Boston, MA (July 1, 2022) – Reyes Boxing Promotions is proud to announce hard-hitting Zsolt “The Phenom” Daranyi will fight for the NABA welterweight championship Saturday, July 16 at Daughtry Gym in Braintree, MA.

Born in Hungary and fighting out of Toronto, Daranyi won national amateur championships in both countries. As a pro, he’s 17-1 with 16 wins by knockout. The 27-year-old is trained by boxing legend Lennox Lewis and captured the Canadian welterweight title in his most recent bout, a second round knockout of Flavio Michel on May 7.

Daranyi’s opponent will be announced shortly

“I’m really excited to have Zsolt on the card,” said Michael Reyes, CEO of Reyes Boxing Promotions. “He has aspirations of fighting top welterweights, so winning impressively would be big step in the right direction.”

6’10 heavyweight Donnie Palmer of Dorchester, MA meets Argentina’s Ricardo “El Tigre” Ramirez in a six round contest. Palmer owns an impressive 11-2-1 record with 9 of his victories coming via knockout. The Palmer-Ramirez matchup is for the ABF heavyweight title.

Taunton, MA’s Marqus Bates meets Argentine Gabriel “Chilo” Calfin in a six round matchup for the ABF junior welterweight title. Bates, 10-4 (7 KO’s), is facing his most experienced foe to date in Calfin, who is a 44-fight veteran.

Undefeated middleweight Anthony “Big Daddy” Hines of Dorchester, MA puts his 8-0 record on the line against Diego Marocchi of Argentina in a six rounder for the ABF middleweight championship. On October 29, 2021, Hines scored his best victory to date, a unanimous decision over former world title challenger Fidel Munoz.

Casey James Streeter, 10-2-1 (4 KO’s), will swap leather with New Orleans’ Javier Mayoral in a six round junior middleweight bout. Hailing from Portland, ME, Streeter was a four-time New England Golden Gloves champion. In 2019, Streeter returned to the ring following four surgeries that were required after he suffered a near-death injury while working as an arborist.

In four round undercard matchups, Justin Morales faces Thomas Kenney, Michael Ogundo battles Christian Guido, Jason Quick challenges Heinrich Cacares, Christian Pedro meets Jimmie Levins and Kevin Rodriguez matches up with Richard Barnard.

Heavyweight Robert Sabbagh of Brooklyn, NY is also scheduled to fight in a four rounder against an opponent to be named.

“There’s a number of good New England area fighters on this card and three of them – Marqus Bates, Donnie Palmer and Anthony Hines – are fighting for ABF titles, said Reyes. “Casey James Streeter has an incredible story while Jason Quirk looks to keep his unbeaten record after being out of the ring for nearly five years. Michael Ogundo is fighting for the first time in Massachusetts after traveling all over the world to face top fighters and Kevin Rodriguez is always in exciting fights. The fans will definitely get their monies worth July 16!”

Tickets from $50 are on sale at KingsofCombat.Co and doors open at 6 pm with the first bell scheduled for 7.

Prior to the pro card, Reyes Boxing Promotions in association with Kings of Combat will host a special card featuring exhibition bouts. The exhibitions start at 1 pm and doors open at noon.

All exhibition bouts are scheduled for three 3-minute rounds. Every participant must pass the same pre-fight medicals as the pro fighters. The exhibitions will have a referee, judges, and medical personnel on site throughout the event.

Headlining the exhibition card is undefeated heavyweight Bobby “Lights Out” Laing against former pro wrestler and bodybuilder Dylan Bostic. Laing, who hails from Braintree, MA, is a well-known public figure and defeated former NFL star Adam “Pacman” Jones in August 2021.

Brandon Kelly, best known as “The American Ninja Warrior,” faces an opponent to be named in a lightweight contest, heavyweight Rob “One Eyed Wolf” Perez challenges Andrew “The Flesh Hammer” Felt and female welterweight Kacey “Hotwheelz” Wheeler will face an opponent to be announced.

Additional exhibitions will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the exhibition bouts are $30 and on sale at Kingsofcombat.co.

Those unable to attend the event can purchase the telecast of both the pro card and exhibitions at Kingsofcombat.co for $20.

Reymart Gaballo pounded out a 12-round split decision over Emmanuel Rodriguez to win the WBC Interim Bantamweight title at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, CT

In round three, Rodriguez had blood from the bridge of his nose.

