ATLANTIC CITY (Jan.17, 2017) — Tenei Rāmere po, WBA No. 3- ranked super bantamweight Arama Lopez (16-0-1, 8 KO o) takes on No. 4-runga Danny Roman (21-2-1, 7 KO o) i roto i te hui matua o te ShoBox: Ko te Generation New card at Ballys Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

Ko te whawhai, which is a WBA Title Elimination bout, will headline a tripleheader Live on SHOWTIME® timata i 10 PM ET/PT.

Lopez o San Antonio, Texas e ha lekooti o 16-0-1 ki 8 knockouts, and he will be making his fifth appearance on ShoBox.

“My training camp went great. Ite ahau kaha, and I have prepared for whatever Roman brings,” Said Lopez.

He has scouted Roman very thoroughly; Lopez knows that he could be in store for a tough evening.

“In some fights he looks really good, and in some fights he looks good, but not as dominant as he does in others,” Lopez said. “Take his fight against Erick Ruiz. He looked really good in that fight, but in his last fight he fought Marlon Olea, who was undefeated but not as skilled, and I thought he should have taken him out. All in all he is a good fighter, and I am expecting a tough fight.”

With a win, Lopez will become the mandatory challenger for WBA Super Bantamweight champion Nehomar Cermeno, and he realizes that he has chance to be mentioned with the elite of the 122-pound division.

“This would be a life changing win,” Lopez said. “It would be privilege and a blessing to fight for the great title. I feel that because I have been on this stage now for the fifth time, it could be a little bit of an advantage. He has fought on some swing bouts before, but I know what to expect in the days leading up to Friday night. Ki te taua te mea, ShoBox is a great platform for young prospects like me and can turn us into contenders. It has also raised my stature in terms of gaining more fans. A lot of people have seen me on SHOWTIME and it has got my name out there. This is a high stakes fight. I am putting all cards in and I am taking this as there is no apopo. I am going to put on a great show and I think, I will come out with the victory.”

Tickets for the show, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions, Kings Promotions in association with Thompson Boxing (the main event) and Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, Ko $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com karanga ranei 1-800-745-3000

I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga teata, Ronald Ellis (12-0-1, 10 KO o) o Lynn, Mass., e i runga i Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 KO’a) of Philadelphia in a super middleweight bout scheduled for 8-rounds.

In a super lightweight bout scheduled for 8-rounds, Kenneth Sims, JR. (10-0, 3 KO o) whawhai Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KO o) o San Diego, Calif.

I roto i te pāngia 6-a tawhio:

Leroy Davila (4-0, 2 KO o) of New Brunswick, N.J., whawhai Anthony Taylor (4-0, 1 KO) of Warren, Ohio in a battle of undefeated bantamweights.

Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 KO o) of Philadelphia fights Marquis Hawthorne (4-5, 1 KO) of Waco, Texas in a welterweight affair.

Local favorite, Anthony “Wai” Young (14-2, 6 KO o) of Atlantic City will fight James Robinson (4-5-4, 1 KO) o York, Pa., i roto i te a'ee Welterweight.

Kamaka Darmani (6-0, 4 KO o) Ka pouaka o Philadelphia Solomon Maye (3-7-2, 3 KO o) o New Haven, Conn., in a heavyweight fight.

Malik Jackson (1-0, 1 KO) o Washington, D.C. tapawhā atu ki Christian Foster (0-2) of Alexandria, Virginia in a bantamweight bout.

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Mō ShoBox: The New GenerationSince its inception in July 2001, te raupapa mekemeke SHOWTIME arohaehae, manohi, ShoBox: Kua ngā te Generation New āu uaua taranata taitamariki. Ko te kaupapa ShoBox ko ki te televise whakaongaonga, kua takoto mano-ahuareka, me ngā tākaro whakataetae i te whakarato i te whenua ata mohiotia hoki opuaraa pai ki te whawhai mo te taitara ao. Ētahi o te rārangi e tupu o te 67 whawhai nei i puta i runga i ShoBox ka whakatu a ki te ngaki taitara ao ngā: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paora Williams me te ake.