Seanie Monaghan and Marcus Browne, with promoter Lou Dibella, are set to bring boxing back to Long Island this summer.
Boxing in Long Island. Believe it, folks.
Although it’s been quite awhile, the sport is returning the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum this summer. (And when we say “quite awhile,” we’re talking about Mike Tyson.)
One of the top-billed fights will be Seanie Monaghan and Marcus Browne, who are friends and sparring partners out of the ring, but will be anything but come Jul. 15.
Monaghan, Browne and promoter Lou Dibella spoke with Peter Schwartz about the exciting upcoming event on the Schwartz on Sports Podcast:
WHO:
MARCUS BROWNE, Unbeaten Light Heavyweight from Staten Island
SEANIE MONAGHAN, Unbeaten Light Heavyweight from Long Island
LOU DIBELLA, President of DiBella Entertainment
BRETT YORMARK, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment
LOCAL UNDERCARD FIGHTERS FROM LONG ISLAND –
Tommy Rainone (26-7-1, 6 KOs), Alicia Napoleon (7-1, 5 KOs),
Patrick Day (13-2-1, 6 KOs) and Vincenzo D’Angelo (2-0)
WHAT:
Staten Island’s “Sir” Marcus Browne and Long Island’s Seanie Monaghan will discuss their upcoming showdown featured on an exciting night of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, July 15 from the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and is headlined by a matchup between exciting former world champions Omar “Panterita” Figueroa and Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. Plus, Artur Szpilka meets Adam Kownacki in an all-Polish heavyweight showdown.
