Pictured is legendary boxing promoter Don King, a Cleveland native Don King Promotions will present a six-championship fight card on Saturday night. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first fight beginning at 7 p.m.
The co-main events will feature two World championships. Ilunga Makabu (28-2 with 25 knockouts) of South Africa will defend his WBC World Cruiserweight Championship against Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs) of South Africa. The other co-main event will pit WBA World Heavyweight Champion Trevor Bryan (21-0, 15 KOs) of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. against Jonathan Guidry (17-0-2, 10 KOs) of Dulca, La.
“It is going to be a great, super night of boxing,” King said.
There will be six championship fights and two world titles.
"We are going to put fun back into boxing." King said. "It is going to super, spectacular greatness. We are going to enjoy ourselves again and not be ruined by COVID.”
King has promoted bouts with some of the most prominent names in boxing headlining the events. In 1972 he spearheaded a charity exhibition in Cleveland and brought in Muhammad Ali to fight.
“Ali came in and brought five or six guys to Cleveland, Ohio, to start me off with boxing,” King said during the press conference.
Dubbed “The Rumble in the Jungle”he promoted the fight between Ali and George Foreman in Zaire., and in 1975, he also promoted the “Thrilla in Manila,” the third and final fight between Ali and Joe Frazier.
King has four other NABA titles on the line as well on Saturday in Warren. The NABA Gold Heavyweight championship will pit veteran Alonzo Butler (34-3-2, 25 KOs) from Chattanooga, Tenn. against Ahmed Hefny (13-1, 5 KOs) from Egypt, via Queens, N.Y.
The NABA Cruiserweight title clash will feature Johnnie Langston (9-3, 3 KOs) of Sarasota, Fla. and Nick Kisner (22-5-1, 6 KOs) of Baltimore.
The NABA Middleweight Championship will be up for grabs as Cleveland’s Michael Moore (18-3, 8 KOs) will take on Anthony Lenk (17-7, 7 KOs) of Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The sixth and final title fight of the night will showcase Cody Wilson (10-3, 7 KOs) of West Virginia and Tre’Sean Wiggins (12-5-3, 6 KOs) of Newburgh, N.Y. battling for the NABA Welterweight championship.
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