Don King did it again! After working on the phone and closing the deal, King proved once again that he knew how to organize an action-packed boxing championship night taking place Saturday, January 29 in Warren, Ohio at WD Packard Music Hall.
Let’s count them… six championships on a card with two Worlds titles — co-main events featuring Ilunga Makabu defending his WBC world heavyweight title against Thabiso Mchunu and the heavyweight champion WBA world heavyweight Trevor Bryan risked his life to defeat Jonathan Guidry.
Ticket for the spectacular boxing night on sale at Ticketmaster or WD Packard Music Hall. Tickets will cost $550, $350, $250, $175, and $80, respectively.
The evening will feature two co-main events, South Africa’s Makabu (28-2 with 25 KOs) facing number one challenger and compatriot, WBC Silver Champion Mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs). The winner hopes to have a chance against World Champion Canelo Alvarez later this year.
WBA World Heavyweight Champion Trevor Bryan (21-0, 15 KOs) of Fort Lauderdale, FL will feature in another co-main event as he risks his title against Jonathan Guidry (17-0- 2, 10 KOs) of Dulca, Louisiana.
And if those two championship fights weren’t enough, King has four other NABA titles on the way for boxers knocking on the door to stardom.
The NABA Gold Heavyweight Championship will pit veteran Alonzo Butler (34-3-2, 25 KOs) from Chattanooga, TN against youngster Ahmed Hefny (13-1.5 KOs) from Egypt via Queens, NY .
The NABA Cruiserweight title match featured Johnnie Langston (9-3, 3 KOs) of Sarasota, FL, and Nick Kisner (22-5-1, 6 KOs) of Baltimore, MD.
The NABA Middleweight Championship will be for local production Michael Moore (18-3, 8 KOs) of Cleveland, OH will meet Anthony Lenk (17-7, 7 KOs) of Niagara Falls, NY.
The sixth and final title fight of the night will feature Cody Wilson (10-3, 7 KOs) of West Virginia, VA, and Tre’Sean Wiggins (12-5-3, 6 KOs) of Newburgh, NY against each other. NABA Welterweight Championship.
The evening will kick off with an exciting Cruiserweight special where Danville’s Jaywon Woods (11-1-1, 5 KOs) hit Jaywon Woods, VA challenging Troy’s Shawn Miller (18-6, 7 KOs) to a match. eight rounds.
The world’s greatest promoter, Don King, is back with another spectacular night of boxing as he returns to Ohio.
