Boxcino spawns world ranked fighter's and top contenders

Philadelphia, PA  (May 20, 2014)--THIS FRIDAY, The finals of the Boxcino 2014 tournament will take place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino and the stakes just got bigger for the four fighters that will compete in the lightweight and middleweight championship bouts.

 

The show is promoted by Banner Promotions and will be broadcast live on ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes and WatchESPN and will begin at 9 PM ET.

 

In the lightweight finals, Petr Petrov will take on Fernando Carcamo while middleweight Brandon Adams will square off with Willie Monroe Jr.

 

Each has won two fights and because of their willingness to step up and fight top competition, the WBA has recognized each fighter with a world ranking.

 

Carcamo is ranked-11 & Petrov is ranked-12 at lightweight.  In the middleweight division, Adams is ranked-6 while Monroe Jr. checked in at 14. 

 

"We are very proud of all four fighters and want to congratulate them on stepping up to the plate and winning these fights," said Banner Promotions president Arthur Pelullo.

 

"This is exactly what we envisioned when we put Boxcino together.  Fighters fighting other top fighters and they will be rewarded with rankings that will facilitate their careers into title opportunities and big fights.  I want to thank everyone at ESPN for having the same vision and putting this tournament together."

 

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