FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS: NIGHT
OF FUTURE CHAMPIONS SARATOGA SPRINGS HEAVYWEIGHT
WILCOX TO FACE UNDEFEATED PROSPECT AGUILERA JULY
25TH IN SARATOGA
For
Immediate Release
Saratoga Springs, June 18,
2008 – Saratoga Springs heavyweight Gary
Wilcox (21-3, 7 KOs) will face his toughest challenge
in recent years when he faces young prospect Nagy
Aguilera (8-0, 6 KOs), Newburgh, N.Y., in the
eight-round co-feature event of Pugnacious Promotions’
annual “Night of Future Champions”
summer boxing card at the Saratoga Springs City
Center on Friday, July 25th.
The bout will be featured on
the annual card showcasing hot, young boxing prospects
promoted by Pugnacious Promotions, in association
with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and DiBella
Entertainment, during the first weekend of world-class
thoroughbred racing at the city’s historic
race course. Feature fights on the card –
held on the first night of twilight racing the
evening before the Breeder's Cup qualifier Whitney
Stakes – will be televised on ESPN2’s
“Friday Night Fights.”
Also appearing on the card
are Guilderland lightweight prospect Mike Faragon
(3-0), Schenectady light welterweight Brian Miller
(2-0-2), Guilderland cruiserweight Chris Horn
(3-1, 2 KOs), Albany light heavyweight Markus
Williams (1-0, 1 KO), Yonkers cruiserweight Jon
Schneider (7-2-1, 5 KOs) and Schenectady pro debuter
Brian Abraham.
“This heavyweight match-up
between Saratoga’s own Gary Wilcox, a seasoned,
highly skilled veteran, against the hot, young
prospect Nagy Aguilera, from the Hudson Valley,
is sure to be a thrilling fight for fans,”
said Lisa Elovich promoter of the event. “It’s
a true crossroads fight, with an accomplished
and experienced boxer standing in the way of an
up-and-coming, undefeated prospect.”
Wilcox, 6'4" and 240 lbs,
was a former cruiserweight contender who has moved
up to heavyweight for his past few fights. He
fought most recently in Albany on May 16th, a
fifth-round TKO over journeyman John Rainwater.
Aguilera, a 6'3" 235 lb
Dominican fighting out of Newburgh, N.Y., was
a former two-time Golden Glove title winner with
over 120 amateur fights. He stepped up in his
first eight-round bout May 29th at Tioga Downs,
near Binghamton, against tough Pittsburgh slugger
Jason Bergman, winning by TKO in the first round.
Tickets and more information
are available from Pugnacious Promotions, www.pugnaciouspromotions.com
or 518-527-0160. Reserved tickets are $125 for
Golden Ringside and $75 for Ringside. General
Admission open seats are $40. VIP tables, including
dinner catered by Brindisi’s and table service
throughout the evening, also are available.