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25/10/2006
Press Release: The supporting cast  for the Wladimir Klitschko vs. Calvin Brock  IBF heavyweight title fight  has been announced. The show, which will take place in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 11, 2006 was confirmed today by Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions.  Laila Ali (22-0, 19 KOs) makes her Madison Square Garden debut against rated Shelley Burton (8-2-1, 2 KOs), in a  WBC and WBA super middleweight championship bout. Former featherweight champion Kevin  Kelley (59-7, 39 KOs) faces former five-time  featherweight  title holder Manuel Medina (66-15, 31 KOs) in an IBF junior lightweight elimination bout.  Kelley, who has headlined the Garden before in his epic fight against Naseem Hamed, is coming off an impressive victory over former champion Carlos Hernandez. Kelley is a former Golden Glove Champion as well.“We wanted to keep a strong NY presence on the show,â€? stated Loeffler, “In addition to Kevin Kelley from Flushing, Queens , we put on two NY State title fights.â€? State heavyweight champion Derric Rossy (13-0, 8 KOs), from Medford , Long Island, will make the second defense of his title against Shannon Miller (14-2, 8 KOs), from Troy, NY. Rossy won the super heavyweight Golden Gloves Championship in 2004.  The second NY State title fight is a barnburner between two Bronx natives and Golden Glove champions featuring Frankie Figueroa (13-2, 10 KOs) defending his New York State junior welterweight title against fan favorite Joey Rios (14-0, 6 KOs).
