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RJJ Boxing & “RJJ Saving the Kids” Presents World Boxing Association International Middleweight Championship! Natasha “The Nightmare” Spence and Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo PhilBoxing.com Fri, 29 May 2026 Battle for the Belt, Friday June 12, at Legends Casino Hotel Live on Pay per View “Pay $35 to Keep a Child Alive” Pay Per View proceeds will go to RJJ Saving the Kids, which is a child abduction charity. It’s goal is to rescue abducted children and dismantle trafficking networks. Toppenish, WA, May 28, 2026 -- Natasha Spence and Maricela Cornejo will fight 10 rounds for the World Boxing Association International title on Friday. June 12 at Legends Casino Hotel, on the grounds of the Yakama Nation, in Toppenish, WA. The event is being promoted by RJJ Boxing. The card is sponsored by RJJ Saving the Kids, whose slogan is “What are We Fighting For, One Punch Saves a Child’s Life.” RJJ Saving the Kids is an innovative child abduction global charity, whose goal is to rescue abducted children and dismantle trafficking networks worldwide. This new entity was founded by Jackie Siegel, “Queen of Versailles,” and wife of deceased real estate mogul and Westgate Resorts’ owner David Siegel; Johnny Damon, former Red Sox and Yankees player and World Series Champion with both; Darrell Choates, owner of “Safe Smart City,” a citywide system of cameras and data collection that solves many metropolitan issues, including simple issues such as traffic congestion and as profound as locating child traffickers; Ada Banfill, managing member; and Roy Jones, Jr. All those involved have a personal story to tell regarding child abduction. “We are Giving Boxing a New Meaning.” – Roy Jones Jr. The event will be streamed live on 1EZLife.com. Go to 1EZLife.com for more information and to order. “Pay $35 to keep a child alive.” All proceeds will go to non-profit organizations leading the effort to stop trafficking and saving children, with RJJ Boxing at the forefront and Flatirons Church a major partner. RJJ Saving the Kids is leading the responsibility effort the Flatirons Church. Flatirons Church is a non-profit organization that is leading the effort to saving the kids.. Spence and Cornejo fought for the first time, also at Legends, this past August 12. That bout was for the WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title, which Spence won by unanimous decision (59-55, 59-55, 60-54). The Legends Casino Hotel Event Center doors open at 6 pm PT and the show begins at 7 pm PT / 10 pm ET. Tickets, priced at $50, $60 and $70, are available at the Legends Casino Hotel Gift Shop and at Ticketmaster here The undercard will feature two heavyweight bouts on a six-fight card that comprises local boxing stars, some of which are less than an hour’s drive from Legends and others as far as Spokane and Seattle. A Roy Jones’ trained heavyweight hails from Dallas. “This rematch is a great rematch because it was a great fight the first time,” said Roy Jones Jr. “Maricela just had her baby prior to the first one, so she’s excited to show herself at 100 percent. In the meantime, Natasha fought for and won another title. It’s a reunion of two great fighters and I can’t wait to see it. Darnell is improving as a heavyweight boxer, after quite a career as a football player. All the other young guys on the card will be fighting to make a name for themselves. I look forward to seeing improvement from everybody since they all want to fight for a title someday soon.” "I'm excited to be heading back to Washington to put on another show for the fans, said Spence. “Washington might not be my home state, but the vibe was honestly fire. It's gonna be an electric night." “Rematch night will be the fight of the night with a different outcome from the first,” said Cornejo. “This time I’m showing up fully me. Whole camp with my team. Not walking out of that ring without what’s mine. WBA BELT!” Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo (19-8, 7 KOs) was born in nearby Prosser, Washington and raised in Grandview, Washington, both just a thirty-minute drive from Legends. In just her fifth professional bout, Maricela won the WBC International super middleweight title. In her following bout (fight #6) she traveled to New Zealand to fight for the WBC World Middleweight title but lost. After winning eight straight, Maricela fought for the WBC Super Middleweight title against Franchon Crews Duzern and one year later she fought a rematch against Crews Duzern this time for the WBO and WBA supermiddleweight belts, finishing on the wrong side each time. On June 3, 2023, Cornejo battled Claressa Shields for the Undisputed World Middleweight Championship – 5 belts on the line but succumbed in a rugged battle. On August 10, 2024, she fought former Undisputed World Champion Cecilia Breakhus for the WBC Interim World Title. Maricela has since had a child just months prior to the fist Spence bout. Natasha “The Nightmare” Spence (8-8, 6 KOs) hails from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and has been fighting professionally since 2010. She fought for, but lost, a WBA and WBO super welterweight world title fight, in 2017. After winning the WBA Inter-Continental title against Cornejo on August 8, she won the WBA International Super Welterweight title against Mary McGee on October 9. In a six-round heavyweight bout, Darnell Thompson (2-0, 2 KOs), from Dallas, TX, will clash with Ryan Bailey (1-7) from Seattle, Washington. Darnell hails from Raleigh, NC, and was a standout defensive tackle in high school, was the No.3-ranked DT nationally in junior college, then continued his football career at Colorado State University followed by the Canadian Football League.Darnell played at three hundred pounds in college and now boxes at about 225. He began his boxing career in 2023. He is trained by Roy Jones, Jr. In a six-round super lightweight bout, Yakima’s own Andres Reyes (9-4, 2 KOs) will battle Brandon Watley (1-4), from Spokane, Washington. “I’ve spent my whole career fighting in other people’s backyards,” said Reyes. “Now I finally get to fight at home, in front of my family and my city. That support means everything, and I’m ready to give them a performance they won’t forget.” In a battle of Pacific Northwest heavyweights, another local combatant from Union Gap, Washington, Carlos Villanueva (7-3, 1 KO) will battle Theo Doukas, who will be making his pro debut, from Spokane, in a four-round bout. Villanueva is on a boxing hot streak, with five straight wins. Isaac Russell, a member of the Kalispel Tribe in Spokane, will be making his professional boxing debut against Derick Funkhouser (0-3) from Medford, Oregon, in a four-round featherweight bout. In a four-round super middleweight bout, Spokane’s Gerald Wood (2-0, 1 KO) will fight Pasco, Washington’s Jesus Velasquez, who is making his professional debut. Johnathan Magana, from nearby Kennewick, made his pro debut on May 9 in Little Rock, Arkansas, winning by first round knockout. He will enter the ring on June 12 in front of a collection of family and friends in a four-round super lightweight bout. About RJJ Saving The Kids On June 12, fight night, RJJ Saving The Kids will announce future events, of which there will be many. The organization, put together by the founders above, includes over 40 of the most successful entrepreneurs in their respective fields. They are coming together, combining their resources to assist those on the ground, in the trenches per se, to rescue abducted children. Partners of RJJ Saving the Kids include . . . Jim Bergen, lead Pastor of Flatirons Church, the non-profit organization leading the effort to save the kids; Ernest Blackmon, serial entrepreneur; Roger Gaskins, Blockbuster founder and Netflix founding team; Anthony Palma, developer; Gary Green, known as a genuine dot-com pioneer. A two-time Pulitzer Prize journalist with casino industry expertise; Renee Marie Smith, Esquire, promotes entrepreneurship, real estate, lifestyle and the importance of good finances through her ventures MWIRE and Trending 50. Also, she is a strong promoter of female wrestling in high school and specifically UNLV. Richard Buchanan, founder and CEO of Civilion Footwear who has over two decades of experience in fashion, sport and global brand development. Civilion believes business can be a platform for impact and remains wholeheartedly committed to supporting initiatives that help protect, empower, and improve the lives of children and families around the world. Sam Bonano, manager at Westgate Resorts in Las Vegas; Mehmet Kahyaoglu, President, Whole Stones, Where Desing Meets Perfection; Reuben James Lowing, former Navy Seal, presently in financial services, also called All Into Life! “This is my Blinq card,” https://blinq.me/UmdJtj2vutaE; Craig Sawyer, a former Navy SEAL and founder of Veterans For Child Rescue (V4CR), a nonprofit organization established in 2017. The organization is dedicated to exposing, fighting, and preventing child sex trafficking and abuse within the United States. Jeffrey Weisberg, Executive Director at the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, working in mediation, restorative justice, youth dialogue and community conflict resolution. Ernest Blackmon, owner of RiverRock Colorado, involved in the cannabis / biopharma sector; Joseph Mattord, is involved in cannabis cultivation, agricultural technology and marketing development; Nate DeGraaf, State Farm Insurance agent based in Tallahassee, Florida. Ed Corley, owner of Corley Automotive Group and Ed Corley dealerships, founded in 1987 in New Mexico; Craig Veterans For Child Rescue in Tucson, Arizona; Chief David Coon; Asset Link Corporation; Clark Ortiz; MetroCity Capital Group; PATH Holistic rehabilitation and recovery programs; 1EZLife live event productions; Lara Trump, an endorser of RJJ Saving The Kids.  |
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