Undefeated Keenan Smith and Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk
Meet In Main Event
住在Showtime在 10 P.M. AND/PT
From Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, 俄克拉何馬州.
紐約 (六月 8, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweights Keenan Smith and rising adopted local favorite, Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk meet in an eight-round bout in the main event of a 的ShoBox: 新一代 quadrupleheader上 星期五, 七月 14 住在Showtime (10 P.M. AND/PT, 延遲在西海岸) 從布法羅運行賭場在邁阿密, 俄克拉何馬州.
該 的ShoBox telecast features eight returning fighters with a combined record of 94 wins against just four losses.
Dangerous southpaw “Killa” Smith, (11-0, 5 科斯), 費城, 霸. will make his second appearance on the series as he takes on Baranchyk, (14-0, 10 科斯), a native of Minsk, Byelorussia fighting out of Miami, 俄克拉何馬州。, who is making his fifth appearance on the 的ShoBox 系列.
在共同特徵, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (12-0, 4 科斯) will look to keep his record unblemished as he meets Rolando Chinea (14-1-1, 6 科斯) in an eight-round super lightweight scrap. 更多, undefeated Glenn Dezurn (9-0, 6 科斯) will take on Adam Lopez (16-1-1, 科斯) in an eight-round bantamweight clash. 在轉播揭幕戰, Joshua Greer (13-1-1, 5 科斯) will battle Leroy Davila (5-1, 3 科斯) 在八輪超輕量級回合.
“I am excited to put on another terrific 的ShoBox 卡,” said Vito Mielnicki, founder of GH3 Promotions. “This is the type of card is what 的ShoBox 是所有關於. Four evenly matched pairings that have the potential to be action packed fights. I think the fans who watch this show will come away thoroughly entertained.”
“I’m happy to have the Four State Franchise back on 的ShoBox,” said Tony Holden. “I am happy to have my fighter Ivan Baranchyk in a real step-up bout against an undefeated fighter southpaw like Keenan Smith. I think this will be a great fight.”
Tickets for the event promoted by GH3 Promotions and Tony Holden Productions are priced at $35, $55, $65 和 $75 and are available for purchase now at buffalorun.com.
KEENAN SMITH vs. IVAN BARANCHYK – Eight-Round Super Lightweight Bout
工匠, 該 2008 National Golden Gloves Champion and 2007 少年奧林匹克全國冠軍, debuted on 的ShoBox 十一月 2016, scoring a hard-fought unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker. 5英尺7, 26-歲, will make his third start of the year after taking 2016 off to recover from and ACL injury and the loss of both of his parents within six months of each other. Smith has knocked out both of his opponents this year, Marquis Hawthorne and Edgar Gabejan.
“This is a very big fight for me,” said the Smith, who turned pro in 2010. “Perhaps the biggest fight of my career. I’m stepping up in opposition and I’m ready for what’s to come. I am training three times a day and I’m in the best shape of my life.
“I know Baranchyk comes to fight, but I also know his weaknesses. I’m ready for his wild swings. I’m ready to be the main event in a nationally televised fight. Needless to say, a win will bring bigger and even better opportunities. I can’t wait.”
作為一個業餘愛好者, 史密斯去 72-4 with victories over Amir Iman and Abel Ramos, who fought Baranchyk in a back-and-forth brawl in his last outing.
Baranchyk is an offensive-minded amateur standout that packs power in both hands. He won nine consecutives fights by knockout before scoring a 10-round unanimous decisions over Wilberth Lopez and Zhimin Wang on 的ShoBox. In his last outing on 二月. 10, Baranchyk edged Abel Ramos in an entertaining slugfest that was closer than the judges’ scorecards indicated.
“I am very excited and thankful for the opportunity to come back to fight on 的ShoBox 再次,” said the 5-foot-10 Baranchyk. “Smith is a tough fighter and a 的ShoBox alum himself, so I will enjoy knocking him out.
“I’m not going to downplay him – he is a good opponent. I’ll be alert and I’ll pay attention to what he brings on, but I’m battle-tested. He hasn’t faced anybody like me. I’ll gladly hand him his first loss and move a step closer in my pursuit of a world title.”
The 24-year-old Baranchyk has scored two first-round knockouts on ShoBox in bouts that lasted a combines 2:49. 所有 10 of Baranchyk’s knockouts have come inside three full rounds, including six in the first. This is his sixth start at Buffalo Run Casino.
KENETH SIMS JR. VS. ROLANDO CHINEA – Eight-Round Super Lightweight Bout
Sims, 一 2013 中美. National Amateur Champion and a 2012 Olympic Trials semifinalist, continues to step up in level of opposition as he meets one of the most dangerous opponents of his career in his second 的ShoBox 出現.
The Chicago native has stayed active as a pro – he fought four times in 2016 and this will be his third start of 2017. 在他的最後一次郊遊, he stopped Israel Villela with a third-round TKO.
“I have seen [羅蘭] Chinea fight twice. He is a pressure fighter,” said Sims. “He is nothing that I haven’t seen before. I’m ready for him. Another wins keeps me moving forward to my ultimate goal of being a world champion one day.
