New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 Pärastlõunal. JA/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Kasiino
NEW YORK (Jan. 9, 2017) – The previously announced matchup between undefeated WBA ranked No 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez and the WBA’s No. 4-kohal Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (regulaarne) Super Bantamweight belt held by Nehomar Cermeno.
Lopez (16-0-1, 8 Kos) and Roman (20-2-1, 7 Kos) will square off in the most significant fight of their careers in the main event of a ShoBox: New Generation quadrupleheader kohta Reede, Jan. 20, elama Showtime (10 Pärastlõunal. JA/PT, hilinenud Läänerannikul) pärit Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Ta 3-0-1 on the series, having defeated three previous unbeaten boxers. Roman has won 13 in a row dating to March 2014, and none of the fights have been close.
“I am excited that this is an elimination bout and I am one step closer to fighting for a world championship,"Ütles Lopez. “Very few fighters ever get a chance to fight for a title, and I’m not going to let it slip away. It’s a huge motivator, and the stakes are higher. I am fighting for a chance to fight a guy in Cermeno who is 37 and maybe past his prime. So if I win on Jaanuar 20, I feel I will win against Cermeno. He is beatable, and that is the perfect opponent to become a world champion. After I beat Roman, Cermeno will pass the torch to me.”
Said Roman: “This is what we’ve been working toward since day one. A shot at a world title is every boxer’s dream. I can’t speak for Adam, but the stakes have never been higher for me. Beating Adam is the only thing on my mind.”
In a featured bout on the four-fight ShoBox telesaade, võitmatu, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 Kos) will face a new opponent, kord peksis Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 Kos), aastal kaheksa vooru super kerge hooaeg.
In televisioonis avaja, võitmatu Stephon Young (15-0, 3 Kos) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 Kos) aastal kaheksa vooru super Kääbus sarjalainen hooaeg.
The previously announced opponent for Sims, Wellington Romero, withdrew due to injury, while Young’s opponent, Daniel Rosas, withdrew due to personal reasons.
In the previously announced co-feature, undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis (13-0-1, 1 NC, 10 Kos) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 Kos) in an eight-round 168-pound matchup of ShoBox veteranid.
Pileteid näita, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions, Kings Promotions in association with Thompson Boxing (the main event) and Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, on $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com või helistades 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins helistan ShoBox tegevust ringside koos Steve Farhood ja endine maailmameister Raul Marquez olles ekspert analüütikud. Produtsent on Gordon Hall koos Richard Gaughan tootmine ja Rick Phillips juhtimis-.
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Umbes ShoBox: New Generation
Alates selle loomisest juulis 2001, Kriittistenkin Showtime poks seeria, ShoBox: New Generation on Objekte noor talent sobitada raske. The ShoBox filosoofia on televisioonis põnev, rahvahulga meeldiv ja võistlustel, pakkudes samas Koekenttä jaoks valmis väljavaateid otsustanud võidelda ülemaailmse tiitli. Mõned kasvav nimekiri 67 võitlejad, kes on ilmunud ShoBox ja edenenud koguda maailmameistri tiitlit sisaldab: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Ñoñito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams ja rohkem.