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Envenku SUPER ki lejè PROSPECT REGIS PROGRAIS mete aksan sou VIDEO
Prograis Pou Fè fas a Veteran Arawon Herrera Vandredi sa a, Mas 25
Nan Main Evènman nan ShoBox: New Generation Quadrupleheader a
Viv sou chotim® Nan 10:30 p.m. AK/PT
Regis "Rougarou" PWOGRAM (16-0, 13 Ko) bay nòt viktwa youn apre lòt sou kandida envenku nan 2015 sou ShoBox: New Generation a. Sa a Vandredi, southpaw a super ki lejè mete dosye san defo l 'sou liy lan kont Meksik la Arawon Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Ko) nan 10-wonn evènman prensipal la nan yon ShoBox quadrupleheader, ap viv sou Chotim (10:30 p.m. AK/PT) soti nan Buffalo Run kazino nan Konte Miami, Okla.
tcheke SA A mete aksan sou videyo ki nan Prograis, a New Orleans native who relocated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prograis wears a werewolf mask during his ring walk as homage to his “Rougarou” nickname. According to New Orleans lore, "Rougarou" se yon lejand mwatye-nonm, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, ki vle di "Wolfman" an franse.
"Paran itilize Rougarou la fè pè timoun yo ak kenbe yo nan liy,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'Pitit mwen se soti nan New Orleans, Se konsa, li se yon Rougarou.
"Li reprezante style batay mwen, etik travay mwen, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, men mwen tou itilize entèlijans pou pou genyen. "
Beibut Shumenov vize Lebedev-Ramirez cruiserweight Inifikasyon gayan tit batay
 LAS VEGAS (Mas 22, 2016) – Boksè mondyal la Association (WBA) Pwovizwa chanpyon cruiserweight Mondyal Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Ko) se vize a Me 21yèm inifikasyon gayan tit ant WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 Ko) ak Entènasyonal boksè Federasyon (IBF) chanpyon Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Ko).Lè Shumenov bat B.J. Flè(31-1-1, 20 Ko) Nan Jiyè pase a nan Las Vegas, ansyen WBA limyè pwa loud chanpyon an te vin WBA Pwovizwa chanpyon osi byen ke Pa gen li yo. 1 obligatwa contender.
Lebedev, sepandan, pa te mennen batay la obligatwa depi dènye Avril 10 nan ki li te genyen yon desizyon 12-wonn sou Lè sa a, Pwovizwa chanpyon WBA Youri Kalenga. Lebedev made a voluntary tittle offense last November, kanpe Lateef Kayode nan wonn nan wityèm.
Shumenov pral tounen nan bag la mwa pwochen (Avril), detay konplè prochaine, ak Lè sa a li pral defi gayan an Lebedev-Ramirez nan 90/120 jou ki vini apre rezilta yo.
“M 'ap chache pou pi devan pou gen opòtinite pou al goumen gayan an Lebedev-Ramirez paske li te toujou objektif mwen an inifye tit yo,” Shumenov eksplike. “Lebedev has always been my target. Ramirez is the other fighter I’ve really wanted to fight and my manager tried to make a fight between us, twò.
“Mwen te nan jimnastik la depi batay dènye mwen, fòmasyon difisil yo pafè ladrès m '. Koulye a,, I am a completely different fighter since I fought last July. My team is extremely happy and confident that I can beat all of the other world cruiserweight champions.”
 Dènye desanm, Shumenov te pwograme yo defann WBA kouwòn Pwovizwa l 'kont de-tan chanpyon nan lemonn cruiserweight Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 Ko), men yon pwoblèm medikal grav konsènan yon manm fanmi fòse Shumenov retire li nan batay la susmansyone.
“Opòtinite a al goumen gayan an nan Lebedev / Ramirez nan yon batay inifikasyon gwo jis te vini sou ane sa a epi mwen pa t 'gen opsyon sa a tounen lè mwen te dakò ak okòmansman goumen Wlodarczyk tounen nan mwa desanm ak mwen te kapab prevwa sa ki ta rive m' fanmi pèsonèlman,” 32-year-old Shumenov said. “Mwen pa gen okenn pwoblèm goumen Wlodarczyk nan fiti, but only after I fight the Lebedev-Ramirez unification winner. Anplis de sa, a nenpòt ki lè, Mwen pa gen okenn pwoblèm goumen WBA Pa gen. 2-klase yunier Dorticos.
“Dwa koulye a, Mwen se nan batay premye mwen ankò toujou amelyore, fòmasyon ak antrenè mwen, Izmayèl Salas. I want to show the world my skills before I get too old. Literally, Mwen pare al goumendemen and I’ve been ready for months. I’ll be back in the ring next month and then I’ll get my shot at the Lebedev-Ramirez winner.”
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Undefeated BRENT primus resevwa 'TONINHO FURIA' POU DIVIZYON AN ki lejè PANDAN MAIN KAT OF 'la ap 153'
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Mas 22, 2016) - Kat prensipal liy-up la pou "La ap 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " sou Avril 22 kontinye ap grandi, ak adisyon jodi a nan Brent Primus (6-0) kont "Toninho furia" (27-5) nan aksyon ki lejè nan Mohegan Solèy Arena nan UNCASVILLE, Conn.
Bout nan kontre ak yon evènman prensipal ki karakteristik trè antisipe la ap premye an nan Benson "Lis" Henderson (23-5), jan li defi wèltèr chanpyon Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) pou senti l '. Ansyen titlist plum Patricio "Pitbull" FREIRE (24-3) satisfè Jan "Macapa" Txekiera (19-1-2) nan ko-headliner la ak Connecticut nan pwòp "Ilandè" Brennan Ward (13-3) retounen nan aksyon, lè li resevwa Evangelista "siborg" Santos (20-16) nan fray a la ap mma a 170-liv.
Biyè pou "La ap 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " kòmanse nan jis $30 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com ak Biwo Mohegan Solèy Box. evènman an difuze ap viv ak gratis sou Spike nan 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a. Konpetisyon Lòt pral anonse yon ti tan.
Lajman konsidere kòm youn nan kandida tèt espò a nan, Primus se yon avyon de gè ki te ofri bèt pou touye yon konpayi jaden anvol sa li te genyen yo nan lòd yo pouswiv rèv li nan mma lò. Primus retounen nan kalòj la la ap mma fre koupe yon viktwa difisil-goumen sou Derek Anderson nan "La ap 141: Guillard vs. GIRT. " Koulye a,, Brezilyen jyu-jitsu nwa senti a pral gade pou aplike pou navèt l 'yo pou tan an senkyèm anba banyè la la ap - fè premye aparisyon l pandan kat la Spike-televize prensipal.
Apre premye pou chanje klas li, "Toninho furia" te deside fè retounen nan 155-liv divizyon an ki lejè soti nan plum, kote li dènye konpetisyon. te 27-ane-fin vye granmoun brezilyen Pwodwi a Ekip Top konpetisyon pwofesyonèl depi 2005 e li te te genyen nèf soti nan dis matchups dènye l '. Furia gen yon vokasyon pwouve pou mete fen batay byen bonè, ak wit nan viktwa l 'ap vini nan ankadreman an ouvèti.
Pou plis enfòmasyon sou de kandida sa yo, pran yon gade nan chak nan Des yo nan Rapò sou blancheur:
Brent Primus - "Chemen an bat: Prospect Brent Primus te fè kòmès Pwòp Biznis li pou mma Gan"
"Toninho furia" - "Chemen an bat: Lontan Prospect Gleristone Santos se pare pou la ap Debut"
"La ap 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "À goumen Kat:
La ap mma wèltèr Mondyal Tit Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
La ap mma Plum Ko-Main Evènman: Patricio FREIRE (24-3) vs. Jan Txekiera (19-1-2)
La ap mma wèltèr Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "siborg" Santos (20-16)
La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho furia" Santos (27-5)
Kat Preliminè:
La ap mma lejè Preliminè Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)
La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)
La ap mma lejè Preliminè Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)
La ap mma Limyè lour Preliminè Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)
La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)
La ap mma Middleweight Preliminè Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)
La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)
WORLD Series nan non BATAY MICHAEL MERSCH Ofisye an Chèf Operating AK GENERAL KONSÈY
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Entwodwi Pòtoriken lour Jose Medina
Winter Haven, FL (Mas 21, 2016) - Kòm yon jèn ti gason ap grandi nan Puerto Rico, Jose Medina leve je l 'avyon de gè yo menm sa yo pou tout tan grave nan istwa rich boksè yo.
