Philadelphia, PA (Agosti 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 bingwa John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson ina saini kwa uso undefeated Liam Smith kwa wazi Dunia WBO Jr. Kichwa Middleweight juu ya Oktoba 10 katika Manchester, England.

Thompson anaungana Willie Monroe Jr. kama 2 Boxcino bingwa kupigania ubingwa wa dunia katika mwezi tano span.

Thompson (17-1, 6 KO ya) ya Newark, New Jersey itakuwa kushiriki katika dunia ya kwanza yake cheo bout.

Thompson ni ushirikiano kukuzwa na Vito Mielnicki ya GH3 Promotions na Arthur Pelullo ya bendera Promotions.

Thompson alipata fursa juu ya nguvu ya kushinda Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight mashindano kwa mafanikio zaidi ya Ricardo PINELL (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) na 2 pande zote za majeruhi zaidi Brandon Adams (17-1).

“Mimi ni msisimko. These doors keep opening, na mimi tu kutembea kwa njia yao na karibu yao. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Kwa maana mimi, Boxcino mashindano ilikuwa nafasi kubwa ya kuwa imara. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, na mimi alijua tangu mwanzo ni kwamba ni jinsi gani kupata tayari kwa ajili ya aina hii ya mapambano,” ulisema Thompson.

“Mimi ni fahari sana ya Yohana. 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 aliruka yote juu yake na kusema kufanya hivyo kutokea. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, wao ni wachache mbali kati, na aliruka na kuingia katika nafasi ya kupambana kwa WBO Jr. Middleweight michuano ya dunia,” Alisema Arthur Pelullo ya bendera Promotions

Said Vito Mielnicki, Rais wa GH3 Promotions, “John alikuwa mpiganaji kwanza mimi saini katika 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, na yeye kuonyesha kipaji chake Oktoba 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John kuweka juu ya utendaji kazi kubwa.”

Bout ni kukuzwa na Frank Warren ya Queensberry Promotions, kwa kushirikiana na Promotions Arthur Pelullo ya bendera na Vito Mielnicki ya GH3 Promotions.

Smith – Thompson bout wataungana WBO Middleweight taji mapambano kati Andy Lee na Billy Joe Saunders, kama vile Terry Flanagan kutetea yake WBO Lightweight kichwa dhidi Diego Magdaleno, ambayo Wil kufanya juu michuano mara tatu-kichwa juu ya Oktoba 10 kutoka Manchester, England.