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Inspired
By Close Friends Broner & Warren,
Brandon Bennett Inching Closer To World
Title Shot
This Friday night, August 28 at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center in the nation's capital of Washington, DC,
King's Promotions will present a spectacular night of boxing
that will feature some of the best talent in the United
States.
In the main event, Brandon Bennett (19-1, 8 KO's) will
square off with former world title challenger Jonathan
Maicelo (21-2, 12 KO's) in a Lightweight bout scheduled for
10-rounds.
Bennett of Cincinnati, Ohio has been training hard for
Maicelo, who has challenged for an interim world title.
"Training has been good. I been on weight for a few days.
It's been 2 hard months but the difficult part of training
and dieting is over and I am ready to fight," said Bennett.
When asked about Maicelo, Bennett was not concerned with his
opponent, despite Maicelo having wins over Art Hovhannisyan
and former world title challenger Fernando Angulo.
"He is an orthodox fighter. He likes to come in and he likes
to counter punch. He may have fought for the title but I am
the more experienced fighter. I have fought good guys and I
get the best sparring. All of that doesn't matter, because
at the end of the day, we have to fight. "
Bennett realizes that a win over Maicelo will push him very
close to a fight for a world title and a win on Friday will
give him another quality win to add to his resume.
"Hopefully in the next fight or two, I will be in position.
Beating him should have me considered to be a top
contender."
If that is the case, Bennett will join gym mates and close
friends, Adrien Broner and Rau'Shee Warren as the next
fighter from trainer, Mike Stafford's Cincinnati gym to
fight for a world title. Bennett gets world class sparring
and advice every day from Broner, a three-division world
champion and Warren, a three-time U.S. Olympian and world
title challenger.
The three have been inseparable for two decades
"I got into boxing at age eight. I was a football player.
Rau'shee lived down the street from me and asked me to walk
to the gym with him. He had already been boxing and Mike
Stafford asked us to spar. He got the best of me that day
but I stuck with it. Ironically, Adrien came in the next day
and started boxing the very next day and Rau'shee sparred
with him as well. Being around them is definitely an
inspiration. I see what my friends have done and achieved
and I know I will be next to have those accolades."
A terrific undercard is taking shape that will feature some
of the best prospects in the country.
In 10-round Bouts:
Phil Jackson-Benson (15-2, 14 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY will
take on Jinner Guerrero (8-5, 4 KO's) of Sucumbios, Ecuador
in a Super Middleweight bout.
2012 U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring (12-0, 7 KO's) will fight
Ariel Vasquez (12-8-2, 8 KO's) of Managua, Nicaragua in a
Lightweight bout.
Robert Easter (14-0, 11 KO's) of Toledo, OH will take on
Osumanu Akaba (32-8-1, 25 KO's) of Accra, Ghana named in a
Lightweight bout.
In 8-round bouts:
Demond Nicholson (13-1, 13 KO's) of Laurel, MD battles
Antonio Baker (8-12, 4 KO's) of Fayetteville, NC in a
Middleweight bout.
David Grayton (11-0, 8 KO's) of Washington, DC will fight
Jose Valderrama (4-10, 3 KO's) of Arecibo, Puerto Rico in a
Welterweight clash.
In 6-round bouts:
Kareem Martin (5-0-1, 3 KO's) of Washington, DC battles
Anthony Prescott (5-6-2, 2 KO's) of Cherry Hill, NJ in
Welterweight bout.
2012 U.S. Olympian Raynell Williams (8-0, 4 KO's) of
Cleveland, OH takes on Jose Miguel Castro (5-5, 3 KO's) of
Carolina, Puerto Rico in a Lightweight tilt.
Patrick Harris (6-0, 4 KO's) of Washington, DC will take
Irvin Hernandez (3-12-2, 1 KO) of Carolina, Puerto Rico in a
Lightweight bout.
Leo Hall (6-0, 6 KO's) of Detroit, MI will box against Edgar
Perez (6-15, 3 KO's) of Carolina, PR in a Light Heavyweight
bout.
In a 4-round Bout:
Shynggyskahn Tazhibay (1-0, 1 KO) of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
will fight an oppont to be named in a Welterweight bout
All Bouts Subject to change
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