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REVAMPED AND RENEWED MASON MENARD RETURNS TO FACE HOT PROSPECT DEVIN HANEY IN MAIN EVENT ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY, Tej zaum yuav 11, IN PHILADELPHIA

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Mason “Rock Hard Mighty” Menard is focused and determined like no other time during his career.

 

 

 

The lightweight contender moved six hours from his home and two children in Louisiana to train with a new team in Dallas alongside the likes of WBC World Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo and IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence Jr.

 

 

 

Menard (33-2, 24 Kos) will face undefeated Devin “The Dream” Haney (18-0, 12 Kos) of Las Vegas for the USBA Lightweight Championship on Friday, Tej zaum 11, in the 10-round main event of the popular prospect series ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam quadrupleheader (10 p.m. ET / PT) on SHOWTIME from 2300 Arena nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature, super bantamweight prospects Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 Kos) and Glenn Dezurn (9-1-1, 6 Kos) yuav ua tau raws li. In an eight-round featured attraction, light heavyweight Alvin Varmall Jr. (15-0-1, 12 Kos) takes on Charles Foster (15-0, 8 Kos); and in the opening televised fight, super bantamweight Arnold Khegai (11-0-1, 8 Kos) will face Adam Lopez (16-2-2, 8 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round bout.

 

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Hard Hitting Promotions & Devin Haney Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $125 rau VIP, $70 rau ringside thiab $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.

 

 

 

“Everything has changed,” said Menard. “The way I eat in my off-time, my team, my management, kuv trainers, the way I train. Everything.”

 

 

 

The 29-year-old Menard says his home state of Louisiana simply couldn’t offer the level of training he is now getting, working with new trainers Nathan Pipitone, Maurice James and Aaron Navarro, while sparring with world champions.

 

 

 

“I’m in Dallas to better my career,” Menard continued. “Louisiana just doesn’t have what I need to take it to the next level and compete. I’m working hard here and it’s what I need. I’m pushing the tempo and sharpening my skills.”

 

 

 

Fighting live on ShoBox nyob rau hauv 2016, Menard scored a brutal Knockout of the Year candidate over previously undefeated Eudy Bernardo and got another ShoBox win later that year with an impressive KO over Bahodir Mamadjonov. He then suffered his only loss since 2008, in a short-notice showdown with WBO Lightweight Champion Raymundo Beltran.

 

 

 

He returned from the setback in March 2017 with a decision win, but suffered a serious injury.

 

 

 

“I had a detached front rotator cuff tendon and partial torn biceps tendon. It gave out on me in my last fight in the first round. I’ve had surgery on it, and rehabbed it, and now I’m ready to return to the world stage. I’m in with a good, slick boxer, but my trainers have a game plan and we have been working on a few things that he does, just to be prepared for what’s to come against him. I’ll be ready.”

 

 

 

Menard says the hardest part of preparing to face one of boxing’s most talked-about prospects on national television is the loneliness of missing his two beloved daughters, Demi (8 xyoo) and newborn Amelia.

 

 

 

“I get homesick. I miss my babies back home, but it’ll all be worth it,"Nws hais tias. “It’s my job and I’m going to do it.”

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Mason Menard training hard for Haney showdown

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Beverly Hills, California. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 25,2018) – hnav contender Mason Menard (33-2, 24 Kos) is training very hard for his upcoming battle with undefeated Devin Haney (18-0, 12 Kos) that will headline a ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam card, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 PM ET / PT) on Friday, May 11th at The 2300 Arena nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.

 

 

 

 

Menard has set up training camp in Dallas, Texas for this important battle, which is now for the USBA Lightweight title.

 

 

 

“Training Camp is Dallas is going great. I’m feeling comfortable with my new team around me, and being around elite guys in the gym like Errol Spence, Jermell Charlo, Rob Brant and Cem Kilic has made me a better fighter,” said Menard. “My only real loss was to world champion Ray Beltran. May 11th can’t come soon enough because I am ready to show the boxing world that Devin Haney is taking too big of a step up, and I am back.”

 

 

 

This will be the first bout with new Manager, Shane Shapiro of No Limit Mindset Management.

 

 

 

 

“I am excited for Mason’s return to the ring. With a new management team around him, a repaired shoulder, an elite trainer and quality sparring partners, fight fans will see an improved Mason Menard on May 11th,” said Shapiro, CEO of No Limit Mindset. “I truly believe that being in the gym with guys like Errol Spence and Jermell Charlo for entire camp will bring out the best in Mason. Devin Haney is a great fighter, and has a lot of hype around him, but come fight night, he will realize that he took too big of a step up in opposition.”

