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Nyob rau SHOWTIME® ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
TSHIAB YORK (Nov. 12, 2015) - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam rov rau Friday, Dec. 11 nyob rauSHOWTIME® (10 p.m. THIAB/PT), nrog ib tug quadrupleheader featuring yim undefeated zeem muag nrog ib tug ua ke ntawm cov ntaub ntawv 92-0-3 nyob rau hauv lub kawg ShoBox telecast ntawm 2015.
Headlining lub DiBella Lom ze thiab Savarese Promotions-nce tshwm sim nyob rau Bayou City kev tshwm sim Center nyob rau hauv Houston yuav tsum txawj ntse 140-phaus lub zos prospect Regis Prograis (15-0, 12 Kos), uas ntsib Anpee Ramos (14-0-2, 9 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10-round super sib ntsiab kev tshwm sim.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Bryant Cruz (16-0, 8 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Wesley Ferrer (10-0, 5 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round sib bout.
Pub muab kwv yees tawm lub telecast, fast-nce Ivan Baranchyk (8-0, 7 Kos) ntsej muag Andrew Ruiz (9-0, 5 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round super sib bout thiab Steed Woodall (8-0-1, 5 Kos) thiab Steve Yob (12-0, 6 Kos) clash nyob rau hauv ib yim-round middleweight match.
"Kuv yog tsos los qhia xws li ib tug zoo kawg li card rau Showtime on Dec. 11 featuring yim unbeaten li-thiab-los zeem muag nrog ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 92-0-3, "hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. "Nrog txhua boxer nrhiav mus cuag cov qib tom ntej no, cov hom ntawm matchups yog raws nraim li cas ShoBox yog tag nrho hais txog. "
"Kuv zoo siab heev rau pab neeg mus nrog DiBella Lom ze thiab Showtime rau no kuj zoo kawg tshwm sim Dec. 11,"Hais pab txhawb Lou Savarese. "Peb yuav tsis txhob tos mus feature cov yim hluas, undefeated neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lawv cov toughest kev ntsuam xyuas rau hnub tim ntawm Houston tus premier venue, lub Bayou City kev tshwm sim Center. "
Daim pib no yog rau cov muag khoom thiab yog luv nqi tom $40 GA, $60 GA, $150 Rooj Rooj zaum & $200 VIP Ringside. Daim pib yuav raug muas los ntawm kev mus saib xyuas www.savaresepromotions.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj (713) 658-0299.
Rau hnub tim, 135 fighters tau raug kev txom nyem thawj zaug xwb rau ShoBox. Nrog yim undefeated neeg tua hluav taws rau ntawm daim card, plaub ntau O tus daim duab mus rau Dec. 11. Cov lus nug no, uas plaub?
Prograis vs. Ramos
Kawg Aug. 7, Prograis ua nws ShoBox debut nrog ib tug impressive yim-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj ces-undefeated mauj Cowart. Lub zog-ntaus Prograis tsaws ib qho impressive 381 tawm ntawm 909 tag nrho cov punches ces muab pov tseg, lub 18th-siab tshaj plaws txuas tag nrho rau ib tug junior welterweight sib ntaus suav los ntawm CompuBox tshaj yim rounds.
Tseem los ntawm Tshiab Orleans, Prograis thiab nws tsev neeg tau hu ua Houston tsev txij li thaum relocating nram qab no nag xob nag cua Katrina. Lub bout rau Dec. 11 yuav Prograis 'thawj nyob rau hauv Houston txij li thaum lub rau hli ntuj 2014 thiab nws yuav tsum kos ib raucous pawg neeg. Cov co ntshai Prograis muaj zog heev muaj hwj chim thiab ceev, tab sis yog hais tias nws yuav lwv tiv thaiv cov neeg tseem ceeb ntawm lub 140-phaus faib, nws yuav tsum xub tau txais los ntawm Ramos.