Soti nan Felix Trinidad Miguel Cotto ak Juan Manuel Lopez, Medina te gen anpil avyon de gè eksepsyonèl dwe admire. Te gen yon sèl gwo diferans sepandan. Medina te siyifikativman pi gwo pase tout nan gran yo ki te grandi sou boksè fou zile a ki chita 1,100 mil nan Key West sid.
nan 6'3 260 lbs, Medina se pi plis pase 75 liv pi gwo pase natal nan pi gwo Pòtoriken pran yon tit mond nan Jose Torres. Moun sa yo ki dimensionnement moute Medina anvan wè l 'nan aksyon ka kesyon kondisyone l', men-fin vye granmoun nan 19-ane se pa sèlman absoli esansyèl menm si. Nan jimnastik la, stablemates rele l ' "koun Fu panda" akòz ladrès èkstrèmeman enpresyonan l', li souplesse andedan sèk la au.
Kòm yon amatè, Medina pran twa Pòtoriken Nasyonal chanpyona anvan chanje lokal nan Florid nan 2015 kote li pran Lapolis Eta Florid Lig la atletik (PAL) tit ansanm ak Silver nan Pòl Murphy chanpyona yo. Li te tou byen vit te vin yon gwo sa ki annapre, kòm zòn nan Orlando gen youn nan pi gwo popilasyon yo Pòtoriken nan peyi Etazini an.
Sepandan, sa pa vle di yo pa t 'gen septic.
"Lè li te premye te vin isit la, li pa janm te fè fòmasyon fòs anvan,"Te di antrenè Marco Fazzani. "Moun wè l 'lè nou premye antre nan jimnaz ak yo te panse li te yon maladwa paske nan aparans li. Sa jiskaske nou te resevwa l 'nan bag la ak tout moun reyalize Medina se pa blag. Depi li a te fòmasyon isit la, li te grandi de pous e li te devni yon anpil fizikman pi fò. Nou ap travay tou chak jou amelyore fizik l 'yo. "
Sou Mas 4, Medina te fè premye pwofesyonèl l 'nan Yon La Carte Evènman Pavilion la nan Tampa kont Richard Blan. Byensir nève, Medina bat ajitasyon yo atann ki vini ak retire kwafur la pou premye fwa a ak bay nòt yon dezyèm pentch wonn.
Èske w gen ale nan bout la Blan san okenn ensidan, Medina ap goumen pou yon dezyèm fwa nan mwens pase 30 jou lè li satisfè Todd Bradley nan Brandon, FL nan yon wonn kat bout kòm yon pati nan Fache Entegrite Goumen Espò’ "Bonm Touye 5" Samdi, Avril 2nan Hilton a Bayfront nan St. Petersburg, FL. Kòm yon avyon de gè ki moun ki toujou devlope nan anpil aspè, Medina konprann enpòtans ki genyen nan rete okipe ak se eksite olye ke nève pou dezyèm batay pwofesyonèl l '.
"Mwen trè rekonesan yo dwe goumen sou kat sa a,"Te di Medina. "Nou ap tann yon kantite moun ki ale gwo sou Avril 2. Mwen te wè Bradley goumen anvan men mwen pa janm bay plan jwèt mwen an ale. Sa ki pi enpòtan, Mwen vle bay fanatik mwen gwo amizman, ak pwezante viktorye. "
Pwomotè Joey Orduna nan Fache Entegrite Goumen Espò, ki moun ki te Byensir sezi lè wè Medina nan aksyon, se kap pou pi devan pou gen l 'sou kat la.
