Undefeated welterweight David Malul makes his Atlantic City debut on Saturday, June 13, when he faces Julius Thomas of Youngstown, Ohio, in a four round bout at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. The fight is part of a seven bout card promoted by Boxing Insider Promotions, headlined by undefeated South Jersey heavyweights Bruce Seldon Jr. and Josh Popper.<\/p>\n
Malul, 23, of Jamaica, Queens, enters at 4-0 with 2 knockouts. It is his first professional fight outside New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited that I got this opportunity. I\u2019ve been only dreaming about an opportunity like this,\u201d Malul told Boxing Insider this week. \u201cWe\u2019ve been training hard, so the results have spoken in training, and now it\u2019s time to just put it to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
From a Coma to a Pro Career<\/p>\n
Malul\u2019s path to Saturday includes a detail few prospects can claim. He says he spent time in a coma roughly two years before turning professional.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was about 20 years old, 21 years old, I was in a coma,\u201d Malul said. \u201cThe fact that I\u2019m 23 years old, I have a fight in Atlantic City, just years after being in a coma, is everything I can ask for. The only thing that got me here is God and my hard work. All the rounds, all the training that I\u2019ve been through, all the blood I put in, tears, I\u2019m just going to let it show on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n
His career has tested him from the opening bell. In his September 2024 pro debut against Lucien Hannah at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York, Malul was knocked down twice in the first round before stopping Hannah in that same round. He followed with a third round knockout of Zachary Davis and a shutout decision over Shaquille Rushing.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot many people have had as few amateur fights as I did. As crazy as the start of the career as I did, with seeing the canvas technically twice in the first round of my first fight, getting two knockouts back to back,\u201d Malul said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m the hardest worker in the room when it comes to this.\u201d<\/p>\n