By Boxing Insider Promotions
Tropicana Atlantic Metropolis, the longtime epicenter of East Coast boxing, is roaring again in 2026. On Saturday, March seventh, Boxing Insider Promotions returns to the Tropicana Showroom with a stacked card showcasing ladies’s boxing and regional expertise—capping one of many busiest battle weekends town has seen in years, with Ring of Fight MMA packing the identical venue the evening earlier than on Friday.
March seventh Predominant Points of interest at Tropicana
“Mr. Atlantic Metropolis” Justin Figueroa, the NABF Junior Welterweight champion, hunts his fifteenth skilled win in a serious matchup we’ll absolutely announce quickly.
John Leonardo, who headlined Boxing Insider’s very first skilled card in Could 2024 in Manalapan Township, NJ, makes his extremely anticipated return to the ring on March seventh towards veteran Edgar Joe Cortes from Millville, NJ.
Girls’s boxing steals the highlight when Lia Lewandowski clashes with Indeya Smith in a battle already producing severe buzz as one of many prime ladies’s bouts of the early yr.
Josh Popper of Bredwinners Boxing returns after a crowd-pleasing Atlantic Metropolis debut in November, chasing win quantity six along with his trademark charisma and knockout energy.
Native favourite Julio Sanchez (3-1) goals for 4-1 towards powerful veteran Bababooey, bringing out town of Pleasantville to cheer on the one-time soccer hero and second-generation boxer.
The remainder of this loaded membership card shall be revealed quickly—full breakdowns coming within the subsequent Pocket book.
Tickets are promoting quick. Get yours at Ticketmaster.com and be a part of us Saturday, March seventh at Tropicana Atlantic Metropolis. Doorways 6:00 PM, first bell 7:00 PM.
Fast Hits from Across the Boardwalk
Simply final evening (January 23, 2026), Mike Tyson closed out his “Return of the Mike” tour with a packed, high-energy one-man present at Arduous Rock Dwell at Etess Area. The boxing icon delivered uncooked tales, humor, and reflections on his legendary profession to a thrilled crowd—additional proof that Atlantic Metropolis stays endlessly linked to Iron Mike’s heavyweight dominance.
Atlantic Metropolis Boxing Corridor of Fame tenth Annual Awards & Induction Weekend shall be held September 25-27, 2026 at Arduous Rock Lodge & On line casino Atlantic Metropolis.
The Matchroom-promoted Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis welterweight unification at Boardwalk Corridor final April generated $1.59 million in financial affect for town, per Go to Atlantic Metropolis and the Atlantic Metropolis Boxing Corridor of Fame.
Jackie Atkins presents the Second Annual East Coast Nationals Girls’s Championship February 7-8 at Showboat. Sanctioned by USA Boxing, the two-day all-female newbie event goals to develop and promote ladies’s boxing on the East Coast, providing championship belts, “Greatest Feminine Boxer” awards, and precious expertise for boxers, coaches, and officers.
Crew Boxing League (previously Crew Fight League) hosted official Season IV nationwide tryouts January 16-18 within the Traymore Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic Metropolis. The three-day occasion welcomed elite newbie {and professional} fighters from throughout the nation.
Philadelphia promoter Rodney Rice has a February 21 card at Showboat headlined by Atlantic Metropolis’s Francisco “Cisco” Rodriguez.
Christian “Spazz” Figueroa—youthful brother of “Mr. Atlantic Metropolis” Justin Figueroa—makes his second professional stroll February 7 at Arduous Rock after a first-round KO in his debut.
Bear in mind When: Tyson Demolishes Holmes – January 22, 1988
On a chilly January evening in 1988, the Atlantic Metropolis Conference Heart (billed below Trump Plaza) hosted one of the important heavyweight clashes of the period: undefeated Mike Tyson towards former champion Larry Holmes.
Tyson, the youngest heavyweight king in historical past, put his WBA, WBC, and IBF titles on the road towards the 38-year-old Holmes, who was trying a comeback. Billed as “Heavyweight Historical past,” the battle lasted 4 brutal rounds—Tyson’s pace and energy overwhelmed Holmes, dropping him thrice within the fourth earlier than the stoppage at 2:55. Over 20,000 followers packed the venue.
Last Bell
This March seventh present marks Boxing Insider Promotions’ twentieth skilled card since October 2002—and our seventh in Atlantic Metropolis since Could 2024. We ran six professional occasions in 2025 (three in AC, three in New York), plus the November PAL charity occasion that earned us the Excellence Award from the Atlantic Metropolis Police Division and AC PAL.
Atlantic Metropolis Police Chief Sarkos praised promoter Larry Goldberg for stepping up in ways in which make an actual distinction for native children.
“Larry Goldberg has proven what true group management appears like,” mentioned Chief Sarkos. “His dedication to our PAL boxing program goes far past generosity—he invests his time, his power, and his coronary heart into serving to our younger folks understand their potential. Larry doesn’t simply assist these children; he believes in them. And that perception creates alternatives that may change the course of their lives.”
We’re particularly proud to hold on the legacy of the late Don Elbaum, who made Tropicana the East Coast boxing hub within the Eighties with a legendary run of 196 battle playing cards—many on Tuesday nights in entrance of sellout crowds. We honored him right here final yr shortly earlier than his passing, and each time Boxing Insider runs at this venue, we’re maintaining that custom alive.
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