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Allentown heavyweight favorite William Miranda headlines February 25 at Rodeway Inn! PhilBoxing.com Tue, 17 Jan 2012 ALLENTOWN, PA (January 16, 2011) - Local heavyweight favorite William "Big Stuff" Miranda (4-4-1) of Allentown, PA will headline "Heavyweight Explosion" on February 25 at the Rodeway Inn in Allentown against David Williams (6-5-1, 2 KO) of Philadelphia. The six-bout card will be presented by King's Promotions. The 33-year-old Miranda will be making his second straight appearance at the Rodeway Inn, bringing with him a large following that is sure to create a partisan atmosphere on fight night. Miranda's highly entertaining fighting style coupled with his magnetic personality have transformed him into the Lehigh Valley's top ticket selling attraction. "Part of the reason I connect with my crowd is that, I don't look at them as my fans, but as my friends," said Miranda, who works as a personal trainer at Lehigh Valley Isshin Ryu Karate in Catasauqua, PA, teaching striking for mixed martial arts fighters and boxing. "I believe the feeling is mutual and that the crowd genuinely roots for me and wants to see me do well." Miranda, who is originally from Queens, N.Y., came to Allentown five years ago when the Long Island-based warehousing company he worked at relocated to Allentown. He first started boxing at age 14 and won the New York Junior Olympic title and made it all the way to the National tournament in Marquette, Michigan. He competed in the New York Golden Gloves as an adult, making it to the finals at Madison Square Garden in 1995. In the six-round co-featured bout, junior middleweight Keenan Collins (13-7-2, 9 KO) of Reading, PA will face Julio Cesar Lanza (7-17-6, 1 KO) of Managua, Nicaragua. Collins, a native of York, PA, is looking to get back on track after a competitive decision loss to world-ranked Philadelphian Gabriel Rosado. Also on the card, undefeated welterweight Grayson Blake (4-0, 1 KO) of State College, PA will meet Corey Preston (1-7) from North Carolina in a four-round bout. The 29-year-old Blake was a former national amateur standout and was a member of the Pennsylvania State University boxing team. In other action, heavyweight Eric Newell (3-1,1 KO) of Bethlehem, PA will face debuting Randy Easton, plus junior lightweight Frank Santos De Alba (1-0-1, 1 KO) of Reading, PA meets Corey White (1-3, 1 KO) from Ohio in a four-round bout. Rounding out the card is a four-round junior welterweight clash between Cesar Gonzalez (0-1-2) of Reading, PA against Osahon Omo-Osagie (0-1-1) in a four-round rematch of their draw last May. More fights will be announced shortly. Tickets are priced at $65 (VIP), $50 (Ringside) and $35 (General Admission), and can be purchased at the Rodeway Inn ( 610-398-1629 ), King's Boxing ( 610-587-5950 ) at Lehigh Valley Isshin Ryu Karate ( 484-554-8804 ) or online at eventbrite.com. Doors open at 6PM and first fight is at 7PM. For more information, visit www.kingsboxing.com The Rodeway Inn is located at 1151 Bulldog Drive, Allentown, PA.  |
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