IBF JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION MARY MCGEE LEADS FEMALE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP HOMECOMING SHOW TO NW INDIANA ON FEBRUARY 8
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HAMMOND, INDIANA (January 17, 2020) – Gary, Indiana’s “Merciless” Mary McGee returns to Northwest Indiana on Saturday, February 8th after capturing the IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship in her first title defense.
McGee has brought promise and pure happiness to Gary, IN with her December triumph and has always wanted to bring a world championship to her people, her city!
In early December, McGee mercilessly destroyed former champion Ana Laura Esteche to take ownership of the IBF light blue leather and gold belt, inspiring so much positivity to her NW Indiana town of Gary.
Come February 8, Hammond Civic Center in neighboring Hammond, IN will host an iconic night of action featuring 6 champions in 6 professional female bouts, 2 female world championship matchups, numerous international prospects, with a plethora of action in 1 ring on 1 night.
4 Champs Promotions, in association with DiBella Entertainment, Team Empire Management, McGee House of Champions, LRP Network, and #NextGenChamp present this International Showdown.
In the Main Event, McGee (26-3, 14 KO) proudly defends her IBF belt against Australia’s top ranked Super Lightweight Deanha “Silencer” Hobbs (8-1, 5 KOs).
The Co-Main Event will feature former champion Christina “Medusa” Linardatou (12-2, 6 KOs) in her attempt to regain the WBO Super Lightweight Championship in a bout opposite Prisca “Die Kriegerin” Vicot (11-6, 2 KOs) of France.
The always charismatic Melissa “Lil Miss Tyson” St. Vil (12-4-4, 1 KO), originally from Haiti, now residing out of Brooklyn, NY will bang in a 10-Round Lightweight matchup with Canadian contender Jessica “The Cobra” Camara (7-1).
Bantamweight Prospect Ebanie “Blonde Bomber” Bridges (3-0, 2 KOs), from Australia, makes her US debut in a 6 Round bout against Crystal “Baby Faced Assassin” Hoy (6-10-4, 3 KOs) of Kansas.
Chicago’s very first female world champion and heavy-handed boxer Leatitia “Baby Girl” Robinson (15-1, 9 KOs) makes her return to the ring, after a 10 year hiatus, in a 6-Round fight with New York’s Claire Hafner (4-2).
Robinson captured the International Women’s Boxing Federation (IWBF) Middleweight title in 2002 before claiming the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) Middleweight championship in 2004 and held on to it tightly until 2006.
Chicago’s Northwest suburban “Savage” Sarah French (4-2-1) has also been added to the show lineup, after her IBO Welterweight championship challenge with Hannah Rankin in Scotland. The opponent will be named soon.
Team Empire Management Owner Brian Cohen stated, “Northwest Indiana is getting the finest piece of pie it may ever taste with their champion’s return. Mary is a talented boxer and now an honorable champion! Mary wanted to bring a championship to her hometown and I am more than ecstatic to be able to bring her wishes to her people.
Cohen continued, “We are bringing all walks of life to Hammond, Indiana for a one-of-a-kind show and experience that you will NOT want to miss! Hammond Civic Center is going to be banging! There is only one place to be on February 8! Hammond Civic Center! Be here to celebrate first-hand and live with your champ!”
Special appearances by former WBA Super Middleweight Champion Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon-Espinoza and former WBC Middleweight Champion Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis.
Additional bouts will include:
World Ranked Super Welterweight Charles Conwell (11-0, 8 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio
Unbeaten Middleweight Isaiah Steen (13-0, 10 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Super Lightweight Rolando Vargas (4-0, 4 KOs)
At this History in the Making Event, Doors Open at 4:00 pm. Preshow starts at 5:00 with First Bell at 6:00 pm.
Hammond Civic Center – 5825 Sohl Ave, Hammond, IN 46320
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About McGee House of Champions:
An entity created between Mary McGee and LRP Network to level the playing field for women’s boxing.
It’s focus is on local boxers to provide an opportunity to earn extra revenue in competition as an affiliate.
An affiliate of McGee House of Champions will use their social media platform and their growing fan base to earn potential residual income through marketing commissions to help fund their boxing career through fight streams and more. Never before have undercard boxers had the opportunity to earn a percentage of the Pay-Per-View revenue in any fight.
About Team Empire Management:
An extensive stable of boxing champions, contenders and prospects started by Brian Cohen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cohen has been around boxing his whole life as he received an early indoctrination into the sport from his father, Ivan Cohen, who managed former world junior middleweight champion Buster Drayton. Cohen then embarked in a successful fighting career that saw him go 15-2 as a professional before transitioning into managing professional fighters, where he became the preeminent female boxing manager in the world.
Team Empire Boxing includes world champion Mary McGee as well as contenders Alicia Napoleon-Espinoza, Kali Reis, Christina Linardatou, Melissa St. Vil, Ronica Jeffrey, Schmelle Baldwin and many more…
About #NextGenChamp:
#NextGenChamp was derived from Jay Kemp’s sports involvement – coaching, to college recruitment, to professional athletic exposure of the future champion.
With the expertise in marketing of many sports, #NextGenChamp is designed to discover, educate, and develop tomorrow’s champion, helping the athlete gain the marketing edge in: Developing Value, Outright Marketability, Fan Recognition, Sponsorship Acquisition, Media Attention, Public Relations, Name Branding, and more…
For more information, visit www.NextGenChamp.com
CONTACT (for interviews, event credentials, questions):
Jay Kemp | NextGenChamp.com
me@jaykemp.com
224.637.3777 (cellular)
312.473.3000 (office)
