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Faragon Headlines Boxing At
Hilton Garden Inn In Staten Island
On January 19, 2012 at Nicotra's Ballroom in the Hilton
Garden Inn in Staten Island, New York, Greg Cohen
Promotions, in association with Sal Musumeci's Final Forum,
will proudly present "Championship Boxing at the Hilton
Garden Inn" a night of world-class professional boxing that
will be broadcast nationally on a tape-delayed basis on MSG
network in the New York area and on FOX Sports Net
affiliates nationwide.
Featured in the eight-round main event will be undefeated
future lightweight champion Michael "Baby Faced Beast"
Faragon (16-0, 7 KOs) of Guilderland, New York, against an
opponent that is TBA.
24-year-old Faragon's career has caught fire since signing
with promoter Greg Cohen. He was last seen impressively
stopping 24-5 veteran Ira Terry in two rounds at the Chumash
Casino in Santa Ynez, California, and live on ESPN Friday
Night Fights in August.
As an amateur, Faragon won the state Golden Glove
Championships twice, the Western Olympic trials and a junior
national championship. He was also the number-one-ranked
light welterweight in the United States in 2007.
As a professional, he has steadily upped his game to match
his improving opposition to the point he is being hailed as
"the most promising young fighter to come out of the Capital
Region in a long time."
In the night's eight-round co-featured event will be New
Brunswick New Jersey's once-beaten super bantamweight
contender Jorge "King" Diaz (16-1, 10 KOs) against an
opponent that is also TBA.
Like Faragon, Diaz was also a highly decorated amateur. He
won a gold medal at the 2006 Under 19 Championships, as well
as silver medals at the 2004 US National Junior Olympics and
2005 US Under 19 Championships and bronze medals at the 2006
National Police Athletic League Championships and the 2005
and 2006 National Golden Gloves.
Scheduled for battle on the undercard against opponents that
are TBA are Staten Island lightweight Nicky "Lil Nicky"
DeMarco (3-2, 2 KOs), as well as Staten Island super
middleweight Tim O'Neill (9-2-3, 5 KOs).
DeMarco is the owner of the popular DeMarco's Boxing Gym in
Staten Island.
Tickets for "Championship Boxing at the Hilton Garden Inn"
are available online at
www.gcpboxing.com and
www.NicotrasBallroom.com or by calling 888.612.4191.
They are priced at General Admission $50, Ringside $150 and
VIP Ringside $250, which includes pre-fight open bar and hot
buffet.
Doors open at 6:30 pm for VIP Ringside ticket holders and at
7:00 pm for the general public. Action starts at 7:30 pm.
All bouts subject to change.
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