Giovanni Lorenzo to face Robert Kamya on March 16th

05/02/2007

Giovanni Lorenzo to face Robert Kamya on March 16th

Press Release: Unbeaten middleweight Giovanni Lorenzo will fight veteran Robert Kamya in the ten-round co-feature March 16 on the "Erin Go Brawl" pay-per-view event, headlined by John Duddy against Anthony Bonsante in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lorenzo (22-0, 14 KOs), born in the Dominican Republic and now fighting out of Washington Heights in New York City, represented his native country in the 2000 Olympics and is the Dominican Republic middleweight champion. His most notable victories to date have been against Archak TerMeliksetian and Canadian champion Bryon Mackie. Kamya (15-6, 4 KOs), trained by former world champion Johnny Bumphus, is a Ugandan, now living in Palm Beach, FLorida. He upset Alex Bunema in 2005 and has been defeated by the likes of Joel Julio and Kofi Jantuah. "We're very happy that Giovanni Lorenzo has signed to fight Kamya on this card," Irish Ropes president Eddie McLoughlin said. "He's also a potential opponent for Duddy down the road." Also fighting on the show will be 2004 Irish Olympian middleweight Andy Lee (7-0, 4 KOs), and super featherweight Maureen "The Real Million Dollar Baby" Shea (9-0 with 1 no contest and 4 KOs).  Tickets may be purchased at the Garden Box Office, thegarden.com, or through TicketMaster.