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Campillo Hurt, Rosado-Whittaker Now Sept. 21 Mainer

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Gabriel Rosado |
The change was made when top rated light heavyweight Gabriel Campillo, who had been slated to face hot Russian prospect Sergey Kovalev in the main event, was sidelined yesterday with a back injury suffered in training.
A native of Chelyabinsk, Russia now living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Kovalev (18-0-1, 16 KO's) will move into the swing bout position where he will take on Buffalo, New York's Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson. (12-1, 8KO's)
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Lionell Thompson |
In the co-feature, Bethlehem's own Ronald Cruz will take a big step up in class when he faces Antoine Smith in what promises to be an all-action welterweight bout.
“It is unfortunate that Campillo cannot compete on September 21st,” said promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events. “But his promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, has assured me that we can reschedule this match just as soon as Campillo recovers. In the meantime, the fans will still get to see what Kovalev has to offer in a great bout with Thompson, who has been in the gym working with Chad Dawson to prepare him for this weekend's fight with Andre Ward.”
According to NBCSN Fight Night matchmaker J. Russell Peltz, the match between Kovalev and Thompson should be outstanding. “I looked at footage of Thompson and I was quite impressed, especially after checking out his amateur background. He's got the style to give Kovalev trouble and after getting in shape by working with Chad Dawson for the last month, who knows what can happen? In his last fight he lost by split decision to a world-rated Canadian light-heavyweight in Quebec. So you can draw your own conclusions.”
A highly-decorated amateur who counts five New York Golden Gloves titles among his many championships, Thompson followed up his stint sparring with Dawson in Las Vegas by moving on to help prepare Isaac Chilemba for his upcoming bout. Coming off a 10-round disputed decision loss to Nicholson Poulard (brother of Jean Pascal) in Poulard's home town, Thompson has also worked as a sparring partner with Carl Froch, Troy Ross and Pascal. He is trained by former world title challenger Ross Thompson (no relation).
ABOUT SEPT 21
The Rosado-Whittaker , Kovalev-Thopmson and Cruz-Smith fights top a seven-bout card at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. First fight is 7.15 pm. Tickets priced at $130 (luxury suites), $80 and $55 can be purchased through the offices of Peltz Boxing (215-765-0922), all Ticketmaster outlets (800-745-3000) or at the box office at the Sands Event Center (610-297-7414). Tickets also can be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.com, www.SandsEventCenter.com and www.Ticketmaster.com. In Bethlehem, tickets are available at Deja Brew, Inc., 101 West 4th Street (610-865-2739) and at Pronto Insurance Notary, 232 East 3rd Street (610-419-6790).
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