Underrated heavyweight Kingsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh Headlines January 10th
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 20 Dec 2024
At Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA
LOS ANGELES (December 19, 2024) – The new year will lift off January 10th with another installment of “EQC Fight Night,” presented by Toro Promotions, Inc., and Whitfield Haydon Boxing, featuring an entertaining card with two title fights and the pro debut of a celebrated Tacoma-based amateur boxer, in the EQC Event Center at the famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.
One of the most underrated heavyweights in the world, Kingsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (14-2-1, 12 KOs), is positioning himself for a possible career-changing 2025, riding an impressive 9-fight win streak into his Jan. 10th match versus Scott Alexander (17-2, 1, 9 KOs) in the 10-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Heavyweight crown.
The 6’ 4”, 290-pound Ibeh returns to Emerald Queen Casino after he knocked out previously undefeated Jack “The Outlaw” May (10-1, 9 KOs) there last October in the opening round for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino Silver Championship.
A native of Nigeria who lives in Phoenix, the 31-year-old Ibeh is a former college and Canadian Football League football player, as well as a cousin of notorious former pro boxer Ike Ibeabuchi (20-0, 15 KOs).
Crowd-pleasing Austin Brooks (12-0-1, 5 KOs), fighting out of San Diego (CA), will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Super Featherweight title against challenger Rosalindo Morales (10-1, 2 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature.
Brooks, the WBA’s No. 15-rated super featherweight in the world, is trained by Basheer Abdullah and managed by Sheer Sports. He captured a bronze medal as an amateur at the 2014 USA National Championships.
Hometown hero Dedrick Crocklem, 20, will make his long-awaited pro debut in a four-rounder versus Haitian super lightweight Nesly Trezile (1-1). Fighting out of Tacoma, Crocklem was a decorated amateur boxer who captured gold medals at the 2022 USA National Championships, in addition to back-to-back top honors at the USA Youth Nationals in 2020 and 2021. He recently signed a promotional contract with Top Rank.
Undefeated Federal Way, Washington super featherweight Alexis De La Cerda Landin (4-0, 3 KOs), who was a silver medalist at the 2022 National Golden Gloves Tournament, meets Nicaragua-native Nelson Guerreo (2-0-1 (2 KOs) in a four-round match.
Another local fighter making his pro debut, featherweight Joel Hernandez from Renton, Washington, will square off against a fellow pro debut fighter, Julio Lanzas, Jr., and New Mexico welterweight Rolyn Nez (4-0, 3 KOs) is slated to fight Cruz Becerro Monteon (1-0, 1 KO), in a pair of four-round bouts.
Super lightweight Quinn McKenna (1-0-1) faces Niguy “Mr. Showtime” Simms (0-1), of Compton (CA), in a four-rounder.
Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased online at https://www.boxofficeticketsales.com/sports/eqc-fight-night-tickets or by calling (253) 594-7777. Tickets purchased at the Emerald Queen Shop are eligible for up to a 20-discount, plus no taxes or processing fees. Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
Doors open at 7 p.m. PT, first bout at 8 p.m. PT.
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