"Jose gen yon tòn talan e se li ki definitivman pral yo dwe yon diskontinu nan zòn nan Petersburg Tampa-St jan li devlope. Li te deja gen yon baz fanatik trè bon ak kòm yon pwa loud ak vitès ak pouvwa, kantite lajan an nan moun ki swiv li ap ap sèlman grandi. Mwen se eksite yo wè l 'ale nan travay sou la 2nd epi yo kwè sa yo ki pa gen pou wè l 'devan yo nan pou yon trete. "
se matchup nan Medina-Bradley tap sou yon kat dis bout ankouraje pa fache Entegrite Goumen Espò ak nan Hilton a Bayfront nan St Petersburg, FL. Kat la gen ladan yon nimewo nan Scraps Sunshine State ki gen ladan evènman an prensipal ant wèltèr Ali Tareh, 13-11-5 (6 KO nan) nan Tampa kont Juan Aguirre, 6-16-1, nan Jacksonville nan yon Rounder uit ansanm ak matchup a trè antisipe ki lejè ant St. Jose Petersburg nan "Lil’ Pacquiao "Resendez, 4-0 (2 KO nan), ak Raul Chirino, 7-1 (3 KO nan), soti nan Miami. Kat la karakteristik yon total de dis epizod ak tikè soti nan $35 se sou vant Koulye a, lè w rele 813-507-5110.
Pou plis enfòmasyon ak dènye, tanpri ale nan Facebook.com/Madintegrityfightsports.
WSOF30: BRANCH VS. STARKS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP doubleheader LINEUP RESEVWA FIVE epizod PRELIMINÈ
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MARCOS Galvão SET POU DEFANN bantamweight TIT KONT EDUARDO Dantas NAN EVÈNMAN MAIN OF 'la ap 156' sou JUNE 17
SANTA MONICA, Kalifòni. (Mas 21, 2016) - Bantamweight chanpyona la ap mma a pral sou liy lan nan yon opozan rematch Marcos "Loro" Galvão (17-6-1) ak ansyen chanpyon Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) kont youn ak lòt nan evènman an prensipal nan "La ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " sou jen 17 andedan Save Mart Center nan Fresno, Kalifòni.
te bout nan orijinal chache pran plas nan "La ap 150: Kongo vs. Spartan " nan mwa fevriye, men li te chanpyon aktyèl la fòse yo retire li nan konpetisyon an akòz maladi.
"La ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " difuze ap viv sou Spike a 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a. Batay Lòt pral anonse yon ti tan.
Tikè pou evènman an kòmanse nan sèlman $25 epi yo sou vant sa a Jedi, Mas 24 with a special pre-sale this Tuesday and Wednesday at Ticketmaster, Bellator.com ak Biwo la Save Mart Sant Box.
"Yo,"Ki te goumen pou pwomosyon mond-ki renome renmen nan Mondyal Extreme Cagefighting ak Shooto depi 2003, pwal fè konkirans pou la 11thtan anba banyè la la ap mma. -Fin vye granmoun nan 33-ane se jounen jodi a nan mitan an nan yon kat-batay genyen tras e li te parèt viktorye nan sèt nan uit Scraps dènye l '. Nan pwomnad dènye l ', Galvão fini Joe Warren nan "La ap 135: Warren vs. Galvão " via soumisyon pou pou genyen premye-tout tan chanpyona l '.
Pandan se tan, Dantas pral kap kopi siksè nan li te gen kont Galvão nan premye reyinyon yo, ki a nan yon pentch dezyèm-wonn nanLa ap 89. The 27-year-old Nova Uniao product bounced back from his unanimous decision loss against Warren to defeat Mike Richman nan menm fason an nan "La ap 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " Sezon la ap 5 Bantamweight chanpyona gayan an ap chache yo rele tèt li yon chanpyon bantamweight de-tan vini jen 17.
