Professional boxing returns to Metairie this week where
New Orleans native Marcus McDaniel is slated to fight Tristan Todd at the Landmark
Hotel. The Middleweight bout pits two of the nation’s top-70 fighters, with the
undefeated McDaniel (8-0) entering the ring at No. 62 and Todd (8-2) at No. 54,
according to BoxRec.com.
The 29-year-old McDaniel will have his hands full with
Todd, whose career is highlighted by five technical knockouts or knockouts as
compared to McDaniel’s lone TKO against Omar Ballard in July of 2010. In fact,
four out of Todd’s last six fights ended in either a TKO or KO. Not one of
those knockouts, however, came against an opponent with a winning record.
Todd will be just the second boxer McDaniel has faced who
isn’t coming off a loss in his most recent fight. McDaniel hasn’t fought a
boxer in a professional setting since last September when he earned an
unanimous decision against Donald Clark.
Todd, on the other hand, will be entering his third fight
of 2013 and he is also currently riding the longest winning streak of his
career at four consecutive wins, including wins against William Johnson and
Cleo Rice in February and March.
The co-feature of the night puts females Sydney LeBlanc
from Gretna (2-0-1) and Latasha Burton of Houma in a four-round Super
Middleweight fight.
In the Jr. Welterweight Division, James Harrison of New
Orleans (2-2-1) will fight Asa Dalphone (3-0).
Another New Orleans native, Regis Prograis (4-0), will
put his undefeated record on the line when he steps into the ring against the
more experienced Adauto Gonzales (10-8).
Heavyweights Bobby O’Bannon (10-5) and Terrance Marbra
(6-3) round out the ticket for the Thursday night fights.
The weigh-ins and pre-match press conference will take
place on Wednesday, June 5 at the Penthouse Club in New Orleans at 2 p.m.
The actual fights are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. in
the ballroom of the Landmark Hotel in Metairie on Thursday night. (Source)
