Featherweight prodigy *Bruce “Shu Shu”
Carrington*, the latest standout boxer to come from the Brownsville section
of Brooklyn, makes his New York City debut this Saturday, March 19 in a
six-rounder against *Yeuri Andujar *at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Carrington-Andujar, which will be contested at junior lightweight,
highlights undercard action before the 10-round super middleweight main
event featuring Brooklyn’s Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga against Steve
Rolls.
Berlanga-Rolls, an eight-round junior middleweight bout between Xander
Zayas and Quincy LaVallais, and unbeaten junior welterweight John Bauza in
an eight-rounder versus Tony Luis will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN
Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Carrington-Andujar and additional undercard bouts will stream live and
exclusively on ESPN+ at 7:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. PT.
Carrington (2-0, 1 KO) had a nearly decade-long run as one of Team USA’s
star amateurs, including a victory in the 125-pound division of the 2020
U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He turned pro last October on the Tyson
Fury-Deontay Wilder III undercard and made his Top Rank debut in January
with a stunning second-round stoppage over Steven Brown. Andujar (5-4-1, 3
KOs), from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, is coming off a six-round
draw last December against Pablo Cruz (22-4 at the time).
*In other undercard action streaming on ESPN+*:
– Long Island-born welterweight sensation *Jahi Tucker* (6-0, 4 KOs), a
19-year-old power puncher, hopes to increase his knockout streak to three
when he battles *Tracey McGruder* (6-1, 4 KOs) in a six-rounder. The
explosive Tucker opened eyes in January with his second-round blitzing of
the normally durable Akeem Black.
– Rising Puerto Rican junior lightweight *Henry “Moncho” Lebron* (14-0,
9 KOs) steps up in class against Honduran veteran *Josec Ruiz* (23-5-3,
16 KOs) in an eight-rounder. Ruiz, a 10-year pro, has never been knocked
out.
– *Kelvin Davis* (3-0, 2 KOs), the eldest of the fighting Davis Brothers
from Norfolk, Virginia, will face *Phillip Carmouche* (2-2) in a
four-round junior welterweight bout. Davis made his Top Rank debut last
December at Madison Square Garden and notched a second-round stoppage.
– Lightweight prospect* Armani Almestica *(4-0, 4 KOs), a 20-year-old
from Orlando, Florida, returns in a six-round lightweight battle
against *Eliseo
Villalobos *(2-2, 1 KO). As an amateur, Almestica was a force, winning
gold at the 2017 USA Junior Olympics and 2018 USA Youth National
Championships.
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