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Verona, NY (Jún 10, 2016)–They were Boxcino champions, and in each of their last bouts,Willie Monroe Jr. a John Thompson fought for world titles. Túto sobotu noc, Jún 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. A/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.
John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson (17-2, 6 KO)–Newark, NJ
“Everything is going great in camp. I am ready to get this party rolling,” Said Thompson, who is coming off a 7th round stoppage defeat to Liam Smith in Manchester, England for the WBO Junior Middleweight world title. “V tomto boji, 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.”
V sobotu, Jún 11, Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KO), a former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion, and former world title challenger John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 KO), of West Covina, Calif., will face each other in the 12-round main event. V spolupráci funkcie, undefeated former 154-pound world champion and 2008 U.S.. Olympian Demetrius Andrade (22-0, 15 KO), of Providence, R.I., bude čeliť Willie Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KO) 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 zaradil Dejan Zlaticanin (17-0, 10 KO), of the Southeastern European country of Montenegro, and WBC No.5-ranked Franklin Mamani (21-2-1, 12 KO) of Bolivia. In the SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME® opener, ťažká váha Andrey Fedosov (28-3, 23 KO) berie na Mario Heredia(11-1, 9 KO, 1-2 in WSB) in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Vstupenky na koncerte, which is promoted by Banner Promotions, Inc., sú ceny na $85, $60, $45 a $35 a sú už v predaji. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, alebo on-line na Ticketmaster ( www.ticketmaster.com). Turning Stone Resort Casino is no stranger to hosting high caliber nationally televised boxing events. Vlani, 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. Nachádza sa v štáte New York, Turning Stone is an award-winning destination resort, offering world-class amenities including four hotels, 21 restaurants and dining options, two luxurious spas, five beautiful golf courses, and several bars, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues.
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