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Welterweight Champion David Avanesyan Battles Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson & Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. Saturday, February 18 Ndụ na showtime

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WBA Champion David Avanesyan Battles
Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson
in Welterweight Title Defense
&
Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On
Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. Na
Light Heavyweight Showdown
Ndụ na showtime® na 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. Pt
Saturday, February 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
Cincinnati (January 24, 2017) -WBA welterweight Champion David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 Kos) will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 Kos) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ Saturday, February 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “Sir” Marcus Browne (18-0, 13 Kos) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger Thomas “Top Dog” Williams Obere. (20-2, 14 Kos) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Adrien Broner taking on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados.
“It is a great pleasure for me to be defending my world title in the U.S. against a very good opponent in Lamont Peterson,” said Avanesyan. “I am the champion and come February 18 I will remain champion. This fight gives me a great opportunity to let the U.S. know what I’m about and put me in a position to fight the top fighters in the division. This will be a difficult defense but I am ready to show everyone how good I am.”
“I’m extremely excited about getting back in the ring and fighting on SHOWTIME again,” Kwurula Peterson. “I’ve been working hard in the gym and I’m ready to give my fans the kind of show they deserve. I know this guy is coming in with a lot of confidence from that belt, but I believe I’m the better fighter and I’ll prove it on February 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” Kwurula Browne. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; otú ọ ga-abụ. Let me be the underdog. I just want to beat this guy up. This is who I wanted to fight. I am fired up about this one and I can’t wait until February 18.”
“On February 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” kwuru Williams Obere. “I think Marcus has gotten some gifts in the past, so I’m not leaving this up to anyone but myself. I wanted to stay in the mix. I don’t need a tune-up. I’ve been fighting since I was five-years-old. I just need to get in there and fight. I think this is going to be a really good battle.”
Tiketi maka ndụ omume, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, na-ọnụ na $250, $100, $75, $50 na $30, bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ụgwọ, na ndị na ere now. Tiketi nwere ike zụrụ online na www.ticketmaster.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ 1-800-745-3000.
Fighting out of Russia, Avanesyan defended his interim world title in his last outing when he defeated former three-division world champion Shane Mosley by unanimous decision last Ka. The 28-year-old is undefeated in his last 22 pro fights since dropping a six-round decision in his second pro fight. Avanesyan picked up his interim belt with a ninth-round stoppage of Charlie Navarro in November of 2015.
Chọpụtara dị ka a nwa ọzụzụ Barry Hunter mgbe-enweghị ebe obibi na n'okporo ámá ya na nwanne ya Anthony, Peterson nwere otu nke kasị mma rags ka akụ akụkọ ke egwuregwu. A pro ebe 2004, o nwere mmeri n'ebe Victor Manuel Cayo, Kendall Holt na Dierry Jean na mgbakwunye na nke ụwa aha emeri arụmọrụ megide Amir Khan, nke o ọma gbachiteere ugboro atọ. The Washington, D.C. native defeated previously unbeaten Felix Diaz in his last outing in October 2015.
The 26-year-old Browne defeated previously unbeaten Radivoje Kalajdzic in April 2016 after a big 2015 that saw him defeated veteran contenders Gabriel Campillo, Aaron Pryor Jr., Francisco Sierra and Cornelius White. The 2012 U.S. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 U.S. amateur championship at light heavyweight.
The 29-year-old Williams returns to the ring after dropping an exciting contest to light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson in July. Williams earned his title shot after dominant second-round stoppages of Umberto Savigne and former title challenger Edwin Rodriguez. The Fort Washington, Maryland-native was introduced to boxing by his father, a former pro fighter and he will look to start his path back to world title contention with a win on February 18.
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Esho Comes from Behind to Stop Abbruzzese In Three Exciting Rounds

