The card on Saturday night is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Star of David Promotions and sponsored by Manfredi Auto Group and Everlast. GFL.tv will broadcast the fight live via broadband, and SNY will broadcast the fight tape-delayed. Doors open at 6 PM, with the first bout scheduled for 7 PM.
They grew up on opposite sides of the County of Kings, and come from completely different spectrums of life. One an Orthodox Jew and the other a Puerto Rican-American, who grew up getting in trouble with gangs, eventually serving a six-year prison sentence. They each took to boxing at a very young age, and a matchup between the two has been talked about since both were competing in the NY Golden Gloves many years ago.
This Saturday, fast-rising female contender Heather "The Heat" Hardy (6-0, 1KO) will be fighting for the first time at home in Brooklyn when she squares off against Laura Gomez (4-3) at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, NY. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds and will be for the UBF International super bantamweight title.
On Saturday, November 9, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) will present a special edition of its Broadway Boxing series at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, NY. The event, which is being called the "Battle for Brooklyn", is headlined by two of Brooklyn's most popular fighters as once-beaten contender Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (22-1, 4KO's) squares off against former world title challenger Dmitriy "Star of David" Salita (35-1-1, 18KO's) in a 10-round welterweight showdown.
Beautiful Marco Polo Ristorante in downtown Brooklyn, DiBella Entertainment hosted the initial press conference to announce the highly anticipated 10-round welterweight showdown between fellow Brooklynites Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (22-1, 4KO's) and Dmitriy "Star of David" Salita (35-1-1, 18KO's).
