Jantuah appears in co-feature
Emmanuel Clottey, making his first ring appearance since a sensational knockout victory over Olympic gold medalist Muhammed Abdullaev, will headline "Broadway Boxing" presented by DiBella Entertainment at the Crowne Plaza Times Square, right in the heart of New York City on Friday night, November 21.
Clottey (20-5, 14 KO's), who hails from Accra, Ghana, which has produced the likes of? former champions Azumah Nelson and Ike Quartey, will square off against Jesus Santiago (8-5-1, 1 KO) in a 12-round bout for the IBA Continental Americas Junior Welterweight Championship.
HDNet will broadcast the fight card on a delayed basis in High Definition.
"We are very excited to be entering into this partnership with DiBella Entertainment. Hopefully this great lineup of fights is a mere foretaste of what is yet to come," said Terdema Ussery, Chief Executive Officer of HDNet.
Clottey, 29, fights out of the Bronx and trains at the legendary Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, stunned the boxing world with a tremendous knockout triumph over Abdullaev on June 3 at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino which was televised live on ESPN2.
In the televised co-feature, world rated (#4 WBO, #10 WBC) junior middleweight and another Ghana star Kofi Jantuah, (25-1, 15 KOs) will appear in a 10-round junior middleweight bout against Lloyd Joseph (12-4-3, 5 KOs) of St. Croix , Virgin Islands. Jantuah is on a big time roll with four straight knockouts including a pair of KO's televised nationally on ESPN and Fox Sports Net.
On the undercard, fight aficionados will get a glimpse of one of boxing's few "brother acts" when Emmanuel's younger sibling Joshua Clottey (24-1, 17 KO's) appears in an eight-round welterweight affair. The world-ranked (#9 WBO) Clottey, 26, has reeled off four straight wins and will be making his United States debut. Clottey's only career setback was a controversial disqualification loss to Carlos Manuel Baldomir at Wembley Arena in London on November 29, 1999.
CSI Sports will broadcast the fight card, sponsored in part by Everlast, on a delayed basis in standard definition on MSG Network, Empire Sports Network, The Sunshine Network , Comcast Sports, DirecTV Sports and Fox Sports en Espanol.
Irish-born light middleweight John Duddy (2-0, 2 KO's), now fighting out of Maspeth, Queens, and training at Gleason's, will try to continue his torrid career start. The youngster has captured his first two pro bouts in impressive fashion with first round knockouts.
"As a native New Yorker, it is always a thrill to present a fight card in New York City," said promoter Lou DiBella. "Big Apple fight fans are among the most astute in the game, and we are looking forward to an exciting night of boxing on Broadway featuring the Clottey brothers and Kofi Jantuah.? I am very pleased that the show will be broadcast in High Definition by HDNET, helping to bring boxing into the new millennium through this innovative new medium.
Tickets are priced at $200 for ringside and V.I.P. party, which will be attended by legendary Micky Ward; $100 for ringside; and $75 and $50 for reserved seating, and $35 for general admission. Tickets are available by calling DiBella Entertainment at 212-332-6950.
