January 29: Tiger Johnson, Nico Ali Walsh and Bruce Carrington Scheduled for Conceição-Martinez Undercard

U.S. Olympian *Tiger Johnson*, Brooklyn-born phenom *Bruce “Shu Shu”
Carrington* and *Nico Ali Walsh*, grandson of “The Greatest,” are among the
rising stars who will fight Saturday, Jan. 29 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tulsa. The bill is topped by the 10-round WBC 130-pound title eliminator
between *Robson Conceição *and *Xavier Martinez, *and a 10-round junior
lightweight co-feature featuring Mexican grinder *Rene Tellez Giron* and
Puerto Rican contender *Luis Melendez*.

Conceição-Martinez and Giron-Melendez will be televised live on ESPN and
ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

The following undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m.
PT:

– Johnson (1-0, 1 KO), a 23-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, will take on
fellow unbeaten *Xavier Madrid *(3-0, 1 KO) in a four-round welterweight
tilt. Johnson advanced to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics and
turned pro last November with a fourth-round stoppage over Antonius Grable.

– Middleweight Ali Walsh (3-0, 2 KOs), who grabbed international
headlines last year, looks to continue his unbeaten run in a four-rounder
against *Jeremiah Yeager* (1-1-1, 1 KO).

– Carrington (1-0), the latest young talent from the Brownsville section
of Brooklyn, makes his Top Rank debut against fellow unbeaten *Steven
Brown* (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round featherweight bout.

– Light heavyweight prospect *Dante “Free Smoke” Benjamin Jr.*, a
one-time U.S. amateur standout from Cleveland, Ohio, makes his professional
debut in a four-rounder against *Herman Rendon* (2-0). Benjamin signed a
long-term promotional contract with Top Rank last year.

– Featherweight prospect *Haven Brady Jr.* (4-0, 3 KOs) will see action
in a six-rounder against an opponent to be named.

– Tulsa-born heavyweight *Jeremiah Milton *(3-0, 3 KOs) hopes to thrill
the hometown fans when he takes on the well-traveled *Jason
Bergman* (27-20-2,
18 KOs) in a six-rounder. Milton and Bergman fought on the same Top
Rank-promoted card in Tulsa last April, with Milton notching a first-round
knockout and Bergman losing an eventful three-round shootout against Trey
Lippe Morrison.

– Junior lightweight *Pink Tyson *(11-2, 2 KOs) looks to make it three
consecutive wins when she fights the durable *Carla Torres* (6-6) in an
eight-rounder.

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