hottest prospects on the East Coast, UBC junior welterweight
champion “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy (15-0-1, 9 KOs), of Philadelphia, fights
an opponent to be determined in the 10-round co-feature.
On the undercard in separate 4-round bouts are a pair of promising
Hartford (CT) prospects from Puerto Rico, Hartford junior middleweight
David Bauza (2-0, 2 KOs) against Rafael Jastrzebski, and light
welterweight Edwin Soto (1-0, 1 KO) versus pro debuting Rasheed Francis.
Also fighting on the undercard is unbeaten lightweight Ryan “The Polish
Prince” Kielczewski (5-0, 2 KOs), a 2008 National Golden Gloves
Tournament runner-up from Quincy (MA), in a 4-round bout against Israel
Suarez (2-2). In two other 4-rounders, undefeated Philadelphia
lightweight Frank Trader (6-0, 2 KOs) faces Gustavo Daily, while Long
Island light heavyweight Joe Smith, Jr., 2008 New York Golden Glove
champion, makes his long-awaited pro debut vs. TBA. All fights and
fighters are subject to change.
Tickets for “Fright Night At The Sun,” priced at $27.00, $50.00 and
$80.00, are available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254),Published on WBAN.
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