On Saturday night, July 9th, RDR Promotions will be back at the 2300 Arena with a huge night of boxing that will be headlined by junior lightweight Edward "Kid" Vazquez taking on Jose Argel in a fight scheduled for eight-rounds.
Vazquez of Fort Worth, Texas has a record of 11-1 with three knockouts. Vazquez, 26 of Fort Worth, Texas is a six-year professional who is already battle tested.as he has defeated Brandon Arvie (2-0), Brandon Cruz (6-0), Adan Ochoa (11-1) and Irvin Gonzalez (14-2).
His lone blemish came in his latest outing when he lost a controversial split decision to undefeated former National Golden Gloves champion Raymond Ford on February 5th in Phoenix. The judges scorecards were not in agreement with the fans in the arena and the commentators on DAZN.
Argel of Carolina, Puerto Rico is 8-3 with two knockouts. The 27 year-old will be looking to get back in the win column after three losses to undefeated fighters. In his last bout he lost to Haven Brady Jr. on March 26th in Las Vegas.
Seeing action in six-round bouts:
Nahir Albright (14-2, 7 KOs) of Sicklerville, New Jersey taking on an opponent to be named in a lightweight contest.
Damon Allen (16-1-1, 5 KOs) of Philadelphia fights Oscar Barajas (17-8-1, 8 KOs) of Zamora, Mexico in a lightweight fight.
Frankie Trader (13-2-1, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be named in a super featherweight contest.
Rasheen Brown (11-1, 7 KOs) of Philadelphia fights an opponent to be named in a featherweight fight.
DeAndre Pettus (6-1, 3 KOs) of Columbia, South Carolina takes on an opponent to be named in a super welterweight bout.
Eric Tylertucker (7-0, 7 KOs) of Los Angeles takes on an opponent to be named in a welterweight fight.
In Four-Round Bouts:
Boimah Karmah (2-0-1) of Sharon Hill, PA fights Daniel Jiles (0-1) of Philadelphia in a welterweight bout.
Famous Wilson of Deer Park, New York makes his pro debut in a middleweight bout.
Najeem Johns of Philadelphia will make his pro debut in a super lightweight fight against an opponent to be named.