***Curtis Stevens, Maureen Shea on star studded undercard***
DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita returns to the ring in the main event when he tackles James Wayka on Thursday night, July 20th in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City on the next edition of Broadway Boxing. Salita and his promoter Lou DiBella will be available at a press luncheon on Tuesday, July 18, at 1:00 PM, joined by outstanding under card fighters.
Fighting out of Brooklyn, Salita has a ring record of 24-0-1, including 14 wins by way of knockout. Wayka is 14-4 with 8 KO’s, and the two will square off in a 10-round welterweight fight.
A star studded under card includes Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (13-0, 11 KO’s) in an eight round WBC Youth Super Middleweight Championship; Maureen Shea of the Bronx vs. Olga Heron (4-5, 1 KO) in a six round featherweight contest; New York City’s Juan Cabrera (5-0, 4 KO’s) vs. William Prieto (2-0) duke it out in a six round middleweight contest; New York State Heavyweight champion and former Boston College football player Derric Rossy (11-0, 7 KO’s) will also appear in six rounder; Prenice Brewer of Cleveland, Ohio squares off against Roberto Acevedo of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with both fighters making their pro debuts in a junior welterweight four rounder; and Brooklyn’s up-and-coming Jamelle Hamilton (1-0, 1 KO), the brother of top prospect Sechew Powell, takes on Delbert Sommerville (1-0) of Akron, OH, in a four round junior middleweight affair.