Washington D.C. show booked for Oct. 29th

Press Release

24/09/2021

Washington D.C. show booked for Oct. 29th

In the main event of a show to be held in Washington, D.C., at the Entertainment & Sports Arena on October 29th, Cobia “Soldier” Breedy (15-1, 5KOs) faces Sulaiman Segawa (13-3-1, 4 KOs) in a ten-round featherweight bout. Breedy, who hails from Barbados originally, most recently stepped in the ring a year ago, in a last-minute fight against Tugstsogt Nyambayar. Breedy lost a split decision in what was a big step-up in competition.
 
Segawa a former Olympic hopeful had a stellar amateur career, fighting in international tournaments on behalf of his native country of Uganda. Eight of his 17 bouts have been against undefeated fighters, some who were considered hot prospects at the time of their fights. The fearless fighter last fought in November of 2020, also stepping in as a late replacement.
 
The lead promoter will be New Jersey based Rising Star Promotions in association with Events DC, DHH Promotions, TCMFB Boxing and Millions.Co. “This card is going to be a stacked card from top-to-bottom,” promoter Thomas “Cornflake” Lamanna said. “We have a D.C. legend in former world champion Chop Chop Corley, we have future star Jalil Hackett, and a fantastic featherweight title fight with Breedy and Segawa.”