"Kuv xav ua tsaug rau lub zos ntawm Tshiab Orleans thiab Houston — Tshiab Orleans ua kuv kuv yog leej twg thiab Houston rau noj kuv nyob rau hauv thiab ua rau kuv xav tias nyob rau lub tsev,” Prograis said. “I am glad to be fighting back in Houston; no tiag tiag yog kuv ob lub tsev. The city took me in as one of their own after I moved here during Hurricane Katrina. Houston is close enough to New Orleans and I am expecting a great turnout come fight night. My opponent is undefeated and that’s all I need to know. He’s coming to win, and I am sure he will be tough. I am preparing for this fight just like I do all of my fights, with the mindset that this is the toughest fight I will ever have. Xws li Dec. 11, koj yuav pom ib tug spectacular kev kawm. "
Zoo li Prograis, 24-xyoo-laus Ramos yog ib tug stellar pib xyaum ua, winning lub bronze medal nyob rau 2010 U.S. Boxing National Championships before turning pro the following year. Ramos ran his record to a perfect 8-0, thiab ces ntsib khub undefeated prospect Maurice Hooker (tam sim no nyob tsis. 10 los ntawm lub WBO) rauShoBox nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2014. Ramos and Hooker slugged it out for eight rounds, battling rau ib feem ntau nyob rau hauv kos ib qho ntawm feem exciting fights rau ShoBox xyoo. Lub nkaus xwb lwm yam thuam rau Ramos 'cov ntaub ntawv yog lwm feem ntau kos tiv thaiv Levan Ghvamichava (15-1-1, 12 Kos). Ramos has reeled off four consecutive victories with three by knockout, including an impressive second-round TKO over previously once-beaten Roberto Ramirez in June. The bout against Prograis will be his first since signing an exclusive promotional agreement with DiBella Entertainment. Ramos knows that a victory over Prograis will show the boxing world that he is one of the most talented up-and-comers in the division.
"Kuv pog heev tau kos npe nrog Lou DiBella,'' Ramos hais tias. “He’s guided so many fighters to the championship level and I look forward to being added to that list. Right now though, txhua yam ntawm kuv kom pom tseeb yog nyob rau hauvDec. 11 and Regis Prograis. He is unbeaten just like me. I am sure he will be my toughest fight, just as I will be his. I am ready to rise to the occasion and show the boxing world I am one of the best in the division.’’
Cruz vs. Ferrer
Ob leeg fighters nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Cruz thiab Ferrer, are New York natives. Cruz was a 2012 Lub teb chaws Golden Cov hnab looj tes khiav-up thaum Ferrer (ib tug 2009 thiab 2013 Golden hnab looj tes yeej) competed nyob rau 2012 Teb chaws USA Boxing National Championships, defeating 2011 National champion Semajay Thomas. The matchup features two exciting come-forward boxers aren’t afraid to mix it up. Ntoo khaub lig, tam sim no uas muaj sia thiab kawm nyob rau Houston nyob rau hauv lub tutelage ntawm Ronnie Shields, tau qhia txhim kho loj heev vim txuas mus nrog cov renowned tus kws qhia. Lub bout yuav tsum yog tus ShoBox debut rau cov tub zeem muag, uas yuav tsum tau nrhiav los qhia lawv muaj dab tsi nws yuav siv sij hawm los sib tw nyob rau hauv cov qib tom ntej no.
"Kuv thaum kawg muaj lub sij hawm los qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv yog leej twg thiab kuv yog dab tsi hais txog,” Cruz said. “I am excited to be stepping in there with another undefeated fighter who is going to bring the absolute best out of me. I have been working hard for an opportunity like this and it is finally here.’’
"Kuv yuav tsis tshua muaj neeg focused thiab mus nyob rau hauv muaj yuav ua li cas kuv ua li cas zoo tshaj plaws,” Ferrer said. “I know Bryant Cruz personally and he is a great fighter, tab sis kuv muaj ib txoj hauj lwm ua thiab yuav tsis cia nws noj tam sim ntawd lub yeej los ntawm kuv.”
Baranchyk vs. Ruiz
Prospects Baranchyk and Ruiz could produce “the fight of the night” in a matchup that has the makings of a slugfest. The Ukrainian Baranchyk, 22, tau impressive txij li thaum koj mus txog hauv lub U.S. nyob rau hauv 2014. He’s been on a tear this year, mus 5-0 nrog tsib knockouts, all coming in three rounds or less. Baranchyk, ib tug stablemate ntawm Sergiy Derevyanchenko thiab Ievgen Khytrov, nrhiav impress thaum nws ua rau nws ShoBoxdebut tiv thaiv nws cov toughest tus nrog sib ntaus rau hnub nyob rau yav tas los teb chaws ranked pib xyaum ua standout thiab tam sim no Robert Garcia-kawm Andrew Ruiz.
