Former Knicks City Dancer Eileen Olszewski will be dancing in the boxing ring on Thursday night at the Roseland Ballroom. Olszewski (4-0-1) was on the Knicks City Dancers' squad for three years and has now pursued a career in the ring. She meets number-one ranked female flyweight, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid (19-3-5). It will be Olszewski's toughest fight to date.
The Cedric Kushner-promoted card also features a world title fight when Dimitriy Kirilov defends his IBF junior bantamweight belt against Cecelio Santos in main event.
There is a local flavor to the show as well with a pair of popular New York fighters appearing: Brooklyn junior welterweight Dmitriy Salita meets Fabian Luque in the 10-round co-feature and undefeated Bronx and Puerto Rican star Jorge "The Truth" Teron (19-0-1, 11 KO's) ascends the ranks when the New York State champ faces Sandro Marcos (27-16-2, 23 KO's) of Mazatlan, Mexico in a 12-round clash for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Lightweight Championship.
Tickets for Thursday's card at The Roseland Ballroom are priced at $200, $150, $100 and $50 and are available by calling Gotham Boxing at 212 755-1944. -- CASSIDY