Junior middleweight Josniel Castro (13-1, 8 KOs) is set to headline the "Worcester Championship Boxing" event presented by Granite Chin Promotions on Friday night at the DCU Event Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Castro, 27, comes in on a four-fight win streak and weighed in at 153 lbs for this main event clash. His opponent, the undefeated Denzel Whitley (14-0, 8 KOs), also weighed in at 153 lbs and has been in strong form, with two stoppages in his last three fights.
The co-feature will see heavyweight Kevin Nagle (9-0, 7 KOs) taking on Jake Paradise (8-3, 8 KOs). Nagle, 41, tipped the scales at 266 lbs, while the local favorite Paradise, 30, weighed in at 248 lbs, aiming to use his home-field advantage in Worcester.
Fight card:
▪️Josniel Castro vs. Denzel Whitley, 10 rounds, for the WBC USA super welter title
▪️Kevin Nagle vs. Jake Paradise, 8 rounds, for the vacant WBC USA Silver heavy title
▪️Edwine Humaine Junior vs. Jimmy Williams, 8 rounds, super welterweight
▪️Steven Sumpter vs. TBA, 6 rounds, light heavyweight
▪️Khiary Gray vs. Daniel Sostre, 6 rounds, super welterweight
▪️Daniel Docimo vs. Jaequez Jones, 4 rounds, welterweight
▪️Jhon Devers vs. Tymar Miles, 4 rounds, super welterweight
▪️Adrian Valdez Reyes vs. Tracey Coppedge, 4 rounds, welterweight
▪️Justin Laporte vs. Rakim Johnson, 4 rounds, super welterweight
