April 17, 2024

Smith, Seldin in spotlight this weekend

By Fightnews.com

Two Star Boxing fighters from Long Island, light heavyweight Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr. and super lightweight Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin will see action in separate main events.

On Saturday night, the little-known Smith (21-1, 17 KOs) makes his national television debut against the world rated “The Polish Prince” Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs), when they collide in a 10-round main event on NBC from UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The WBC #2, WBA #3, WBO #4 rated Fonfara is about a 30:1 favorite in the fight, but Smith’s promoter Joe DeGuardia has high hopes saying “I expect big things from Joe Smith Jr.”

The night before, the undefeated WBC #6 ranked Seldin (18-0, 15 KOs) squares off against Mexican brawler Jesus Selig (19-3-1, 12 KOs) in the main event at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. “Cletus Seldin is becoming a major force in the already loaded junior welterweight division,” said DeGuardia. “His ferocious style has attracted droves of fans and on June 17th we expect the same…”

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