On July 11th, Star Boxing’s hard hitting super middleweight contender, Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (20-2, 14KO) will look to position himself amongst the elite of the super middleweight division when he takes on unbeaten Polish contender Piotr Wilczewski (22-0, 7KO) at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The card is headlined by IBF cruiserweight champion, Tomaz Adamek defending his belt against Bobby Gunn.
Stevens has been boxing almost his entire life. The 24-year-old Brownsville, NY native had a stellar amateur career, amassing over three hundred wins, and is credited with recording the third most knockouts in New York State amateur boxing history.
Stevens is a devastating puncher, with tremendous power in either hand as witnessed by his impressive knockout ratio, including twelve of his fourteen knockouts coming in the first two rounds.
Stevens was on the fast track to stardom before he ran into fellow unbeaten prospect and 2004 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell on HBO in 2007. Dirrell, visibly afraid of Stevens power, chose to dance and pop shot from the outside for the entire ten rounds, eventually being awarded a very unpopular decision.
STEVENS WITH PROMOTER JOE DEGUARDIA
After the loss to Dirrell, Stevens decided to make a few changes in his career, one which included changing his promotional team. After meeting with a few different companies, Stevens signed an exclusive promotional contract with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing in early 2008.
Since joining up with Star, Stevens has looked better than ever. He is a perfect 3-0 under his new promotional banner, with two of the three wins coming by knockout. Stevens’ promoter Joe DeGuardia knows that a win against the unbeaten Wilczewski will surely open some doors for his super middleweight contender.
“A win against Wilczewski will put Curtis right back where we want him to be,” stated DeGuardia. “He has looked very good since joining our roster, and if he can look equally as good in this fight he takes a major step towards a future world title opportunity. We are working on some very big things for Curtis, but right now he needs to first take care of business on the 11th and we are very confident he will do just that.”
ABOUT STAR BOXING:
Star Boxing has been in operation since 1992 and has worked to produce some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star has continued to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry.