By Stephen 'Darkness' Johnson

Duran Hill (Sting Like A Bee Promotions) makes their 2015 debut on Saturday, May 16, 2015, with Denver’s Manny ‘Manos’ Perez (22-11-1, 4 KO’s) taking on DeMarcus ‘Chop-Chop’ Corley (42-22-1, 25 KO’s) in the main event of a card featuring both boxing and MMA held at PT’s Show Club, 1601 W. Evans Ave., located in southwest Denver.

The outdoor setting at the PT’s Show Club provides a beautiful atmosphere that is second to none with the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains breathtaking.

The scheduled for 10 rounds WBF light welterweight title bout featuring Perez vs Corley, headlines the boxing portion with Donald ‘Dynamite’ Cobb and Kirstie ‘Kris Kros’ Simmonsalong with possibly 3 (three) Al Haymon (Haymon Boxing) heavyweights expected as well.

The announcement detailing the alliance of Haymon with ESPN and ABC was rumored for quite some time, his ‘Premier Boxing Champions’ (Al Haymon Boxing) ending the run ofESPN’s FNF (Friday Night Fights) with ABC joining the party.

Fights featuring top level fighters between some of the biggest names in boxing will air LIVEon ESPN during primetime and ABC airing fights LIVE on Saturday afternoon with every imaginable stream contracted, along with worldwide rights via ESPN International giving boxing exposure most have long awaited.

Duran Hill and his ‘Sting Like A Bee Promotions’ took all of 2014 off to evaluate and strategize, that time off apparently well spent with this Perez vs Corley matchup one Denver and Colorado fight fans will look forward to attending.

This fight card will additionally be televised via LIVE stream by Bam TV, a ‘Sting Like A Bee’ internet television venture, promoting boxing and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). There is a phone app, those details coming later.

The 5’ 7” southpaw and now 40 years-old DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley was a most recentFloyd Mayweather, Jr. sparring partner, helping prepare Mayweather for his mega-fight against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, on May 2, 2015.

DeMarcus Corley is a former WBO World super lightweight champion who’s been in with some of the biggest names in the division such as Randall Bailey, Zab Judah, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Devon Alexander, Ashley Theopane, Marcos Rene Maidana, Ruslan Provodnikov and Thomas Dulorme with only Lucas Matthysse (in Argentina), Miguel Cotto(in Puerto Rico) and Selcuk Aydin (in Turkey) able to stop Corley, those in title fights.

A true ‘Road Warrior’, DeMarcus Corley has been unafraid to travel outside of his native Washington, D.C. area with bouts in Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Russia, Ukraine, Argentina, Northern Ireland, Turkey and Bolivia on his resume.

Standing 5’ 7” and now 30 years-old, Manuel ‘Manos’ Perez is a Colorado fan favorite who has shown himself unafraid to ‘take his show on the road’, readily accepting the challenge of a professional boxer.

The Manny Perez resume is stellar, him tangling with Brandon Rios, Victor Ortiz, Paul McCloskey, Vernon Paris, Mercito Gesta, Edgar Santana and Diego Magdaleno, all on foreign turf.

Perez travels’ fighting outside the country have taken him to Mexico, Puerto Rico and Northern Ireland when most others were uninterested.

Major props to DeMarcus Corley for taking another fight on the road him already hyping the fight with a Facebook comment directed at Perez, “I will f*#%k Manny up real bad if this fight kicks off”, igniting the flames of those reading while Manny Perez was his usual calm self when responding “Corley, I’m always respectful, it’s just the way I am but if you think I’m taking this fight to get an ass whooping you are mistaken”.

This fight between Manny ‘Manos’ Perez and DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley features two ring veterans who have a tough time finding acceptable fights at a reasonable weight fighting on May 16th at a contracted (and comfortable for both) 135 lbs. ensures the Denver fans nothing less than an exciting, action packed performance.

Tickets go on sale next Tuesday, March 24, 2015, via PayPal, PT’s Showclub, A1 Boxing and House of Pain Boxing with prices of $20 (GA), $55 (first 3 rows) and $1200 (Cabana seating that includes food and drinks).