Eddie Gomez Explosive In 2nd Round Stoppage over Saul Corral in Atlantic City

NEW YORK (June 21, 2019) -Split-T Management’s welterweight contender Eddie Gomez won his 3rd straight bout as he annihilated Saul Corral in two rounds of their scheduled 10-round bout at The Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

In round two, Gomez dropped Corral with a hard right. Seconds later, it was a crushing double-left to the body that sent Corral to the canvas. Corral was hurt, and then a clipping left sent him down for a 3rd time. Gomez ended the fight with a devastating flurry of punches that had the referee stop the bout as Corral was falling for a 4th and final time at 1:55.

Gomez, 146. lbs of Bronx, NY is now 23-3 with 13 knockouts. Corral, 146.4 lbs of Douglas, AZ is 30-14.

“Great fight, great team. I worked hard and it showed tonight. My opponent was a tough fighter, and we knew he was tough coming in. I just knew I had to do my job,” Said Gomez

Said Tim VanNewhouse of Split-T Management, “Eddie looked sensational tonight. He once again proved he is ready for big fights. Golden Boy has several intriguing options such as Vergil Ortiz, Jr., Anthony Young or a rematch with Rashidi Ellis. We would welcome any of those opportunities in our next bout.”




Split-T Management’s Undefeated Otha Jones III in Action Today in London

NEW YORK (June 20, 2019) -Undefeated Otha Jones III will make his United Kingdom debut when he takes on Michael Horabin in a six-round bout that will take place today at the famed York Hall in London.

Jones, 19 years-old of Toledo, Ohio, is managed by Split-T Management, and made a successful pro debut with a six-round unanimous decision over tough Giorgi Gelashvili on March 9th, will take on a 13-fight veteran in Horabin.

Jones, who was a remarkable amateur as he was a 21-time National Champion, where he compiled a staggering 283-13 amateur record highlighted by representing Team USA in several international tournaments including winning a Gold Medal at the International Youth Continental Americas Tournament and Silver Medal at the Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament as well as winning several national tournaments such as the winning gold medals in United States National Championships (Twice) and the World Championship Qualifier.

Jones was also a four-time State Wrestling Champion.

This will be the 12th undefeated opponent that Horabin has fought in just 15 months.

Jones weighed 133 lbs. at Thursday’s weigh-in

Jones is promoted by Matchroom Boxing.




VIDEO: Eddie Gomez talks about his fight with Saul Corral




Split-T Management’s Eddie Gomez in Action Tonight in Atlantic City

NEW YORK (June 20, 2019) –Welterweight contender Eddie Gomez will be back in action Tonight when he takes on Saul Corral in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

Gomez, who is managed by Split-T Management has a record of 22-3 with 12 knockouts, and is riding a two-fight winning streak.

The 26 year-old Bronx, New York native has defeated quality opponents such as Jonel Tapia (8-1), Antonio Infante (6-1), Luis Hernandez (10-0), Luis Hernandez (22-4), Steve Upsher Chambers (24-2-1), Daquan Arnet (11-0) John Karl Sosa (13-1), Dennis Dauti (14-1), KeAndre Gibson (18-1-1) and in last bout when he won an eight-round unanimous decision over Shoki Sakai on October 18, 2018 in Indio, California.

Corral of Douglas, Arizona has a record of 30-13 with 20 knockouts.

Corral, who will be looking for his 3rd consecutive win of 2019, and is coming off a 2nd round knockout of Edgar Arroyo on March 30th in Mexico.

Gomez and Corral both weighed in at 146.4 lbs at Wednesday’s weigh-in

The fight can be seen live on Facebook Watch via The Golden Boy Fight Night Page.

Gomez is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.




Split-T Management’s Sonny Conto Remains Perfect with 2nd Round Stoppage Over Daniel Infate in Las Vegas

NEW YORK (June 17, 2019) –On Saturday night, Split-T Management’s Sonny Conto made it three consecutive stoppage wins to begin his career as he got rid of Daniel Infante in the 2nd round of their heavyweight bout that took place at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Once-again, Conto was dominant as he had Infante in trouble from the opening bell. In the opening frame, Conto wobbled Infante to the point to where Infante was administered a standing-eight count. In round two, Conto dropped Infante, and the bout was stopped midway through the referee’s count.

Conto raised his perfect mark to 3-0 with three knockouts.

