Tremendous middleweight DONTE LAYNE (5-0, 5 KO’s) is, with out query, one of many largest tales of the following card that’s slated for Sony Corridor in Manhattan. He’s a New Yorker, and in addition one of many hottest prospects within the professional ranks.
The Queens native has not allowed followers quite a lot of time to get settled of their seats, or opponents quite a lot of time to catch their breath. Nobody has gone a full three minutes with him but.
That leaves fairly a little bit of curiosity about him as he prepares for a scheduled six-round bout that’s a part of “Vacation Struggle Night time 3,” going down on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. It’s being introduced by BOXING INSIDER PROMOTIONS and televised dwell on DAZN, the chief in dwell streamed boxing.
Layne, a southpaw who grew up in Elmont, simply over the Queens border in Nassau County, doesn’t lack for expertise, having began boxing on the age of eight. Representing the Rockaway Ropes Boxing Membership, he received a complete of seven nationwide tournaments – two Nationwide Junior Olympic championships (2015, 2017), two US Youth Nationwide titles (2019, 2020), two US Championships within the senior division (2021, 2022) and a Nationwide Golden Gloves title (2022). Layne additionally captured the 2019 Nation’s Cup, which is a world event.
Not wanting to attend round for the following Olympics, Layne made the choice to leap into the skilled sport.
He didn’t show an terrible lot of energy within the novice ranks, however he’s mowed down his first 5 professional opponents slightly routinely. His debut was in August 2023, a one-round KO over Nathan Micthell. The primary 4 fights of his profession befell in Atlanta. All of them resulted in one spherical. They usually weren’t laydowns both; for instance, on June 28 of this 12 months he confronted Montrel James, who got here out throwing proper from the opening bell however wasn’t going to outlive a slugfest. A prolonged Layne combo within the nook in the end put him away.
Layne’s final struggle was on a Boxing Insider present November 16 in Atlantic Metropolis, and evidently, it was a one-round KO over Shaquille Cameron.
Layne, whose model would possibly remind a few of Pernell Whitaker, has been helped by nice assist from his household. He’s conscientious about his research, and has been home-schooled to a sure extent. He’s additionally studied carpentry as a commerce. He’s “constructing” a spectacular professional profession to this point.
Can PACHINO HILL (8-7-2, 6 KO’s) do something to upset the applecart?
Hill comes from Davenport, Iowa, and after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2017 Nationwide Golden Gloves, might have seemed like a prospect at one time himself. He obtained out of the gate properly, profitable his first six skilled bouts, and was 7-0-1 after his first eight. However issues haven’t gone so properly for him since then.
Hill’s final victory was a six-round majority choice over Darian Weeks in February 2023. He’s gone 0-6-1 in his final seven fights. However what’s attention-grabbing right here is that six of his seven defeats have come towards unbeaten opponents with a mixed report of 54-0.
His final bout befell on September 21, a six-round majority choice boss to Johnny Morrison. Hill has fought 74 profession rounds as a professional, in contrast with simply 5 for Layne.
Tickets for the December 17 present at Sony Corridor are priced at $110, $160, $215 and $350 (entrance row), and could also be bought on-line at https://www.ticketweb.com/occasion/boxing-insider-fight-night-sony-hall-tickets/14011593.
Sony Corridor is positioned on the backside of the Paramount Lodge Instances Sq., 235 W forty sixth Avenue.
Doorways open at 6:30 p.m. ET with the primary bout at 7:30 p.m. ET.