 

 

 

 

Menard is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information on No Limit Mindset, LLC, hu:

 

 

 

 

Shane Shapiro

 

 

 

Xov tooj: (310) 770 – 9077

Shane@NoLimitMNDST.com

www.nlmindset.com

 

 

 

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Devin Haney vs. Mason Menard to Fight for USBA/IBF Lightweight Title on ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam

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Las Vegas, NV (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16, 2018) – When undefeated lightweight sensation, Devin “The Dream” Haney (18-0, 12 Kos), ua rau nws ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam debut on Friday, Tej zaum 11, 2018, tiv thaiv Mason Menard (33-2, 24 Kos), the vacant USBA/IBF lightweight title will be on the line. The 10-round main event bout will air live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET / PT) los ntawm 2300 Arena nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.

Haney, who fights out of Las Vegas, NV, is looking to become the youngest boxer to possess a world championship belt, and acquiring the vacant USBA/IBF title would get him one step closer to eventually fighting for the IBF World Championship.

“Capturing the USBA lightweight title against a tough opponent like Mason Menard, who has 35 fights under his belt, will certainly inch me closer to fighting for the IBF championship crown,” said Devin Haney, who captured the WBC Youth title in his 14th pro fight. “This fight against Menard is very important to me and my brand. I want to show the world that I’m the next big star in boxing. A dominating win against Menard on SHOWTIME will give the fans a taste of what I’m all about.”

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Devin Haney Promotions & Hard Hitting Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $125 rau VIP, $75 rau ringside thiab $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.

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UNDEFEATED BLUE-CHIP LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT DEVIN HANEY TO FACE VETERAN MASON MENARD IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY, Tej zaum yuav 11 NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

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TSHIAB YORK (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 5, 2018) – Highly regarded undefeated lightweight Devin Haney will face the toughest test of his career in veteran Mason Menard in the 10-round main event of ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam Friday, Tej zaum 11 nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET / PT) los ntawm 2300 Arena nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.

 

 

 

 

The 19-year-old Haney, who was a seven-time national junior amateur champion, has been considered a blue-chip prospect since turning professional at the age of 16 nyob rau hauv Mexico. Haney (18-0, 12 Kos) will face by far the toughest opponent of his career in his ShoBox debut against Menard (33-2, 24 Kos), a two-time ShoBox veteran whose only loss in nearly a decade came to current WBO Lightweight Champion Ray Beltran.

 

 

 

 

“The boxing world will see something they’ve never seen a 19-year-old professional boxer do,” Haney said. “I’m intimidating and I know it. I’m thankful to SHOWTIME and Mason Menard for giving me this opportunity, unfortunately for him, he will get a chance to see first-hand what all the hype is about. I’ve been sparring with former world champions like Jesse Vargas in preparation for this fight. The fact that I’m fighting in the main event is bringing out the best in me. It’s my time to show the world what I’m made of and I’m coming to make a statement in this fight. Mason Menard is in trouble!”

 

 

 

 

The young and flashy Haney fights out of Las Vegas, where he has earned a reputation as a prodigy having sparred with Floyd Mayweather, Shawn Porter, Jessie Vargas and Rances Barthelemy. He compiled an amateur record of 130-8 and received a special exception from the Nevada State Athletic Commission when he was just 17 years old to make his U.S. debut on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III.

 

 

 

 

Haney, who is trained and managed by his father, William Haney, has been active since turning pro with nine fights in 2016 and seven in 2017. In his last fight on Nov. 4, he scored a fifth-round TKO against Hamza Sempewo in Atlanta.

 

 

 

 

Menard had an emphatic win in his ShoBox debut nyob rau hauv 2016 with a brutal Knockout of the Year nominee of previously unbeaten Eudy Bernardo. He returned later that year with a knockout victory of Bahodir Mamadjonov before facing Beltran on short notice. Prior to the 2016 loss to Beltran, Menard’s only blemish was a 2008 defeat in just his third professional fight.

 

 

 

 

“It’s a privilege for me to be able return in a fight on national television again,” Menard said. “My all-around game will be different. I have a new team, a repaired shoulder and a different outlook on things. Haney may be undefeated, but he’s never faced anyone like me. If everyone expects me to fold against an untested prospect they are in for a big surprise.”

 

 

 

 

After facing Beltran, Menard changed trainers and is now based in Los Angeles with trainers John Pullman and Buddy McGirt.

