On Saturday, June 8th 2024 Hall of Fame boxing promoter Kathy Duva and Main Events in association with Rising Star Promotions, brings World Championship Boxing to Bally’s Atlantic City featuring #3 World Rated Middleweight and South Jersey’s own Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (37-5-1 16KOs) will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold Middleweight World Title against power puncher Juan Carlos “Merengue” Abreu (26-7-1 24KOs) of La Romana, Dominican Republic. 

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Two additional title fights are scheduled for this blockbuster event including Rising Stars own  #13 Rated Bantamweight Emmanuel “Salserito” Rodríguez (15-1 8KOs) will take on undefeated Khalid Twaiti (13-0 5KOs) for the WBA Continental America Latino Bantamweight Championship. Terell Bostic (11-2 1KO) squares off with Carlos Rosario (9-3-1 4KOs) for the vacant WBA Federcentro Lightweight Championship.

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The undercard will include local match ups and regional fighters such as Brooklyn, NY’s Chiara Dituri (8-1 3KOs) Berlin, NJ’s Damian Tinnerello (1-0 1KO), Saleh Ali (1-1-1) fighting out of North Bergen vs. Lacey’s Michael Ruiz (0-2), Justin Palmieri (1-0) of Maple Shade vs. Vineland’s Marcos Lugo (0-2), in a pair of Pro Debuts Larry Desposito of Tuckerton vs. Saquan Anderson of Bridgeton and Piscataway’s Gabe Gerena (5-0 4KOs) vs. Dan Murray (7-7) of Lanoka Harbor.