0 MUST GO: SELDON JR. vs. POPPER — JUNE 13 AT THE TROP

Boxing Insider Promotions returns to the Tropicana Atlantic City Showroom on Saturday, June 13, 2026, as undefeated South Jersey heavyweights Bruce Seldon Jr. and Josh Popper headline the biggest local heavyweight showdown the region has seen in years. First bell 7:30 PM ET. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster. https://www.ticketmaster.com/boxing-insider-live-professional-boxing-atlantic-city-new-jersey-06-13-2026/event/02006495CFC0F3D8

Josh “The Hammer” Popper of Egg Harbor Township trains at Bredwinners Gym in Manhattan under Jose Luis Guzman. The former Rowan University standout earned NFL minicamp invitations from the Cardinals and Colts before turning to boxing, and two of his wins have come right here at the Tropicana.

Bruce “2.0” Seldon Jr. of Smithville trains at the Pleasantville Recreation Center under Julio Sanchez. The son of former WBA Heavyweight Champion Bruce Seldon Sr. and an Absegami graduate, he has built five wins on the Boxing Insider stage at the Trop. He has never left the building without a win.

“Two undefeated South Jersey heavyweights, both with history at the Tropicana, both willing to step up and fight each other. That doesn’t happen in 2026,” said promoter Larry Goldberg. “This is the fight everyone locally wanted to see. June 13 is going to be a night Atlantic City remembers.”

South Jersey fan favorite Julio “Jewelz” Sanchez III takes on Shawn Rall, and John Leonardo Jr. returns to the Tropicana looking to build toward a regional title shot later this year.

The card is rounded out with Jahanzeb Rizwan, Yoel Angeloni, Kahshad Elliott, Williams, David Malul, and Daiyaan Butt, all in separate bouts with opponents to be announced shortly . 

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Atlantic City Boxing: Figueroa, Popper, Lewandowski Headline Tropicana March 7

Atlantic City, NJ – February 6, 2026 – Boxing Insider Promotions will present a professional boxing event at the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

The event is headlined by Junior NABF Super Welterweight Champion “Mr. Atlantic City” Justin Figueroa vs. James Blake Franklin (super welterweight).

Confirmed matchups: 

– Josh Popper vs. Dillon Pumphrey (heavyweight) 

– John Leonardo vs. Edgar Joe Cortes (super 

bantamweight) 

– Lia Lewandowski vs. Indeya “Azucar” Rodriguez (light flyweight) 

– Jacob Riley Solis vs. Jeremy Ramos (super welterweight) 

– Jim Torney vs. Trevor Kotara (heavyweight)

Also scheduled to appear: Julio “Julez” Sanchez III and Jahanzeb Rizwan.   

More bouts to be announced.

“We are excited to bring our brand of club boxing back to the Boardwalk in 2026,” said Larry Goldberg, promoter of Boxing Insider Promotions. “Tropicana is the best venue in town to watch the fights and this card will not disappoint.”

Doors open at 6:00 PM. First bell at 7:00 PM.

Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster: 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/boxing-insider-live-professional-boxing-atlantic-city-new-jersey-03-07-2026/event/020064280B90E1FA

Boxing Insider Promotions, named New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Promoter of the Year for 2023 and 2024, presents regular professional boxing events in New York and Atlantic City. This event marks Boxing Insider Promotions’ 20th professional club show since October 2022 and its seventh in Atlantic City.




Figueroa Stops Perdomo After 4

ATLANTIC CITY–Just Figueroa stopped Jose Edgardo Perdomo after round four of their eight-round junior middleweight bout at The Tropicana Hotel.

Late in round four, Figueroa dropped Perdomo with a left hook to the head. the fight was halted after the round by the corner of Perdomo.

Figueroa, 154 lbs of Atlantic City is 14-0 with 11 knockouts. Perdomo, 153 lbs of Uruguay is 9-8.

Otto Wallin stopped Chris Thomas in a round two of their 10-round heavyweight bout.

Wallin dropped Thomas with a left to the body and the fight was stopped at 1:100.

Wallin, 250 lbs of New York is 28-3 with 16 knockouts. Thomas, 241 lbs of Beachwood, NJ is 15-3-2.

Bruce Seldon Jr. won a six-round unanimous decision over Jose Medina in a heavyweight bout.

Seldon, 240 lbs of Atlantic City won on all cards 59-55 and is now 8-0. Medina, 278 lbs of Lake Wales, FL is 8-3-1

Josh Popper stopped Trevor Kotara in round three of their four-round heavyweight bout.

Popper dropped Kotara in rounds two and three. The fight was stopped after the second knockdown at 2:20/

Popper, 235 lbs of Somers Point. NJ is 5-0 with five knockouts. Kotara, 229 lbs of Gilbert, AZ is 4-5-1.

Lia Lewandowski won a six-round majority decision over Chamtell Sumrall in a super bantamweight bout.

