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03/21/2007 Archived Entry: "Manager Marvels at Undefeated Carlos Macias, who Fights Friday!"
Manager Marvels at Undefeated Carlos Macias, who Fights Friday!
Press Release
NEW YORK, March 21, 2007 —Longtime boxing manager Nelson Fernandez, who has handled the likes of Andrew “Six Heads” Lewis, Hector Acero-Sanchez, Julio Cesar Green, Bebis Mendoza, and Gary St. Clair agreed to look at Carlos Macias as a favor to Macias’ father.
Although Macias had only 10 amateur fights, he was determined to make his mark as a pro. Fernandez, who expected Macias to be in and out of the gym in a few days, is amazed at the progress Macias has made in just a few months. He now sees him as a future world champion. Under Fernandez’s tutelage, Macias, a native of Managua, Nicaragua , is 2-0 as a pro. In his last fight, in February, he won a thrilling four round decision over previously undefeated Luis Rodriguez.
“He’s the hardest working fighter I’ve ever dealt with,” said Fernandez. “In his last fight, he beat a kid who was a three-time Puerto Rican champion. We knew going in that we had a tough fight. But Carlos is a tough kid. He gives a million percent in the gym.”
Fernandez says that although Macias has a two-hour daily public transportation commute from his home in Maspeth, Queens, to the Hackensack , New Jersey , gym where he trains, he is the first to arrive and the last to leave. Besides boxing, Macias is also a college student majoring in mechanical engineering.
His opponent on the March 23 show, which is being promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions and Frankie G.. Productions, is debuting Ray Zaragoza, a silver medalist at the National PAL tournament and a three-time New York State Metros champion. Fernandez is non-plussed.
“A lot of kids have tremendous talent but no dedication or hunger,” said Fernandez. “Carlos is the whole package. That’s why we are taking such tough fights so early. You can’t help but have faith in this kid. He’s the real deal, as exciting a prospect as I’ve ever seen.”
“Carlos is a real fan’s fighter,” said Frankie G. “In his last fight, against Rodriguez, he had the standing room only crowd on their feet. The fight was breathtaking.”
Macias will fight on a show headlined by undefeated junior middleweight Pawel Wolak, 13-0 (8 KOS), of Brooklyn , and heavyweight Art “The Polish Warrior” Binkowski of Chicago. Wolak and Binkowski are both natives of Poland .
The venue is the Huntington Town House, which is located at 124 East Jericho Turnpike (1/5 of a mile east of Route 110). General admission is $40. VIP tables that can accommodate 10 people and include a two-hour cocktail party and a seven-course dinner are still available for $1,600.
Tickets can be obtained by contacting Bob Duffy at 516-313-2304 ; the Huntington Town House at 631-427-8485 ; or Frankie G’s Academy of Boxing in Huntington Station , phone 631-673-3520 .
Address media inquiries and credential requests to Colleen Ashton , Premier Strategies & Communications, Inc., at 917-204-5916 .
