Travis Kauffman Headlines King’s Promotions Card on 12/4 in Reading, PA
Travis Kauffman Headlines King’s Promotions Card on 12/4 in Reading, PA
READING, PA – King’s Promotions is closing out the decade with a bang as it returns to the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA with a professional boxing/mixed martial arts hybrid show on December 4. King’s Promotions hosted the first hybrid event in May, resulting in the company’s most successful event in it’s 14-year history.
In keeping with the holiday spirit, King’s Promotions will donate $.50 of each ticket sale to benefit The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In addition to patient care, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is dedicated to finding cures for illnesses that affect children worldwide.
“I want to continue to introduce boxing to MMA fans and vice versa,” says Marshall Kauffman, the promoter of the event. “These two sports can co-exist and feed off each other and continue to grow alongside one another. At the end of the night, fans of both sports will leave satisfied.
“All of my guys are going to be matched tough because I believe they are all capable of fighting at a high level. When fighters are put in ‘soft’ they do not develop the ability to cope with difficult situations. The fans will see exactly what these guys are made of.”
In the main event, heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman returns to action in front of his hometown against an opponent to be name later. Kauffman, 18-1 (15 KO), is coming off a controversial loss to Tony Grano on Shobox: The New Generation in his last fight and is eager to rebound with a solid victory.
In the co-featured bout, hard-hitting cruiserweight Julio Cesar Matthews of Harrisburg, PA will face tough upset specialist Harvey Jolly of Adrian, Michigan in a six round bout. Matthews, 8-0 (5 KO), will be in against his sternest test with Jolly, who at 10-11-1 (5 KO) has one of the most deceiving records in boxing. Jolly has spoiled four unbeaten fighters, including his last opponent, the previously 12-0 Nicholas Ianuzzi whom Jolly knocked out in the very first round.
Local heavyweight favorite Craig Tomlinson will also return to action against Willie Palms of Jersey City, NJ in a fight scheduled for six rounds. Tomlinson, 24-15-1 (13 KO), has faced a who’s who in the division over the course of his 16-year career. Palms, a US National Amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1997, has worked as a sparring partner for most of the top heavyweights of the last decade, including the heavyweight champion Klitschko Brothers.
Making his Reading debut, light-welterweight Van Oscar Penovaroff of Kailua Kona, Hawaii will face Fernando Basora of The Bronx, NY in a six round bout. Penovaroff, 4-0 (3 KO), is the newest protege’ of Marshall Kauffman. He traveled with the 2004 US Olympic team to Athens, Greece to prepare them for competition. Penovaroff attended Northern Michigan University with Travis Kauffman in the amateur boxing program.
Jason Cintron, brother of former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron, will return to action in a six-round contest against Norman Allen of Laurel, MD. Cintron, 10-1 (3 KO), is rebounding from his first defeat and will look to feed off the hometown love to get back on track.
The MMA action will be run by Mark Jovich’s Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge, the leader in Pennsylvania mixed martial arts action.
Tickets, priced at $65, $50, $35 and $25, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Sovereign Center Box Office at 700 Penn Street in Reading (610-898-7200) or at all Ticketmaster outlets (800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com). Doors open at 6PM and first fight starts at 7PM.
For more information on how to donate to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, visit https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/express-donation.do?fnl=don_sin
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