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Warrior’s Boxing’s revived “Windy City Fight Night” continued its growth na satọde night in Chicago, as the largest crowd yet watched a seven-bout card at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
In the thrilling main event, Chicago junior middleweight Achour Esho (13-0, 8 Kos) had to survive a nearly disastrous first round to stop crosstown rival Anthony Abbruzzese (4-6, 3 Kos) in three.
Abbruzzese came out blazing in the first, culminating in a sustained barrage of punches that could have easily led to a stoppage. To Esho’s credit, he survived and walked wearily to his stool.
The fight changed, Otú ọ dị, na gburugburu abụọ, as a miraculously revived Esho bit down on his mouthpiece and started throwing hard shots. One of them dropped a surprised Abbruzzese, who arose on shaky legs, only to be dropped again before round’s end.
Smelling blood, Esho pounced on Abbruzzese in round three, dropping him again with a left hook and for the final time with a right uppercut. The time was :58.
Esho, now the newly formed ABO Junior Middleweight Champion, took the opportunity of his post-fight interview to call out MMA star Connor McGregor.
Two more Warriors Boxing prospects were in action that night, as undefeated Josh Hernandez (5-0, 4 Kos) of Chicago figured out the puzzle that is Thomas Smith (3-3-1, 2 Kos) of Dallas over six calculating featherweight rounds. Finding it difficult to trap the elusive Smith, Hernandez still did enough to win a clear unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 ugboro abụọ na 59-55.
And in another scorching slugfest, Chicago lightweight Jessica McCaskill (3-1, 2 Kos) pounded out an exciting unanimous decision over battle-hardened Puerto Rican Carla Torres (5-4), now fighting out of Cleveland. McCaskill’s advantages in size, strength and power eventually took over the back-and-forth battle. N'ikpeazụ, the scores were 39-37 by all three judges.
In a very impressive “Windy City Fight Night” mpụta mbụ, Chicago bantamweight Shawn Simpson remained undefeated by clearly outclassing Mexico’s Leonardo Reyes (5-12, 2 Kos) over four rounds. The scores ndị 40-36 ugboro abụọ na 40-35. Mgbe a na larịị, Simpson appears to be one to keep an eye on.
Other Results:
Ruben Schobitz (2-0, 1 Ko) UD 4 Joel Blair (1-3)
Scores: 40-35 X 3
Cesar Ruiz (3-4, 2 Kos) WHO 1 Martez McGregor (3-1, 3 Kos)
Oge: 2:59
Yousif Saleh (2-0), 1 Ko) WHO 1 Luis Ramos
Oge: 2:16
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All Female Boxing Clinic and Show at Gleason’s Gym

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Gleason’s Gym will host the seventh Annual All Female Boxing Clinic on April 13, 14 na 15, 2017.
There will be two days of boxing basics followed by a sanctioned all female boxing show.
The training will be handled by Gleason’s top female trainers and our female World Champions.
The amateur show will be sanctioned by USABoxingmetro. You will need a book to fight.
If you are interested contact Bruce Silverglade at Gleason’s Gym.
The telephone number is: 718 797 2872 and the email address is: info@gleasonsgym.net.
The cost of the clinic is $369.00.
You do not have to attend the clinic to participate in the boxing show.
Ịtọ oge
Thursday April 13
Morning ga-mbata n'ime New York.
Usoro ga-abụ site 12:00 ehihie na 1:30 pm.
Mbụ mgbatị ahụ ga-abụ site 1:45 pm ka 3:45 pm.
A discussion on Female boxing will be from 4:00 pm ka 4:30 pm.
Free oge mgbe na.
Friday April 14
Ọzụzụ si 10:00 am to Noon.
Nnọkọ nke ehihie ga-agba ọsọ si 2:00 pm ka 4:00 pm.
A ntụle amu amu ịkụ ọkpọ na White olu akwa ọkpọ ga-abụ site 4:00 pm ka 4:30 pm.
Free oge mgbe na.
Saturday April 15
Ìhè ọzụzụ 10:00 m na- 12:00 ehihie.
Egwuregwu acha ọkụ mgbede show ga-ewere ọnọdụ malite 12:00 ehihie na 1:00 pm. Attendance is not required.
The itu na maka show ga-abụ site 4:00 pm ka 6:00 pm.
The sanctioned All Female Boxing Show will begin at 6:00 pm na ga-akwụsị site9:00 pm.
All Female Show
Female Boxers

