Philadelphia, PA (August 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 champion John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson usesayine abhekane Ezingakanqotshwa Liam Smith ngoba singenamuntu WBO emhlabeni Jr. Middleweight isihloko on October 10 in Manchester, England.

Thompson ijoyina Willie Monroe Jr. njengoba 2 Boxcino iqhawe ukulwela isihloko umhlaba in a span izinyanga ezinhlanu.

Thompson (17-1, 6 KO sika) of Newark, New Jersey ngeke iqhaza lakhe yezwe yokuqala isihloko iziqubu.

Thompson is co-kugqugquzelwa uVito Mielnicki sika GH3 Promotions futhi Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo sika.

Thompson wathola ithuba amandla ngokuwina Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight midlalo onqobayo kuka Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) futhi a 2nd round stoppage phezu Brandon Adams (17-1).

“Ngijabulile. These doors keep opening, mina nje ukuhamba ngawo uvale kubo. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Kwami, mqhudelwano Boxcino kwaba ithuba elikhulu esisungulwe. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, futhi ngangazi kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthi indlela uthola ukulungele lezi zinhlobo ukulwa,” Said Thompson.

“Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu 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 wagxuma lonke phezu kwalo wathi wenze kwenzeke. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, bayingcosana banamathuba phakathi, futhi wavele at ithuba ukulwela WBO Jr. Middleweight emhlabeni ubuqhawe,” wathi Arthur Pelullo of Banner Promotions

Said Vito Mielnicki, President of GH3 Promotions, “UJohane wayengowokugcina fighter lokuqala ngisayine at 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, futhi sizobonisa ithalente lakhe ngo-Okthoba 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John ngeke agqoke ukusebenza omkhulu.”

The iziqubu kugqugquzelwa Frank Warren sika Queensberry Promotions, sikanye Arthur Pelullo sika Banner Promotions futhi GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki sika.

The Smith – Thompson iziqubu izohlangana WBO middleweight isihloko mpi phakathi Andy Lee futhi Billy Joe Saunders, kanye Terry Flanagan sivikele WBO yakhe isihloko uHlelo ngokumelene Diego Magdaleno, lapho WIL akha ubuqhawe kathathu-header ngo-Okthoba 10 kusukela Manchester, England.