Cleveland native Rakkaus, who was originally scheduled to fight on a non-televised undercard bout on Helmikuu. 2, korvaa Wellington Romero, who was forced to withdraw maanantaina with a back injury.
Joo (12-1-1, 5 KOs) vs. Rakkaus (8-0, 4 KOs), is an eight-round super lightweight matchup that will serve as the opening bout of what is now a three-fight ShoBox telecast.
Sisään Perjantain Päätapahtuma, voittamaton 168-kiloinen näkymiä Ronald Ellis (14-0-1, 10 KOs) ja Junior Younan (13-0, 9 KOs) will clash in a 10-round super middleweight bout. Vuonna yhteistyössä ominaisuus, Thomas Mattice (10-0, 8 KOs) will face two-time ShoBox winner Rolando Chinea (15-1-1, 6 KOs) kahdeksankerroksiseen pyöreä kevyt matchup.
HUOM: A previously announced matchup between Devin Haney and Harmonito Dela Torre was pulled from the ShoBox telecast after the Filipino Dela Torre encountered visa issues.
Rakkaus oli taitava amatööri, joka kokosi 174-13 kirjaa ja voitti pronssia 2012 National Golden Gloves Championships. The 22-year-old southpaw recently sparred with Adrien Broner and served as head sparring partner for Robert Easter Jr. koska IBF Kevyt maailmanmestari valmis titteliään suojaamaan Javier Fortuna tammi. 20.
Joo, Philadelphia tavalla Liberian, has won five in a row and owns a 2015 ShoBox victory over previously undefeated O’Shaquie Foster.
Tapahtuman edistää GH3 Promotions yhdessä Roc Nation Urheilu, Victory Kampanjat, ja Ringside Ticket. Liput ovat vain $10 general admission prior to the event and $20 päällä Helmikuu. 2. For more information call: 1.800.HOT.WINN ext. 7117.
Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. Vastaava tuottaja on Gordon Hall Richard Gaughan tuottamiseen ja Rick Phillips ohjata.
