Philadelphia, PA (Lub yim hli ntuj 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 champion John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson tau kos npe rau lub ntsej muag undefeated Liam Smith rau cov tsis muaj WBO ntiaj teb no Jr. Middleweight title rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 10 nyob rau hauv Manchester, Hais.

Thompson koom Willie Monroe Jr. raws li lub 2nd Boxcino zus mus tua rau ib lub ntiaj teb nyob rau hauv lub npe ib tug tsib hlis ncua.

Thompson (17-1, 6 KO lub) ntawm Newark, Tshiab Jersey yuav koom tes nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj lub ntiaj teb no title bout.

Thompson yog co-nce los ntawm Vito Mielnicki lub GH3 Promotions thiab Arthur Pelullo lub Banner Promotions.

Thompson tau lub caij nyoog rau lub zog ntawm winning lub Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight kev sib tw nrog yeej tshaj Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) thiab ib tug 2nd round stoppage tshaj Brandon Adams (17-1).

“Kuv pog. These doors keep opening, thiab kuv cia li taug kev los ntawm lawv thiab kaw lawv. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Rau kuv, lub Boxcino kev sib tw yog ib lub sijhawm zoo yuav tsum tau tsim. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, thiab kuv paub los ntawm thaum pib kom yog yuav ua li cas koj tau txais npaj rau cov kev sib ntaus,” Hais Thompson.

“Kuv zoo siab heev ntawm John. He was a last minute replacement in Boxcino. He went on to win to the tournament in style by scoring a spectacular knockout over the heavily favored Brandon Adams. When the opportunity came about to fight Liam Smith for the title, John dhia tag nrho cov tshaj nws thiab hais tias kom nws tshwm sim. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, lawv yog ob peb yog cov nyob deb ntawm, thiab nws dhia nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm rau sib ntaus sib tua rau lub WBO Jr. Middleweight lub ntiaj teb Championship,” hais tias Arthur Pelullo ntawm Banner Promotions

Hais Vito Mielnicki, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm GH3 Promotions, “John yog thawj fighter kuv kos npe rau ntawm GH3 Promotions. He always has taken the tough fights as you look at his history. I feel he is by far the more dominant fighter in this fight, thiab nws yuav qhia nws tej txuj ci rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John yuav muab rau ib tug zoo kev kawm.”

Lub bout yog nce los ntawm Frank Warren lub Queensberry Promotions, nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Arthur Pelullo lub Banner Promotions thiab Vito Mielnicki lub GH3 Promotions.

Lub Smith – Thompson bout yuav koom lub WBO Middleweight title kev sib ntaus ntawm Andy Lee thiab Billy Joe Saunders, raws li tau zoo raws li Terry Flanagan tiv thaiv nws WBO Hnav title tiv thaiv Diego Magdaleno, uas wil ua li ib tug championship triple-header rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 10 los ntawm Manchester, Hais.