Heavyweight Jarrell Miller to Face Tough Veteran Fred Kassi
In Main Event From Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, એન.વાય.
Lightweights Mason Menard and Bahodir Mamadjonov Clash in Co-Main Event
While Bantamweight Antonio Nieves Takes On Alejandro Santiago in a 10-Rounder
And Welterweights Bakhtiyar Eyubov and Karim Mayfield Do Battle in Telecast Opener
ક્લિક કરો અહીં ફોટા માટે; ક્રેડિટ Rosie Cohe / શોટાઇમ
“Anthony Joshua is a punk. Deontay વિલ્ડર, don’t get me started…”
– Jarrell Miller, Undefeated Heavyweight Prospect
ROCHESTER, એન.વાય. (ઑગસ્ટ. 18, 2016) – The eight fighters who’ll be fighting on ShoBox: ધ ન્યૂ જનરેશન કાલે/શુક્રવારે, ઑગસ્ટ. 19, પર રહે SHOWTIME® (10 વાગ્યાની. અને/પી.ટી.) at Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, એન.વાય, all made weight ગુરુવારે.
અપરાજિત Jarrell "બીગ બેબી" મિલર (17-0-1, 15 કોસ) faces his toughest test to date in veteran ફ્રેડ કેટ (18-5-1, 10 કોસ) મુખ્ય ઘટનામાં, which will take place at the outdoor USL soccer venue here. The co-main event features promising Louisiana lightweight “Rock Hard Mighty” Mason Menard (31-1, 23 કોસ) facing his most dangerous foe to date in Bahodir “Baha” Mamadjonov (18-2, 11 કોસ) હ્યુસ્ટન, ટેક્સાસ, by way of Uzbekistan in a 10-round battle for the WBO NABO Lightweight title.
વધુ, undefeated welterweight knockout artist બખ્તિયાર Eyubov (10-0, 10 કોસ) બ્રુકલીન ના, એન.વાય, કઝાકિસ્તાનના માર્ગે, steps up to face veteran Karim Mayfield (19-3-1, 11 કોસ) of San Francisco in a 10-round clash. And unbeaten એન્ટોનિયો Nieves (16-0-1, 8 કોસ) of Cleveland will square off against Mexico’s Alejandro Santiago (11-2-1, 3 કોસ) in a 10-round bantamweight bout for Nieves’ WBO NABO Title.
વજન: Miller tipped the scales at 296 સાડા પાઉન્ડ, while Kassi weighed 237 ¼ પાઉન્ડ. Menard weighed 134 સાડા પાઉન્ડ, તેમના પ્રતિસ્પર્ધી, જ્યારે, Mamadjonov, measured half pound over the limit on his first try, but hit the 135 mark half an hour later. Nieves weighed 117 પણ, while Santiago weighed 117 સાડા પાઉન્ડ. Eyubov weighed 142 સાડા, while Mayfiled measured at 142 ¾ પાઉન્ડ.
The event is presented by Salita Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions.
Here’s what the principals had to say prior to the weigh-in:
Jarrell મિલર, Undefeated Heavyweight Prospect
“Mike Tyson was a freak of nature. Vitali Klitschko was a freak of nature. I’m also a freak of nature. I’m 6’ 4” and pushing 280. I’m a big guy, but I’m athletic. I can move. I can punch, and I was a kickboxer. I’m not your average heavyweight. I’m not trying to change the blueprint of how heavyweights should be. I’m just being myself and doing my job.
“They are like, ‘we’ve seen his body, we’ve seen his size. We’ll outwork him,’ but they are wrong. Never can judge a book by its cover. I’ll outwork him in the ring. I’m fast, I’m good and I can punch. He’s not going to see me coming.
“Don’t let my weight fool you. I’ve been doing cardio. I’m in really good shape and I’m ready to go the distance.
“Every fight, I have to know how to adjust. I feel like Fred has never been in with a guy like me. He’s been with [ક્રિસ] Arreola, who doesn’t move as much, and he also fought [ડોમિનિક] BREAZEALE, who doesn’t have good footwork. I’m telling you, he’s never fought a big athletic body like me. He’s in for a surprise.
“I know my jab is going to be on his face. મારા માટે, it’s not just about winning, it’s about performance. Every fight in my career from now on it’s about more than winning. Now I have to prove myself. I have to prove I’m worthy of a title shot.
“I wasn’t happy with my [જાન્યુ. 22] win over Donovan Dennis. I knew I could’ve done better than a seventh-round TKO. That’s why I’m pushing myself on this fight. I want to win convincingly and I will.
“Anthony Joshua is a punk. Deontay વિલ્ડર, don’t get me started. હવે, Tyson Fury can actually punch. હું તેને આપી શકશો. From all of them, Fury in my opinion is the better one. That’s why I want to fight him. I believe you should go for the hardest ones first. You take the biggest guy out first and then, you go for the easy ones. That’s how it’s supposed to be and that’s what I’d like to do. Take the hard ones out first. ગુસ્સો, you are next.”
ફ્રેડ કેટ, હેવીવેઇટ પ્રોસ્પેક્ટ
“I’ll be a little bit heavier than usual for this fight, but I’m feeling good. I’m feeling ready. I hope the judges see that. I have had some bad experiences with judges recently.
