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Tiger Johnson, Nico Ali Walsh & Bruce Carrington
Scheduled To See Action On Robson Conceição vs. Xavier
Martinez Undercard At Hard Rock In Tulsa
U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson, Brooklyn-born phenom Bruce “Shu
Shu” Carrington and Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of “The
Greatest,” are among the rising stars who will fight
Saturday, Jan. 29 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The
bill is topped by the 10-round WBC 130-pound title
eliminator between Robson Conceição and Xavier Martinez, and
a 10-round junior lightweight co-feature featuring Mexican
grinder Rene Tellez Giron and Puerto Rican contender Luis
Melendez.
Conceição-Martinez and Giron-Melendez will be televised live
on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT.
The following undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+ at 6
p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT:
Johnson (1-0, 1 KO), a 23-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio,
will take on fellow unbeaten Xavier Madrid (3-0, 1 KO) in a
four-round welterweight tilt. Johnson advanced to the
quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics and turned pro last
November with a fourth-round stoppage over Antonius Grable.
Middleweight Ali Walsh (3-0, 2 KOs), who grabbed
international headlines last year, looks to continue his
unbeaten run in a four-rounder against Jeremiah Yeager
(1-1-1, 1 KO).
Carrington (1-0), the latest young talent from the
Brownsville section of Brooklyn, makes his Top Rank debut
against fellow unbeaten Steven Brown (1-0, 1 KO) in a
four-round featherweight bout.
Light heavyweight prospect Dante “Free Smoke” Benjamin Jr.,
a one-time U.S. amateur standout from Cleveland, Ohio, makes
his professional debut in a four-rounder against Herman
Rendon (2-0). Benjamin signed a long-term promotional
contract with Top Rank last year.
Featherweight prospect Haven Brady Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs) will see
action in a six-rounder against an opponent to be named.
Tulsa-born heavyweight Jeremiah Milton (3-0, 3 KOs) hopes to
thrill the hometown fans when he takes on the well-traveled
Jason Bergman (27-20-2, 18 KOs) in a six-rounder. Milton and
Bergman fought on the same Top Rank-promoted card in Tulsa
last April, with Milton notching a first-round knockout and
Bergman losing an eventful three-round shootout against Trey
Lippe Morrison.
Junior lightweight Pink Tyson (11-2, 2 KOs) looks to make it
three consecutive wins when she fights the durable Carla
Torres (6-6) in an eight-rounder.
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