Star Boxing hosted a live press conference at Empire Harley Davidson in New Rochelle, New York to previewing this Saturday’s fight card at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The card’s featured contestants—Rajon “Picasso” Chance and undefeated Yan Carlos “El Baka” Perez —stood face-to-face in a tense stare-down, previewing their super bantamweight main event. Popular fan favorites, undefeated Harley Burke, a Yonkers Irish-American and his opponent, Bronx battler and FDNY's Louis Maietta also faced off. Also in attendance were Rodrigo Marte of the Dominican Republic, alongside New Yorkers Austin Cassese and Sharif One.
President & CEO of Star Boxing, Joe DeGuardia, emphasized the spirit of the event and its synergy with the venue: “We are proud to collaborate with Harley-Davidson, a historic brand that has long represented freedom, strength, independence, and heart. That same spirit is at the core of boxing and what we do at Star Boxing. We’re recreating the old-school magic on June 14th. We’ve got 50/50 matchups like Chance vs. Perez and O’Rourke vs. Sylla, and local battles that make this card unique—Burke vs. Maietta is one of those gritty, Yonkers vs. Bronx, pride-on-the-line clashes you rarely see these days. These are real fights, not padded records, and that’s what boxing needs.”
Press Conference Quotes
Rajon 'Picasso' Chance vs. Yan Carlos 'El Baka' Perez:
"This is going to be a great fight, and I'm ready to give you the best version of myself" Yan-Carlos Perez.
"I'm excited for this fight, and I'm very happy to be back under the bright lights. I like the Boxer vs. Puncher theme... there's only one way to find out who can really punch, so I can't wait until Saturday Night," Rajon 'Picasso' Chance.
Harley Burke vs. Louis Maietta:
"Irish vs. Italian. Yonkers vs. Bronx. I think the fight sells itself..." Harley Burke.
"Look forward to Saturday! We'll put on a Hell of a performance," Lou Maietta.
Ryan O'Rourke (Dublin, Ireland), Boubacar Sylla (Cincinnati, Ohio), Austin Spivey (Miami, Florida) and Eduardo Monrreal (El Paso, Texas) are flying into NY later this week and could not appear at the press conference.
