3 The Hard Way in Newark! McCants added to card with Gabriel Rosado & Bryant Jennings

Rosado, McCants & Jennings to fight in Newark December 9, 2010

Adding to an already packed night of boxing at the Prudential Center in Newark NJ on Dec 9th, 2010 – matchmaker J. Russell Peltz announced that he has finalized an agreement with South Philly’s Philip “The Mongoose” McCants (8-1-1, 3ko’s) to take on the undefeated Raymond Biggs (9-0, 6ko’s) of Jersey City for a 6 round Jr. Middleweight bout. The Mongoose should be in good shape as he was preparing for undefeated James Stevenson until the DC fighter pulled out last minute for unexplained reasons. Biggs is a good prospect – but an untested one – and we should find out what he is all about after this one. Rust may be a factor as McCants hasn’t had a sanctioned fight in over 15 months. Word around the circles is that he has been training hard for months and should be ready to go.

Also on the card, “King” Gabriel Rosado (14-5, 8ko’s) returns to the ring for a scrap against (the other) Jose Media (12-8, 5ko’s) – a noted tough guy from Mexico who usually goes some rounds. Rosado recently lost a razor thin decision against USBA champion Derek Ennis in the fight everyone is calling the Philadelphia fight of the Year for 2010. Not getting the win was a big disappointment for Rosado and team but after this rust shaker he should be ready to again take on a good name in the 154 lb division. “King” Gabriel is training by Billie Briscoe as the Rivera Rec (aka The Oven) on 5th & Alleghany.

Also on the card is hard hitting North Philly Heavyweight Bryant “Bye-Bye” Jennings (4-0, 2ko’s). The former Ben Franklin High Defensive End has been cleaning people’s clocks in his short time as a pro – scoring some of the best KO’s in a local ring in 2010. This will mark his first bout off of Philadelphia soil. Jennings is still a work in progress as he just recently took up boxing – but after an amateur career that spanned less than 15 fights, many were convinced he has what it takes to make a successful run in a shallow heavyweight division. Jennings trains at the ABC Rec in North Philly and is trained by Fred Jenkins. The opponent on this evening is Randy Smith of Courtland, NY who is making his pro debut.

A few good outsides on this card as well. Look for rising prospects Patrick Majewski & Sadam Ali along with fringe contender Tarvis Simms on the under card.

The evenings main event will be Tomasz Adamek vs. Vinny Madalone in a bout that is expected to pack the house with Polish & Italian boxing fans from North Jersey & New York.

Tickets priced at $53, $78, $103 and $253 (ringside) can be purchased at Prudential Center Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or www.Prucenter.com