On Saturday, April 6th at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, two undefeated super bantamweights will collide in the eight-round co-feature as Star Boxing's Rajon Chance (8-0-1, 6 KOs) battles Travon Lawson (5-0, 3 KOs). That bout will support the previously announced ten-round light heavyweight main event featuring Richie Rivera (25-2, 19 KOs) of East Hartford, CT and Matthew Obinna (23-0, 23 KOs) of Nigeria.From East Orange, New Jersey, Chance got his best win so far by handing Elon DeJesus (3-0-1) his first loss. In his last bout, the 23-year old stopped Martin Diaz (18-14-2) in the opening round on March 4, 2023 in New Jersey.
Lawson, from the championship city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, holds wins over two previously undefeated foes which includes Angel Barrientes. In his last bout, Lawson took a four-round unanimous decision over Brendei Graham, but that was in February, 2021.
Also seeing action is Star Boxing's undefeated junior welterweight Ryan O'Rourke from Dublin, Ireland battling Joshua David Rivera (8-4) in a six-round bout. The 24 year-old O'Rourke won his first seven bouts in Europe. O'Rourke has won three consecutive starts on American soil, highlighted by a unanimous decision over Faydal Razkallah. O'Rourke is coming off a seventh round stoppage over Dashaun Johns on May 13th in Huntington, New York.
Middleweight Sharif Rahman fights Kijonti Davis in a six-round bout. Rahman, the son of former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, has a record of 7-0 with four knockouts. Davis is 1-3 with one knockout.
Other scheduled fights: Jacob Marrero (5-0, 4 KOs) of Bridgeport, CT. takes on Arveontae Dukes (2-0) of Bronx, NY, in a battle of undefeated junior welterweights; NYC Fireman Louis Maietta (3-4-2) form Bronx, NY faces Erick Alves (0-2) from Boston in a super middleweight bout; Also seeing action will be 140 pounder Oscar Bonilla (10-3-2, 1 KO) of Bridgeport, CT. and cruiserweight Demek Edmonds (8-0, 7 KOs) of Worcester, Mass.
Tickets to “Slugfest at the Sun” are on sale now at www.StarBoxing.com and start at just $40. The night of fights will feature a fantastic card, including some of the best talent in the area.
