New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 petang. DAN/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-kedudukan Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (tetap) 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: Generasi Baru quadrupleheader pada Jumaat, Jan. 20, hidup pada Showtime (10 petang. DAN/PT, ditangguhkan di Pantai Barat) daripada Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Dia 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,"Kata 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 siaran, tanpa ditewaskan, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KOs) will face a new opponent, sekali-dipukul Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KOs), dalam lapan pusingan pertarungan super ringan.
Dalam perlawanan pembukaan di televisyen, tanpa ditewaskan Stephon Young (15-0, 3 KOs) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KOs) dalam lapan pusingan bantamweight super pertarungan.
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, adalah $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com atau memanggil 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins akan memanggil ShoBox tindakan dari tepi gelanggang dengan Steve Farhood dan bekas juara dunia Raul Marquez berkhidmat sebagai pakar penganalisis. Produser eksekutif adalah Gordon Dewan dengan Richard Gaughan menghasilkan dan Rick Phillips pengarahan.
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Mengenai ShoBox: Generasi Baru
Sejak ditubuhkan pada bulan Julai 2001, kritikal yang diiktiraf Showtime siri tinju, ShoBox: Generasi Baru bakat muda telah dipaparkan dipadankan sukar. Yang ShoBox falsafah adalah untuk menarik melalui televisyen, orang berkenan kepada Allah dan perlawanan kompetitif di samping menyediakan suatu alasan untuk membuktikan prospek bersedia bertekad untuk berjuang untuk kejuaraan dunia. Sebahagian daripada senarai yang semakin meningkat 67 pejuang yang telah muncul di ShoBox dan maju untuk meraih gelaran dunia termasuk: 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, Paul Williams dan lebih.