“Sonny looked terrific on Saturday night,” said Tim VanNewhouse of Split-T Management. “He is progressing very nicely. He is very composed and we expect big things from Sonny in the heavyweight division.”

The 23 year-old Conto was a two-time Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Champion as well as a Silver Medalist in the 2018 National Golden Gloves and a Bronze Medalist in the 2017 National Golden Gloves.

Photos by Mikey Williams / Top Rank

Conto is promoted by Top Rank.




Split-T Management’s Undefeated Heavyweight Sonny Conto in Action on Tonight in Las Vegas

NEW YORK (June 15, 2019) –TONIGHT!!! Split-T Management’s Sonny Conto will look for his 3rd consecutive win (and knockout) when he takes on Daniel Infante on at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The bout will take place on the Tyson Fury – Tom Schwarz undercard.

Conto has spent the last couple weeks in Las Vegas in the camp of Fury.

Conto (2-0, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia, who turned professional on February 8th with a 1st round stoppage over Jimmie Levins in his hometown of Philadelphia. He followed that up with another 1st round stoppage over Omar Acosta on March 30th in the same 2300 Arena ring.

The 23 year-old Conto was a two-time Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Champion as well as a Silver Medalist in the 2018 National Golden Gloves and a Bronze Medalist in the 2017 National Golden Gloves.

Infante of Youngstown, Ohio has a record of 1-1 and his coming off a unanimous decision defeat to Roney Hines on May 11th.

Conto weighed 214.4 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in. Infante Weighed 221.5

Conto is promoted by Top Rank.




Split-T Management Fighters Charles Conwell and Brian Ceballo Shine at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (June 10, 2019) –Split-T Management young stars, Charles Conwell and Brian Ceballo gained the biggest wins of their careers with very impressive performances this past Saturday night as part of the Gennady Golovkin – Steve Rolls undercard at Madison Square Garden.

2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell remained perfect with a 10-round unanimous decision over Courtney Pennington to win the USBA Junior Middleweight championship.

Photo By Brian Wilson Photography

In round two, the 21 year-old Conwell hurt Pennington with a left hook. In round six, Conwell continued to batter Pennington as he landed a hard combination along the ropes that featured a solid left hook and flush right. In round eight, Pennington suffered a cut over his right eye from a left-right combination from Conwell. In round ten, he stunned Pennington again with a right hand.

Conwell, 153.4 lbs of Cleveland won by scores of 97-92 twice and 96-93, and is now 10-0. Pennington, 152 lbs of Brooklyn is 12-4-3.

“I’m very happy with my performance. Pennington was a tough fighter, but we got the victory,” said Conwell. “Now it’s back to the gym to continue learning and growing as a fighter. It was an honor to fight at Madison Square Garden for the first time. Thanks to my promoter Lou DiBella for bringing me here and I hope to return in the near future.”

Conwell is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Promotions.

Five-time New York Golden Gloves winner Brian Ceballo turned in the best performance of his career and took an eight-round unanimous decision of Bakhtiyar Eyubov in welterweight contest.

Ceballo landed hard jabs and string right hands from the opening bell. . Ceballo was very accurate with his shots. The 25 year-old Ceballo looked very sharp as he landed crisp power shots in between Eyubov’s wild attempts to inflict on the Brooklyn native. Ceballo continued to land sweet combinations that befuddled Eyubov. In round eight, Ceballo hurt Eyubov was a nice body shot. The two battled toe-to-toe down the stretch with Ceballo landing more, as he busted up Eyubov’s face with flush shots that thrilled Ceballo’s hometown crowd at The Garden.

Ceballo of Brooklyn NY won by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 78-74 to raise his perfect mark to 9-0. Eyubov of Kazakhstan is 14-1-1.

Ceballo will now be looked up as one of the best prospects in the welterweight division with the win over the acclaimed Eyubov.

“We did what we had to do to win tonight. He was a tough opponent. We knew that. We took this step up. We had another opponent lined up and (promoter) Tom Loeffler said “If you want to be on this card, you have to take this bout.” We did not even hesitate. We said if it’s on DAZN, its on the biggest platform, it’s time to showcase our skills, and I think we did that tonight,” said Ceballo.

“We have a big amateur pedigree. I had 219 amateur fights, and I fought all over the world, and we jumped on this opportunity because it was right on all angles. We needed a bigger step up then our last opponent where we got a 3rd round stoppage. We said this is the platform to do it here at the Mecca of Boxing Madison Square Garden and on DAZN. We work so hard in the gym on how to take shots. We are here for the long run. We have to sit back and talk to our team. Weather we take another step up.”

