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King's Promotions Fighters
Post Emphatic Wins In Jan.
Over the last two weekends, fighters under the King's
Promotions banner have impressed with major wins.
On January 23rd, undefeated super bantamweight Ra'eese Aleem
won the WBA Interim Super Bantamweight title with a
statement-making 11th round stoppage over previously
undefeated Victor Pasillas.
The fight, which was the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP
BOXING® at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, saw
Aleem dominate the bout and drop Pasillas four-times before
the fight was halted in the 11th frame.
Aleem drew praise throughout the boxing world, and he is now
universally considered one-of the fighters in the crowded
super bantamweight division.
This past Saturday heavyweight Michael Coffie ran his record
to 12-0 as he notched his 9th knockout when he dispatched
undefeated former amateur standout Darmani Rock in three
rounds at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The bout was the co-feature fight of a PBC on Fox broadcast.
Coffie was dominating, and in round three he dropped Rock
viscously with a hard left uppercut to the jaw. With Rock
clearly hurt, Coffie landed a booming left hook that put
Rock down, and the fight was stopped immediately just 59
seconds into round three.
Coffie will now look to face one of the bigger names in the
heavyweight division.
Highly-regarded light heavyweight Atif Oberlton was
successful in his pro debut by taking out Nathan Sharp in
the 3rd round of their scheduled four-round bout. The fight
was also part of the Fox broadcast.
Oberlton looked like a season pro in his maiden voyage as he
broke the six-fight veteran down and finally was able to get
the stoppage as the referee deemed Sharp having taken too
much punishment at 48 seconds of the 3rd round.
Oberlton of Philadelphia was a two-time National Amateur
champion, and looks to have a very bright future.
"I am very happy with the performances of Ra'eese, Michael
and Atif," said Marshall Kauffman, CEO of King's Promotions.
"Ra'eese showed everybody what I have known for a while, and
that he is one of the best fighters at 122 pounds in the
world. He will have a major fight in his next outing.
Michael continues to get better, and the sky is the limit
for him. Darmani Rock was a terrific amateur, and was 17-0
as a professional. Michael has tremendous size and power,
and I am looking forward to his next steps, as he is on the
brink of being a major player in the heavyweight division.
As for Atif, he has a ton of talent, and I look forward to
watching him develop into a world champion. The last couple
weekends have shown that what we are doing at King's
Promotions is working. We have put on a lot of shows with
Ra'eese and Michael, and let them develop properly. Combine
that with their respective work ethics and abilities, and
you see the results."
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