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SHOWTIME® TO TELEVISE JORGE LINARES vs. ANTHONY CROLLA LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH ON SATURDAY, MACH 25

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Showtime ọkpọ Mba® Presentation of Immediate Rematch Airs Live From Manchester, England

Pịa EBE A For Images from Linares-Crolla I; Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: Matchroom Boxing

 

NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2017) – SHOWTIME will televise the eagerly anticipated rematch between WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and former champ Anthony Crolla na Saturday, March 25 na-na OGE IHE NKIRI site Manchester Arena na Manchester, England.

 

Linares (41-3, 27 Kos) dethroned Crolla (31-5-3, 13 Kos) in a thrilling battle last Asaa. 24 na Manchester. It was the first time the three-division titlist Linares was pushed the 12-round distance in his career.

 

Linares-Crolla will be the second lightweight world title bout on SHOWTIME in 2017 and an important fight toward potentially unifying the resurgent 135-pound division. Dejan Zlaticanin will defend his WBC Lightweight World Championship against undefeated two-division world champ Mikey Garcia this Saturday, Jan. 28 in the co-feature of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®.

 

Linares, of Barinas, Venezuela, meriwo 10 na-alụ ọgụ n'usoro, including seven by knockout. He became a three-division titlist when he captured the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship in 2014 with a knockout of Javier Prieto. The 31-year-old defended the belt twice in 2015 with knockouts of Kevin Mitchell and Ivan Cano before being named “Champion in Recess” by the WBC because of inactivity due to injuries. Linares returned following an 11-month layoff to face Crolla in his hometown of Manchester, outpointing the champion 115-114, 117-111 na 115-113 in a back-and-forth and bloody battle. Na-erite uru, Linares also earned the WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight belts.

 

Crolla, nke Manchester, won the WBA Lightweight Title with a fifth-round KO of Darleys Perez in November of 2015 in an immediate rematch of their 12-round draw earlier that year. The 30-year-old knocked out previously unbeaten Ismael Barroso in his first title defense on May 7, 2016 to set up the showdown with Linares. The close loss to Linares was Crolla’s first defeat in his last 11 ịlụ ọgụ.

 

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Olympic Gold Medalist & Two-Time French Olympian Tony Yoka Joins Ringstar Sports to Launch His Pro Career

