Boyz II Men are coming to Bethlehem, but not to sing. No, these boys are going to dance; in the ring that is. Professional boxing returns to the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA on Friday November 16, 2018 with an entertaining card that features a number of undefeated young prospects.
Besides an intriguing main event, which features a three time undefeated Olympian, there is also the debut of a 2018 Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Champion who just happens to be a hometown kid. The card is being presented and promoted by KINGS Promotions out of Reading, PA.
As stated above, the main event will feature three time Olympian Anvar Yunosov (5-0, 2 KO's) vs. Joshua Davis (11-3, 5 KO's) in a matchup of up and coming super featherweight (126 lbs.) contenders. Yunosov, though 31 years old, may be old as a professional with only five fights on his record, but he's hardly new to the boxing game. It is solely because of his extensive career as an amateur.
He represented his native country Tajikistan in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic games, where he had the honor of being the flag bearer for his country at the 2016 closing ceremonies. He also competed in multiple world championships where he holds a distinctive win over Violito Payla, former Asian Games winner, giving him his first ever stoppage defeat in 2007. He now fights out of Reading, PA.
However, he'll need all those amateur accolades as he'll have his professional hands full with Davis. Fighting out of Washington, D.C., his record is a little deceiving. Though coming off two successive losses, he was (11-1) prior to those, with a seven fight win streak. The defeats came at the hands of two undefeated fighters themselves who have a combined record of 17-0. Davis wants nothing more than to get back to his winnings ways and to do it against a decorated fighter like Yunosov would just be icing on the cake.
Also featured on the undercard are three other undefeated prospects in Martino Jules (5-0), Joshafat Ortiz (5-0, 3 KO's) and Kendall Cannida (2-0). All three are from Pennsylvania with Jules and Ortiz having local ties from Allentown and Reading, PA respectively. Jules will be featured in the co-main event in what could end up being the fight of the night. His opponent, who is also undefeated, will be Daron Williams (7-0, 4 KO's) out of Washington, D.C in a battle of promising featherweights (122 lbs.).
If this weren't enough, ironically the biggest draw on the card may very well be a young man making his pro debut. Jonathan Torres, who is from Bethlehem, PA and fights out of Indio's Boxing Gym in Bethlehem, will ride the wave of his 2018 Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Championship into the prize fight arena. There he'll face Steven Lopez (0-2) who comes from the fighting city of Philadelphia, PA.
All world champions and Hall of Famers begin there careers on cards just like this one. With so many young hot prospects on this bill, the chance to possibly see a future one is coming to The Christmas City. With the holiday season literally around the corner, let the festivities and fireworks begin.
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