Lewandowski, 122 lbs of Berlin. NJ won by scores of 58-56 twice and 57-57 and is now 3-0. Sumrall, 122 lbs of Dallas is 1-2-1.

Nathan Lugo went the distance for the first time in winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Diego Ferreira Lablonski in a light heavyweight bout.

80-72 twice and 79-73

Patrick O’Connor stopped Anthony Trejo in round one of their four-round cruiserweight bout.

In round one, O’Connor landed a right that was followed by a left to the body that Trejo down. The fight was stopped upon Trejo getting to his feet at 2:20.

O’Connor, 200 lbs of Waldorf, MD is 3-0 with three knockouts, Trejo, 186 lbs of Chula Vista, CA is 2-1.

Yoel Angeloni won a six-round unanimous decision over Brandon Diaz-Campos.

Angeloni, 150 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 7-0. Diaz-Campos,

Elijah Lugo won a six-round unanimous decision over Josue Silva in a middleweight bout.

Lugo, 160 lbs of Marietta, GA won by scores of 59-55, 60-54 and 59-55 and is now 4-0. Silva, 160 lbs of Mexico is 3-4;




Kurt Scoby and Josh Popper Headline Boxing Insider Card September 19 in Times Square

New York, NY – September 16, 2025 – Boxing Insider Promotions returns to Sony Hall in Times Square on Friday, September 19, 2025, with lightweight Kurt Scoby headlining and heavyweight Josh Popper making his NYC debut in the revived “Broadway Boxing” series. Tickets are moving fast, so grab yours now at TicketWeb.com and the Sony Hall box office!

TIckets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/boxing-insider-fight-night-sony-hall-tickets/13947054

This card features these key NYC-based matchups:

Kurt Scoby vs. Alex Martin: Kurt Scoby returns in the main event against the very tough Alex Martin, presented in association with DiBella Entertainment and OTX Boxing. Kurt is one of the hottest prospects in boxing and Alex is coming off a big win on Boxing Insider’s July show against Daiyaan Butt.

  • Josh Popper vs. Braxton Smith: Bredwinners Boxing founder Popper debuts in NYC against a bare knuckle and MMA veteran in an explosive heavyweight contest.
  • George Arias vs. Earl Newman: An all-New York heavyweight clash pitting Bronx against Brooklyn in a showdown that was six months in the making.
  • Nadim Salloum vs. Andres Martinez: Super middleweight Salloum, the first professional boxer from Lebanon, faces a rising contender in his return to New York.
  • Armando Barbier vs. Ricardo Jimenez: Another New York rivalry, between super welterweight natives of Yonkers and Harlem.
  • Donte Layne vs. Mirady Zola: NYC super middleweight contender Layne makes his third appearance on a Boxing Insider card against the rugged Zola.

The matches will air on tape delay on SNY, the home of Broadway Boxing for eighteen years, available in 14 million homes in the NY Metropolitan region and beyond. Streaming to be announced soon.

Secure your tickets today at TicketWeb.com. This marks Boxing Insider’s 12th event at Sony Hall, which is located at 235 W 46th Street, just off Times Square.

Card Subject to Change.

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About Boxing Insider Promotions

Boxing Insider Promotions, which won the 2023-2024 NY State Boxing Hall of Fame “Promoter of the Year” award, is dedicated to promoting exciting boxing events and developing grassroots talent in iconic venues, building on New York’s storied boxing heritage.

Boxing Insider transitioned from media to promoter and is committed to showcasing the best local fighters at Sony Hall in Manhattan and the Tropicana Atlantic City.

For more information, visit BoxingInsider.com or follow @BoxingInsider on Facebook and Twitter and @boxinginsidercom on Instagram.

For media inquiries, contact [info@boxinginsider.com].

Featured Fighter Bios:

Kurt Scoby, a 30-year-old lightweight from Duarte, CA, holds a professional record of 17-1 with 15 KO’s. This power puncher currently makes his home in Pennsylvania but trains out of Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn. As a devout Muslim, Scoby has overcome a challenging background to become a contender in the lightweight division, with his last fight on June 13.

Nadim Salloum, known as “The Unpredictable,” is a super middleweight who is 13-2 with seven KO’s. A native of Jounieh, Lebanon, he is the first professional boxer from Lebanon and a five-time national super middleweight champion. Based between Beirut and New York, Salloum began boxing as a method to lose weight but turned it into a professional career, becoming a pioneering model for Lebanese athletes.

Josh Popper, a 31-year-old heavyweight boxer from Somers Point, NJ, is undefeated in four pro bouts, with all four wins by knockout. Popper played college football at Rowan University, a small college powerhouse, and transitioned from a football career with teams like the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts to boxing. As the founder and coach of Bredwinners Boxing studio in New York City, Popper has gained attention both in the ring and through his personal life, including a past relationship with pop music legend Madonna.