Jaime "The Punisher" Palma weighed in at 132 pounds for tonight's main event battle against former WBC Featherweight champion "The Flushing Flash" Kevin Kelley at the Las Vegas Hilton. Kelley weighed in at 133 pounds.
Palma will have some interesting company on this card. Light heavyweight prospect Dyah Davis (12-1, seven KO's) the son of 1976 Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis, Jr., will be facing 2000 US Olympian Dante Craig (17-7-1, 13 KO's). Also, Lynel Burton, the son of former WBC Super Lightweight champion "Lightnin'" Lonnie Smith, will make his pro debut on this card.
This will be the first boxing card at the Las Vegas Hilton since February of 2002. The Hilton was a legendary Vegas location for pro boxing. The list of legends that have competed at the Las Vegas Hilton includes Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Lennox Lewis.
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