 

 

 

 

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Devin Haney Promotions & Hard Hitting Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $125 rau VIP, $75 rau ringside thiab $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.

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RONALD ELLIS & JUNIOR YOUNAN FIGHT TO A SPLIT DRAW IN THE MAIN EVENT OFSHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM WINNAVEGAS CASINO RESORT IN SLOAN, IOWA

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Unbeaten Prospects Montana Love and Thomas Mattice Win In Co-Featured Bouts

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SLOAN, IOWA (Feb. 3, 2018) – Undefeated super middleweight prospects Ronald Ellis and Junior Younan fought to a split draw in the main event of ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam Friday on SHOWTIME from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.

While Ellis was the ShoBox veteran with the stronger resume, Younan entered the fight as a highly touted prospect who had never been tested. He faced his first test on Friday in what was the first scheduled 10-round bout for both fighters.

The fight was fought in flurries, with Younan scoring from the outside and Ellis the aggressor. Except for the eighth round where Brooklyn’s Younan displayed his best work, Ellis seemed to push the action and win the second half of the fight. Ellis had a slight edge in power punch percentage and total punches, but Younan was slightly more accurate. The fighters were even with 96 total connects entering the 10th round, but Ellis (14-0-2, 10 Kos) yeej lub 10th on all three judges’ scorecards by out-landing Younan 21-9.

The 10-round fight was scored 96-94 Ellis, 96-94 Younan, thiab 95-95.

“I thought I pulled it out. I closed the show at the end,” said Ellis, ntawm Lynn, Pawg. “I was pressuring him and the fans know I won. In the eighth, he landed a couple of shots but he wasted his energy. As you saw, he didn’t do anything the rest of that round, and after that round he had nothing left.

“He was running from the start, so I knew I could land shots on him anytime. My only regret is I wish that I got him out of there. It’s all knockouts from here on out. Kuv xav mas nws yeej tua nws dua, but I’ll do whatever my promoter lines up for me.”

Tom qab kev sib ntaus, an emotional Younan (13-0-1, 9 Kos) pleaded his case for a rematch.

“I thought I won the fight, I thought [Ellis] won maybe three rounds,” Younan said. “My best round was the eighth round – I had him in the corner and I really thought they were going to end the fight then. I was surprised they didn’t stop the fight.

“I can improve a little bit, I feel I can finish stronger. I’ve only had one eight-round fight before this so this was a big step up for me. I’m growing and learning every fight.

“I’m heartbroken right now. I wanted to win that fight. I want him in a rematch. I know I would win. I know what to do and what not to do.”

Undefeated lightweight Thomas Mattice rallied from behind to score a seventh round TKO of ShoBox veteran Rolando Chinea in the telecast’s co-feature.

Chinea pushed the action as expected from the opening bell, throwing 90 punches in the first round to set a blistering pace for the scheduled eight-round fight. Chinea, who entered having beaten three previously undefeated fighters in his last four bouts, cut the ring off and pressed forward, keeping Mattice largely against the ropes. Mattice did his best work in the center of the ring, but the undefeated Cleveland native was unable to keep the fight from being contested against the ropes.

Down 59-55 entering the seventh, Mattice (11-0, 9 Kos) caught Chinea with a huge right to the chin and, sensing Chinea was hurt, unloaded with a series of combos to the head. With Chinea seemingly out on his feet and falling sideways to the canvas, referee Adam Pollack stepped in to stop the fight at 1:31 of the seventh.

“It was a rough fight,” Mattice said. “I felt like I was behind and my corner told me I needed a knockout. He buzzed me a few times. I caught him in the seventh and he wobbled. At first I was trying for one shot, then I remembered to start using the one-two. Then I landed a body shot, then a hook, and we got what we came here for, which was a knockout.”

Chinea (15-2-1, 6 Kos) was active, throwing an impressive 678 punches over seven-and-a-half rounds, compared to 414 for Mattice. But while he was aggressive and effective on the inside, his neglect of defense is what ultimately hurt him.

“I think I did well pressuring him and sticking to my game plane,” Chinea said. “I just got carried away and got caught with the right shot and, hmoov tsis, it ended the way it ended.

“I’m a little disappointed it ended the way it did, but that’s boxing and a lot of things can happen in the sport and that’s just the way it went.”

In the opening bout of the three-fight telecast, super lightweight prospect Montana Love kept his unblemished record intact with a majority decision over Sam Teah, tau qhab nia 78-74, 78-74, 76-76.