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LOS ANGELES (January 23, 2017) – Call Star Sports has added one of the most exciting prospects to emerge from the 2016 Olympic Games, super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka.
“It is a great pleasure for me to welcome our first Olympic gold medalist, Tony Yoka, to Ringstar,” kwuru Richard Schaefer, Onyeisi oche & CEO nke Ringstar Sports. “Tony’s skills in the ring speak for themselves and combined with his tremendous charisma, he will transcend boxing and become a global superstar and ambassador for our sport in short order. I am pleased to work with Tony and his team to make his dream of becoming the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World a reality.”
“I am very excited to embark on the next chapter in boxing and turn professional with Ringstar,” kwuru Tony Yoka. “I am committed to hard work and dedicating myself to the sport as I have done in the past and achieve my ultimate goal of becoming undisputed and unified heavyweight world champion. With Ringstar, I have the best promotional company and with Virgil Hunter, M nwere ihe kasị mma ọzụzụ m na nkuku. We will work as a team to get these belts and become the new face of boxing. My first fight will take place in mid-May in France after a three month training camp with Virgil.”
Born in Paris, France, Yoka began boxing at six-years-old and was trained by his father Victor, a former professional boxer in the Congo. The 24-year-old stands at 6’7″ and is coming off a gold-medal-winning performance that saw him defeat Great Britain’s Joe Joyce in the championship showdown in Rio.
Yoka came to the 2016 Olympic Games intent on winning gold and defeated fighters from Croatia, Jordan and the U.S. Virgin Islands on his way to the gold medal match.
Yoka first made a splash by winning the French Junior National Championship in 2008 na 2009 before claiming a silver medal at the 2010 Youth World Championships. He continued his rise to prominence by winning French National Championships in 2012 na 2014 while also defeating current heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker at the 2010 Youth Olympic games.
“I am thrilled to be able to work with Tony Yoka,” said world renowned boxing trainer Virgil Hunter. “He truly is a rare talent who has tremendous potential and with only 24 afọ, he has the opportunity to become the future of our sport. The fact that he is moving his training camp from France to California shows how committed he is to boxing and I am committed to helping him fulfill his dream of winning the Heavyweight World Championship.”
Added Jerome Abiteboul, President and CEO of French fashion brand Ünkut and CEO of Ringstar France, “I am very pleased to be part of the next chapter of Tony Yoka’s career and help guide him together with Richard and our team from Olympic gold in Rio to the Heavyweight Championship. After evaluating many proposals, we decided to sign with Ringstar because Richard’s track record in business and in boxing is unmatched and we fully share the same philosophy of empowering athletes and entertainers.”
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A Look Back At The First Carl Frampton & Leo Santa Cruz Fight, And A Look Ahead To TheirJan. 28 Rematch

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“Forever Linked”

 

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Carl Frampton-Leo Santa Cruz II Fight Week is officially here and SHOWTIME Sports® kicks it off with this video as both fighters reflect on their thrilling firefight last July and their plans for the eagerly anticipated rematch this Saturday, Jan. 28, na-na showtime® (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt) si MGM Ukwu na Las Vegas.

 

Frampton, the consensus 2016 Agha nke Year, narrowly outpointed Santa Cruz to become a two-division titleholder last July on SHOWTIME.

 

“You always need a dance partner, and Leo Santa Cruz could be mine,” Frampton said.

 

“Hopefully, that night it goes my way and we get the third fight and we make it a trilogy,” Santa Cruz said.

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Mgbanaka 8 January Meeting Review

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IHE mgbanaka 8: Mgbanaka 8 ghọrọ asatọ enyemaka nke ihe ahụ a maara dị ka National vetiran na-eti ọkpọ Association – N'ihi ya, Mgbanaka 8 – na taa na nzukọ motto anọgide: Na-eti ọkpọ Inyere na-eti ọkpọ.
Mgbanaka 8 a n'ụzọ zuru ezu mbọ iji na-akwado na-erughị ihe ndabara ọma ndị ọkpọ obodo ndị nwere ike ịchọ enyemaka na okwu nke na-akwụ ụgwọ ụlọ, ụgwọ ụlọ ọgwụ, ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla nti mkpa.
Gaa na akara na- www.Ring8ny.com n'ihi na ihe ọmụma banyere mgbanaka 8, kasị otu ụdị na United States na ihe karịrị 350 òtù. Kwa Afọ otu dues bụ nanị $30.00 na onye ọ bụla so na-isiokwu a na-emekpa ihe nri abalị na mgbanaka 8 kwa ọnwa nzukọ, ewepu July na August. All n'ọrụ na-eti ọkpọ, na-amu amu na ọkachamara, na a ugbu a ọkpọ ikike ma ọ bụ akwụkwọ na-isiokwu a ekele mgbanaka 8 kwa afọ otu. Ọbịa nke mgbanaka 8 òtù welcome na a na-eri nke naanị $7.00 per person..
NEW YORK (January 23, 2017) – Boxing journalist Steve Farhood was the special guest speaker at last Tuesday night’s Ring 8 monthly meeting held at O’Neill’s Restaurant in Maspeth, New York.
Farhood is being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this June. The popular Brooklynite, is the former editor-and-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine, in addition to being a veteran television commentator, including his current role for Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ since its inception in 2001. Na 2002, he received the prestigious Sam Taub Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism.
“The members of Ring 8 enjoyed what Steve Farhood had to say,” Mgbanaka 8 president Jack Hirsch kwuru. “He enlightened them about facets of the boxing business many were unaware of.”
(L-R) – New Ring 8 president Jack Hirsch, guest speaker Steve Farhood and outgoing Ring 8 president Bob Duffy
(Photo courtesy of Stanley Janousek)
Farhood and Duffy are inductees in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), which is sponsored by Ring 8, while Hirsch is past president of the BWAA.
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Selina Barrios Scores Spectacular Knockout in Pro Debut