“I have had some big fights. I dealt with big guys and talkers, but that doesn’t concern me because in the ring it’s going to be just the two of us. That is when the real fight is going to happen.
“I did my job against Arreola, I did what I had to do against Dominic Breazeale. I got robbed.
I’ve never fought a heavyweight shorter than me. I’m usually the shorter one in the ring, but I know my game. I know what I’m doing.”
“I’ve gotten robbed so many times. I was coming on hard against Hughie Fury. I didn’t do great in the first rounds, but I was leading in the late ones, and he was slowing down. The stoppage was a relief for him. He was running out of gas.
મેસન મેનાર્ડ, Lightweight Prospect
“After that last knockout, so many people were actually exhilarated about it. People that didn’t even know me, they’d come up and say, ‘Are you Mason? મેન, I saw that KO [and show me the video]. I’ve watched it a thousand times.’”
On his opponent…
“He’s one of those guys that no one wants to fight. I took this fight as soon as it was offered because it’s another step up for me. I have to beat guys like this to get to the A-class of fighters. He’s not a bad fighter but he’s not A-class. I simply have to beat guys like this.
“Hand speed and foot speed, those are my difference makers.”
On his growth beyond the La., circuit now, પછી 35 ઝઘડા:
“I am glad to be getting the national exposure now. We had some step up fights in Louisiana at first. હવે, we are right where we need to be. It’s all happening now.”
Bahodir Mamadjonov Lightweight Prospect
“Menard fought many of the same fighters that we have. Many guys in the same class as we did. તેથી, we are not impressed with his record or his knockouts. We prepared for seven or eight weeks. Although we only knew of this opponent for two-three weeks. આ સ્તરે, this is no surprise. We are ready.
“We tried to fight him years ago. તેમણે હતી 17-1 અથવા 18-1 at the time and he didn’t want the fight. હવે, he’s out of options. I am by far the toughest test of his career.
“We are close to a world title now. A win here, our third appearance on SHOWTIME, and against a world-rated lightweight…. “I will bring the fight to Mason Menard. That is my style and it doesn’t change for this fight. He’s fighting to prove he’s legitimate. I am here to earn my title shot.”
એન્ટોનિયો Nieves, Bantamweight પ્રોસ્પેક્ટ
“When they tell you are going to fight and then you hear your opponent got injured, you get a little bit down. Thankfully, Alejandro Santiago was ready to step up.
“We’ve noticed he’s successful when the fighter gets in his face, and I have the right strategy for that.
“From my last fight I took two weeks off, and then back in the gym. I didn’t even know the name of my opponent. I just wanted to be ready to go when the fight was set.
“I’m ranked fifth in the WBO, after Santiago I want to fight for the WBO bantamweight title and then, I will probably look for Rau’shee Warren to unify the titles. I think there’s not enough action in my division and I’m ready to change that.”
Alejandro Santiago, Bantamweight પ્રોસ્પેક્ટ
“I’ve known about this fight for two months. I was about 130 pounds when I found out. I’ve been training hard and I feel ready to move up in weight. I’m ready for my opponent.
"હું બોક્સ ગમે. I like to get in my opponent’s face. I like to hit and not get hit. I’ve worked a lot on my defensive skills.
“I know Nieves is a tough fighter. He’s skilled. But I have a good strategy. I’ll approach him smartly, and I’ll get the decision.”
બખ્તિયાર Eyubov, Undefeated Welterweight Prospect
“We have been training in a large ring, specifically to prepare to cut the ring off. We are prepared to go 10 રાઉન્ડ, to go 15 રાઉન્ડ. We are not worried about going rounds.”
(Re: માત્ર 10 fights so far in career):
“I grew up in the gym, had a great amateur career. I expect to progress quickly just like the great amateurs before me. I am at the peak of my strength and I am ready. Karim has never been stopped, never been dropped. He’s a real test.
“I grew up in a rough environment, in the streets. I am not intimidated. If not for boxing, I would be in a very bad situation back home (કઝાકિસ્તાન)."
(Re: મેફિલ્ડ)
“It will be a real fight. I hope he is ready 100 percent because we are. I am not a God, we can’t predict, but know this, it will be a good show. Let him do his job. I will do my job. And I will have him out of there within five rounds.”
Karim Mayfield, વેલ્ટરવેઇટ પ્રોસ્પેક્ટ
“I’m a world class opponent. I’ve fought better fighters than him. He will be taking his first loss.
“For those that say it’s too late at 36, I tell them they are wrong. I’m not worn out. I haven’t been in one-sided wars or beatings. I’ve been taking care of myself. I’m experienced and I know my craft.
“I’m planning to show my opponent I know how to utilize the ring. I’ve only been down once. I know my opponent is a strong fighter and that he’s going to come strong, but he’s not going to take me down.
“I’m used to training late. I hit the gym at 7 અથવા 8 વાગ્યે at night. Our fight is lateકાલે, but I’m used to it. At that time Eyubov is going to sleep. તેથી, I’m going to do him a favor and I’ll put him to sleep.
“I feel that I still have the opportunity to thrive, to move forward in my boxing career. There’s still a lot of me left.”
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