"Kuv yuav tsis yuav ntau tus pog txog lub sij hawm no,"Baranchyk Mackenzie. "Kuv tab tom nrhiav ua raws li nyob rau hauv lub footsteps ntawm kuv stablemates Sergiy thiab Ievgen, uas muaj ib co ntawm lawv zoo tshaj plaws nrug ntawm ShoBox. I know that Ruiz is coming to fight, thiab nws yuav mus ua tau lub toughest tus nrog sib ntaus kuv twb ntsib, tab sis kuv zaj npau suav yog los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no zus thiab muaj yog tsis muaj dab tsi thiab tsis muaj ib tug uas yuav tau nyob rau hauv txoj kev ntawm hais tias. "
Ruiz yog ib tug ntawm cov feem ntau sought-tom qab amateurs los ntawm cov sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv thaum nws muab pro ntawm 18 nyob rau hauv 2012. After his first year and half as a pro, Ruiz tau ploj mus ib tug zoo meej 7-0, tau txais loj raug sib ntaus sib tua rau ib tug xov tooj ntawm theem siab phaib, included Pacquiao-Bradley I. Following a victory in August 2013, Ruiz took a break from the sport as he dealt with managerial and promotional issues. Ruiz signed with DBE last January and made his anticipated ring return in February, shaking off a bit of ring rust to get his career back on track. Ruiz, 22, kawg nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj tiv thaiv, xeem ib tug sixth-round TKO tshaj Andres Bustamante, his fifth knockout in nine career victories. Ruiz is looking to prove that he is the top prospect that so many thought he was when he takes on the dangerous Baranchyk.
"Baranchyk yog ib tug accomplished pib xyaum ua thiab yog tam sim no undefeated, tab sis kuv yog npaj txhij rau cov kev sib tw,” Ruiz said. “This is my shot to prove myself and I’m not going to let it slip away.”
Woodall vs. Yob
Lub Woodall-Yob bout qho to ob yav tas los pib xyaum ua standouts nyob rau hauv lawv cov toughest pro sib ntaus rau hnub tim. Woodall yog ib tug tsib-lub sij hawm hais National zus, ob-lub sij hawm British zus thiab ib tug peb lub hlis twg-finalist nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb Championships hluas ua ntej relocating mus rau lub US. and embarking on his professional career at the age of 19. Tam sim no 21, Woodall has relocated his training camp to Houston and linked up with world-renowned trainer Ronnie Shields. The always-exciting Woodall is an aggressive come-forward banger with good power in both hands. Woodall made his debut under Shields last Oct. 7 nyob rau hauv New York City thiab ntsia sensational ua Shields ntseeg hais tias nws muaj dab tsi nws yuav siv sij hawm mus rau ib hnub los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no zus.
"Kuv muaj ib tug yawm pab neeg uas yog ua hauj lwm nrog kuv hnub tom qab hnub,” Woodall said. “I have had the chance to spar some of the best fighters in all of boxing, xws li Edwin Rodriguez thiab Jermall Charlo, thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau tag nrho cov uas ua hauj lwm muab mus rau hauv kev txiav txim ntawm tuaj Dec.11. I’ve been putting in the work in the gym and now is my chance to prove it in the ring.”
Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, Yob sib rau ob lub 2009 thiab 2010 Canadian lub teb chaws Boxing pab, compiling ib qho impressive 83-14 cov ntaub ntawv. Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2009, nws tau mus rau lub 2009 Thoob ntiaj teb Boxing Association (AIBA) Txiv neej lub Boxing Championship nyob rau hauv Milan, Ltalis, qhov twg nws poob nyob rau hauv lub round ntawm 16 rau 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh of India. Yob, uas yuav ua kom nws ShoBox debut, yog los tawm ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab kawg Xya. 19 nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj lub sijhawm teem yim-round bout.
"Tuaj sib ntaus hmo ntuj, Kuv yuav tsum tau ntau tshaj npaj,” Rolls said. “I am looking forward to putting on a great performance in my national TV debut and showing the world I am a force to be reckoned with in the middleweight division.”
Barry Tompkins yuav hu rau 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 coj.
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