Saturday also marks the official launch of Jimmy Burchfield’s USA Amateur Boxing Tournament with seven exciting bouts, headlined by a bantamweight showcase between Felix Parrillaof New Haven and Providence, R.I., native Christian Figueroa. Tickets for the June 2ndevent, titled “The Future Is Now,” are priced at $37, $47, $77 and $157 (VIP) and can be purchased online at or by phone at 40 or 80 or at the Fox Theater Box Office. Williams’ original opponent, Jose Antonio Abreu, was not licensed to compete, so the 22-year-old Aguirre steps in on four days’ notice in what will be the toughest test of his young career. Welterweight Jimmy Williams(14-1-1, 5 KOs), also of New Haven, faces Utah’s Christian Aguirre(7-1, 3 KOs) in a six-round junior middleweight bout. Headlining the event is New Haven, Conn., junior middleweight Edwin Soto (12-2-2, 5 KOs) of New Haven, Conn., who returns to Foxwoods for the first time in four years to face 31-year-old Brooklyn vet Salim Larbi (20-9-2, 7 KOs) in an eight-round showdown.

ET followed by a seven-fight main card beginning at 7:30.

From seasoned, 31-year-old veterans with more than 30 pro fights under their belt to 9-year-old novices looking to shine in their first real test on the sport’s biggest stage, Saturday’s pro-am boxing event at Foxwoods Resort Casino features an eclectic mix of the region’s top talent.ĬES Boxing makes its long-awaited return to the iconic Fox Theater Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 with a 14-fight pro-am card, featuring seven amateur bouts beginning at 6 p.m.

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