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Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: Robert Elizando – Boxeo Y Mas
San Antonio, TX (January 23, 2017) – Nke a gara aga Saturday in her pro debut at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, na “Famoso’s Night of Champions” card in San Antonio, TX, hometown native, Selina “Aztec Queen” Ekwusa (1-0, 1 Ko), scored a spectacular first round knockout against, Tammy Franks (2-27-1).
Barrios took charge from the opening bell as she went right at Franks, na-achọ knockout. When the two fighters met in the middle of the ring, punches were exchanged and Selina landed a left hook to the chin of Franks, sending her to the canvas. After the ref gave Franks an eight count, Barrios stormed on and ended the fight with a devastating left hook-straight right combination.
Franks, who went the distance with Mia St. John ugboro abụọ, was knocked out for the first time in eight years

. Satisfied with her triumph, Barrios is ready to get back in the ring and keep the momentum going.

“I wanted to come out here tonight and give the fans a great show.” said Selina Barrios. “After I landed that left hook, I knew she was hurt. My only thought was to go for the kill and end the fight. This was my first fight as a professional and I’m happy with the result.”
“I want to thank all my family and friends who came out to support me tonight,” Barrios nọgidere. “I also want to thank Carlos Famoso Productions for giving me the opportunity to fight in my hometown of San Antonio. My goal is to get back in the ring as soon as possible and make my run toward a world title.”
Ekwusa’ ọzụzụ, mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri, Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez, who also served as promoter for the event, was thrilled with Selina’s performance. He sees a bright future for Barrios.
“I really believe Selina can become something special in this sport,” Hernandez said. “She has tremendous power in both hands and her boxing IQ is very high. With hard work, I believe she’ll become a world champion. She stole the show tonight with that mighty knockout.”
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Brant Stops Hloros with Body Shot and Defends WBA-NABA Championship in Hinckley

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Na Fraịdee, January 20, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3000+ at the Grand Casino’s Events & Convention Center in Hinckley, Minnesota, WBA #3-, IBF #13- and WBO #5-rated middleweight contender Rob “Ị Mere Nke Ọma” Brant stayed busy and defended his WBA-NABA Middleweight Championship by stopping Detroit’s Alexis Hloros.
With a possible title-shot opportunity on the near horizon, the Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Brant (22-0, 15 Kos) wasted no time in dispatching Hloros at2:33 nke mbụ gburugburu. A huge body shot dropped Hloros for a count of nine, but he arose still wincing in pain, and was in no condition to continue.
“I was happy with the way the night ended up,” said Brant. “When you get a guy last minute like Alexis Hloros, you have to treat them like they have been training to be the best version of themselves. Overlook them and you can get beat. I feel like I am ready for a bigger name now and am ready to showcase myself at the top level.”
Ihe omume, presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions, also featured GCP’s always exciting super welterweight KO artist Skender Halili.
Halili (13-1, 13 Kos) kept his KO percentage at 100% by stopping Wichita’s Romon Barber (7-13, 6 Kos) nke-ise gburugburu.
The anvil-fisted Halili landed some bombs early that Barber was able to absorb. Otú ọ dị, Halili’s power eventually wore him down. In the fifth, he caught Barber with an uppercut that staggered him backwards into the ropes where he then pounded him relentlessly until the referee stopped the fight. It was a spectacular show of brutal punching power.
“I was very impressed with both our fighters tonight,” kwuru Greg nchụàjà. “Rob Brant is clearly at the top of his game and ready for a big opportunity. Despite the opponent change on short notice, he handled it the way a future champion should. And Skender Halili continued his run as one of the most exciting punchers in boxing with another fan-friendly win. It was a great event in front of a huge crowd of fans. I am proud to have been able to promote it.”
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DANNY ROMAN STOPS ADAM LOPEZ IN WBA TITLE ELIMINATOR IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION TRIPLEHEADER FROM BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY HOTEL & Cha cha

