Younans to face Mina in New York

Press Release

12/03/2025

Younans to face Mina in New York

Star Boxing has announced the new headliner for their celebratory Rockin’ Fights 50th show set for Saturday, March 22nd at The Paramount NY in Huntington (Long Island), NY. Tickets are for sale at www.StarBoxing.com.  Super middleweight Junior Younan, (21-0-1, 13 KOs), of Brooklyn, NY will face battle-tested Abel Mina, (18-3-1, 9 KOs) of Ecuador in a bout scheduled for ten rounds. Younan knocked out Ricardo Luna in the first round in May 2024 at The Paramount NY. Following up on September 14th, he stopped Alexis Gaytan in the fifth stanza at the famed venue. Fighting for the first time in the United States, Mina fought to a ten-round draw with former title challenger and hometown favorite Kamil Szeremeta in February 2024 in Poland. Most recently he was victorious in an eight-round unanimous decision over Armando Fontalvo on January 24, 2025 in Ecuador.
 
Junior middleweight Micky Scala, (11-0, 6 KOs), of Mesa, Arizona returns to The Paramount NY in a scheduled eight rounder against Mario Zabojnik, (12-1-0, 6 KOs), of Slovakia. Scala won his Paramount debut on November 23rd with a shutout decision over battle-tested veteran Luis Caraballo Ramos. The southpaw Zabojnik makes his U.S. debut, following a third-round stoppage of Kristian Dzurnak on February 7, 2025.
 
Also featured at Rockin’ Fights 50 in an eight-round junior welterweight clash, Yan Carlos Perez, (4-0, 2 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, faces Yeuri ‘Dinamita’ Andujar (7-6-1, 4 KOs), of Bronx, New York. Fighting at The Paramount NY on Rockin’ Fights 48, Perez defeated Ronny Reyes over six rounds in a unanimous decision victory. He has another tough local this time in Andujar. 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, fan favorite ‘King’ David Malul, (2-0, 2 KOs), of Queens, NY battles Shaquille Rushing, (0-1), of Lakeside, FL. The hard-hitting Malul has good knockout power. Making his pro debut on September 14, 2024, Malul stopped 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.
 
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 in a bout scheduled for four rounds. Elzey returns to action following a four round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Erick Perez at The Paramount NY.
 
Rounding out the card in an eight-round super middleweight clash, Issah Flaherty, (7-0, 3 KOs), of Elmont, NY faces Jakob Turac, (3-2, 3 KOs), of Rakovnik, Czech Republic. Flaherty kicks off his 2025 campaign after a six-round shutout unanimous decision over Julien Baptiste on February 17, 2024 at Madison Square Garden.