Croton Blog: Fight Night

Professional Boxing comes to The County Center this Friday, May 6 at 7:00 PM with Joey Rios and Ann Marie Saccurato who return for feature fights. Tickets are now on sale for “A Night of Future Champions II,” slated for Friday night, May 6 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.

Joey Rios (10-0, 5 by KO), a crowd-pleasing winner in the first “A Night of Future Champions” in February will go eight rounds with Derrick Moon (10-7, 2 KO) of Dallas, TX. White Plains’s own Ann Marie Saccurato (8-0, 2 KO) returns to the ring as well after winning her February bout, this time facing Cimberly Harris (2-4) from Tampa, FL in eight rounds. The third eight-round bout features Frankie Figuroa (9-2, 7 KO) of the Bronx vs. Jadschi Green (11-5-1, 9 KO) from Newark, NJ.

The event also includes four-round matches: Jameson Bostick (1-1) of Brooklyn vs. Ralph Fiela of New York City in his professional boxing debut; Eric Simmons (2-1) of Brooklyn vs. Danny Rivera (3-1, 1 KO) from San Juan, PR; and Angel Torres (0-0-1) vs. James Hope (1-3) of Atlanta, GA.

The doors to the County Center open at 7 p.m.; first fight begins at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now for $75 (Gold Ringside); $40 (ringside reserved); and $25 (general admission). Tickets can be purchased in person at the County Center box office, at TicketMaster outlets or by calling TicketMaster at (845) 454-3388 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

The County Center is located at the junction of Central Avenue, Tarrytown Road (Route 119) and the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains. Ample onsite parking is available. The Center is also just a short walk from the White Plains Metro-North railroad station, and is accessible via the Westchester County BEE-LINE bus system.

“A Night of Future Champions II” is presented by Northeast Promotions. For more information call the County Center at (914) 995-4050 or Northeast Promotions at (845) 255-4900 or log on to www.NEPBoxing.com. Information about the County Center is also available at www.westchestergov.com/parks.

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