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Verona, Nueva York (Junio 10, 2016)–They were Boxcino champions, and in each of their last bouts,Willie Monroe Jr.. y John Thompson fought for world titles. Este sábado noche, Junio 11 they will meet in a very important bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Monroe and Thompson will fight in a middleweight bout scheduled for 10 rounds and will be televised live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (7 p.m. Y/PT).
Both have been training hard for this important bout, for which the winner will most likely land a big opportunity or another shot at a world title.
Juan “Apolo Kidd” Thompson (17-2, 6 Nocáuts)–Newark, Nueva Jersey
“Everything is going great in camp. I am ready to get this party rolling,” dijo Thompson, who is coming off a 7th round stoppage defeat to Liam Smith in Manchester, England for the WBO Junior Middleweight world title. “En esa lucha, I learned some good and bad stuff. The only things that make you better is fighting better opposition. I know that after this win in June 11, I will be back in a big fight and I look forward to seeing everyone in Verona.”
En Sábado, Junio 11, Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs), a former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion, y el ex retador al título mundial John Molina Jr.. (28-6, 23 KOs), de West Covina, Calif., will face each other in the 12-round main event. En la pelea co-estelar, undefeated former 154-pound world champion and 2008 U.S. Olímpico Demetrius Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs), de la Providencia, RHODE ISLAND., se enfrentará a Willie Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KOs) de Cleveland, Ohio, in a 12-round WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader is a battle for the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship between No. 1 clasificado Dejan Zlaticanin (17-0, 10 KOs), del país de Europa del sudeste de Montenegro, and WBC No.5-ranked Franklin Mamani (21-2-1, 12 KOs) of Bolivia. In the SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME® opener, de peso pesado Andrey Fedosov (28-3, 23 KOs) adquiere Mario Heredia(11-1, 9 KOs, 1-2 in WSB) in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, promovido por Banner Promotions, Inc., tienen un precio de $85, $60, $45 y $35 y están a la venta. Los boletos se pueden comprar en persona en la taquilla de Turning Stone, llamando al 877.833.SHOW, o en línea en Ticketmaster ( www.ticketmaster.com). Turning Stone Resort Casino is no stranger to hosting high caliber nationally televised boxing events. El año pasado, Turning Stone hosted the epic battle between Provodnikov and Matthysee, selected over arenas in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Miami. When Provodnikov returns to Turning Stone on June 11th, it will mark Turning Stone’s 18th nationally-televised boxing event, cementing the resort as a mecca for knockout fights. Situado en el norte de Nueva York, Turning Stone es un destino turístico galardonado, ofreciendo comodidades de clase mundial que incluyen cuatro hoteles, 21 restaurantes y opciones para cenar, dos spas de lujo, five beautiful golf courses, and several bars, salones de cócteles y lugares de vida nocturna.
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