Star Boxing will celebrate the 50th show in its Rockin’ Fights series on Thursday, February 13th at The Paramount in Huntington (Long Island), New York. Headlining the show will be former WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. (28-5, 22 KOs) of Long Island, NY, who will make his return to The Paramount in a ten-round cruiserweight fight against an opponent to be announced. Smith has not fought since his October 2023 cruiserweight debut against Gilberto Ramirez. Smith lost by decision and Ramirez went on to become a two-belt champion. Prior to the Ramirez loss, Smith was stopped in two by world light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in June 2022.

 

Fighting four previous times at the venue, Smith Jr. scored show-stopping knockouts with each appearance in front of his loyal fan base. Smith earned his world title via decision over Maxim Vlasov on April 10, 2021.

 

Smith’s resume includes a knockout victory over boxing legend Bernard Hopkins, in an HBO classic, knocking Hopkins out of the ring in becoming the only man to stop the two-division world champion in his entire career. In addition, Smith has also defeated top contenders Jesse Hart, Andrzej Fonfara and Eleider Alvarez

 

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Junior middleweight Micky Scala, (11-0, 6 KOs), of Mesa, AZ returns to The Paramount in a scheduled eight round against Victor Toney, (8-3-1, 6 KOs), of Youngstown, OH. In November, Scala won a shut-out six-round decision over Luis Caraballo Ramos. A cousin of boxing legend James Toney, Victor looks to start another winning streak after a loss to undefeated Jordan Panthen on June 20, 2024.

 

Also featured at Rockin’ Fights 50 in an eight-round junior welterweight clash of Dominican fighters, Yan Carlos Perez, (4-0, 2 KOs), of Guaricano faces Yeuri ‘Dinamita’ Andujar (7-6-1, 4 KOs) of San Cristobal. Fighting at The Paramount on Rockin’ Fights 48, Perez defeated Ronny Reyes over six rounds in a unanimous decision victory. Most recently he was victorious on December 19, 2024 winning an eight-round decision over Jose Santoya in Santo Domingo, D.R. Currently riding a two-fight winning streak, Andujar knocked out Christian Otero in the fourth round on December 16, 2023 in New York City, following up with a six-round decision over Ronny Reyes at The Paramount on May 11, 2024.

 

Fighting in a four round welterweight bout, ‘King’ David Malul, (2-0, 2 KOs), of Queens, NY battles Shaquille Rushing, (0-1), of Lakeside, FL. The hard-hitting Malul made his pro debut on September 14, 2024, stopping Lucien Hannah in the opening stanza after being dropped himself twice in a candidate for round of the year. Following up on November 23, 2024, Malul halted Zachary Davis in the third stanza.

 

German light heavyweight Granit Stein, (18-1-1, 10 KOs), will make his debut at The Paramount in a scheduled eight-rounder against an opponent to be announced. Stein is looking to bounce back from a split decision loss to Anthony Holloway on December 6, 2024 in Queens, NY, his first fight in the United States.

 

In a battle of undefeated junior lightweights, ‘G.I.’ Joe Elzey, (3-0, 1 KOs), of Bronx, NY faces 18-year-old Jordy Suarez Gonzalez, (1-0, 1 KO), of Nashville, TN. Elzey returns to action following a four round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Erick Perez at The Paramount.

 

Over a 14-year period, Star Boxing has promoted the series to develop numerous world champions and top contenders while providing the best and longest running sold-out boxing series in the tri-state area. Aside from the 50 shows in this Rockin’ Fights series, Star Boxing has been the longest-running promoter in New York, having been consistently providing professional boxing in New York for over 30 years. Having promoted over 500 shows and thousands of boxers, its CEO, Joe DeGuardia is considered the OG of New York boxing.

 

“It’s been a very rewarding fourteen years of promoting world class fights here at the best fight club in New York” said Joe DeGuardia, President and CEO of Star Boxing. “I’m very proud that world champions such as Joe Smith Jr., Chris Algieri and Demetrius Andrade and numerous world ranked contenders have been developed and fought many times on this series.”

 

“Many of the loyal fans in the area come to every show and that has validated our mission to provide a great night of fights and entertainment. Our 50th Event Anniversary is a big benchmark for us and we look forward to continuing the series at The Paramount in the years ahead.”