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Former world title-challenger
Harry Joe Yorgey from
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania will
continue his climb back to the
top when he faces Windsor Mill,
Maryland’s Julius Kennedy for
the vacant World Boxing
Federation North American
Middleweight title on June 15 at
the Valley Forge Casino Resort.
Promoted by
Marshall Kauffman’s Kings Boxing
Promotions,
this will be a rematch of their
original clash this past March
won by Yorgey on a close, and
disputed, split decision.
35-year-old Harry Joe Yorgey,
26-2-1 (12), went undefeated
through his first 23
professional bouts and scored
victories over undefeated
prospects such as Jason
LeHoullier (21-0-1) and Ronald
Hearns (21-0) to win a couple of
regional belts, before being
derailed by Alfredo Angulo in
2009 in a shot at the Interim
WBO World title.
After fifteen months out of the
ring following the Angulo bout,
Yorgey racked up three straight
wins through 2011 and 2012,
before another setback against
the undefeated Jermell Charlo
(19-0) last January, followed by
the controversial victory over
Kennedy in his most recent
outing.
“Relentless” Julius Kennedy, two
years younger at 33, brings a
less impressive resume and a
less than stellar 7-5-1 (3),
with 1 No-Contest, record, but
he proved his capabilities in
the first fight with Yorgey,
where he gave as good as he got.
Kennedy also shoved what he is
made of in a 2010 draw with
Jessie Nicklow (20-2-2),
challenging for the Maryland
State title. Many ringsiders
felt that Kennedy deserved
better that night, and he will
surely be motivated to make the
best of what will be his second
crack at a championship on June
15.
The Harry Joe Yorgey vs. Julius
Kennedy rematch is a real
crossroads encounter, where the
winner will move on to bigger
things, while the loser might be
stuck in no-man’s-land with
nowhere to go. Both fighters
know the importance of a
victory, and if its anything
like their fight in March, both
will go all out to win! |
