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ATLANTIC CITY ( Jan.10, 2017) — GH3 Promotions undefeated up-and-comers LeRoy Davila en Keenan Smith will head an impressive list of prospects that will be featured in non-televised action on Vrijdag nacht, Jan. 20 bij Ballys Atlantic City Hotel & Casino that will precede a tremendous quadrupleheader that will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation kaart op Showtime.
In het hoofdevenement van 12 ronden, undefeated WBA No. 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez (16-0-1, 8 KO) will face the WBA’s No. 4-gerangschikt Danny Roman (20-2-1, 7 KO) in a title elimination bout.
In de co-functie, ongeslagen super middengewicht Ronald Ellis (13-0-1, 1 NC, 10 KO) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 KO) in an eight-round 168-pound matchup of ShoBox veterans.
In another eight-round featured bout, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KO) en Emmanuel berooft (15-1-1, 5 KO) will clash in a matchup of promising, unbeaten super lightweights making their ShoBox debuts in their toughest assignments to date.
In de opening aanval van de uitzending, ongeslagen bantamgewicht Stephon Young (15-0-3, 6 KO) neemt Elton Dharry (21-5-1, 14 KO's) in een acht-ronde Bout. Davila (4-0, 2 KO's) of New Brunswick, New Jersey will take on fellow undefeated Anthony Taylor (4-0, 1 KO) of Warren, Ohio in a six-round bantamweight bout.
Davila, een 2016 United States Olympic Alternate is beginning his second year as a professional and is coming off a 4-round unanimous decision over Damon Simon on November. 11in Philadelphia.
Taylor, 25, has been a professional for two years, and is coming off a third-round stoppage over Jajuan Gills last Juli 23 in Youngstown, Ohio.
Smid, van Philadelphia, heeft een record van 9-0 met 3 knock-outs, and will take on Marquis Hawthorne (4-5, 1 KO) of Waco, Texas in a welterweight bout scheduled for six-rounds.
De 26 year-old Smith is a seven-year professional. In recent bouts, he has stepped up the competition. He holds a second-round knockout over previously undefeated Lavell Hadley (2-0). In zijn laatste gevecht, Smith won an eight-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker (10-1-1) op november. 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, op ShoBox.
Hawthorne, 25, is a two-year pro and holds a win over previously undefeated Francisco Cruz (5-0). He will be looking to break a three-fight losing streak, with the latest being a four-round unanimous decision to undefeated Jeremy Nichols (6-0) op Zeven. 30 in Las Vegas.
Also seeing action in a 6-round bout is local favorite Anthony “Sap” Jong (14-2, 6 KO's) of Atlantic City who will take on James Robinson (4-5-4, 1 KO) van Brooklyn, N.Y., in a welterweight scrap.
Former amateur standout, Darman Rock (6-0, 4 KO's) van Philadelphia zullen strijden Solomon Maye (3-7-2, 3 KO's) van New Haven, Connecticut in a six-round heavyweight bout.
In vier-ronde vlagen, Hafiz Montgomery (3-1, 2 KO's) van Toms River, N.J. neemt Tracey Johnson (4-5-4) of Boston in a cruiserweight battle; Jeff Lentz (5-1, 1 KO) van Lanoka Harbor, N.J. zal vechten Jeff Souffrant (3-1, 1 KO) van Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in een weltergewicht bout.
Tickets for the show, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions, Kings Promotions in association with Thompson Boxing (the main event) and Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, zijn $125, $100 $75 & $50 en kunnen worden gekocht bij www.ticketmaster.com of te bellen 1-800-745-3000
Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. De uitvoerend producent is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughan produceren en Rick Phillips regisseren. |
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