DiBella reveals full Broadway Boxing line-up

Press Release

15/05/2019

DiBella reveals full Broadway Boxing line-up

Marco Huck to face Nick Guivas

This Friday, DiBella Entertainment's Broadway Boxing series returns to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut with a card headlined by "Marvelous" Mykquan Williams. A resident of Connecticut, Williams (14-0, 7 KOs) will fight in his first scheduled ten-rounder against Rickey Edwards (12-2, 3 KOs) of Paterson, NJ at junior welterweight. Former long-reigning WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (41-5-1, 28 KOs) of Berlin, Germany, will continue his comeback as a heavyweight, facing Kansas' Nick Guivas (14-10-3, 9 KOs) in an eight-round bout. Featherweight Irvin Gonzalez Jr. (12-0, 9 KOs), of Worcester, MA, will take on Oklahoma southpaw Elijah Pierce (8-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round contest. The event will be streamed live exclusively on UFC Fight Pass,beginning at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT.   
 
In his last bout, on February 28th, the 21-year-old Williams ventured outside of New England for the first time as a pro, outpointing Andre Byrd over eight rounds in Dallas. Managed by Jackie Kallen, Williams is trained out of Manchester Ring of Champions Society boxing gym by local legend and community leader Paul Cichon. This will be the eleventh fight for Williams at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
 
Gonzalez ended 2018 defeating 9-0 Carlos Ramos via unanimous decision. In his last bout on January 25, Gonzalez unanimously outpointed experienced veteran German Meraz over eight rounds. Trained by his father Irvin Sr., Gonzalez was an accomplished amateur, winning the New England Golden Gloves tournament in 2015 and participating in the 2016 Olympic Trials, while compiling a 90-15 record.  
 
Toka Kahn Clary (25-2, 17 KOs) returna to action, following a 12-round decision loss to Kid Galahad in an IBF featherweight eliminator last October. He will compete in a junior lightweight bout versus Dominican Carlos Reyes (33-5-1, 23 KOs), scheduled for eight rounds. Prior to the Galahad bout, Kahn Clary was riding a six-bout winning streak, with four by knockout. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Kahn Clary immigrated to the United States as a child, initially living in Philadelphia, PA, before settling in Providence, RI. Trained by Peter Manfredo Sr. since his amateur days, Kahn Clary entered the paid ranks in 2012. A highly accomplished amateur with a 119-11 record, Kahn Clary began boxing at age 14 and was a National Golden Gloves champion and a five-time New England Golden Gloves champion.
 
Heavyweight George Arias (13-0, 7 KOs) will battle southpaw Keith Barr (19-11-1, 8 KOs), of Glenville, WV, in an eight-round bout. Born in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Arias moved to New York City in 1996, at the age of four. After graduating from high school, he learned to box at Morris Park Boxing Gym near his home. Arias won the New York Golden Gloves tournament in 2014 then turned professional that October. Now trained and managed by Leon Washington Jr. and advised by Andre Rozier, he last fought on March 2nd, outpointing Robert Simms over eight rounds.  
 
Junior welterweight Adrian Sosa (10-0, 8 KOs), of Lawrence, MA, will fight in a scheduled six-rounder against Congo-born Dieumerci Nzau (11-7, 8 KOs), MD. The 23-year-old Sosa is coming off three straight knockout victories following his career best win, a six-round decision against previously undefeated Khiry Todd on May 5, 2018. Sosa was a 2014 New England Golden Gloves champion and turned professional in July 2016 following an 18-2 amateur record. 
 
Junior welterweight Anthony Marsella Jr. (12-0, 6 KOs), trained by Victor Fagnant out of Providence, RI, will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino for the first time since his April 2016 pro debut, in a six-round contest against Bogota, Colombia's Jean Sotelo (27-16-2, 16 KOs). As an amateur, Marsella was a four-time Southern New England Golden Gloves Champion, a 2014 New England Golden Gloves Champion, a two-time New England Junior Olympics Champion and a two-time New England Silver Gloves Champion. The 24-year-old Marsella is a cousin of former  champion and New England boxing legend Vinny Paz.  
 
Jacob Marrero (2-0, 2 KOs), a popular 19-year-old junior lightweight southpaw from Bridgeport, CT, turned pro last October and has scored two wins by knockout thus far. Trained by Carlos Nieves out of Bridgeport's Ortiz Boxing Gym, he will compete in a four-round junior lightweight bout versus Mexican Hugo Aguilar. Compiling an amateur record of 58-9, Marrero was a 2016 New England Golden Gloves Champion, a five-time Connecticut Silver Gloves Champion and a five-time Connecticut Junior Olympics Champion.
 
Puerto Rican heavyweight power-puncher Sahret Delgado (7-0, 7 KOs), a member of the Puerto Rican National Amateur Boxing Team, will compete in a four-round contest against Boston's Tracey Johnson (4-7-5). Ending a near-three-year layoff, Delgado won all seven of his fights by knockout since turning pro in November 2014.  
 
Junior welterweight Daiyaan Butt (3-0, 1 KO), born in Los Angeles, CA, and now based out of Philadelphia, PA, will see action in a four-rounder. Butt, who turned pro in June 2018, had amateur victories against Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney.  
 
Tickets for the event can be purchased online at Foxwoods.com, Ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-200-2882, or visiting the Foxwoods box office. Foxwoods Resort Casino is located at 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, Mashantucket, Connecticut 06338. Doors will open to the Fox Theater at 7:00 p.m., with the first fight scheduled for 7:30 p.m.