A night of boxing comes to the 2300 Arena on Saturday, October 1 when Philadelphia favorite bantamweight Christian Carto enters the eight-round main event against the once-defeated Hector Andres Sosa.
The eight-fight card is promoted by King’s Promotions.
Philadelphia’s Carto is 19-1 with 13 knockouts. The 25-year-old is in his sixth year as a pro and has quality wins over Alonso Melendez (14-1) and James Smith (12-1). Carto has two straight first-round knockouts, the most recent being over Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini on April 22 at The 2300 Arena.
Sosa from Buenos Aires, Argentina is 14-1 with eight knockouts. The former South American bantamweight champion is 26 years old and has wins over Gonzalo Román Garay (1-0) and Ckari Cani Mansilla (15-1), Sosa is coming off a unanimous decision over José Armando Valdés Bernal on September 2 in Sinaloa. , Mexico.
The six-round co-feature will face one of the top prospects in the sport as it will be a battle between undefeated light heavyweight Atif Oberlton and Christian Thomas.
Oberlton, 24, of Philadelphia, is 6-0 with five knockouts. The wrestler known as “Lord Pretty Bald” has faced some veteran competition early in his career. He has wins over Jasper McCargo (4-1-2), Erbest Amuzu (26-5) and his last fight when he took a unanimous decision over Robert Burwell on August 20 in Hollywood, Florida.
Thomas of Las Vegas is 11-0 with nine knockouts. Thomas has fought his entire career in Mexico and will be making his United States debut. Thomas is coming off a second round knockout of Fernando Tamayo Alvarez on January 29, 2021 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Six more fights round out the card with some quality matchups featuring some outstanding talent.
In eight-round bouts:
Kenny Robles (9-2, 3 KOs) of Staten Island, New York will fight Jerome Conquest (11-7, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a junior welterweight bout.
Colby Madison (10-3-2, 6 KOs) of Baltimore, Maryland takes on former world title challenger Junior Wright (18-4-1, 15 KOs) of Evanston, Illinois in a heavyweight bout.
In six-round bouts:
Quadir Albright (6-0, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia fights Roberto Gomez (4-0, 4 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico in a junior welterweight bout featuring fighters with perfect knockout records.
Kashon Hutchinson (9-5, 2 KOs) of Reading, PA fights Rasheed Johnson (8-4, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia in a welterweight bout. This fight is a rematch of a 2019 fight where Hutchinson won a unanimous decision.
James Martin (8-3-1) of Philadelphia faces Alejando Munera (6-6-4) of Medellin, Colombia in a junior middleweight bout.
In a four round bout, Erisnelsy Castillo of Las Vegas makes his pro debut when he takes on an opponent to name in a flyweight bout.
