On November 18, South Philadelphia heavyweight Sonny “The Bronco” Conto (7-0, 6 KOs) will put his undefeated streak on the line and make history when he enters the boxing ring at the new Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, a mere couple miles from his home. This will be the first live boxing event at the newly-opened 1,000 plus seat Live! Event Center. Conto will face Ed Fountain (12-8, 5 KOs) of St. Louis, MO in a scheduled six rounder.
Light heavyweight Charles Brewer Jr (1-0, 1K0), son of former world super middleweight champion Charles “The Hatchet” Brewer, will make his return to the ring to face pro debuting Tariq Green in a four-round bout.
Super lightweights Gerardo Martinez (5-1, 1 K0) and Christopher Burgos (2-4-1) will battle six rounds reigniting their rivalry from 2017 when Martinez won a split decision over Burgos in a tough fought four rounder.
Welterweight Daiyaan Butt (8-1, 4K0s) will be in a six-round bout against an opponent to be announced.
There will feature a five round light heavyweight fight between Kendall Cannida (3-1, 1K0) and Khainell Wheeler (5-1, 5 K0s).
Tickets at $50, $75 and $125 on sale now. Must be 21 or older to attend.
I live near that new casino on 10th and Packer streets in South Phila. I may go to this event.
Brewer Jr. looks EXACTLY like his father on his boxrec picture.
There’s an interview with the two of them on YouTube, and yes, he really does look like his Dad. Haven’t seen Jr. fight yet, but Sr. was really fun to watch. Awesome offensive fighter, but couldn’t take a punch, which made for some hard to predict fights. Brewer vs. Antwon Echols was a classic.
I go to look up that interview (and you’re right, he looks like someone cloned his father) and I run into the Brewer – Scott Pemberton fight. Brewer was a damn joy to watch! Win or lose, that man was so much fun!
Looking forward to seeing both these kids in person. And along with anyone you couldnt NOT like Brewer Sr. all action.