Junior Younan (proper) lands a proper hand on Ronald Ellis – Photograph by Amanda Westcott – Showtime
Junior Younan continues his march in the direction of the higher echelon of the 168-pound division.
Younan will face Luzlim Bajrami in a conflict of unbeaten fighters on September 14 on the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York, Star Boxing introduced Thursday. The ten-round bout will headline a Rockin’ Fights 48 card.
The 28-year-old Younan (20-0-1, 12 knockouts), who resides in Brooklyn, New York, final fought on Might 11, knocking out Ricardo Lara within the opening spherical. The win over Lara was his debut underneath the Star Boxing banner and in addition passed off on the Huntington Theatre.
In his earlier struggle on November 24, Younan defeated gatekeeper Ramses Agaton by unanimous determination.
Younan’s most high-profile struggle passed off in February 2018, when he fought to a split-decision draw towards Ronald Ellis in a conflict towards a fellow unbeaten tremendous middleweight prospect. Younan additionally has victories over Dauren Yeleussinov, Derrick Findley, and Jeyson Minda.
Bajrami (9-0, 4 KOs), who’s initially from Tetovo, Macedonia and now resides in Hamburg, Germany, defeated journeyman Milos Janjanin by unanimous determination on June 1. It was his first struggle since July 2022, when he defeated Radoslav Mitev by unanimous determination.
The 26-year-old has solely confronted one fighter with a profitable document, defeating Janne Rantanen by knockout in April 2019.
Within the co-main occasion, Erick Perez will sq. off towards Joseph Elzey (2-0, 1 KO) of The Bronx, New York in a four-round junior featherweight bout.
Perez (2-0, 1 KO) is initially from Mexico and now resides in Passaic, New Jersey. The 23-year-old has fought his earlier two fights on the Paramount Theatre.
Featherweight Ronny Reyes (4-1, 1 KO) of New York Metropolis, who’s promoted by Star Boxing, will face Yan Carlos Perez (2-0, 2 KOs) of the Dominican Republic in a six-round bout.
In a six-round tremendous middleweight bout, Louis Maietta (4-4-2, 1 KO), who additionally resides in The Bronx, will sq. off towards Jeremiah Truhlar (1-4-2) of Humble, Texas. Maietta is a New York Metropolis firefighter.
Rodrigo Marte (3-0, 2 KOs) of the Dominican Republic will face Yacouba Stated in a six-round bout. Stated (3-1) is initially from Niger and presently resides in Marche, Italy.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
