THOMPSON-MACKEY CROSSROADS BOUT ADDED TO NEWARK UNDERCARD

Press Release: This Saturday night at the Prudential Center, undefeated middleweight John “ApolloKidd” Thompson will look to make it 9-0 when he takes on the toughest and most experience foe of his career in John Mackey.  Thompson, twenty-three years old of Newark and Mackey will fight a six-round bout at the Prudential Center on the show that will feature Tomasz Adamek and Eddie Chambers. Mackey of Montgomery, Alabama has a record of 13-6-3 with 6 KOs, including wins over Tony Cygan (12-1) ,Alexander Mancea (7-1) and Donald Orr (15-0) plus draws with Jesse Nicklow (19-1-1) and, in his last bout, Vladine Biosse (11-1). Thompson is not worried about the experience that Mackey brings to the table. “He is not much of a boxer, he is a brawler/puncher”, said Thompson. “I am going to work hard to prove that I am the better boxer.”