KINGSTON, JAMAICA (Top40 Charts) On Saturday, November 11, inside Kingston's
National Indoor Sports Centre, Grammy Award-winning International "King of the Dancehall"
Beenie Man and Jamaican-Canadian Heavyweight Boxing
Champion Donovan "Razor" Ruddock are uniting at the Rumble in the Sun event to pay homage to
Jamaica as the birthplace to some of the world's most influential sports and music entertainers. Beanie Man will light up the stage with a powerhouse performance as Razor marks his epic return to the boxing ring to compete against International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee and
Champion James "
Lights Out" Toney in his first-ever match in Jamaica. More details are available on the event website at www.rumbleinthesun.com.
"Being on the same stage with the legendary Donovan "Razor" Ruddock is a blessing," says Beenie Man. "This fight is something
Jamaica has needed for a while, and I'm happy to be part of it." Born and raised in Waterhouse Kingston, Beenie Man's innate love for
Jamaica and dancehall music has inspired popular singles "King of the Dance Hall," "Girls Dem Sugar," "
Feel It Boy" and "Dude." In
September 2023, he released his highly-anticipated 17th studio album "Simma," which the Recording Academy is considering for the 2024 GRAMMYs Best Reggae Album Award.
Before his family relocated to Toronto, Canada, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock started polishing his signature "smash" hybrid left-hand punch in St. Catherine Jamaica, where he attended the Red Ground District primary school. Ruddock and his daughter Kleopatra Ruddock, CEO of Red Ground Productions, the event organizer, launched the idea for the Rumble in the Sun boxing match to raise funds for much-needed renovations for the school and to accentuate his partnership with the Gloves Over Guns initiative.
"Boxing has always been a way for me to celebrate
Jamaica as my natural birthplace and the origin of my career," says Ruddock. "Competing in this boxing match is one of the greatest gifts I can offer my country, school and people."
The
Jamaica Boxing Board and Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports proudly endorse Rumble in the Sun. The event will be broadcast live on pay-per-view via cable and satellite networks from the FITE by Triller global sports and entertainment digital platform.
Donovan "Razor" Ruddock has undoubtedly established his legacy as one of his era's most formidable and relentless heavyweights. The hard-punching Canadian top contender is most known for fearlessly challenging former undisputed Heavyweight
Champion Mike Tyson twice in 1991 and his terrifying knockouts of former WBA Heavyweight Champions Michael Dokes in 1990 and
James "Bonecrusher" Smith in 1989. Through two decades of boxing, Ruddock achieved an honorable career of 47 professional fights with 40 wins, six losses and one draw.
