Friday, November 7, 2025 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
Broadcast: DAZN
Promoter: Larry Goldberg, Boxing Insider Promotions

Boxing Insider Promotions delivered its largest and most ambitious card to date — a massive 10-fight event featuring NABF title action, three heavyweight bouts, a former world title challenger, and a deep bench of local New Jersey prospects. A loud and vocal crowd nearly filled the Tropicana Showroom, with four local fighters — Justin Figueroa, Josh Popper, Julio Sanchez III, and Bruce Seldon Jr. — all drawing sizable cheering sections. This was Boxing Insider’s sixth show at the Tropicana and its 19th overall. “We’re excited to bring professional boxing back to Atlantic City with a mix of local talent and promising prospects,” said Larry Goldberg, Boxing Insider promoter. “This card highlights fighters who could shape the sport’s future.”

MAIN EVENT — NABF TITLE
Justin “Mr. Atlantic City” Figueroa (14-0, 11 KOs) def. Jose Edgardo Perdomo (9-8, 5 KOs)
Super Welterweight — 8 Rounds
NABF Junior Super Welterweight Championship
Result: RTD Round 4 (3:00 — Perdomo failed to answer bell for Round 5)

The hometown hero delivered again. Figueroa, the undefeated Atlantic City native and former Holy Spirit High School football player, won the NABF title in his fifth appearance at the Tropicana. He stalked the tentative Perdomo, the 31-year-old Uruguayan, for three and a half rounds, poking at him with jabs and occasional body shots while Perdomo circled the ring trying to stay out of range. “We were doing a ‘Tom and Jerry’ thing for a while,” Figueroa said. “I guess he thought he could move around and maybe let me swing myself out.” It didn’t work. Near the end of the fourth, Figueroa caught Perdomo with a left hook that dropped him. Perdomo beat the count and made it to his corner — but when the bell sounded for the fifth, he remained on his stool. Figueroa celebrated the knockout with his trademark worm dance across the canvas. “I wasn’t surprised he stayed in the corner because I knew he was hurt,” Figueroa said. “If he came out for the fifth, I knew it would be dangerous.” The win earned Figueroa significant local media coverage and cements his status as Atlantic City’s brightest boxing star. This card generated widespread coverage from the region’s major outlets.

CO-MAIN EVENT
Otto Wallin (28-3, 16 KOs) def. Chris “The Sandman” Thomas (15-3-2, 10 KOs)
Heavyweight — 8 Rounds (scheduled)
Result: KO Round 2 (1:00)

The biggest name to ever appear on a Boxing Insider card. Wallin, the 34-year-old Swedish southpaw who went the distance with Tyson Fury and shared the ring with Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora, made his third appearance at the Tropicana and his debut under new trainer Ronnie Shields. He opened the fight behind a steady jab and patient forward pressure. Thomas, the 27-year-old from Forked River, New Jersey, landed a right hand early but soon found himself backed to the ropes. A late flurry from Wallin ended the opening round with momentum firmly in his corner. In the second, Wallin’s measured stalking paid off — as Thomas tried to duck low to avoid incoming shots, Wallin caught him clean with a left hand to the body. Thomas crumbled to the canvas and never recovered. Clean, professional work from a heavyweight who remains a viable contender at 34. Wallin weighed 250 lbs; Thomas 241 lbs. Referee: Richard Gonzalez.

Nathan Lugo (6-0, 5 KOs) def. Diego Allan Ferreira Iablonski
Super Middleweight — 6 Rounds
Result: Unanimous Decision

The elder Lugo brother — a former amateur standout with 25 national titles who qualified for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Trials — won a clear decision in the first of two Lugo brothers bouts on the card.

Lia Lewandowski (3-0, 1 TKO) def. Chantal Sumrall (1-2-1)
Junior Featherweight — 6 Rounds
Result: Majority Decision

The popular Camden County flyweight, a 25-year-old trained by former pro Milton Davis at The Kennel gym in South Jersey, survived a tough challenge from the Dallas southpaw. Lewandowski is a strong ticket seller and fan favorite who made her third pro appearance.

Yoel Angeloni def. Brandon Diaz-Campos
Welterweight — 6 Rounds
Result: Unanimous Decision

The Cuban-Italian southpaw with a 140-2 amateur record advanced his pro career with a decisive win. Angeloni, who competes in association with DiBella Entertainment, looked sharp in a dominant decision.

