Tua to fight in NYC on November 3

16/10/2006

Tua to fight in NYC on November 3

Press Release: The New York City Marathon will be on the horizon just two days later, but boxing fans will be sprinting to the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Friday, November 3, 2006 when heavyweight contender David Tua headlines the “Marathon Extravaganza” fight card.  No opponent has been named yet for Tua, who has a record of 45-3-1 including three wins in a row.  Among those wins, he has defeated the likes of former champions Hasim Rahman, Michael Moorer and John Ruiz, and current WBC champion Oleg Maskaev. A solid undercard is chock full of top prospects from both New York City and Puerto Rico.  The Puerto Rican prospects are Jose Nieves (15-0-2, 8 KOs), and Hector Sanchez (7-0, 2 KOs). The “Big Apple” cast includes:  "Mean" Joe Greene (14-0, 8 KO's), Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (7-0, 6 KOs), Jorge Teron (12-0-1, 8 KOs), Cindy Serrano (13-0-1, 7 KOs), Joel Castillo (1-0-0, 1 KO), John Schneider (1-0, 1 KO) and Darrel Madison (Pro Debut). Tickets are available at Gotham Boxing by calling 212-755-1944 and Ticketmaster.