A Stacked Undercard has been announced for this Friday night’s Massive Night of World Class Professional Boxing at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL headlined by a sensational light heavyweight clash between Undefeated and #3 World Ranked Light Heavyweight MIKE LEE, (20-0-0, 11 KO’s), of Chicago, IL facing battle-tested Mexican veteran JOSE HERNANDEZ, (19-3-1, 9 KO’s), of Lancaster, CA in the ten-round main event. The fight will be contested for the NABO Light Heavyweight Title.

Presented by Hitz Boxing and Round 3 Productions, advance tickets priced at $100, $75 and $50 can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com and the Allstate Arena Box Office. The Allstate Arena is located at 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont IL 60018. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. The event will be telecast live on CBS Sports Network (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT).

Headlining the undercard, 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist, TERVEL PULEV, (10-0-0, 9 KO’s), of Sofia, Bulgaria will face battle-tested veteran ARMANDO ANCONA, (8-7-2, 5 KO’s), of Columbus, OH in an eight-round cruiserweight bout. The brother of top-rated heavyweight KUBRAT PULEV, Tervel made an outstanding impression in his Chicago debut on March 2, 2018, brutally knocking out Scott Futrell in the first round on March 2, 2018 in front of a huge crowd of local Bulgarian supporters.

Super middleweight contender MIKE ‘Hollywood’ JIMENEZ, (21-1-1, 14 KO’s), of Chicago, IL will clash with Detroit, MI native BRANDON MADDOX, (7-1-0, 5 KO’s), in a scheduled six rounder. Jimenez returns to battle following his career best victory, a ten-round decision over Aaron Pryor, Jr. on June 23, 2017 while Maddox will be looking to return to the win column following a fourth-round stoppage loss to Dmytro Mytrofanov on October 27, 2017 in Elk Grove Village.

In a six-round middleweight clash, popular local favorite ‘White Lightning’ TOMMY HUGHES, (6-0-0, 3 KO’s), will battle Toledo, OH native DEMAR SINGLETON, (9-2-1, 5 KO’s). Since turning professional in February 2017, the 25-year-old Hughes has become a must-see attraction in Chicago, thrilling his legion of fans in his first six fights with his all-action style. Most recently the former Chicago Golden Gloves Champion won a six-round decision over Antoine Elerson on March 2, 2018. The 29-year-old upset-minded Singleton has fought a number of top names in the division and looks to return to the win column following a hard-fought decision loss to Antonio Urista on March 3, 2018 in Columbus, OH.

Women will see action as Chicago fan favorite SARAH CURRAN, (2-1-0) faces EDITH OGOKE, (1-0), of Mabelton, GA in a four-round junior middleweight bout. The 25-year-old Jordyn fights for the first time in 2018 following two excellent performances in decision victories in 2017. Ogoke was victorious in her pro debut winning a four-round decision over Kiara Marquez on February 23, 2018 in Warren, OH.

In the heavyweight division, top Chicagoland prospect NICK MAZUREK, (8-0-0, 6 KO’s) faces JAMAL WOODS, (17-41-7, 11 KO’s), of Forrest City, AR in a six-round rematch of their outstanding clash in February 2017 won by Mazurek in Elk Grove Village, IL. Mazurek will be making his highly anticipated first start of 2018 campaign while Woods makes a quick return to the ring following a decision victory over Rodney Moore on May 25, 2018.

Pro debuting JOHNNY LEWUS JR., of Chicago, IL will battle HUGO GUTIRREZ, (0-2-0), in a four-round junior middleweight bout. Lewus is the son of perennial contender and Chicago fan favorite JOHNNY LEWUS SR.

Also making his professional debut is former Chicago amateur standout ISAIAH COOK who will enter the paid ranks against JARVIS ERVIN, (0-2-0) in a four-round middleweight bout.

Rounding out the card, Chicago’s OSCAR ORTIZ, (1-0-0), faces ANTOINE ELERSON, (3-21-2, 2 KO’s), of Milwaukee, WI in scheduled four-round junior middleweight bout.

