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Devon Young and Oshae Jones Look for Keystone State Victories This Weekend PhilBoxing.com Sat, 11 Mar 2023 NEW YORK (March 10, 2023)--Two Split-T Management fighters will look to keep their undefeated records intact with fights in Pennsylvania. Friday night at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, undefeated heavyweight Devon Young takes on Lemir Riley in a heavyweight bout. Young, 24 years-old of Aiken, South Carolina is 3-0 with two knockouts .. He is coming off a first-round stoppage over Jurreal Simmons on February 11th in Columbia, South Carolina. As an amateur fighter, Young made it to the 2020 Olympic Trials, and was a Western qualifier champion in 2017 & 2018, and the 2015 Youth Open Champion. He also was a 2014 Junior Olympic champion. Young has the distinction as being the last fighter to defeated current United States Olympic Super Heavyweight Richard Torrez Riley of New Cumberland, PA is 2-0 with one knockout. Young was 217.2 lbs. Riley weighed in at 217.4 lbs. Young is promoted by King's Promotions. The fight can be seen Live on BXNGTV.com at 7 PM ET. Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, 2021 United States Olympian Oshae Jones makes her second start as a pro when she takes on former world champion and 54-fight veteran Dahianna Santana in a welterweight showdown. Jones of Cleveland, Ohio is 1-0 which was a unanimous decision over Sonya Dreiling on June 10, 2023 in Verona, New York. Ohio began boxing at the age of 12, spawning a magnificent amateur career that saw her amass a record of 60-9 whilst competing all over the world. Oshae received the key to her hometown, and was honored with a parade upon coming home with her Olympic Bronze Medal. She dominated and won many prestigious tournaments such as the 2020 Stramdja, 2020 Boxam International, 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Elite Nationals, as well as the 2016 Youth Open and 2014 National PAL. Two of Oshae's most significant victories came when she received the Gold Medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games and finished first at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials. She is the first female welterweight to represent the United States in the Olympics. Jones is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Brian Cohen. Santana of New York via The Dominican Republic is 40-14 with 16 knockouts. The 38 year-old fought for the world title on two occasions before winning the IBF Featherweight title with a 10-round unanimous over Stacy Reile on November 20, 2011. She made four defenses before adding the WBA Interim Featherweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision on June 28, 2014.Santana fought for world titles on two more occasions.  |
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