Jersey rivalry, lightweight Jerome Conquest of Philadelphia, a former Parx Casino® employee, will test himself against seasoned veteran Tyrone Luckey of Neptune, NJ. New Jersey match up when he goes toe-to-toe with Anthony Prescott of Cherry Hill. Wise, of North Philadelphia, will be in a classic Philly vs. The North Philly native will face Rafael DeJesus, 20, of Allentown.Īnother familiar name making his first start of the year is junior middleweight Isaiah Wise. Rivers is looking forward to getting back in the ring as he was scheduled to fight in January before his opponent withdrew.

This junior welterweight comes with a strong fan base and recently won a Briscoe Award for knockout of the year in 2017. Marcel Rivers, 30, who by day is a Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) foreman, has had a busy and productive camp. The eight-bout card is packed with talent from top to bottom. This battle between two undefeated fighters has the potential to steal the show at the inaugural Xcite Fight Night at Parx Casino®. In the semifinal, Ireland’s 2012 Olympic silver medalist John Joe Nevin returns to Philadelphia for the second time when he boxes four-time Canadian national amateur champion Alex Torres Rynn in a scheduled eight-round lightweight bout.

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