“I wasn’t satisfied with my last performance. 我得到了雙贏, but I was not at my best. A win over someone like Chinea will help me prove I’m better than what you last saw of me.”
The 23-year-old Sims was a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather (when he was getting prepared for Andre Berto) 和帕奎奧 (as he was getting ready for Mayweather). He is known for his boxing skills and ability to work the body.
Chinea, a 5-foot-8, 26-year-old from Lancaster, 霸。, is returning to 的ShoBox after winning an eight-round split decision victory over O’Shaquie Foster in July of 2016. 他去 10-0-1 before the only loss of his career, an eight-round decision to Ismail Muwendo in April 2015. He’s won four straight since, including two unanimous decisions over previously undefeated Ladarius Miller and Mel Crossty.
“I am honored to be back on 的ShoBox, where I made my first TV appearance,” said Chinea. “Sims was an accomplished amateur with a deep pedigree. He is tall with a good reach. 他是一個很好的拳擊手, 但我更好.
“It’s going to be a rough fight. I am prepared and in great shape. A win will get me one step closer to some type of title fight down the line. I am just looking at right now and getting this win. By the end of the year, I see myself moving into contention if all goes well.”
GLENN DEZURN vs. ADAM LOPEZ – Eight-Round Bantamweight Bout
The undefeated Dezurn was a three-sport star athlete in high school and an amateur standout who compiled an 87-7 record in the unpaid ranks under the tutelage of Barry Hunter. The Baltimore native is married to female boxer and U.S. Olympic alternate Franchon Crews, who fought Claressa Shields in the amateurs and in her pro debut. Dezurn returns to 的ShoBoxafter a toe-to-toe matchup against Leroy Davila on 七月 14 that could have gone either way. His former foe, Davila, is featured in the opening bout of the telecast.
The 5-foot-4, 29-year-old will face his toughest test to date against 的ShoBox alum Adam Lopez.
“I’m excited to come back to the ring and I’m extremely focused,” said the 29-year-old Dezurn. “My opponent is experienced and had a good amateur career but he doesn’t intimidate me.
“Any win takes my career to where I want to go—upwards. It doesn’t matter that Lopez is more experienced and a regular on的ShoBox. My motto is to keep working hard. I stay focused and I will get where I need to be. Every win is the same, it’s a step in the right direction.”
洛佩茲, 聖安東尼奧, 得克薩斯州, by way Phoenix, 亞利桑那州。, is a prototypical 的ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. 他 3-1-1 on the series, having defeated three previous unbeaten boxers: Mario Muniz (11-0), 埃利澤·阿基諾 (17-0-1) and knocking out Pablo Cruz (11-0) in the second round. Lopez boxed a 12-round draw with Roman Reynoso (18-1-1) 七月 22, 2016, and in his most recent outing he was stopped by Daniel Roman in the ninth in a WBA Bantamweight Title Eliminator bout.
The 26-year-old now comes back to the series in a must-win situation. He has left his longtime trainer Ronnie Shields and is now training with Shakur Stevenson’s trainer Willie “Wali” Moses.
“I am having a good camp, and I’m now training with Wali Moses,“洛佩茲說. “He is helping me sharpen my boxing skills and getting me to use my footwork. I’m happy to have another chance to be on ShoBox and I know I need to put on a good performance. They are giving me another chance to prove myself and I can’t let it slip away.
“I saw Dezurn’s win over Davila. He is a rough guy who has a lot of dog in him. He brings the fight to you and he is a tough. It’ll be a good fight. A win will propel me close to where I was. I was knocking on the door of a title shot; now I just want to get this win, redeem myself and move on.”
JOSHUA GREER vs. LEROY DAVILA – Eight-Round Super Bantamweight Bout
Greer is a 22-year-old former Chicago Golden Gloves Champion that has won 10 in a row since his lone loss, a majority decision against Stephen Fulton Jr. 在 2015. He has stopped Cristian Renteria in the fifth round and previously unbeaten Juan Gabriel Medina via unanimous decision. Nicknamed “Don’t Blink” after his speed and punching power, Greer returns to的ShoBox after delivering an impressive performance with KO candidate of the year victory over James Smith.
”I was not shocked about my last KO on 的ShoBox,” said Greer. “I brought a pillow with me to the ring because I knew I was going to put him to sleep.
“Davila is an average fighter, but I give him respect. I treat every opponent as a world title fight. A win would keep moving my career in the direction I want to go. It keeps me moving up in the rankings. It keeps me moving as a potential superstar on my way to a world title. Don’t Blink.”
The two-time national amateur champion and 2006 Olympic alternate Davila is looking to rebound from his loss to Dezurn on的ShoBox in April—a close fight that could have gone either way.
“I am focused on this fight. I got good feedback from my first 的ShoBox 出現, even though I didn’t get the win” said Davila. “Every fight is the same to me, just a different opponent. I put my work in and do my best.
“Greer is a tough fighter. He looks to throw his right hand, which is something to watch for. Other than that, 我對他了解不多. A win will make me feel better as a fighter. I just fight the fights and I let my team take care of the rest.”
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巴里·湯普金斯將調用 的ShoBox 從馬戲團的動作與史蒂夫Farhood和前世界冠軍勞爾·馬爾克斯作為專家分析. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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