(OCT 13) BROOKLYN, N.Y. –
ATTENTION GUINNESS! The Book Brooklyn brawl October 29th, of
World Records may need to be updated after the Thursday, Oct. 29
Brooklyn Brawl at Aviator Sports and Events Center. Boxing
champion-turned-promoter Dmitriy Salita announced on Wednesday
that an already-outstanding card is adding a female world title
fight with possible historic implications.
Brooklyn’s own Alicia “Slick” Ashley, who will be 48 years, 81
days when the bell rings later this month, is a former world
titleholder who currently owns the Guinness World Record as the
most mature female boxing world champion. She first earned the
distinction on Oct. 13, 2013, when she defended the WBC Super
Bantamweight belt with a victory over Zenny Sotomayer in
Tijuana, Mexico, at 46 years, 61 days, thus etching her place in
the renowned global archive.
Ashley (22-10-1, 4 KOs) – ranked second in her division by
BoxRec and noted as one of the best pound-for-pound women’s
battlers in the world – has the chance to re-write history once
again and put her own world record further out of reach when she
challenges undefeated Irish fighter and current Interim WBC
Bantamweight champion Christina McMahon (7-0, 3 KOs). McMahon
has compiled an unblemished slate since beginning her
professional career in 2010 and will look to halt Ashley’s
attempt at extending her Guinness mark on Thursday, Oct. 29 –
the winner takes home the vacant WBC Super Bantamweight title.
Brooklyn Brawl --October 29th
“This will be another, epic Brooklyn Brawl show with a WBC world
title fight featured at the event. This show will have prospects
and contenders, and fighters from all parts of the globe and
from all around New York City,” said Salita, the former IBF, WBA
and NABA International Junior Welterweight Champion who fights
out of Flatbush, Brooklyn, as a professional. “Alicia is one of
the most highly-regarded boxers in the world and is looking to
follow in the footsteps of future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins
by re-capturing a title at this point in her career. Her great
skills will certainly be put to the test against an undefeated
contender in Christina McMahon.”
On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Aviator Sports and Events Center in
South Brooklyn will serve as the next proving ground for many
New York City-based rising stars. The exciting undercards will
build toward the featured events, where Ashley and McMahon will
square off and unbeaten Russian and top-10 world-ranked
bantamweight contender, Nikolay Potapov, is set to make his
U.S.A. debut.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first bout scheduled for 6:30
p.m., as the Brooklyn Brawl looks to once again captivate New
York City with fistic fury. Tickets begin at $20 and are
available by calling 1-844-890-2120 or by visiting
SalitaPromotions.com.
Potapov – currently ranked as the No. 14 bantamweight in the
world by the WBO and now rated No. 10 globally by BoxRec – will
put his undefeated 13-0 record (6 KOs) on the line as he makes
his debut on U.S. soil. The fast-rising battler piled up more
than 180 amateur tilts and amassed a number of national and
international tournament victories, and now as a 25-year-old pro
has climbed quickly to challenge himself with four 10-round
bouts and a 12-rounder against top competition. In his last pro
victory, Popatov earned the WBA Asian title by beating Jason
Canoy, who is rated No. 14 in the WBC and No. 12 in the IBF.
Welterweight prospect “Trigger” Tresean Wiggins (7-1, 6 KOs) –
fresh off a third-round knockout at the Aug. 25 Brooklyn Brawl:
Boxing At The Beach affair – will be back on the Aviator card.
The fighting pride of Newburgh, N.Y., was impressive last month
against Baltimore’s Kevin Womack Jr. and looks to add another
stoppage victory to his burgeoning resume.
Undefeated junior lightweight contender Dimash Niyazov of
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, will have his mettle tested once again at
the Aviator complex. The Brooklyn police officer, whose story
was chronicled by the Wall Street Journal in August, improved to
8-0-3 (5 KOs) with a six-round Boxing At The Beach unanimous
decision over local fighter Ariel “Fuego” Duran in a
Brooklyn-Queens crosstown rivalry bout.
Detroit’s James Gordon Smith (8-0, 5 KOs) is another rising star
putting his unblemished record to the test in Brooklyn. The
eight-time Motor City Golden Gloves title-winner and former
national amateur champion is intent on making a name for himself
in the pro ranks.
A light welterweight and Olympian making his professional debut,
Serdar Hudayberdiyev comes to the Brooklyn Brawl after an
accomplished international amateur career. The pride of his
native Turkmenistan on the West Coast of the Caspian Sea, he
captured gold in the Asian games and was selected his country’s
flag bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Heavyweight Emilio Salas (3-1-1, 1 KO) of Puerto Rico – who
opened up the Boxing At The Beach slate with a second round TKO
at the expense of opponent Glenn Thomas – will add some thunder
to the Oct. 29 card while welterweight Giorgi “Goga” Gelashvili
(2-0, 2 KOs) of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, will provide the
lightning. Gelashvili, a former three-time Georgian national
champion, overwhelmed opponent DeLoren Gray-Jordon last August
with a speedy salvo of blows in round two, leading to his second
stoppage victory in as many fights and as many months.
A product of Corona, Queens, Edward Valdez was recently added to
the upcoming Brooklyn Brawl slate. A veteran at 13-11-2 (10
KOs), Valdez will face Aik Shakhnazaryan (16-2, 7 KOs) of
Samara, Russia, in an eight-round lightweight contest.
For ticket information and updates on the Thursday, Oct. 29,
Brooklyn Brawl please log on to SalitaPromotions.com and
AviatorSports.com.