布魯克林, 紐約州. (四月 5, 2016) – Dominican lightweight Eudy “AK47” Bernardo and his opponent, Louisiana’s Mason “石堅強大” Menard are nearing the peak of their training for their 星期五, 四月 15, showdown on Sho箱子: 新一代.
The eight-round Bernardo vs. Menard fight will serve as the co-main event on a quadrupleheader on SHOWTIME (10 P.M. AND/PT, 延遲在西海岸) from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, 紐約.
在 四月 15, 10-輪的主要事件, 國際羽聯沒有. 10-ranked bantamweight Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 科斯), 波多利斯克的, 俄羅斯, will take on Stephon Young (14-0-2, 6 科斯), 聖. 聖路易斯, 密蘇里州. In the other televised bouts, Russian cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (10-0, 6 科斯) will face Constantin Bejenaru (10-0, 4 科斯, WSB: 0-1-1) of Mandilesti, Moldova, 超過八輪; and in the eight-round junior welterweight telecast opener, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Yeyubov (10-0, 10 科斯), 布魯克林, takes on also undefeated Courtney Jackson (8-0, 6 科斯) 宅基地, 佛羅里達州.
Tickets for the event presented by Salita Promotions in association with AASHA Record Breakers are currently on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, 或在Ticketmaster.com上在線. They are priced at $60 為馬戲團席位, $35 和 $25.
The 29-year-old Bernardo (21-0, 15 科斯) 聖多明各, is hard at work at Hank’s Gym in Houston, with his trainer, former IBF World Middleweight Champion Frank Tate.
“我在偉大的形狀. 我覺得強,” said Bernardo via translator. “I’ve learned so much from Frank Tate and I’m proud to be working with him. He’s a great trainer. I’m learning to throw better combinations and I’ve improved my defense, 我的刺拳, and my foot movement since we teamed up.”
Bernardo says he still doesn’t know much about opponent Menard, but isn’t worried about it. “I watched a few of his fights on YouTube, but I’m training for anything that comes my way. Everything is going to go great for me that night. It’s my ring that night and I will have my way. I will win.”
This is opportunity is a long-time coming for the 29-year-old and he says he plans on making the most of it. “I’m very excited about fighting on 的ShoBox and I look forward to putting on a show. I’ve been waiting for long time for this opportunity and want to thank Dmitriy Salita for making it happen.”
The 27-year-old Menard (30-1-0, 22 科斯), 從雷恩, 的。, is rated No. 15 by the WBA at 135 英鎊. He’s training at Red Lerille’s Health & Racquet Club in Lafayette with trainer and former fighter “糟糕” 乍得布魯薩爾.
“I’ve learned how to be a better person in and out of the ring from Chad,” said Menard. “I’ve been with him for nine years. I’ve learned how to put punches together better and sit on my shots more. I’ve learned how to cut angles. I’ve learned so much from Chad.”
Menard says despite the usual aches and pain experienced in camp he is 100 percent and training is going well. The only adjustments he’s made is to bring in taller sparring partners.
“This is huge for me,” 他繼續. “This is the ‘get up or lay down’ type of fight. If I get up, then the sky is the limit. If I fall, then maybe it’s time to look for a job. I’m going to get in there and do what I have to do. Hopefully I get the KO, but if it goes to the scorecards, I just want the win. No matter which way it goes.”
巴里·湯普金斯 將調用 的ShoBox 從馬戲團的行動 史蒂夫Farhood 和前世界冠軍 勞爾·馬爾克斯 作為專業分析師. 執行製片人戈登·霍爾 同 豐富的高根 生產和 里克·菲利普斯 導演.