Elijah Lugo (4-0, 1 KO) def. Josue Silva (3-4, 1 KO)
Featherweight — 6 Rounds
Result: Unanimous Decision (59-55, 59-55, 60-54)

The younger Lugo brother, a holder of 26 USA Boxing national titles and five international championships, continued his transition to the professional ranks. He got all the decision he could have asked for, but Silva was game throughout.

Bruce “AC Express 2.0” Seldon Jr. (8-0, 6 KOs) def. Jose Medina (8-2-1, 3 KOs)
Heavyweight — 6 Rounds
Result: Unanimous Decision (59-55, 59-55, 59-55)

After three straight first-round knockouts, the 31-year-old son of former WBA heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon was forced to go the full six-round distance for the first time against the gritty, experienced Medina from Lake Wales, Florida by way of Puerto Rico. Medina used quick combinations to offset Seldon’s power at times, but Seldon pressed the action and landed enough big punches to earn a clear unanimous decision. “I learned more from this fight than I did in any of my previous fights,” Seldon said. “My last fight lasted 53 seconds and this time I went six rounds. I’m not happy with my performance, but I’m happy I got the W and I’m still undefeated. This performance wakes me up.” The Absegami High School graduate fights out of the Pleasantville Rec Center under trainer Julio Sanchez Jr. Seldon weighed 240 lbs; Medina 278 lbs. Judges: Mark Consentino, Glenn Feldman, Paul Wallace.

Josh Popper (5-0, 5 KOs) def. Trevor Kotara (4-5-1, 1 KO)
Heavyweight — 4 Rounds
Result: TKO Round 3 (1:45)

The popular Somers Point native and 2011 Holy Spirit High School graduate fought in Atlantic City for the first time as a professional — and had to go past the first round for the first time in his career. Popper, a former NFL prospect who attended rookie mini camps with the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts, scored a knockdown in the second round with a left hook, then dropped the Arizona southpaw Kotara again in the third with another left hook. Kotara beat the count but was wobbly, and referee Ricky Gonzalez stopped it. “It was a dream come true to fight here,” said Popper, 32, who now lives in New York where he owns Bredwinners Boxing. “I wasn’t ecstatic about my performance, but I felt like it was a learning lesson. You don’t learn much from first-round knockouts. This was the first time I got to see the stool.” Popper won the New York Boxing Tournament in 2023 as an open class amateur. Popper weighed 238.5 lbs; Kotara 229 lbs.

Patrick O’Connor (1-0) def. Anthony Trejo (2-1, 2 KOs)
Cruiserweight — 4 Rounds
Result: KO Round 1 (2:20)

An 11-time national champion with over 200 amateur bouts made an impressive professional debut. O’Connor, 20, of Waldorf, Maryland, looked filled out at 200 lbs — a 14-pound advantage over the 34-year-old Trejo from Chula Vista, California. O’Connor stalked his man, landing overhand rights and left hooks to the body that made Trejo wince. Those same shots produced the fight’s lone knockdown, at which point the referee halted the fight before it got ugly.

Julio Sanchez III (3-1, 2 KOs) def. Mike Randolph (2-7, 1 KO)
Super Lightweight — 4 Rounds
Result: TKO Round 2 (2:28)

The walk-out bout — the 10th and final fight of the night — and by far the most impressive performance on the card. Some fans had already left, but those who stayed saw Sanchez deliver the most convincing win of the evening. The 24-year-old Pleasantville native jolted Randolph with a straight right midway through the second round, then connected with a left hook while Randolph was on his way to the canvas. Referee David Franciosi stopped the fight at 2:28. Sanchez, trained by his father Julio Sanchez Jr. at the Pleasantville Rec Center, continues to affirm his status as a rising prospect. The former basketball standout at Atlantic City and Pleasantville high schools fights out of the same gym that produces Bruce Seldon Jr.

Boxing Insider Fight Night 19 was the company’s largest card to date — 10 professional bouts, an NABF title fight, a former world title challenger in Otto Wallin, three heavyweight bouts, and four local fighters all earning victories in front of their hometown fans. This was Boxing Insider’s seventh show at the Tropicana Atlantic City. For more results and upcoming events, visit Boxing Insider Promotions.