Thomas LaManna vs. TBA: Boardwalk Boxing 10-bout card update

Thomas LaManna vs. TBA

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, USA – 20 August 2022

With less a month before Rising Star Promotion’s Boardwalk Boxing returns to the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, August 20, seven of the 10 scheduled bouts have been locked in.

The exciting Co-Main Event features undefeated Puerto Rican bantamweight Emmanuel “Salserito” Rodriguez (11-0, 5 KOs), from Newark, N.J. by way of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, taking on Frank “El Castigador” Gonzalez (9-2, 4KOs, Miami, Fla.) for the WBO NABO Latino Championship Bantamweight Belt, while a host of promising prospects will put their undefeated records on the line including Newark, N.J. flyweight Anthony Johns, Woodbridge, N.J bantamweight Jose Nieves, Duarte, Calif. super lightweight Kurt Scoby, and Chattanooga, Tenn. welterweight Avious Griffin.

Bouts for Main Event headliner Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, pro debuting cruiserweight Justin “Time” Figueroa from Atlantic City and undefeated Pennsylvania middleweight Ryan Wilczak will be announced soon.

10-bout card to date

Main Event

Middleweight – 10 Rounds

Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (31-5-1, 13 KOs) of Millville, N.J. vs TBD

Co-Main Event

WBO NABO Latino Championship

Bantamweight – 10 Rounds

Emmanuel “Salserito” Rodriguez (11-0, 5 KOs) of Newark, N.J. by way of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico vs. Frank “El Castigador” Gonzalez (9-2, 4 KOs, Miami, Fla.)

Flyweight – 4 Rounds

Anthony Johns (3-0, 3 KOs) of Newark, N.J. vs. Jerrod Minor (2-14-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia, Pa.

Bantamweight – 4 Rounds

Jose Nieves (3-0, 2 KOs) of Woodbridge, N.J. vs. Juan Sequeira (1-0) of San Juan, Puerto Rico by way of Nicaragua

Cruiserweight – 4 Rounds

Paul Bamba (4-1, 3 KOs) of New York, NY by way of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico vs. Derrick Van (1-3) of Philadelphia, Pa.

Middleweight – 4 Rounds

Justin “Time” Figueroa (Pro Debut) of Atlantic City, N.J. vs TBD

Middleweight – 4 Rounds

Ryan Wilczak (9-0, 4 KOs) of Scranton, Pa. vs. TBD

Super Lightweight – 6 Rounds

Kurt Scoby (7-0, 5 KOs) of Duarte, Calif., fighting out of New York, N.Y. vs. Antonio Sanchez (7-14-3, 3 KOs) of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico

Welterweight – 6 Rounds

Avious Griffin (7-0, 6 KOs) of Chattanooga, Tenn. vs. Christopher Hatley (4-3) of Little Rock, Ark.

Featherweight – 6 Rounds

John Leonardo (7-1-1, 4 KOs) of Manalapan, N.J. vs. Raul “El Cicion” Chirno (19-15, 12 KOs) of Miami, Fla.

All bouts are subject to change.

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