Joey Dawejko Decisions Colby Madison for Second Time in Four-Months and Captures WBC U.S. Heavyweight Title

Philadelphia (September 19, 2023) –For the second time in four months, Joey Dawejko won a unanimous decision over Colby Madison in a heavyweight bout a Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.

The eight-round win garnered Dawejko the WBC U.S. Heavyweight title and headlined an eight-bout card that was promoted by King’s Promotions.

Dawejko dominated the action by landing quick power shots that kept Madison at bay. Dawejko’s shots had Madison thinking twice about trying to attack. in round eight, Dawejko scored two knockdowns to sew up the victory.

Dawejko of Philadelphia won by scores of 80-70, 79-71 and 78-72 and is now 26-10-4. Madison of Baltimore is 11-6-2.

The fight was a rematch of a May 2nd fight for which Dawejko also won a unanimous decision at the same venue.

Quadir Albright dropped Demarcus Layton twice en-route to an 82 second stoppage in a six-round welterweight bout.

Albright of Philadelphia is 9-1 with nine knockouts. Layton of Little Rock, Arkansas is 9-6-1.

Dewayne Williams scored a mild upset as he stopped Brendan O’Callaghan in round two of their six-round middleweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 42 seconds for Williams of Philadelphia, who is now 4-7-1 with four knockouts. O’Callaghan of Philadelphia is 5-3-1.

Jackie McTamney made a successful pro debut with a fourth and final round stoppage over Brittany Dukes in a featherweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 59 seconds of the final frame for the Philadelphia native McTamney who is 1-0 with one knockout. Dukes of Kansas City is 0-5-1.

Tevon Watson dropped Tyler Zwicharowski three times, and that was the difference in their four-round middleweight bout.

Watson of Fort Worth, Texas took the unanimous decision by scores of 38-35 on all cards to go to 1-0. Zwicharowski of Philadelphia is 1-2.

Najeem Johns won a six-round unanimous decision over Muhammad Robinson in a battle of undefeated super lightweights.

Johns of Philadelphia won by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 twice and is now 5-0. Robinson of Baltimore is 6-1.

Canar Morrison won a four-round unanimous decision over Vincent Floyd in a middleweight bout.

Morrison of Harrisburg, PA won by scores of 40-36 twice and 40-35 and is now 5-1. Floyd of Philadelphia is 5-16-1.

Ibrahim Robinson took a six-round unanimous decision over Elizer Olmeda in a welterweight fight.

Robinson of Baltimore won by tallies of 60-53 twice and 59-54 and is 6-0-1. Olmeda of Gloucester, NJ is 3-4.




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Joey Dawejko Rematches Colby Madison on Friday, September 15th at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AUGUST 14, 2023)–In a rematch of one of the more entertaining fights of the year, heavyweights Joey Dawejko and Colby Madison will once again do battle on Friday night, September 15th at The Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.

The card is promoted by King’s Promotions.

The first crowd pleasing bout took place on May 2nd and saw Dawejko pound out a six-round unanimous decision at the same venue. This time the fight will be scheduled for eight-rounds.

Dawejko of Philadelphia has a record of 25-10-4 with 14 knockouts. The 33 year-old former World Junior Amateur champion has been a professional for 14 years and has had thrilling victories over Ricardo Johnson (1-0), John Lennox (6-0), Derric Rossy (28-7), Mark Rideout (4-0-2), Enobong Umohette (9-2), Natu Visinia (11-1), Demetrius Banks (9-1) and Kelvin Nunez (15-0). Dawejko is riding a four-fight winning streak, with his last win coming on June 17th as he starched Dennis Vance in the opening round in Atlantic City.

Madison of Baltimore is 11-5-2 with seven knockouts. The 40 year-old is looking to get even with Dawejko as that was his last ring appearance.

In six-round Bouts:

In a battle of undefeated super lightweights, Muhammad Robinson (6-0, 2 KOs) of Baltimore fights Najeem Johns (4-0, 4 KOs) of Philadelphia.

Quadir Albright (8-1, 8 KOs) of Chester, PA fights DeMarcus Layton (9-5-1, 6 KOs) of Little Rock, Arkansas in a welterweight bout.

Brendan O’Callaghan (5-2-1, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on DeWayne Williams (3-7-1, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia in a middleweight clash.

Ibrahim Robinson (5-0-1, 5 KOs) of Baltimore takes on an opponent to be named in a welterweight contest.

In Four-Round Bouts:

Tyler Zwicharowski (1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia fights debuting Tevin Watson in a super welterweight contest.

Canar Marrison (4-1, 2 KOs) of Harrisburg, PA fights Vincent Floyd (5-15-1, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia in a super welterweight rematch of a fight that saw Morrison score a fourth round stoppage in March

Jaclyne Mctamney of Southampton, PA will make her pro debut against an opponent to be named in a featherweight contest.

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Card Shaping Up for Champions Sports And Entertainment Presents Inaugural Fight Card on Saturday, June 17th at Bally’s Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY (June 11, 2023)–A packed card will be on display on Saturday night, June 17th, boxing returns to the Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City as Champions Sports and Entertainment presents Fling Boxing Father’s Day Weekend Knockout.

Heading the seven bout card will be super lightweight Dimash Niyazov. Niyazov (14-1-3, 6 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York taking on Larry Fryers (12-6-1, 5 KOs) of Albany, New York via Clones, Ireland in a bout scheduled for 10-rounds.

Niyazov is a former New York City police officer, who now works on the force in St. Petersburg, Florida.

