KALI REIS AND KANDI WYATT VIE FOR THE VACANT WBA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE, TELEVISED BY IMPACT NETWORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, AT 10:30PM ET
The *IMPACT Network*, in conjunction with SMH Group, will present *IMPACT
Championship Boxing* brought to you by *T&K Boxing Promotions* in
association with *DiBella Entertainment*, featuring an exciting women’s
world title fight between Kali Reis and Kandi Wyatt. The event takes place
on Friday, November 6, from the St. Petersburg Clearwater Marriott, in St.
Petersburg, FL, and will premiere on IMPACT Network, Saturday, November 7,
at 10:30pm ET.
In the main event, *Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis* (16-7-1, 5 KOs), of
Providence, RI, will meet *Kandi “Krush” Wyatt* (10-1, 3 KOs), of Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, in a 10-round clash with the vacant WBA world female super
lightweight title on the line. The winner of this high stakes battle could
be in line for unification matches against IBF champion Mary McGee or WBO
champion Christina Linardatou.
“I’m thrilled to collaborate with T&K Boxing Promotions and Steven Marcano
to bring an exciting night of championship boxing to IMPACT Network’s
wide-ranging audience,” said *Lou DiBella*, President of DiBella
Entertainment. “Former world champion Kali Reis will take on highly skilled
Canadian Kandi Wyatt for a vacant super lightweight world title and
heavyweight slugger Elvis Garcia collides with Dell Long. Boxing fans will
also get to see a pair of rising stars in action, including unbeaten Puerto
Rican lightweight contender Victor Padilla and Sin City heavyweight
Jeremiah Milton. The Reis-Wyatt title fight joins a string of significant
female championship fights worldwide. I’m thrilled to have found a home for
it on IMPACT Network.”
“We are pleased to be back on November 6 for the live event, which will air
November 7, at 10:30pm ET, to IMPACT’s 90 million homes via basic cable,”
stated *Steven Marcano*, of the SMH Group, the programming partner with
Impact Media Group. “After discussing with the IMPACT executive team,
Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, Royal Jackson and Terry Arnold, we all agreed that
we wanted to work with Lou DiBella, who is now a Hall-of-Famer, and he’s
brought us a terrific event featuring a female world title fight worthy of
IMPACT Network. We were supposed to do another event with Lou earlier this
year, but it was cancelled due to Covid-19. IMPACT plans to have a 24-show
calendar for 2021 and plans many more shows with DiBella Entertainment.
IMPACT Boxing is also excited to welcome boxing great Antonio Tarver, who
will call the action from ringside, along with Curran Bhatia and ringside
reporter and boxing insider Zach Hirsch.”
“T&K Boxing Promotions is happy to announce that we are working together
with DiBella Entertainment on our November 6 event, known locally as ‘All
or Nothing’, and we are thrilled that it will be broadcast on IMPACT
Network,” said *Jesus Escalera*, President of T&K Boxing Promotions. “We
were all set to present a great show featuring local talent and then Lou
DiBella approached us with an opportunity to televise it. Lou also provided
us with a tremendous women’s world championship main event, along with
other up-and-coming prospects for the undercard. It will be a special night
for us, as it is part of the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame’s induction
weekend. The Class of 2020 will be in attendance.”
Reis is a former WBC middleweight world champion. Her nickname, “KO
Mequinonoag”, which means “many feathers, many talents”, represents her
Native American heritage, of which she is part Cherokee, Nipmuc, and
Seaconke Wampanoag. In one of women’s boxing’s biggest events, Reis
challenged then-undisputed welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus in
2018. It was the first women’s bout telecast by HBO World Championship
Boxing in its 45-year history. Remarkably, the fight averaged 904,000
viewers, the second highest rating by the network for boxing during that
year. Reis has rebounded with three wins in a row.
Wyatt, promoted by Michael Short’s Dekada Promotions, is a former world
title challenger, having faced Linardatou for the WBO world female super
lightweight title in March 2019. She was a highly accomplished amateur,
before her 2014 pro debut, becoming a 10-time Provincial champion, six-time
National champion and four-time Ringside World Tournament champion.
Rising lightweight *Victor Padilla* (8-0, 7 KOs) will be featured in a
six-round bout. Trained by Rashiem Jefferson and managed by Carlos Rosario,
the heavy-handed Padilla has stopped six of his opponents inside the
opening round. Born in Puerto Rico, now living in Berlin, NJ, Padilla
turned professional in December 2016, following a stellar amateur career
that included three National championships, ending with a record of 90-7.
*Elvis Garcia* (8-0, 5 KOs) will clash with *Dell Long *(7-6-2, 4 KOs), of
Artie, WV, in an attractive six-round heavyweight bout. Born in Mexico, now
living in Indio, CA, trained by Joel Diaz, Garcia returns to the ring
following a victory against Hugo Trujillo. He also recently gained
invaluable experience working as the “secret weapon sparring partner” that
promoter Eddie Hearn referred to with regard to Anthony Joshua’s
preparation for his rematch against Andy Ruiz last year. Prior to turning
pro, Garcia was an outstanding amateur with a record of 85-10, 42 KOs.
After winning gold at the Washington State Golden Gloves, as well as a
silver and two bronze medals at USA National Tournaments, Garcia moved to
Tijuana, Mexico, where he won the Mexican National Championships and the
Mexican Golden Gloves Tournament twice. Long is coming off of an unexpected
upset win against Don Haynesworth (16-4-1) on August 29, and he also owns a
knockout victory against 13-1 Travis Clark.
Heavyweight prospect *Jeremiah Milton* (1-0, 1 KO), originally from Tulsa,
OK, now based in Las Vegas, NV, will compete in a four-round bout
against *Robert
Brothers*, of Titusville, FL. Milton’s pro debut on August 20 lasted just
75 seconds, ending with a knockout of Dennis Vance Jr. As an amateur,
Milton was a super heavyweight silver medalist at the 2019 US Olympic
Trials. In preparation for his pro debut, Milton sparred with Luis Ortiz,
Joe Joyce and Guido Vianello.
