New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. ȘI/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Cazinou
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-clasat pe locul Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (regulat) Super Bantamweight belt held by Nehomar Cermeno.
Lopez (16-0-1, 8 KO) and Roman (20-2-1, 7 KO) will square off in the most significant fight of their careers in the main event of a ShoBox: Noua generatie quadrupleheader pe Vineri, Jan. 20, trăi pe ARATĂ TIMPUL (10 p.m. ȘI/PT, întârziat pe Coasta de Vest) de la Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. E 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,", A declarat 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 Ianuarie 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 emisiune de televiziune, neînvinsă, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KO) will face a new opponent, o dată bătut Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KO), într-un opt-a rundă bout super-usoare.
În deschidere televizate, neînvinsă Stephon Young (15-0, 3 KO) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KO) într-un opt-a rundă super-cocoș meci.
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 KO) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 KO) in an eight-round 168-pound matchup of ShoBox veterani.
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, sunt $125, $100 $75 & $50 și poate fi achiziționat de la www.ticketmaster.com sau de asteptare 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins va apela ShoBox acțiune din ring cu Steve Farhood și fostul campion mondial Raul Marquez servind ca analiștilor experți. Producătorul executiv este Gordon Hall cu Richard Gaughan producerea și Rick Phillips director.
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Despre ShoBox: Noua generatie
Încă de la începuturile sale, în iulie 2001, aclamat seria box SHOWTIME, ShoBox: Noua generatie tinerelor talente a prezentat corespund cu greu. The ShoBox Filozofia este de a televiza interesant, meciuri competitive oferind în același timp un teren dovedind pentru perspectivele care doresc-mulțime plăcut și determinat să lupte pentru un titlu mondial. Unele dintre lista tot mai mare de 67 luptatori care au apărut pe ShoBox și avansate pentru a acumula titluri mondiale include: 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, Ciad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams și mai mult.