Lockport’s Lockport’s Amer Abdallah will defend his national light heavyweight title against T.J. Gibson of Duluth, MN.

By John D’Onofrio Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

LOCKPORT — The anticipation is so high, you can almost taste it.

Lockport’s Amer Abdallah will defend his national American Kickboxing Association light heavyweight championship tonight against T.J. Gibson of Duluth, Minn. in the main event of an eight-card professional fight card at Lockport’s Kenan Center Arena.

Lockport Mayor Michael Tucker was among the local dignitaries on hand at Friday night’s official fight night weigh-in at Finnan’s Bar & Grill on Lincoln Avenue.

Gibson (14-2) said he’s been treated well since he first arrived in Western New York. “I don’t know too much about him,” Gibson said of Abdallah, who remains undefeated as a professional at 11-0. “I’m just a knockout artist. I’ve knocked out just about everybody I’ve boxed.”

The Abdallah-Gibson fight is scheduled for 10 rounds, as is the co-main event, a battle between Muzzamal Nawaz and Shannon Hudson for the WAKO Inter-Continental Championship.