À "la ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas Kat 2 ":
La ap mma bantamweight Tit Bout: Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
LAMANNA sispann Mena nan kat nan devan foul moun vann-soti nan Claridge nan Atlantic City
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Seldon & Pasciolla ranmase senti tit Tri-State; Rainone desizyon Chalmers |
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Mas 21, 2016)–Sot pase sa a Samdi lannwit, wèltèr contender, Thomas “Cornflake” LAMANNA thrilled a sold-out crowd at The Claridge in Atlantic City when he scored fourth round stoppage over Kendal Mena that highlighted a action-packed nine bout card.
Kat la te ankouraje pa k ap monte Pwomosyon ak Vincent M. Gulfstream Pwomosyon Ponte a.
Ak tout nan chèz sa yo okipe, fanatik yo te blokis sou mi yo ak yo te jwi pèfòmans LAMANNA a, ki te aksyon-plen soti nan klòch nan ouvèti.
LaManna used hard right hands to continuously rock Mena. In round one, LAMANNA mete ton an pa pliye Mena ak youn nan dwa sa yo.
LAMANNA te chita desann sou pwenson l 'nan pwen kote li voye mikrofòn Mena nan tire soti oh bouch li plizyè fwa epi finalman nan wonn twa, abit David Fanciosi te gen nan dedwi yon pwen soti nan Mena. LaManna continued to rock Mena with hard shots and had him wobbled throughout round four. LaManna had Mena on the ropes and one more hard right hand pummeled into Mena and Franciosi stopped the bout at 2:23 fè wonn tant kat.
LAMANNA nan Millville, NJ se 20-1 ak wit debouchur. Mena of San Cristobal, Repiblik Dominikèn se 20-4.
“Li te santi bon yo ka resevwa estopaj a. I can only see bigger and better things coming for my career, I am only getting better and stronger, ak mwen predi plis debouchur vini,” Said LaManna. “Mwen te santi m reyèl konpoze ak mwen te konnen li te fè mal nan premye tou an ak mwen te pran tan mwen kraze l 'atè epi pou yo jwenn l' soti. Rising Promotions and Gulfstream Promotions has three more dates at The Claridge (Me 27, Septanm 17 ak novanm 12) ak mwen toujou bati. I am still young and am taking my time to get where I want to be.”
Isiah Seldon (8-1) tounen vin apre yon konpresyon 33-mwa ak yon sis-wonn inanim desizyon sou Michael Mitchell pran tit la Tri-State Super Middleweight.
Seldon nan Atlantic City prèske te gen yon estopaj nan yon sèl wonn kòm li te ateri yon pakèt difisil nan pwenson ak te gen Mitchell fè mal sou kòd yo. It looked like referee Mary Glover was stepping in to stop the fight, men li jis separe konbatan yo ki. Seldon got the best of the action over the game Mitchell and came home with the victory to the tune of 58-56 sou tout kat.
Dann Pasciolla (7-1-1) te genyen tit la Tri-State lour ak yon shutout sis-wonn desizyon inanim sou comebacking ansyen IBF cruiserweight chanpyon Imamu Mayfield (25-10-2)
Nòt yo te 60-54 sou tout kat.
Popilè Long Island wèltèr Tommy Rainone (25-7-1) te fè premye Boardwalk li yon yon sèl siksè kòm li bay nòt yon difisil goumen desizyon inanim sou Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1) nan yon bout uit-wonn. Rainone used effective punching to open up a cut over Chalmers left eye in round two. Chalmers tried to make the fight, men Rainone itilize kontè efikas ak te genyen pa nòt nan 79-73 sou tout kat.
Daryl Bunting (1-0-1) te kòmanse kat la koupe ak yon kat-wonn inanim desizyon sou Darryl Watkins (0-3) nan yon bout middleweight super.
BUNTING genyen pa nòt nan 40-36 de fwa epi 40-35.
Oma Brito (3-2, 2 KO nan) bay nòt yon eksplozif pentch yon sèl-kout pyen sou BIENVENIDO Diaz (2-2) in a scheduled four-round super featherweight bout.
Brito te ateri yon pafè men dwat ki voye Diaz nan twal la. Diaz got to his feet but was wobbling around the ring and the bout was stopped at 2:20 nan yon sèl wonn.
