Christian Carto headlines tonight in Philly

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09/05/2024

Christian Carto headlines tonight in Philly

Tonight (Friday) at The Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, bantamweight Christian Carto will take on Jesus Martinez in a eight-round bout on a seven-bout card promoted by King's Promotions. Carto of Philadelphia is 21-1 with 14 knockouts. The 27 year-old is an eight-year professional with a four-fight winning streak. Carto has wins over Alonso Melendez (14-1), James Smith (12-1) and Hector Andres Sosa (12-1). He is coming off a second-round stoppage over Ardin Diale on January 12th at Live! Casino.
 
Martinez of Miami is 35-20-1 with 16 knockouts. The 13-year veteran has wins over Jonathan Burgos (9-2-1), Miguel Martinez (20-2) and Angel Berrio (14-2). However, he was stopped in six rounds by Emmanuel Rodriguez on March 9th in Atlantic City.
 
The undercard features Bree Howling (6-0, 2 KOs) of Calgary taking on Nancy Franco (19-19-2, 5 KOs) of Guadalajara in a bantamweight fight.
 
Atif Oberlton (9-0, 7 KOs) of Philadelphia fights Juan Francisco Lopez Barajas (8-1, 4 KOs) of Mexico in a eight-round light heavyweight bout.
 
In six-round bouts, Ibrahim Robinson (6-1-1, 5 KOs) of Baltimore takes on DeMarcus Layton (9-6-1, 6 KOs) of Little Rock, Arkansas in a welterweight contest and...
 
Stephanie Han (7-0, 2 KOs) of El Paso, Texas fights Michaele Nogue (2-4-1) of Egg Harbor, New Jersey in a lightweight bout.
 
In four-round bouts, David Whitmire (4-0, 3 KOs) of Washington, DC battles Breydon Glaude in a welterweight tussle and...
 
Muhammad Robinson (6-1, 2 KOs) of Baltimore fights David Thomas (6-6-1, 2 KOs) of Orange, Texas in a junior welterweight bout.
 
Tickets can be purchased at https://www.axs.com/events/536863/ring-wars-tickets?skin=livecasinohotelphiladelphia