The southpaw Love (9-0, 4 Kos) pressed the action from the start, utilizing superior speed and polished footwork to dictate the pace. Cleveland’s Love, who took the fight on just four days’ notice, was seemingly talking trash during rounds, telling Teah what was coming next. But even with the advance warning, Teah was unable to get inside or land anything of consequence. Yeah (12-2-1, 5 Kos) seemed to come alive in the sixth but it was too little, too late for the Philadelphia fighter.

“I just kept boxing and pushing him back,” Love said. “I hurt three of my knuckles in my left hand in about the third round. I’m not sure if they’re fractured or not, but if I hadn’t hurt them I would have ended that fight early.

“I felt strong. I just came from a great camp with Robert Easter, which I think helped in this fight tonight. Sparring with Robert and Adrien [Broner], I’ve learned a lot from those guys.

“I give my overall performance a B or a C+. I think I could have done a lot more.”

Teah made no excuses about facing a last-minute opponent.

“He was a crafty southpaw. I knew he was slick, but he was quicker than I expected,” Teah said. “I would ball up to try to come inside and he was sharp with his right hook. Fighting guys on short-notice is the way I expect it. That’s the sport. I was preparing for a southpaw and I got a southpaw. No excuses.”

Cov kev tshwm sim tau nce los ntawm GH3 Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Roc teb chaws kev ua si, Yeej Promotions thiab Ringside Ticket.

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Barry Tompkins hu ua lub ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Cov thawj tsim yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips directing.

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Thomas Mattice Camp Notes

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Undefeated Mattice Battles Hnav Rolando Chinea No hnub Friday Nyob rau ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam

Friday, Feb. 2 Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Los ntawm WinnaVegas Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Sloan, Iowa
TSHIAB YORK (Jan. 30, 2018) – Undefeated sib zeem muag Thomas Mattice is preparing in Cleveland for his matchup against Rolando Chinea that is part of a ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tripleheader no hnub Friday, Feb. 2, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 10 p.m. ET / PT los ntawm WinnaVegas Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Sloan, Iowa.
Mattice (10-0, 8 Kos), ntawm Cleveland, Ohio, thiab Lancaster, Pennsylvania lub Chinea (15-1-1, 6 Kos) will clash in the eight-round co-feature of the three-fight telecast.
Mattice tau ua hauj lwm nyuaj rau nws lub teb chaws TV debut.
“Camp has been going great. We finished everything up over the weekend, thiab tam sim no peb cia li relaxing thiab npaj rauFriday.”
Txawm tias qhov no yog Mattice thawj kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej lub koob yees duab, 27-xyoo-laus yog kho no zoo li lwm yam kev sib ntaus.
“I am going in like this is any other fight. The only difference is that this is a progression, a step up. Like all the other fights, Kuv cia li teem rau tau txais lub yeej.”
Mattice yog cia nws pab neeg ua tag nrho cov Scouting, while he focuses on his own business of training and getting ready for the opportunity ahead of him on Friday.
“I am just letting my team handle the scouting of Chinea. We drew up a gameplan based on that, and now I am just going to go in there and execute it.”
“I just expect a great performance. For the fans that haven’t seen me, they can expect a fighter who can box and can bang. I just want everyone to tune in, and see a great fight. I have a lot of confidence that I will get the job done on Friday.”
Qhov kev tshwm sim yog nce los ntawm GH3 Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si, Victory Promotions and Ringside Ticket. Daim pib no yog cia li $10 general admission prior to the event and $20 rau Feb. 2. For more information call: 1.800.HOT.WINN ext. 7117.
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MONTANA LOVE TO FACE SAM TEAH IN OPENING BOUT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION TRIPLEHEADER THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 2 NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

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Love Replaces Injured Wellington Romero In Telecast Opener At 10 p.m. THIAB/PT Ntawm WinnaVegas Twv txiaj yuam pov Resort Nyob rau hauv Sloan, Iowa
TSHIAB YORK (Jan. 30, 2018) – Undefeated super sib Montana Hlub yuav fim streaking Philadelphia prospect Sam Seah in the opening bout of ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, Feb. 2, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm WinnaVegas Casino Resort nyob rau hauv Sloan, Iowa.