Ceballo is promoted by 360 Promotions.




Split-T Management’s Boubacar Sylla remains undefeated with Unanimous Decision over Marquis Hawthorne in Verona, New York

NEW YORK (June 8, 2019) –Split-T Management’s Boubacar Sylla remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision in a welterweight bout over gritty Marquis Hawthorne on Friday night at The Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

Sylla boxed well, and scored by working behind an accurate jab. Sylla used his almost 6’1″ frame to his advantage to keep Hawthorne at the end of his work, before mixing it up on the inside. Hawthorne, who had defeated four undefeated foes, put up a good effort, but in the end, it was the technically sound Sylla that came home with the victory by scores of 58-56 twice and 59-55.

Sylla of Cincinnati, Ohio who is now trained by world championship trainer Brian McIntyre, continues to stay unblemished at 10-0.

The 24 year-old Sylla is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.




Split-T Management’s 2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell and Five-Time New York Golden Gloves Champion Brian Ceballo to Face Toughest Tests on Saturday Night at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (June 7, 2019) –On Saturday night, two highly-acclaimed members of the Split-T Management stable will face their toughest challenges of their careers when they fight in the hallowed hall that is Madison Square Garden on the Gennady Golovkin – Steve Rolls undercard.

2016 United States Olympian Charles Conwell takes on Courtney Pennington in a 10-round bout for the USBA Junior Middleweight Title.

Undefeated welterweight’s collide when Five-Time New York Golden Gloves champion Brian Ceballo clashes with Bakhtiyar Eyubov in a fight scheduled for eight-rounds.

Conwell of Cleveland, Ohio is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Promotions, and has a record of 9-0 with seven knockouts is looking to continue his ascent as one of the top-prospects in the world.

After representing the United Sates at the 2016 Olympics, Conwell turned professional in 2017. He has been brought along nicely, and has an impressive 2nd round stoppage over Travis Scott (19-3) on his resume. This will be Conwell’s maiden voyage of 2019 as he is coming off a 3rd round stoppage over veteran Manny Woods in December 22, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.

Pennington of Brooklyn, New York has been impressive in his own right as the 32 year-old has a slew of impressive victories over the likes of Rich Neves (9-2-2), Boyd Melson (15-1-1), Khiary Gray (14-1), former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez & Steven Martinez (18-3).

Conwell was 153.4 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in. Pennington was 152 lbs.

Ceballo of Brooklyn who was a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion and took home a staggering 17 National titles, is promoted by 360 Promotions, and is off to a record of 8-0 with four knockouts.

The 25 year-old is hitting his stride as he is coming off his most impressive performance when he stopped Ricardo Garcia in three rounds on April 10th in New York.

Eyubov of Kazakhstan has a record of 14-0-1 with 12 knockouts is known as a hard puncher. The 32 year-old has wins over Jared Robinson (16-2-1); Karim Mayfield (19-3-1) & Nicholas Galvin (21-1-1).

Ceballo weighed 147.6 lbs. Eyubov was 148 lbs.




Undefeated Welterweight Prospect Boubacar Sylla in Action on Friday Night in Verona, New York

NEW YORK (June 6, 2019) –Undefeated welterweight prospect Boubacar Sylla will make his 1st appearance of 2019, when he takes on Marquis Hawthorne on Friday night at The Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

Sylla of Cincinnati, Ohio by way on Senegal has a record of 9-0 with seven knockouts.

Just 24 years-old, Sylla has been described as a big puncher, and at almost 6’1″, he possesses the size to match his complete skill set, and he looks to develop into a force in the welterweight division.

Sylla will look to keep active as he already has a win over previously undefeated Marlon Brown (7-0).

The Split-T Managed Sylla is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Rynell Griffin on February 2, 2018 in Covington, Kentucky.

Hawthorne is a 17 fight veteran is known as a spoiler as he already has wins over undefeated Francisco Cruz (5-0), Angel Resendiz (2-0), Ronnie Austion (10-0), and his last bout when he won an eight-round unanimous decision over Robert Redmond Jr. (6-0-2) on April 20th in Austin, Texas.

Sylla weighed in at 146.5 lbs. Hawthorne was 145 lbs. at Thursday’s weigh-in.

The fight, which is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing can be seen on FITE.TV.