Boxing Insider Promotions returns to Tropicana Atlantic City on Saturday, June 13

Boxing Insider Promotions invites you to another exhilarating night of professional boxing at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday, June 13. The seven-fight card is packed with tri-state talent, undefeated prospects and the type of fights that keep fans on their toes.

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Main Event: Bruce Seldon Jr. vs. Josh Popper (6 rounds, heavyweight)

This is the fight Atlantic City has been waiting for. Two undefeated heavyweights from South Jersey, 13 knockouts between them, zero losses on either record. Bruce Seldon Jr. of Smithville and Josh Popper of Egg Harbor Township are on a collision course, and only one makes it out with his zero intact. Six rounds may be more than any fighter needs.

Co-feature: Daiyaan Butt vs. Willmank Canonico Brito (8 rounds, super lightweight, 142 lbs)

Daiyaan Butt of Philadelphia is the most experienced fighter on the card, and his risky opponent is Willmank Canonico Brito of Rosarito, Mexico. Brito has 11 knockouts and it wasn’t an basic night for anyone. Eight rounds at 142 gives both men plenty of time to work.

Damian Tinnerello vs. Abdalla Nagy (6 rounds, super middleweight, 156 pounds)

In Berlin, Modern Jersey’s Damian Tinnerello serves his country in the U.S. Air Force and punishes his opponents in the ring. The undefeated super middleweight has stopped four of his five opponents and returns to the Tropicana against Albuquerque’s Abdalla Nagy.

Kahshad Elliott vs. Scottie Stockman (6 rounds, super middleweight, 156 pounds)

Kahshad Elliott of Plainfield scares people away. Six knockouts in seven fights, no losses, no close fights. Scottie Stockman from Medford, Oregon, is flying across the country to try to change that. Good luck.

Julio Sanchez III vs. Shawn Rall (4 rounds, lightweight)

If you leave your place for this, you will regret it. Julio Sanchez III of Pleasantville is a high-pressure fighter who struggles all night long, and Shawn Rall of Bedford, Ohio, is not the type of fighter to support. Fight of the night is written all over it.

Jahanzeb Rizwan (4 rounds, middleweight)

Jahanzeb Rizwan of the Bronx won his professional debut by stoppage and returns to the ring looking to capitalize on that momentum. The opponent will be announced.

David Malul vs. Julius Thomas (4 rounds, welterweight)

Undefeated welterweight David Malul makes his Atlantic City debut against Youngstown’s Julius Thomas. The Queens resident, who observes the Sabbath, will enter the ring after sunset.

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Roberto Duran believes his manager forced him into an unfavorable fight shortly after he was seriously injured in a car accident.

The Hall of Famer is perhaps best known for his encounters with Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, whom he fought above his natural weight class of 135 pounds.

Against Leonard, he captured the WBC welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory in 1980, before losing the rematch by eighth-round stoppage later that year.

Duran next faced Hagler and Hearns at middleweight and super welterweight respectively, but suffered back-to-back losses to his fellow champions in 1983 and 1984.

However, the Panamanian particularly excelled at lightweight, winning his first world title with a controversial 13th-round stoppage of Ken Buchanan in 1972.

Duran then defended the WBA title twice he suffered his first defeat against Esteban de Jesuswho went down and passed “Hands of Stone” the same year he won the belt.

While talking to One-on-one boxingHowever, Duran explained that his manager Carlos Eleta was to blame for the unanimous decision loss.

“It was wrong – I’ll tell you why. Carlos Eleta shouldn’t have taken that fight because I had a car accident. I broke my spine [arm] and my mouth was broken.

“I believe Carlos Eleta just wanted money from Roberto Duran. I still had swelling and bleeding in my mouth and my elbow was broken. I still have a hole there [points to right elbow].

“The only good thing Esteban de Jesus did was throw me. When he threw me, I got up and won the fight.

“They gave it to him because then and even today [Madison Square Garden, New York]Puerto Ricans are in power.”

While Duran’s notion of the Puerto Rican’s superiority in Up-to-date York is perhaps far-fetched, he is nevertheless correct that Esteban was unable to defeat a fully functional version of himself.

This was confirmed by an 11th-round rematch victory two years later, and further evidence was Duran’s triumph over Esteban in the 12th round in 1978.

Gervonta Davis is running out of chances to get back into the lineup 135-140 while their opponents are doing without him.

As the days passed, the former pound-for-pound star remained hushed on the WBA’s order to negotiate a fight with mandatory challenger Floyd Schofield, while other names previously linked to a return to the ring gradually faded from the equation.

Davis was once expected to face Lamont Roach in an immediate rematch after a controversial majority draw in March 2025.

This opportunity is already gone.

The return route is starting to close

Roach secured a shot at the vacant WBC lightweight title against William Zepeda on August 1 in Las Vegas after a rematch with Davis was stalled.

The athlete from Washington did not want to idly wait for explanations and instead got another chance at the world champion title.

At the same time, reports indicate that Isaac Cruz is heading towards a fight with Gary Antuanne Russell for the WBA super lightweight championship.

These changes remove two of the most obvious opponents Davis had at his disposal just a few months ago.

The lightweight and super lightweight divisions continue to change as uncertainty continues to surround Davis.

Only one fight on the table

Currently, Schofield is the only realistic option on the table.

As World Boxing News previously reported when examining why Davis has greater concerns than the WBA, Schofield remains the only specific opponent currently linked to the Baltimore star.

Schofield has publicly confirmed the June 22 deadline and has been consistently posting about it on social media.

Davis has given no public indication that the order takes up most of his attention.

The undefeated challenger has repeatedly referenced the ticking clock on social media, questioning how Davis’ current legal situation could impact the trial.

As the endpoint continues to draw closer, there is little sign that the fight is progressing.

Lomachenko’s wild card

Vasily Lomachenko’s potential return could revive a fight that faltered in 2024 when the Ukrainian retired from boxing.

However, such a scenario depends entirely on Lomachenko’s decision to return and remains more theory than reality for now.

Problems outside the ring

The bigger problem for Davis is that boxing isn’t his biggest concern right now.

Reports of Davis returning to training gained momentum after comments were accidentally leaked during Adrien Broner’s Kick stream, but returning to the gym does not automatically solve the growing problem of available opponents.

Davis remains linked to warrants reportedly issued for alleged probation violations stemming from an incident at a Miami strip club that previously scuttled his proposed fight with Jake Paul.

These problems haven’t gone away, nor has the uncertainty about his future.

Roach has moved on to fight for the WBC title against Zepeda, while Cruz is reportedly heading towards a clash with Russell. Schofield remains the only concrete option unless Lomachenko decides to come out of retirement and return to unfinished business.

For the fighter around whom the lightweight division once revolved, the situation now looks completely different.

The longer uncertainty persists, the fewer routes remain open to the threat of prison.

About the author

Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.