ATLANTIC CITY ( Jan.10, 2017) — GH3 Promotions undefeated up-and-comers LeRoy Davila och Keenan Smith will head an impressive list of prospects that will be featured in non-televised action on Fredag natt, Jan. 20 vid Ballys Atlantic City Hotel & Kasino that will precede a tremendous quadrupleheader that will be televised live on ShoBox: Den nya generationen kortet på SHOWTIME®.
In the 12-round main event, undefeated WBA No. 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez (16-0-1, 8 Kos) will face the WBA’s No. 4-rankad Danny Roman (20-2-1, 7 Kos) in a title elimination bout.
I co-funktionen, 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) och 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.
I öppnings anfall av telecast, undefeated bantamweight Stephon Unga (15-0-3, 6 Kos) tar på Elton Dharry (21-5-1, 14 KO: s) i en åtta Ligt skjutningen. 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, en 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. 11i 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.
Smith, av Philadelphia, har ett register över 9-0 med 3 knockouts, and will take on Marquis Hawthorne (4-5, 1 KO) of Waco, Texas in a welterweight bout scheduled for six-rounds.
Den 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). I sin sista match, Smith won an eight-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker (10-1-1) den nov. 6, 2015 i Las Vegas, på 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) på Sju. 30 i Las Vegas.
Also seeing action in a 6-round bout is local favorite Anthony “Saft” Unga (14-2, 6 KO: s) of Atlantic City who will take on James Robinson (4-5-4, 1 KO) av Brooklyn, N.Y., in a welterweight scrap.
Former amateur standout, Darmani Rock (6-0, 4 KO: s) Philadelphia kommer att slåss Solomon Maye (3-7-2, 3 KO: s) New Haven, Connecticut in a six-round heavyweight bout.
I fyra-runda skjutningarna, Hafiz Montgomery (3-1, 2 KO: s) Toms River, N.J. tar på Tracey Johnson (4-5-4) of Boston in a cruiserweight battle; Jeff Lentz (5-1, 1 KO) av Lanoka Harbor, N.J. kommer att kämpa Jeff Souffrant (3-1, 1 KO) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. i en weltervikt 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, är $125, $100 $75 & $50 och kan köpas på www.ticketmaster.com eller ringa 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. Exekutiv producent är Gordon Hall med Richard Gaughan producera och Rick Phillips rikta. |
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