By: Sean Cross
This Thursday, October 13, some prominent members of New York’s boxing community will be plying their trade in the heart of Times Square. “A New Beginning”, a Box Insider The promotional card, set to go down this weekend at the Sony Theater in Midtown, will feature the return of Heather “The Heat” Hardy in the main event, as the legendary former world titleholder takes on Calista Silgado in a scheduled six-round affair. . Hardy, who once held the WBO world featherweight title, has been out of the ring for nearly a year and a half (plague and injuries take their toll on a fighter) and hopes to impress in front of the hometown crowd.
Brooklyn-based Ukrainian welterweight Ivan Golub also appears on Thursday’s card. The 20-1 fighter will fight 15-3 Wesley Tucker in a scheduled 10-rounder. Golub is on what can only be described as an extended winning streak after suffering a lone loss 5 years and 7 fights ago. Like Hardy, Golub will slide between the ropes Thursday for the first time in over a year.
The colorful 10-1 Lebanese super middleweight will also fight Thursday against 4-0 Leandro Capozucco, who traveled from his home country to Mexico City to Los Angeles for his sixth scheduled fight. They have a large Lebanese following in New York and a winning personality. If he stays busy and keeps winning, he could expand his fan base significantly.
The same can be said for Andy Dominguez, who is undefeated at 7-0. In the year The 24-year-old, who has fought 3 times in 2022, is certainly putting his professional career to good use in 2020. Dominguez has stopped his last three opponents by distance, first from Mexico City, but now he is fighting. Las Vegas while living in New York. His opponent on Thursday will be 7-1-0 Ricardo Caraballo. Their fight is scheduled for 8 rounds. In total, “New Start” offers five professional competitions.
