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Photos: Marcus Browne, Seanie Monaghan - Go Face To Face

By Boxing Photos

Published Tue Jun 06, 2017, 03:47 PM EDT

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Unbeaten light heavyweight contenders Marcus Browne and Seanie Monaghan went face-to-face Tuesday at a press conference to discuss their all-New York showdown taking place Saturday, July 15 in Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes action live from the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the first live boxing card on Long Island since 1986.

Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and is headlined by a matchup between exciting former world champions Omar "Panterita" Figueroa and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero plus Artur Szpilka meets Adam Kownacki in an all-Polish heavyweight showdown that promises fireworks.

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Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, start at $50 (not including applicable fees) and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Ticketmaster Box Office at NYCB LIVE. Group discounts are available by calling 516-231-4848.

Also in attendance at Tuesday's press conference were local Long Island favorites Tommy Rainone (26-7-1, 6 KOs), Alicia Napoleon (7-1, 5 KOs), Patrick Day (13-2-1, 6 KOs) and Vincenzo D'Angelo (2-0).

Here is what the participants had to say Tuesday from the JetBlue Overlook the Coliseum:

LOU DIBELLA, President of DiBella Entertainment

"It's thrilling to me to be able to promote the first show at Nassau Coliseum in 31 years. The last event featured Mike Tyson and we have a terrific card on July 15 that represents the best fighters from Long Island, plus three fights that can stand on their own featuring fighters that deserve to be there.

"The undercard will be very representative of Long Island. It will be consistent with what we've always done as far as promoting cards that are exciting from the minute the doors open through the final bell.

"I'm thrilled that this is on FOX and FOX Deportes and that everyone will be able to see this building rock on July 15. I'm also thrilled with the kind of show they're getting. What you have is a consistent few hours of unbelievable action. All three of these fights are wars.

"Seanie has been working his way up and just winning fight after fight. He's been looking for a title shot for a long time. Marcus came into the pros with a lot of noise, but he's kept winning at every step. This is going to be a really good fight and I don't think it's going the distance. You can bank on the fact that the winner of this fight will get a shot at the light heavyweight championship of the world."