Cleveland haiv neeg Hlub, who was originally scheduled to fight on a non-televised undercard bout on Feb. 2, xyoo Wellington Romero, who was forced to withdraw rau hnub Monday with a back injury.
Yeah (12-1-1, 5 Kos) vs. Hlub (8-0, 4 Kos), is an eight-round super lightweight matchup that will serve as the opening bout of what is now a three-fight ShoBox telecast.
Nyob rau hauv Friday tus ntsiab kev tshwm sim, undefeated 168-phaus prospects Ronald Ellis (14-0-1, 10 Kos) thiab Junior Younan (13-0, 9 Kos) will clash in a 10-round super middleweight bout. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Thomas Mattice (10-0, 8 Kos) will face two-time ShoBox winner Rolando Chinea (15-1-1, 6 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round sib matchup.
CEEB TOOM: A previously announced matchup between Devin Haney and Harmonito Dela Torre was pulled from the ShoBox telecast after the Filipino Dela Torre encountered visa issues.
Hlub yog ib tug accomplished amateur uas tso ua ke ib tug 174-13 cov ntaub ntawv thiab yeej ib bronze medal nyob rau 2012 National Golden Gloves Championships. The 22-year-old southpaw recently sparred with Adrien Broner and served as head sparring partner for Robert Easter Jr. raws li cov IBF Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus ib npaj rau nws title tiv thaiv tawm tsam Javier fortuna rau Jan. 20.
Yeah, ntawm Philadelphia los ntawm txoj kev ntawm Liberia, has won five in a row and owns a 2015 ShoBox victory over previously undefeated O’Shaquie Foster.
Qhov kev tshwm sim yog nce los ntawm GH3 Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si, Yeej Promotions, thiab Ringside Ticket. Daim pib no yog cia li $10 general admission prior to the event and $20 rau Feb. 2. For more information call: 1.800.HOT.WINN ext. 7117.
Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. Cov thawj tsim yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips coj.
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UNDEFEATED SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT PROSPECT JUNIOR YOUNAN PROMISES A BREAKOUT YEAR IN SHOWTIME SPORTS® VIDEO FEATURE; Ronald-kas ELLIS CAMP LUS CIM

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Younan Ib sab khub Unbeaten Ronald Ellis Nyob rau hauv Main kev tshwm sim Ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam, Tom ntej no Friday, Feb. 2 Nyob Showtime®

 

"Tom qab koj pom kuv sib ntaus, koj yuav tsum nco ntsoov li cas koj pom. "- Junior Younan

 

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DAB TSI: SHOWTIME Sports delivers a behind-the-scenes look into the life and training camp of undefeated super middleweight prospect Junior Younan as he prepares to face fellow unbeaten Ronald Ellis in the main event of ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tom ntej no Friday, Feb. 2, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.

 

Ellis (14-0-1, 8 Kos), ntawm Lynn, Loj., thiab Brooklyn lub Younan (13-0, 9 Kos) yuav clash nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug plaub-sib ntaus telecast uas ntseg yim fighters nrog ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 113-3-3.

 

The Brooklyn-born Younan is a former amateur standout who was dubbed by The New York Times as “a boxing prodigy” as a 10-year-old. And while he’ll face the toughest opponent of his career on Feb. 2, nws yog ntseeg tias nws muaj lub pedigree thiab txuj ci los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no yeej.

 

"Kuv nyiam ua nyob rau hauv hais tias kev tsom teeb, muab rau ib tug yeeb yam thiab lub rooj sib hais tus kiv cua,"Nws hais tias. "Muaj tsis muaj dab tsi zoo li nws. Kuv twv yuav raug hu xav tias kuv yuav ua tau lub ntsej muag ntawm lub super middleweight division.

 

"Tom qab koj pom kuv sib ntaus, koj mus nco ntsoov dab tsi rau koj pom. Qhov no yog kuv lub sij hawm. Qhov no tej zaum yuav tsis yog ib tug ntiaj teb no title tsis tau, tab sis qhov no yog kuv thawj kauj ruam. "

 

nws hais ntxiv: "Kuv tsis xav tias muaj tej yam kuv tsis tau lis. 2018 nws yeej yuav tsum ib qho kev nthuav xyoo. Qhov no yog kuv breakout xyoo no. "

 
Ronald Ellis Camp Notes

Ellis Ib sab khub Undefeated Super Middleweight Prospect Junior Younan Tom ntej no Friday Nyob rau hauv Main kev tshwm sim Ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam

Friday, Feb. 2 Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Los ntawm WinnaVegas Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Sloan, Iowa
TSHIAB YORK (Jan. 26, 2018) – Undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis is preparing in Los Angeles for his main event matchup against fellow undefeated Junior Younan that headlines a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader rau Friday, Feb. 2, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.

