ATLANTIC CITY ( Jan.10, 2017) — GH3 Promotions undefeated up-and-comers LeRoy Davila le Keenan Smith will head an impressive list of prospects that will be featured in non-televised action on Labohlano bosiu, Jan. 20 ka Ballys Atlantic City Hotel & Casino that will precede a tremendous quadrupleheader that will be televised live on ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong card SHOWTIME®.
In the 12-round main event, undefeated WBA No. 3-ranked super bantamweight Adama Lopez (16-0-1, 8 Kos) will face the WBA’s No. 4-Thailand Ranked Danny Roman (20-2-1, 7 Kos) in a title elimination bout.
A ho sebdisana tšobotsi, undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis (13-0-1, 1 NC, 10 Kos) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 Kos) 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 Kos) le Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 Kos) will clash in a matchup of promising, unbeaten super lightweights making their ShoBox debuts in their toughest assignments to date.
A a qalang gia ea telecast, undefeated bantamweight Stephon Young (15-0-3, 6 Kos) nka ka Elton Dharry (21-5-1, 14 KO oa) a tse robeli ho pota bout. Davila (4-0, 2 KO oa) 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, e 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 Nov. 11ea Philadelphia.
Taylor, 25, has been a professional for two years, and is coming off a third-round stoppage over Jajuan Gills last July 23 in Youngstown, Ohio.
Smith, tsa Philadelphia, o na le ya rekoto ya 9-0 le 3 knockouts, and will take on Marquis Hawthorne (4-5, 1 KO) of Waco, Texas in a welterweight bout scheduled for six-rounds.
The 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). Hae ea ho qetela gia, Smith won an eight-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker (10-1-1) ka Nov. 6, 2015 ho la Las Vegas, ka 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) ka Supa. 30 ho la Las Vegas.
Also seeing action in a 6-round bout is local favorite Anthony “Lero” Young (14-2, 6 KO oa) of Atlantic City who will take on James Robinson (4-5-4, 1 KO) ho Brooklyn, N.Y., in a welterweight scrap.
Former amateur standout, Darmani Rock (6-0, 4 KO oa) tsa Philadelphia tla loantše Solomon Maye (3-7-2, 3 KO oa) ea New Haven, Connecticut in a six-round heavyweight bout.
Tse 'ne ho pota bouts, Hafiz Montgomery (3-1, 2 KO oa) ea Toms River, N.J. nka ka Tracey Johnson (4-5-4) of Boston in a cruiserweight battle; Jeff Lentz (5-1, 1 KO) ea Lanoka Harbor, N.J. tla loantša Jeff Souffrant (3-1, 1 KO) ea Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ka welterweight gia.
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, ba $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com kapa bitsa 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. A phethahatso mohlahisi ke Gordon Hall le Richard Gaughan ho hlahisa le Rick Phillips tataisa. |
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