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Ronald Ellis and Kenneth Sims Jr. Win By Unanimous Decision

Enwetaghị The Max Monday, Jan. 23, na 10 p.m. NA/Pt on SHO Oke®

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Atlantic City (Jan. 21, 2017) – In a stunningly one-sided affair, Danny “Baby Face Assassin” Roman scored an upset ninth-round TKO over previously unbeaten Adam Lopez in a WBA Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator Friday na isi ihe omume nke ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ on SHOWTIME from Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

 

Lopez’s trainer, renowned Ronnie ọta, decided his boxer shouldn’t take any more punishment and asked the referee to stop the contest after nine completed rounds.

Roman (21-2-1, 8 Kos), who was ranked No. 4 na WBA, merie ya 14nke in a row in a career-best performance. He out-boxed and out-slugged the No. 3-rated Lopez (16-1-1, 8 Kos), nke San Antonio, Texas, from the outset. Roman seized command in the fourth round with two knockdowns, first with a left hook and then, with a left uppercut.

Lopez, who was appearing on ShoBox for a fifth time, tried to fight back, but Roman’s skill and harder pinpoint-punching led to the scheduled 12-round fight being stopped between rounds nine and 10.

Win the victory, Roman is now in position to challenge WBA 122-pound World Champion Nehomar Cermeno.

“The main event was a shocker,"Kwuru ShoBox ọkachamara nyocha Steve Farhood. “We didn’t know much about Danny Roman. And he sure earned that title fight against Nehomar Cermeno. It’s a bittersweet for us, for Lopez. We know him well. He’s fought five times on ShoBox but now doesn’t look like he is going to get that title fight since this is the second opportunity he had and he took a real beating. It’s going to take a while for him to come back.”

 

In the final three rounds, Roman out-landed Lopez 107-27, na 84-20 in power punches. In the final session, Roman landed more punches (43) than Lopez threw. It was a merciless beating followed by a merciful stoppage. Roman landed 54 percent nke ike ya gbaa, na nsonye 67 percent in the final round.

“Adam Lopez is a great and tough fighter,” said Roman. “He came prepared, but I came out with the victory.

“I started hurting him with uppercuts. I dropped him twice the fourth. I felt I was going to stop him there, but the bell saved him.

“My plan was to break him down little by little, and I felt that was starting to take effect as he was losing his steam in the third round, but he kept on going.

“I knew he would have one last stand, but I knew I would stop him. Even if they didn’t stop it in the corner, I knew I would get him out of there.

"Ugbu a, I am going to go back to the gym. I have to start working on the basics again and begin to prepare for my title shot. I’m very excited.”

Lopez, who left the ring promptly after the stoppage, was not happy with his performance.

“He was the better man n'abalị a,” he said as he sat with his head down in the locker room. “I kept trying to catch him with uppercuts and I got caught every time. I was trying to get on the inside, but it was hard.

“I thought I was clawing my way back into the fight, but my eye started hurting. It was the first uppercut that knocked me down in the fourth that got me right in the eye. It was hard to keep on going with my eye like that.

“When I got back to the corner after the ninth round, Ronnie told me he had seen enough and he stopped the fight.”

