Philadelphia, PA (October 18, 2024) — A huge night of boxing returns to Harrahs Philadelphia on Saturday, October 26th.

The card is RDR Promotions.

The main event will be a six-round welterweight bout between Nimal Farmer and undefeated Ghandi Romain.

Farmer of Lindenwold, New Jersey is 6-0 with four knockouts. The 24 year-old Farmer is a two-year professional who stopped Borris Nde (4-1) in two rounds. In his latest outing, Farmer took a unanimous decision from Maurice Clemons on August 24th in Philadelphia.

Romain, 27 years-old of Irvington, New Jersey is 5-1 with four knockouts. The one-year pro has won five in a row, which includes a unanimous decision over Dashaun Johns on September 7th in Carteret, New Jersey.

In Six-Round Bouts:

Ray Robinson (25-3-2, 13 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on Andre Boyd (10-15-3, 1 KO) of Jacksonville, Florida in a super welterweight bout.

Michael Lee (10-3, 7 KOs) of Newark, New Jersey takes on Nelson Morales (5-16, 2 KOs) of Scranton, PA in a super welterweight battle.

In Four-Round Bouts:

17-year-old Semaj Justice (1-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia Battles Ben Christopher Cook (0-2) of Essex, England in a bantamweight fight.

Frankie Lynn (4-0, 3 KOs) of Chester, PA takes on Antonio Allen (1-17-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a welterweight fight.

Devin Price (3-1, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia squares off with Daniel McCall (0-5) of Stone Mountain, Georgia in a super lightweight fight.

Lemar Smith (2-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on Jordan Drayton (0-2) of Brooklyn in a super lightweight bout.

Undefeated heavyweights get it on as RDR Signee Shane Slocumb (1-0, 1 KO) fights Ali Ellis (5-0, 3 KOs) in a battle of Philadelphia based fighters.

RDR Signee Zaire Jefferson will make his pro debut against Rancey Slanger (1-0-1) of Levittown, PA in a light heavyweight fight.

RDR Signee Karl Wylie (1-0) of Coatesville, PA takes on deburring Claudio Hernandez (of Marietta, Georgia in a super featherweight bout.

Tyreem Haywood (2-0, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be named in a super featherweight bout.

Tickets are $75, $100, $130 and can be purchased at rdrboxing@yahoo.com

?Karl Wylie, a lightweight fighter from Coatesville, PA, and a former Golden Gloves winner, will be making his professional boxing debut at Parx Casino® on Friday, May 13.

“Boxing is the only thing I could get up and do every day and not complain about and it’s terrible because of what you put your body through,” said Wylie. “I could do this and not complain about it.”

With a passion for boxing and the competitiveness that comes with it, the road to get in the ring was not easy for Wylie. There are no gyms in Coatesville, and he had to travel 45 minutes to an hour to Reading, Lancaster or Phoenixville just to train.

He had success at the 2014 Golden Gloves, making it to the national tournament. He wanted to go pro, but the problems kept coming up. He had terrible luck with his car breaking down, and that really hindered him from going to the gym every day. He knows how important consistency is because without it, he would just become an average fighter.

He never let himself get out of shape as he would always be hitting the pavement running and getting in those miles. During those runs, he felt the support from his friends and family. When running, he was sure to get 5-10 people giving him supportive beeps of their horn. Boxing is a lonely sport, but the support from his family and friends is what kept him going and keeps him still working to make his professional debut, even after a five-year gap between fights.

ADDITIONAL Q&A with KARL WYLIE:

How does it feel to make your debut close to home?

“It’s exciting and bittersweet because my first amateur fight was actually in my city of Coatesville. The energy and the atmosphere was ridiculous. I burnt out like halfway through the fight because I was fighting so much off energy and adrenaline. I wasn’t breathing and when I finally stopped to take a deep breath, I didn’t think I was going to make it. But that was a long time ago, and I’m anxious, and everybody is really excited, and it’s going to be amazing.”

What are your hopes and dreams for your future in fighting?

“Just be able to achieve greatness starting out at 29. I could have started sooner, but life has its obstacles so it’s not likely for me to come in at 29 and dominate like Floyd Mayweather for 20 years, but just to be mentioned with some of the greats and to be compared to them.”

The live boxing event, which is produced by Joe Hand Promotions, will feature a six-round heavyweight bout between Sonny Conto (9-0, 7 KOs) out of Philadelphia, PA, going up against Justin Rolfe (7-3-1, 5 KOs) fighting out of Fairfield, ME.

2021 Briscoe “Prospect of the year” Shinard Bunch (18-1-1, 15 KOs) out of Trenton, NJ will look to continue his 18 fight undefeated streak when he competes in an eight-round super lightweight fight.

Super featherweight Jordon Murphy (2-0, 1 KO), originally from Bensalem, PA, and now residing in Deerfield Beach, FL, will be returning to Philadelphia to fight in front of his family and friends in a four-round super featherweight bout.

The always entertaining Christopher Burgos (3-5-1, 1 KO) of North Philadelphia, PA, will face Philip Davis (2-5-1) of Worcester, MA, in a six-round lightweight contest.