On Friday, June 26, 2026, the 10th annual Thrilla in Camilla was hosted at Saint Camillus Parish in Rockaway Beach, New York. The FDNY Boxing Club presented this event, bringing another action-packed night of amateur boxing fights, with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation as the beneficiary.
The president and event coordinator, Robert “Bobby” McGuire, made sure the Camillus Parish experienced a real THRILLA.
Tunnel to Towers Smart Home Program recipient Scott Abrams was the evening guest. Scott was a U.S. Marine and a NYPD patrol detective before he was injured in a crash that left him with partial paraplegia. The Foundation paid off his mortgage and upgraded his home to a specially-adapted smart home.
In total, $420,000 has been raised across all 10 Thrilla in Camilla fight nights, benefiting Tunnel to Towers.
The fight card consisted of several bouts, with some of the fighters on the FDNY Boxing Team, and the rest on other competing boxing teams.
- Welterweight – John Marrero (FDNY EMS St. 3) vs. Merrick Hickaro (Woodside Boxing Club);
- Bantamweight – Stephanie Valentin (FDNY Eng. 294) vs. Despoina Karatziou (Mendez Boxing Club);
- Cruiserweight – Kyle McGrath (Champs Boxing) vs. Jeremy Witherspoon (Woodside);
- Junior Welterweight – Brendan O’Niel (Woodside) vs. Randy Martinez (Bronxchester Gym);
- Heavyweight – Jason Bergin (FDNY Ladd. 5) vs. Aiden Haran (Woodside);
- Middleweight – Oliver Patrouch (FDNY Eng. 50) vs. Tim Eagan (BUA Boxing);
- Heavyweight – Sean Massimo (FDNY Ladd. 59) vs. Eric Wendt (FDNY Div. 3);
- Super Heavyweight – Dmitriy Teplitskiy (FDNY Ladd. 173) vs. Josh Bungalso (Woodside);
- Super Welterweight – Patrick McKeown (FDNY EMS St. 47) vs. Declan Friel (BUA Boxing).