In six-round bouts, Pierre Hubert Dibombe (21-0-1, 11 KOs) of France takes on the tough veteran Derrick Findley (35-29-1, 25 KOs) of Merrillville, Indiana in a super middleweight bout.

The 31 year old Dibombe is looking to continue his undefeated ledger and throw his name in the hats in the loaded super middleweight division against the likes of Canelo Alvarez, David Benavidez, Caleb Plant and WBA champion David Morrell.

Popular Philadelphia based heavyweight Joey Dawejko (24-10-4, 13 KOs) takes on Dennis Vance Jr.(4-9, 2 KOs) of South Branch, Michigan

Victor Darocha (11-6-1, 7 KOs) of Miami, Florida battles Leandro Da Silva (3-7, 2 KOs) of Woburn, Massachusetts in a light heavyweight contest.

Popular 23 year-old Irishman, Edward Donovan (6-0, 1 KO) of Limerick, Ireland battles Nelson Morales (3-6) of Scranton, PA in a welterweight contest.

Seeing action in four-round bouts will be middleweight Taiwo Afolabi (6-0, 6 KOs) of Staten Island, NY and welterweight Khaalid Billings (1-0, 1 KO) of Rockaway Queens, NY against opponents to be named.

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Popular Heavyweight Joey Dawejko Takes on Colby Madison in Main Event of King’s Promotions Debut at The Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 2nd

PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) — On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, King’s Promotions will make its debut at the Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia with an outstanding night of boxing featuring popular heavyweight Joey Dawejko taking on Colby Madison in a bout scheduled for eight rounds. The first bell is at 7 PM ET.

“I am looking forward to May 2nd and putting on a great show at Live! Casino,” said Marshall Kauffman, CEO of King’s Promotions.

Dawejko of Philadelphia has a record of 23-10-4 with 13 knockouts. The 32-year-old is a 14-year professional. The former Youth Amateur World Champion, has wins over Ricardo Johnson (1-0), John Lennox (6-0), Derric Rossy (28-7), Mark Rideout (4-0-2), Enobong Unohette (9-2), Natu Visinia (11-1), Demetrius Banks (9-1), Kevin Nunez (15-0) and his last bout when he took a six-round unanimous decision over 90-fight veteran Terrell Woods on October 7, 2022, in Bensalem, PA.

“I am looking forward to seeing Joey get one last shot at getting in the heavyweight rankings. This is another step along the way,” said Russell Peltz, Hall of Fame Promoter, and current manager of Joey Dawejko.

Madison of Owings Mills, Maryland is 11-4-2 with seven knockouts. The 39-year-old is a seven-year veteran and is coming off a first-round stoppage over Darryl Clark on February 18th in Hanover, Maryland.

In a six-round co-feature, Najeem Johns (3-0, 3 KOs) of Darby, PA an opponent to be named in a super lightweight contest.

In Four-round bouts:

Brendan O’Callaghan (5-1-1, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be named in a super welterweight clash.

Tyler Zwicharowski (1-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia boxes William Briscoe (1-1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a middleweight battle.

Tyree Arnold (1-5) of Philadelphia battles Christopher Burgos (3-6-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a super lightweight fight.

Hakim Smith (1-4-1) of Philadelphia takes on Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) in a junior welterweight clash.

Rahiem McEachin makes his pro debut in a super welterweight contest.

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Dawejko Decisions Woods in Bensalem, PA

BENSALEM, PA (OCTOBER 10, 2022)–Heavyweight Joey Dawejko won his second bout in five weeks as he won a six-round unanimous decision over Terrell Jamal Woods in the headline bout at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

The card was promoted by Joe Hand Promotions.

Dawejko of Philadelphia won by scores of 59-55 twice and 58-56 and is now 23-10-4. Woods of Forrest City, Arkansas is 28-54-9.

DeAngelo Fuentes stopped previously undefeated Kevin Ford in round two of their six-round featherweight bout.  

Towards the end of round two, Fuentes landed a hard flurry of punches that forced a referee stoppage at 2:58.

Fuentes of Coconut Creek, Florida is 8-1 with five knockouts. Ford of Saint Louis, Missouri is 4-1.

Daiyann Butt won a razor-thin six-round unanimous decision over Juan De La Cruz Rodriguez in a super lightweight contest.

In round three, Butt of Philadelphia scored a knockdown and that proved to be the difference on one scorecard as he won by scores of 58-55 twice and 57-56 to raise his record to 12-2. Rodriguez of Front Royal Virginia is 10-17-1.

Brendan O’Callaghan won a four-round unanimous decision over Jeremiah Kendrick in a super welterweight contest.

O’Callaghan of Philadelphia won by scores of 39-37 on all cards and is now 3-1-1. Kendrick of Philadelphia is 1-2.

Soslan Alborov needed just 73 seconds to take care of Saiffedine Mezzi in a scheduled four round super welterweight bout.

Alborov scored a knockdown in the first minute of the fight and then finished him off with a barrage of punches.

Alborov of Philadelphia via Russia is 1-1-1 with one knockout. Mezzi of Philadelphia via Tunisia was making his pro debut.

Boris Nde stopped Hakim Smith in round three of their four-round super lightweight bout.

Nde dominated the action and finished Smith at the end of round. The time was 3:00 for Nde of Harrisburg, PA who is 3-1. Smith of Philadelphia is 1-4-1.

Jahqwon Humbert made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Aaron Newmones in a welterweight battle.

Humbert of Raleigh, North Carolina won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 1-0. Nemones of Atlantic City is 1-2.

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