(APR 12) POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW
YORK - On May 12, 2012, at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in
Poughkeepsie, New York, there will be a female bout on the card.
Featured female boxers will be Canadian junior welterweight
Natasha Spence (3-0-1, 2 KOs) vs. Racquel Bailey (1-1-1) in a
six-round bout.
Also on the card will be Frankie Archuleta of New Mexico, who
will take on undefeated Irish super featherweight prospect
Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland.
The "Irish Invasion" card is being presented by Final Round
Promotions, in association with Team Snooki Boxing and Bob
Duffy's Ring Promotions, and sponsored in part by Title Boxing.
About the male bout:
Hyland, 28 years old, (25-0, 11 KOs) and Archuleta (27-9-1, 14
KOs) square-off in the eight-round main event. Archuleta has a
history in terms of pulling off surprises in the ring. The
highlight of his career is a split-decision win over five-time
world champion Johnny Tapia. A former New Mexico and Texas State
champion, Frankie extended former world champion Alejandro
Berrio and world title challenger Emmanuel Lucero the full
12-round distance in their respective fights. The vastly
experienced Archuleta has also fought world champion Kevin
Kelley and world title challengers Juan Carlos Burgos, Rocky
Juarez and Daud Cino Yordan, as well as the International Boxing
Federation's ("IBF") currently top-rated lightweight, John
Molina, and No. 1 junior lightweight contender Martin Honorio.
Other fights on the card...
Chazz McDowell vs. Joseliz Cepeda in the six-round co-feature;
Also fighting on the undercard in separate four-round bouts are
undefeated Newburgh light welterweight favorite Treysean
Wiggins, New York City light middleweight Valdrin Muriqi, and
Waterbury (CT) light welterweight Jair Ramos; former USA
Mid-American middleweight champion Bryant "The Spartan" Pappas
faces Josh Williams, while unbeaten Poughkeepsie heavyweight
Detroy Jones fights Kimani Cunningham in a rematch from a year
ago.
Side note on Pappas....
Pappas, a sergeant in the Yonkers Police Department, is a cancer
survivor who is donating his purse to cancer research. Team
Snooki Boxing is donating $1.00 from each sold ticket to Rolling
Thunder, Chapter III New York to support needy U.S. military
veterans.
Tickets, reasonably priced at $35.00, $50.00 and $100 (Gold
Ringside), are available to purchase at the Mid-Hudson Civic
Center and through all Ticketmaster outlets.