Quian Davis (2-0-1) te genyen yon kat wonn inanim desizyon sou Corey Morley (0-2-1) nan yon bout pwa loud.
Nòt yo te 40-36 sou tout kat.
Alvin Vermall Jr. (8-0-1) remained perfect by winning an entertaining four round unanimous decision over D’Quan Morgan (3-3-1) nan yon bout cruiserweight.
Te gen bon dèyè, yo soti aksyon nan tout bout la. Vermall, ki la depi nan Catskills, New York has an exciting style reminiscent to another former Catskills fighter in Mike Tyson. Morgan was bleeding from his nose in round three. The two fought a spirited affair with Vermall winning by scores of 40-36 de fwa epi 39-37.
Hakim Bryant (6-0) rete pafè ak yon sis-wonn inanim desizyon sou Rick Graham nan yon bout middleweight.
Bryant (6-0) dominated the action, ak tonbe Graham nan wonn sis ki sòti nan yon pakèt sou kòd yo ak te genyen pa nòt nan 60-51, 60-52 ak 60-53.
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Dillon Cook Counting Down Days for ShoBox Debut!
Seneca, MO (Mas 18, 2016) - Sou Mas 25, junior middleweight prospect Dillon “White Lightning” Cook will find himself in a familiar place but with a new challenge when he battles Justin DeLoach in an eight round bout on ShoBox: The New Generation at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions are $45, $55 ak $75 and can be purchased by logging onto Buffalorun.com or Stubwire.com.
Envenku nan 16 professional bouts with six wins by knockout, Cook’s fought five of his last seven matches at the Buffalo Run, winning handily each time. A member of Holden Productions’ “Four State Franchise”, the popular Cook is from nearby Seneca, MO and fought in front of sellout crowds on multiple occasions. While these are definite advantages for Cook, DeLoach comes into the ring with an impressive background.
Against DeLoach, 13-1 (7 KO nan), Cook is taking a significant step up in competition and will do so before a national audience. Hailing from Augusta, GA and based in Houston, TX, DeLoach trained alongside top fighters including IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo, undefeated Jermell Charlo, Bryan Vera and Edwin Rodriguez amongst others. Dènyèman, Team DeLoach announced that his new chief second is former two division champion Paul Williams and highly respected George Peterson will work as an assistant.
To prepare for DeLoach, Cook’s been training out of the Heartland Boxing Gym and travels to various gyms for sparring as he anxiously waits for the opening bell on Mas 25.
“I’m excited for the fight but trying not to let the pressure of fighting on TV get to me,” said Cook, a former National Junior Golden Gloves titlist and six time Kansas City Golden Gloves winner. "(To specifically prepare for DeLoach) we’re working on (technique to counter) his style. DeLoach is a good fighter I’ve seen him fight a few times he’s fast and a busy fighter but I’m pretty fast myself. I expect to match his speed, if not beat it.”
Cook also acknowledges his advantages and never second guessed taking the step up in competition.
“I’m a smart fighter and can adapt well (plus the) hometown crowd is definitely a benefit. I knew we’d step (up the competition in the near future) and this is a great time for it. I’ve had 16 professional fights and am ready to show the world that I’m capable of going to the next level.”
Cook’s promoter, Tony Holden, is confident in his fighter and believes the locals will come out droves to support him.
“I’m proud to see him get a shot on a national stage. He’s a key part of the “Four State Franchise” and is a big crowd draw. He’s worked very hard and I expect him to put forth a tremendous performance. I’d like to personally thank Showtime as well for this incredible opportunity.”
The Cook-DeLoach bout opens up a quadrupleheader live on Showtime (10:30 PM ET). The card also features highly regarded junior welterweight Regis Prograis (16-0) against Aaron Herrera (29-4-1), two showdowns where somebody’s 0 must go between unbeaten welterweights Ivan Golub (10-0) and Marlon Aguas (9-0) and junior welterweights Ivan Baranchyk (9-0) vs Nicholas Givhan (16-0-1).