| Event Time | Jun 22, 2011 5:00 PM EDT |
| Date Available OnDemand | Jun 24, 2011 12:00 PM EDT |
| Event Type | Fight - Boxing |
| Price | US$9.99 |
| Availability | Available in all countries |
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On Wednesday
night, June 22nd,
Vincent M. Ponte's
Gulfstream Group in association with Gabe LaConte will present a
Middleweight
Championship bout at
The Robert Treat
Hotel main ballroom. Headlining
for the United States Boxing
Association Middleweight Title are Ossie Duran Ghana 25-8 and Latif
Mundy of
Philadelphia PA. This bout is scheduled for 10 rounds. Duran, 25-8-2
(9 KO), of Paterson NJ by
way of Ghana, Africa, has faced the very elite of the division
including Matt
Vanda, James Kirkland and Fernando Guerrero. In his last
bout, Duran was very sharp in
defeating Vanda on November 12th
as he pitched a virtual shutout
over Vanda, who entered the ring with a record of 43-11. Duran, now
working with Jersey City
based promotional firm the Gulfstream Group, headed by promoter Vincent
M.
Ponte, is on a two fight winning streak and has many impressive wins
earlier in
his career as he was a multi-time champion in both Africa and Europe. In just his
eighth bout he won the
Ghanaian Lightweight with a twelve round unanimous decision over Tony
Danso.
He later went on to win the
British Commonwealth Title with a twelve round unanimous decision over
Joshua
Okine.
He defended that title twice
with
a third round knockout over highly regarded Jamie Moore (20-1) and a
unanimous
decision over undefeated Colin McNeil (8-0). He came to the
United States with three
straight wins which included wins over former Contender contestant
Jonathan
Reid (34-4) and Gilberto Reyes (18-3). “I’m
hungry to win another title. I’m
happy to be back fighting in New Jersey where I without a doubt will
win
another title”, said Duran. “Not
only for myself, but my team my
two country's Africa and the United States of America. I want to thank
Vinny
Ponte, and my team for giving me this title opportunity. I want to win
a world title
more than ever and I need to first beat Latif Munday to achieve my
dream.” Mundy of
Philadelphia has a record of
10-2 with four wins coming via stoppage.
Mundy's experience comes from
over 75 amateur bouts and numerous tours
in training camp with the likes of Lajuan Simon and Mike Jones. Mundy
has been
given 8 weeks to train for his first title belt and plans to bring the
title
home to the city of brotherly love; says
his advisor Dave Escalet.
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