New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 P.M. Lan/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino
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-ditingkat Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (biasa) 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: Ing New Generation quadrupleheader ing Ana, Jan. 20, manggon ing BANDILA (10 P.M. Lan/PT, telat ing West Coast) saka Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Dheweke iku 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,"Ngendikane 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 Januari 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 telecast, suwé, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KOs) will face a new opponent, sapisan-diantemi Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KOs), ing wolung babak bab super entheng.
Ing bukaan televisi, suwé Stephon Young (15-0, 3 KOs) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KOs) ing wolung babak super bantamweight bab.
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 veteran.
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, sing $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com utawa nelpon 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins bakal nelpon ShoBox ajeg saka Ringside karo Steve Farhood lan mantan juara donya Raul Marquez porsi minangka Analysts pakar. Produser eksekutif punika Gordon Hall karo Richard Gaughan prodhuksi lan Rick Phillips Direkting.
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About ShoBox: Ing New Generation
Wiwit ngadeg ing Juli 2001, ing BANDILA seri boxing sanget diakoni, ShoBox: Ing New Generation wis Bintang bakat enom dicocogaké angel. Ing ShoBox filsafat punika televise macem, akeh-nyenengke lan cocog competitive nalika nyediakake lemah bukti kanggo prospek gelem ditemtokake kanggo perang kanggo judhul donya. Sawetara dhaptar akeh saka 67 para pejuang ingkang sampun muncul ing ShoBox lan majeng kanggo Garner gelar dunia kalebu: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Olympic flag.svg, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Nuwara Eliya, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams lan liyane.