Tomorrow night at the Sands Event Centre in Bethlehem pa, 30 year old 2017 New York Golden Gloves, Super-Heavyweight Champion Michael Polite Coffie takes his first step into the paid ranks when he meets 0-1 Ralph Alexander of Maryland in a 4 round heavyweight attraction.. Alexander lost his only professional outing to rising prospect Hasim Rahman jr in April but is a big man with nothing to lose. Coffie, one of nine siblings, was constantly moved around in the Brooklyn care system after being removed from his drug dependent mother as a 2 year old, before finding a stable life with foster parents in Malverne. Michael moved back to Brooklyn in his teens, and would go on to serve 8 years in the United States Marine Corps, including tours of Afghanistan.. At the mature age of 28, Coffie entered the 2016 New York Golden Gloves, losing a decision to tough Nathan Conja in the finals with literally two months of experience.. Coffie has been trained since 2015 by Khoury Porter, but has more recently added Ramon Rivera and Matty Happaney to the crew.. Michael is an enthusiastic student who is extremely eager to learn, recently returning from training camp with current WBC heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder in Alabama, there is no higher learning in this sport than sparring with the best.. Michael is promoted by Marshall Kauffman’s King Promotions and is Managed by one of the most knowledgable men in the business, the one time Ring magazine editor in cheif and former New York State Commissioner Randy Gordon, a man who has ultimate faith in the potential of his charge.. Coffie has accomplished a whole lot in a short space of time and has made an instant impression on many who get the chance to see him operate, including former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield who had only good things to say of the promising fighter..
Coffie v Alexander is part of a Kings Promotion at the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem Pa. doors open at 6pm and will be televised on a delayed telecast on Eleven Sports.
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