Top boxing management company, Split-T Management has signed undefeated super-middleweight Tyler Howard, (14-0-0, 9 KO’s), of Crossville, TN, it was announced today.

“I’m thrilled to start working with Tim Van Newhouse and Split-T Management,” said the 24-year-old former amateur standout. “We’ve known each other for many years and I know Ryan Martin very well who’s from Chattanooga and have watched closely at the success they’ve had with him and many other fighters they work with. It’s a perfect fit for me at this point in my career.”

Said Tim Van Newhouse, “Tyler and I have known each other for years and I’ve always been very impressed not only by his skills in the ring but also his work ethic and boxing IQ. He prepares like a world champion because that’s what he expects to be and that’s exactly the type of boxer we look for.”

Following in his father and brother’s footsteps, Howard starting boxing at the age of eight, following a family tradition of over forty years. With an amateur record of 53-19, he won numerous state and regional titles. Prior to turning professional in 2012, Howard was also a

2010 National Junior Olympic Silver Medalist, losing to current top contender Mike Reed.

In 2016, Howard graduated from Tennessee Tech University with a degree in Economics.

Howard is fully recovered after having surgery in December 2016 for a torn labrum and has now resumed training full time in preparation of his return to battle which should be announced shortly.

WBA #2, WBO #3, IBF #11, WBC #11 ranked Jason Moloney (current WBA Oceania and Commonwealth Bantamweight Champion) has signed a multi-year managerial deal with Dragon Fire Boxing as he inches his way closer to a world title opportunity.

“Dragon Fire Boxing has guided my career to absolute perfection. Before I turned professional I was always warned that it was extremely important to make sure that I had the right people looking after me and honestly, I couldn’t be happier.

From the very beginning the direction has been clear; as I have continued to improve so have my opponents.

Each fight has been a step up and presented a tougher test than the previous fight which has allowed me to learn and properly develop as a fighter while being tested along the way.

Two fights ago I fought a solid world title challenger (Immanuel Naidjala) who had never been stopped; I was able to pass that test and stop the opponent within 3 rounds.

We then moved on to a tougher test in a former two time World Champion (Kohei Kono) and I was again able to stop this opponent inside the distance.

Now we plan to step up yet again and we hope to take on one of the current World Champions. It is my dream to become World Champion, my team and I have worked very hard to make this happen, and right now I believe we are ready!

The way that Dragon Fire has brought me along and continued to test me with a constant progression of challenging opponents means that I am now confident that we are ready to take on the best in the world and I believe we are good enough to beat them.

 The ultimate goal is not only to become World Champions but to stay World Champions, unify the division, and defend our titles over a long period of time.” Says Moloney.

Dragon Fire Boxing is most well-known for WBA Fighter of the Decade Chris “The Dragon” John. Other fighters that Dragon Fire Boxing has trained and/or guided in the past include: -

·         Vic Darchinyan

·         Danny “The Green Machine” Green

·         “The Scorpion” Sakio Bika

·         “Action” Jackson Asiku

·         Daud “Cino” Yordan

·         Gairy “Superman” St Clair

“It has been a joy to work with Moloney since 2015, you couldn’t ask for a better person in and out of the ring. He embodies the same 3 D’s that Chris John lived by: dedication, discipline, and determination. Coming fresh off the six round demolition of former two time World Champion and Japanese legend Kohei Kono, Jason Moloney proved he is the next superstar of world boxing and we have big things coming up for Jason that we are hoping to release very soon.” Said Tony Tolj, Dragon Fire Boxing manager.

“We are now at a very exciting stage of my career and very close to achieving my dream of becoming World Champion.

I want to thank everybody who has supported me along the way and helped me get to this point in my career.

 I am extremely lucky to have such amazing support. I hope to make you and all of the country proud by becoming Australia’s next World Champion.” Says Jason “The Smooth One” Moloney.

Among the deep stable fighters guided by Split-T Management are 2017 Yahoo Sports Prospect of the Year, Teofimo Lopez; undefeated junior welterweight contender Ivan Baranchyk, 2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell, super flyweight contender Antonio Nieves and 2016 U.S. Olympian Antonio Vargas.