"Philly Favorites" Steven Ortiz and Damon Allen Jr. headline an RDR Promotions' night of boxing on Saturday, July 24th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The lightweight fight will top the bill on the second night of back-to-back shows at the 2300 Arena. The Friday, July 23rd show was announced earlier in the week. The bout is the most anticipated "Philly vs. Philly" main event matchup since Derek Ennis took a 12-round majority decision over Gabriel Rosado on July, 30 2010 at the same venue. Ortiz is 12-0 with three knockouts. The 27 year-old is a six-year professional, who has wins over Tyrome Jones (4-0), Joshua Davis (11-2), Wesley Ferrer (12-0-1), Jeremy Cuevas (11-0), Alejandro Salinas (10-2). In his last outing, Ortiz took an eight-round unanimous decision over Jeremy Hill (14-0) in Uncasville, Connectcut. Allen is 16-1-1 with five knockouts. the 28 year-old is an eight-year professional who has victories over former champion Gamaliel Diaz, Jayro Duran, Martin Honorio and his last outing, a six-round unanimous decision over Diemerci Nzau. However, that was in October of 2019.

 

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In a six-round bout, Rasheen Brown (9-0, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on Roberto Pucheta (10-18-2) of Jalisco, Mexico in a super bantamweight contest...

 

In four-round bouts: Paul Koon (4-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia squares off with Antonio Robertson (4-7-1, 2 KOs) of Raleigh, NC in a heavyweight fight...

 

Also appearing against opponents to be named will be undefeated welterweight Mark Dawson Jr., junior welterweight Nicolas Sullivan (3-0, 1 KO) of Norfolk, VA; light heavyweight David Stevens (5-0, 4 KOs) of Reading, PA and pro debuting super featherweight Iman Lee of Yonkers, NY.