Rodriguez landed 109 of 372 punches; Gaballo was 93 of 520

Gaballo, 117.6 lbs of General Santos City, PHL won by scores of 116-112, 115-113 while Rodriguez won a card 118-110. Gaballo is now 24-0. Rodriguez is 19-2.

REYMART GABALLO

“I am very happy and blessed to win this belt. I was always moving forward and controlling the pace, so I thought it was a close fight that either of us could have won.

“I’m waiting for my team to tell me what they have planned for me next. I’m going to keep training hard so I’m always ready for the opportunity when it comes.

“I’m going to go back to the Philippines and spend time with my family. I’ve been in Miami training for eight months so I’m excited to go home.”

EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ

“It was a good fight, but he only won about two or three rounds. There were two punches from me for every punch he landed. He knows he lost. Everyone knows we won.

“My team told me to go out and keep boxing him in the late rounds. We knew he needed a knockout in the twelfth round. That was his only chance to win.”

Ennis and Van Heerden Fight to No-Contest

Jaron Ennis and Chris Van Heerden fought to a no-contest when Van Heerden suffered a gruesome cut in round one of their 12-round welterweight bout.

Ennis was battering Van Heerden all over the ring and looked to be on his way to an early stoppage when the two clashed heads that opened up a horrible cut on the forehead of Van Heerden. The fight was stopped at 2:39.

Ennis, 146 lbs of Philadelphia is 26-0-1 NC; Van Heerden, 146.9 lbs of Santa Monica, CA is 28-2-1-1.

“My head is good. I don’t know quite what to say, but I feel good.

“Before the headbutt I had already cut him. I felt strong. I knew he was ready to go. I feel like I’m getting better and better. Now I’ll just get back in the gym.

“As you could see from the first round, I was handling him easily. I feel like everyone is still sleeping on me, but I’m ready for anyone. Bring on the big names.

“At the end of the day it’s boxing and you have to live with it when stuff like this happens. I’m ready to step up against even better competition than Chris van Heerden.

“I was putting it on him and I was getting ready to dig to the body and he came right at me and we headbutted.

“I could get back in the ring tomorrow. I’m ready. I’m just disappointed right now. Anybody in the top five, I’m ready for them. I’m hungry and it’s my time in 2021. I will become world champion.”

Russell defeats Payano by Technical Decision

Gary Antonio Russell remained perfect as he won a technical decision over Juan Carlos Payano when Payano could not continue due to an accidental head butt one second into round seven of their scheduled 10-roound bantamweight fight

In round six, Payano was bleeding from over his right eye. It was ruled an accidental headbutt and the fight was stopped just as the 7th bell rang.

Russell landed 86 of 243 punches; Payano was 58 of 268.

Russell, 119 lbs of Capitol Heights. MD won by scores of 59-55 twice and 58-56 and is now 18-0. Payano, 119 lbs of Le Vega, DR is 21-5.

GARY RUSSELL JR., BROTHER OF GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL

“We are definitely our worst critics so I don’t think this was his best performance. But with the situation that’s at hand and the passing of our younger brother. We just wanted to take this energy and focus it on something productive. I didn’t know how Antonio would be able to handle it going into the fight but I did know that Payano was going to need to kill him to beat him in that ring tonight.

“We were starting to step on the gas. The main thing when a guy gets dirty like that is to be technical. His punch placement was precise. His punch selection was excellent. We touched the body real well. We hurt him and we knew we had the power to keep hurting him.

“I know for a fact that my younger brother Antonio wants to dedicate this fight to our younger brother who just passed away. There’s a lot of emotions. To be able to harness it all is bigger than boxing. Boxing is something we love to do but this is a very difficult time for our family.

Brandun Lee stopped Dakota Linger in round three of a scheduled 10-round welterweight bout.

Lee dominated the fight and landed several hard punches when the fight was stopped at 1:17 of round three.

Lee, 143 lbs of Yuba, CA is 21-0 with 19 knockouts. Linger, 142 lbs of Buckhannon, WV is 12-5-2.

Benjamin Whitaker won eight-round majority decision over previously undefeated Zsolt Daranyi in a junior middleweight bout.

Whittaker, 150 lbs of San Antonio, TX won by scores of 79-73, 77-75 and 76-75 and is now 15-4. Daranyi, 150.2 lbs of Budapest, HUN is 15-1.