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Vérone, New York (Juin 10, 2016)–They were Boxcino champions, and in each of their last bouts,Willie Jr Monroe. et John Thompson fought for world titles. Ce samedi nuit, Juin 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. ET/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.
Jean “Apollo Kidd” Thompson (17-2, 6 KO)–Newark, New Jersey
“Everything is going great in camp. I am ready to get this party rolling,” a déclaré Thompson, who is coming off a 7th round stoppage defeat to Liam Smith in Manchester, England for the WBO Junior Middleweight world title. “Dans ce combat, 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.”
Samedi, Juin 11, Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs), a former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion, et ancien challenger pour le titre mondial John Molina Jr.. (28-6, 23 KOs), of West Covina, Calif., will face each other in the 12-round main event. Dans la co-métrage, undefeated former 154-pound world champion and 2008 U.S.. Olympien Demetrius Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs), de la Providence, R.I., fera face 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 classé Dejan Zlaticanin (17-0, 10 KOs), du pays d'Europe du Sud-Est du Monténégro, and WBC No.5-ranked Franklin Mamani (21-2-1, 12 KOs) of Bolivia. In the SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME® opener, poids lourd Andrey Fedosov (28-3, 23 KOs) prend Mario Heredia(11-1, 9 KOs, 1-2 in WSB) in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Les billets pour l'événement en direct, which is promoted by Banner Promotions, Inc., sont au prix de $85, $60, $45 et $35 et sont maintenant en vente. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office, en appelant le 877.833.SHOW, ou en ligne à Ticketmaster ( www.ticketmaster.com). Turning Stone Resort Casino is no stranger to hosting high caliber nationally televised boxing events. L'année dernière, 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. Situé dans Upstate New York, Turning Stone est une station balnéaire primée, offrant des équipements de classe mondiale, dont quatre hôtels, 21 restaurants et options de restauration, deux spas luxueux, five beautiful golf courses, and several bars, bars à cocktails et lieux de vie nocturne.
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