Ellis (14-0-1, 10 Kos), ntawm Lynn, Loj., thiab Brooklyn lub Younan (13-0, 9 Kos) yuav clash nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug plaub-sib ntaus telecast uas ntseg yim fighters nrog ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 113-3-3.

Ellis, uas tam sim no hu Los Angeles tsev, tau ua hauj lwm nyuaj thaum lub Hlau Gym nyob rau hauv cov saib xyuas qhov muag ntawm Jerry Rosenberg thiab nws txiv Ronald Ellis Sr.

“My camp has been solid. I have been getting good sparring. We have been training for Younan like he is any other opponent,” Ellis hais tias.

Nyob rau hauv Younan, Ellis muaj ib lub tswv yim rau dab tsi nws foe yuav coj mus rau lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv Feb. 2.

“Kuv paub tias nws yog ib tug hluas thiab undefeated fighter,” nws hais tias. “I have been reading some things where he says he is going to bring the fight to me. He seems like he likes to talk a lot, tab sis hais tias tsis ua dab tsi tuaj sib ntaus hmo ntuj.”

Qhov no yuav tsum yog tus thib peb ShoBox tsos rau Ellis, as he is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision over Christopher Brooker last January. Ellis feels that his big fight resume will be the key against Younan.

“Kuv kev mas nws yeej yuav ib tug kom zoo dua,” Ellis hais tias. “I have been here on ShoBox two times before. I will be relaxed and comfortable as we approach the fight. This is his first time. I expect him to be real hyper.”

“This is a natural progression for me. I went from fighting on the undercard of ShoBox, thiab tam sim no kuv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Ib tug yeej yuav tau txais kuv lub ntiaj teb no ranked thiab hopefully catapult kuv mus rau hauv lubSaturday hmo ntuj fights rau Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Kuv paub tias kuv yuav tsis saib ua ntej. Kuv xav tau los yeej ua ntej.”

Qhov kev tshwm sim yog nce los ntawm GH3 Promotions thiab ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog yeej Promotions thiab Ringside Ticket. Daim pib no yog cia li $10 general admission prior to the event and $20 rau Feb. 2. For more information call: 1.800.HOT.WINN ext. 7117.

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Hais txog ShoBox: The New GenerationSince its inception in July 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: Tus Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim tawv. Lub ShoBox philosophy yog televise exciting, neeg coob coob-pleasing thiab sib tw ntais thaum npaj ib qhov tseeb hauv av rau kam zeem muag txiav txim sib ntaus rau ib lub ntiaj teb title. Ib co ntawm cov loj hlob daim ntawv teev cov 74 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau los tshwm sim rau ShoBox thiab paub mus garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Errol Spence Jr., Lwm Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams thiab ntau yam ntxiv.
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UNIFIED WOMEN’S SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINATES TORI NELSON IN THE MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO

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Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts

 

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Verona, N.Y.. (Jan. 13, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields dominated previously undefeated Tori Nelson en route to a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam Friday on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino.

 

 

 

Shields controlled from opening to closing bell, sweeping 100-90 on all three judges’ scorecards in the first 10-round distance fight of her career. Lub 2012 thiab 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist out-landed Nelson 225-81 with her total punches, 186-70 in powers shots, and connected at a 44 percent clip with her power shots compared to just 20 percent for Nelson.

 

 

 

“I landed every shot that I thought possible to land,” Shields said. “She was tough, she wasn’t a pushover. She put on a good fight.”

 

 

 

Shields advanced to 5-0 with two knockouts in what was likely her final fight in the super middleweight division. The 22-year-old now has her sights set on the middleweight division where she will eventually target undefeated and Unified Women’s Middleweight World Champion Christina Hammer, who was ringside Friday nyob rau hauv Verona.

 

 

 

“I have to drop down and see how I feel (thawj),” Shields said. “I think I could make 160 easy, I’m going to be bigger and stronger than any girl.

 

 

 

“Hammer just wants to scope. I think she’s pretty scared to be honest. She is more worried about me than I am about her. I’m going to kick Hammer’s ass. People think Hammer is more skilled than me so I can’t wait to show her that she’s not.”

 

 

 

Rauj, who is expected to fight in a co-featured bout on the next Shields card, was interviewed by SHOWTIME analyst Steve Farhood and expressed excitement to make her U.S. debut and eventually face the American champion.

 

 

 

“It’s a great combination me and her on the same card,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to show the fans who Christina Hammer is. That will be the best fight ever. It will be the game-changer for female boxing. It’s our time to shine.

