Heavyweight Thomas Hardwick made it two wins out of two starts in the pro ranks with a third round TKO over Rodell Bolar at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City last Saturday.
It was the former New York Daily News Golden Gloves champion's second straight victory via stoppage since his pro debut against Derek Walker in Manhattan last May. Hardwick, a 26 year-old who fights out of Yonkers, New York, scored a third round TKO in that match as well.
While Hardwick improved to 2-0 with two KOs, Bolar, a journeyman out of Akron, Ohio, tapped to ease the Dubliner's transition into prizefighting, now remains winless in four scraps.
Among those that watched Hardwick triumph at the Resorts Casino was former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.
McBRIDE PRESSER
Kevin McBride's July 29 clash with Polish transplant Mariusz Wach for the vacant WBC International heavyweight championship will be formally announced this Thursday at a press conference at the Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, N.J.
The 6-foot-6 inch "Clones Colossus" and his undefeated foe, who's an inch and a half taller and nicknamed "The Viking," will square off at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Their 12-rounder will be the main event of a card billed "Heat Wave." Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment & Sports [CES] and Global Boxing will co-promote.
McBride, who is winless against two previous Polish opponents [Andrew Golota and Tomasz Adamek], is 35-9-1 [29 KOs] and fights out of Dorchester, Mass. Wach, a Krakow, Poland, native, is 24-0 [12 KOs) and based in North Bergen.
Tickets for the show, pegged at $40, $65 and $105, are available from CES at (401) 724-2253/2254 or Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
Fans can also purchase tickets online at www.cesboxing. com, www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. For more information on "Heat Wave," visit www.cesboxing.com or www.mohegansun.com. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