In the co-main event of the evening, undefeated super middleweight Ronald “Flatline” Ellis took a unanimous eight-round decision in a messy-grappler-type affair overChristopher “Ice Cold” Brooker site ọtụtụ 79-73 ugboro abụọ na 77-75.

“Ellis-Brooker was an ugly fight,'' Farhood kwuru. “Brooker didn’t really have any answers. Ellis won clearly but he didn’t shine, mostly because of his opponent’s style.”

 

Ellis (14-0-1, 10 Kos), nke Lynn, Mas., established the tone of the fight with an explosive first round in which he went 27-of-90 overall—both high totals for the fight—to Brooker’s 8-of-45. Ellis won the body shots battle (64 ka 31) and landed sharper combinations during the rare moments the fighters were at distance.

In the final three rounds, Ellis continued applying pressure with accuracy.

“I am back and I want some more,” said Ellis. “That was a good fight. I fought smarter today than in my last ShoBox anya. I’m not going to lie, he was tough and came at me very hard, but I maneuvered. M nnọọ obi ụtọ na m na arụmọrụ.

 

“He was big and strong and was holding a lot, but my boxing skills took over in the fight. He was trying to get on my nerves, but I knew that my skills would get me the win.”

 

Brooker (11-3, 5 Kos), who was very unhappy with the judges’ scorecards said, “I don’t know what these judges are looking at. I had the better ring generalship, aggressiveness and I brought all the pressure.

 

“I feel that because he was undefeated, the judges must have put him on a pedestal. Even though I have a couple losses, look who I have fought and defeated. I am an elite-level fighter as well, and I should get that same respect. That’s why SHOWTIME has me on.

 

"Ná ngwụsị nke ụbọchị, I just fight. It is up to fans who watch, they are the real judges for me.”

In the telecast opener, undefeated ibu fechaa Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. aka Emmanuel “Renegade” Robles the second loss of his career in a closer than the scorecards reflected eight-round unanimous decision. It was scored 79-72 ugboro abụọ na 78-73.

“Kenneth Sims Jr. is the typical ShoBox atụmanya,'' Farhood kwuru. “He showed a lot of good skills. He fought a different fight than the one we expected. He was more aggressive than we thought he’d be. With his amateur background and now the exposure on TV, I think he is a potential star.”

 

Sims (11-0, 3 Kos), nke Chicago, Ọrịa., who went past the sixth round for the first time in his career, began the fight with an overwhelming high-volume attack highlighted by vicious body shots.

Robles (15-2-1, 5 Kos), nke San Diego, Calif., Otú ọ dị, picked up the pace and took advantage of Sims slowing his pace in rounds four through six. Robles upped his work rate and out-landed Sims 78-66 mkpokọta. Referee Bengy Estives took a point way from Sims in round six for dropping his mouthpiece.

Sims gritted his teeth and caught his second wind in the seventh and eighth by out-landing Robles 49-34 overall and 46-24 power to grab a wider-than-expected decision.

“I didn’t have my best performance, but I still got the win,” Sims said. “I was trying too hard for a knockout, and that’s not me. He was a durable opponent, but my performance had nothing to do with that.

“I want to talk to my team about my next fight. My speed and feet were the difference in the fight, but I did not use them as much as I should.”

Robles, who was disappointed with the verdict, acknowledged Sims’ speed.

“He was moving a lot and I couldn’t neutralize that,’’ Robles said. “He was slicker than I thought he was going to be. I was putting on a lot of pressure and wanted to work the body, but he was slick and able to withstand what I was doing.

“I just have to get back to training and get better. You’ll see more of me. I will be back.”

Friday si three-fight telecast will re-air Monday, January 23 na 10 p.m. NA/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning January 21.

Barry Tompkins na-akpọ ShoBox edinam si ringside na Farhood na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Raul Marquez eje ozi dị ka ọkachamara nnyocha. The Executive emeputa bụ Gordon Ụlọ Nzukọ na Richard Gaughan amị na Rick Phillips Iduzi.

 

 

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