 

 

 

“I’m long-time world champion and I have more experience. I have longer reach, I’m tall, I have good footwork and better technique than her. I feel the energy, and I can’t wait to fight against her.”

 

 

 

The former world champion Nelson (17-1-3, 2 Kos) became the 173rd undefeated fighter to suffer their first professional loss on ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam.

 

 

 

“I’m not happy because I didn’t win, but other than that I thought I executed pretty well,” said the 41-year-old Nelson. “I gave her a better fight than she was expecting.

 

 

 

“No disrespect to Claressa, she doesn’t have great power. She has great speed and she overwhelms you with a lot of punches. My movement threw her off like I knew it would but knowing she was the champion, I needed to just push a little bit more.”

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub ShoBox co-feature, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 Hernandez, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 Hernandez.

 

 

 

After a close first round, Garza floored Hernandez with a flush left hand to the nose in the closing moments of the second round. Hernandez recovered, and while the middle rounds featured tremendous back-and-forth action, Hernandez seemingly had no trouble walking down Garza, who’s punches seemed to lack any real power. Garza (9-3, 5 Kos) found a second wind and seemed to pick up the eighth and ninth rounds until Hernandez roared back in an excellent 10th and final round that featured 178 tag nrho cov punches.

 

 

 

Hernandez (11-1, 7 Kos) tsaws 50 percent of his power punches and connected on 40 percent of his punches compared to just 28 percent for Garza, however he threw just 719 total punches compared to more than 1,000 by Garza.

 

“I think it should have been a unanimous decision,” Hernandez said. “I’ve always been a slow starter and I feel like I lost the first two rounds, especially with the knockdown. But I won pretty much every round after that, I maybe lost three rounds.

 

 

 

“I’m not completely happy with my performance. I have to control my distance and my range a little bit better. I need to go back to the gym and work on those things. Before the summer comes I hope to have another fight and I hope it’s on SHOWTIME.

 

 

 

“I give Garza a lot of credit for getting in the ring and knocking me down. He hung in there for 10 rounds even after I caught him with some good shots. He was able to withstand those shots, but all that said, I still think it should have been a unanimous decision.”

 

 

 

Garza countered that sentiment.

 

 

 

“I thought it was a bogus decision,” Garza said. “I don’t understand that last judge’s card. I was happy with everything that I did. I executed well and did everything I needed to do to win the fight.

 

 

 

“I’m really disappointed with the outcome. I felt that I won. Rau kuv, I won a majority of the rounds and I knocked him down. I know knocking your opponent down usually leads to you winning the fight.”

 

 

 

Undefeated Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev handed Sonny Fredrickson the first loss of his career with an impressive third round TKO in the opening bout of the ShoBox telecast.

 

 

 

The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 nrog 12 knockouts.

 

 

 

The 26-year-old pressed the action from the beginning, negating Fredrickson’s five-inch reach advantage with a steady diet of well-timed, crisp punches. Ergashev landed a wide left to the head that stumbled Fredrickson in the opening minute of the third and continued to tee-off as his opponent wobbled against the ropes With Fredrickson (18-1, 12 Kos) unable to defend himself and eating a series of brutal lefts, referee Benjy Esteves stepped in to stop the bout at 1:58 ntawm peb.

 

 

 

All of Ergashev’s 61 connects in the bout were power shots, and he connected on 77 percent of his power punches in the third and final round.

 

 

 

“The ref saved him,” Ergashev said. “If he let him stay on his feet any longer I would have knocked him out. He couldn’t handle my power.

 

 

 

“At this stage of my career, I am in the best shape of my life and the best I have felt. This is my time right now, especially because I am training with Rick (Phillips) thiab (Javan) Qab Zib (Hill Steward). That’s what leads to all of my knockout power.

 

 

 

“I’m ready for whatever comes next. I’m ready for more fights in the U.S., and I want to keep getting more exposure to show off my skills. I’m ready to fight anybody in America.”

 

 

 

Fredrickson, who became the 172 fighter to suffer his professional loss on the prospect developmental series, suffered a jaw injury in the bout and was unavailable for comment.

