Friday, November 13th is fight day at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Local junior middleweight Justin "Mr. AC" Figueroa (14-0, 11 KOs) headlines the seven-bout card against Luis Caraballo Ramos (8-10-1, 8 KOs) of Puerto Rico, in a rematch of their March fight that ended in a no contest. In the heavyweight co-feature, George Arias of the Bronx (19-1-1, 7 KOs) meets Joe Jones (16-15-2, 10 KOs) of Virginia over eight rounds. Arias' lone pro  loss came in 2023 and he is looking for an explosive return to push back toward the top of the division.

 

Junior lightweight Iman Lee (15-0-1, 8 KOs) of Yonkers, NY, a WBC Grand Prix veteran, makes his Atlantic City debut against Dannis Aguero Arias (20-6).

 

John "Body Shot" Leonardo (13-1-1, 6 KOs) of Manalapan Township, NJ faces Kevin "El Gallo" Nunez (6-4, 3 KOs) of Puerto Rico over eight rounds at 122 pounds. Leonardo, trained by his father Donald, is coming off a hard-fought March decision over Edgar Joe Cortes.

 

In a true club fight, JJ Alvarez takes on New York's Larry Fryers at 144 pounds. A current and a former trainer at Mendez Boxing, these two guys know each other's game and agreed to settle it in the ring. That is how great club fights get made.

 

Brooklyn's Koby Khalil Williams (8-1, 6 KOs) faces Italy's Salvatore Di Stefano over six rounds at 135 pounds.

 

Julio Sanchez III, a product of the Pleasantville rec center, meets Skyler Bray over six rounds.

 

"Everybody on this card is a free agent, and every one of them is looking to make moves in 2027," said promoter Larry Goldberg. "This is blood and guts boxing the way it was done in this city twenty years ago. Come out Friday night and support it."

 

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