 

 

 

Friday tus tripleheader will replay on Monday, Jan. 15 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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Lavxias teb sab Heavyweight Apti Davtaev Seem Undefeated rau Shields vs. Nelson Undercard nyob rau siav Pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov

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Ob peb entertaining fights tseem ceeb lub untelevised undercard rau ob-lub sij hawm Olympic kub medalist Claressa Shields tiv thaiv ntawm nws WBC thiab IBF lub npe tiv thaiv yuav tsum tau challenger Tori Nelson nyob rau siav Pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, New York hmo no.
Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab txhawb bout, Detroit ntawm Kurchaloi, Russia, heavyweight Apti Davtaev muaj ib tug muaj kev vam meej United States sib ntaus sib tua debut ntawm tw ib tug rau-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab dua Philadelphia lub Garrett “Lub qhov kawg Warrior” Wilson.
Wilson tsis tau ua nws yooj yim. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm ib tug khoov, lub hnyav ncawv muscled, tab sis ntau luv Wilson tuaj nrog txaus qus haymakers yuav ua rau tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus heev interesting. Davtaev tshwm kom muaj ib tug hnyav sab tes xis, uas nws poob mus rau lub zog lub taub hau ntawm Wilson feem ntau txaus mus khwv tau lub kaw, tab sis yuav tsum tau txais nod. Davtaev warrants credit rau mus ua tsov ua rog thaum uas ib tug ntawm Wilson lub looping ua viav vias kev cob cog rua.
Davtaev (tam sim no 14-0-1, 13 Kos) loses nws zoo meej KO feem pua, tab sis mus taug kev deb nrog ib tug nyuaj-tiv thaiv kov yeej ib foe uas tuaj rau yeej. Wilson yog tam sim no (18-14-1, 9 Kos).
Cov paj xyeem tau 58-56 los ntawm tag nrho cov peb txiav txim.
Ib lo headbutt coj ib tug abbreviated xaus rau lub rau-round super sib rov qab los ntawm Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
Nyob rau hauv tiv thaiv Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 Kos), lub exciting Slugger Eyubov (13-0, 11 Kos) twb advancing qab active lub taub hau zog thiab ib cov seem txeej plhaub thaum nws lub taub hau collided nrog lub retreating Chalmers '. The cut that resulted was ruled too severe and the fight was ruled a No Decision at 1:59 ntawm cov lus qhib puag ncig.
Nyob rau hauv ib tug tsiaj qus cov poj niam txoj kev kaj heavyweight brawl featuring ruaj ruaj ya los ntawm txhua lub tsheb, wrestling tuas thiab ob peb MMA-style takedowns, Franchon “Lub Heavy tsoo Diva” Crews-Dezurn yeej ib unanimous rau-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj Tiffany “The Terminator” Woodard.
Crews-Dezurn, tam sim no 3-1, 1 KO, ntawm Baltimore, Maryland, muaj ntau ntau cov riam phom rau Wilson, North Carolina’s Woodard (tam sim no 4-10-3, 3 Kos), yog li Woodard sim thiab ua tau zoo yuav ua rau tej yam dab tuag. Yuav ua li cas raws li yog ib tug tsiaj qus punch-out featuring lub luj tshib thiab headlocks thiab takedowns uas tshuav ob leeg rau lub canvas ntau tshaj ib zaug.
Woodard coj ib tug ntau ntawm cov zog tawv thiab tsim nyog credit rau nws toughness. Crews-Dezurn tsom chav kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv tsis noj cov w rau feem ntau ntawm cov kev sib ntaus. Nws puas tau poob ib tug taw tes nyob rau hauv lub thib rau lub rau ib tug sneaky kua zaub ntsuab takedown.
Cov paj xyeem tau 59-53, 59-54 thiab 59-54.
Detroit ntawm Magnitogorsk, Russia’s Alexey Zubov outworked a determined Lamont “Dhau du” Capers ntawm Hawley, Pennsylvania, rau nws txoj kev mus rau ib tug rau-round feem ntau txiav txim.
Ib entertaining kev sib ntaus ntawm hard-nosed cruiserweights, Zubov twb txiav tshaj txoj cai qhov muag thiab coj ib co zoo punches, tab sis tsuas yog outworked qhov ntau xim Capers. Zubov tsom nws feem ntau-superior conditioning thiab ua hauj lwm qab ib tug educated jab, thaum Capers yog cov ntsiab lus rau nteg nyob rau hauv lub ropes thiab daim av ib qho nyuaj lauj kaub txhaj tshuaj feem ntau txaus kom nws nthuav.
Ib tug qhab nia ntawm 57-57 kos tau ntau tshaj kav los ntawm cov qhab nia 59-56 thiab 58-56 rau cov tawv Lavxias teb sab. Nrog lub yeej, Zubov tsiv nws cov ntaub ntawv rau 17-1, 9 Kos. Capers ntog rau 8-11-3.