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SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FINAL WEIGHTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS
“The Brooklyn Rocky” Frank Galarza Faces Fellow Undefeated Jarrett Hurd
Plus, BlueChip Prospects Sergiy Derevyanchenko & Unbeaten Light Heavyweight David Benavidez Featured in ShoBox Tripleheader
Tomorrow/Saturday, Nov. 14 At 10:45 p.m. ET/PT
From Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Live On SHOWTIME®
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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 13, 2015) – A ShoBox: The New Generationtripleheader, highlighted by a super welterweight matchup between undefeated prospects Frank Galarza and Jarret Hurd, blue chip prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko and undefeated light heavyweight David Benavidez is set for tomorrow/Saturday, Nov. 14 live on SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
Featured in the main event, Frank “Notorious” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., will make his fourth ShoBox appearance as he faces fellow undefeated Jarrett Hurd (16-0, 10 KOs), of Accokeek, Md., in a 10-round super welterweight bout.
Former Ukrainian Olympian and undefeated prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko (6-0, 4 KOs, WSOB: 23-1, 7 KOs) faces veteranJessie Nicklow (25-7-3, 8 KOs) in the eight-round super middleweight co-feature. In the opening bout of the tripleheader, David Benavidez(10-0, 9 KOs), of Phoenix, Ariz., makes his ShoBox debut against veteran Felipe Romero (15-9-1, 9 KOs), of La Paz, Mexico, in an eight-round light heavyweight matchup.
Galarza and Hurd, both tipped the scales at 154 ½ pounds each. Derevyanchenko measured at 164 ¾ pounds, while his opponent, Nicklow, weighted 165 ½. Benavidez measured at 171 ¼ pounds while his counterpart, Romero, weighed-in at 173 ½ pounds.
In non-televised action, Bermane Stiverne weighed-in at 254 ½ pounds, while Derric Rossy measured at 230 ¾ pounds. Charvis Holifield weighed 142 ¾ pounds, and Dwain Victorian weighed-in at 140 ¼ pounds. Sanjarbek Rahkmannov measured at 143 ½ pounds, while his opponent Somner Martin weighed-in at 143 ¼ pounds andTrakwon Pettis tip the scale at 138 ¾ pounds, while his opponent,Marquis Hawthorne weighted at 140 pounds even.
Here’s what the fighters had to say prior to Friday’s weigh-in:
Fank Galarza
“I don’t mind challenging fights. You put me in with a tough opponent and you’re going to see a tough Frank Galarza.
“We’ve been here already. We know what it takes to put my undefeated record on the line. I’ve faced the tougher fighters. I know I can swing, but is he ready to swing? I’ve been the [under] dog and been in with the sharks before. And I swam with them.
“I don’t think he’s ready for what I bring to the table. He hasn’t been in with someone like me.
“He’s going to try to come forward and bully me, but that’s not going to happen.
“It takes a tough guy to go in that ring. Anything can happen. At the end of the day, it comes down to who wants it more.
“I’m ready for a 10 rounder. I’ve been looking for one for a while.
“No matter how much video we watch, no one knows what it’s going to happen in the ring. We have to capitalize on his mistakes. Boxing is about adapting and I adapt very well.”
Jarrett Hurd
“It’s a great opportunity for us. We’ve been thinking about fighting [Frank] Galarza since last December.
“Frank might be confident, but he doesn’t intimidate me. My confidence is skyrocketing. My style matches up perfect for him.
“I know what I can do. I sparred with guys that are elite fighters –Lamont Peterson, Antoine Douglas, Dominic Wade, Austin Trout, Jerry Odom. We’ve been sparring with some of the best in [Washington] D.C. and Maryland.
“This is a huge fight for me. It could open the doors that I’ve been waiting for.”
Sergiy Derevyanchenko
“He [Jessie Nicklow] doesn’t have anything I haven’t seen before. He has experience, but I’m ready to show off what I’ve been working on at the gym.
“I can always get better. I’m learning in every fight. There’s a big difference between the amateurs and the pros. I’m leaning new combinations, new techniques. I learn from my sparring partners every day.
“I was preparing for a fight in December, so that’s why the weight is contacted at 166. But I’m a middleweight –the future is 160.
“I’m ready to take the next step. [Gennady] Golovkin is the champion of the world, of course I’d like to fight him.
“Fighters from the Ukraine, we work hard because we know where we come from. Life wasn’t easy for us growing up.”
Jessie Nicklow
“I can back this guy up. The guy [Sergiy Derevyanchenko] is 30 years old and he has six pro fights. They think this is an easy fight, but I’m going to beat the crap out of him. I’m really excited.
“I think these people are stupid –I can’t believe they’re flying me in to fight this guy who’s got six fights. He’s got a big amateur background, but he’s only got six pro fights. I cannot wait to get in the ring Saturday night.
“I’ve fought an [Ryota Murata] Olympic Gold Medalist before. This guy doesn’t have anything I haven’t seen before. I’m not coming to lose. He’s on my soil and I’m coming to beat him.
“I’m 100 percent. This guy is smaller than me. I’m used to fighting big guys.”
David Benavidez
“[Fernando] Romero is better than most of the opponents I’ve faced, so this is definitely a step-up for me.
“I’ve knocked down every fighter I’ve faced. I’m looking forward to putting this guy down.
“We sparred with southpaws in camp, so we’re ready if he switches on us.
“He likes to throw a lot of wild punches. We know there will be a lot of open opportunities for me.
“I sparred with Kelly Pavlik, Gennady Golovkin, Peter Quillin, Julius Jackson. I’m 18 and I’ve been sparring with some of the best fighters in the world.
“I’m focusing on fighting at 168. I don’t have any problem making the weight. I contracted higher for this fight [173], but 168 is the future for us. I’m very excited to fight on national TV for the first time.
“I used to be a lot bigger than I am now. I was 5-foot-4, 250 pounds when I was 13-years-old. I lost the weight and I started to grow.
“I don’t regret not fighting much in the amateurs. I’m happy I turned pro at 16. I had to move to Mexico to do it, but it was the right move for my career.”
Felipe Romero
“This is the best weight for me. I’m a natural light heavyweight.
“I’m working with a new trainer and we’ve been working on some new things. I’m focused full time on fighting.
“I know he’s good, he’s strong, he’s young, but he’s been fighting guys who aren’t very good. He hasn’t faced anyone with my experience. I’ve faced tougher guys and I’m coming to beat him.
“I need to be smart and use my experience. He hasn’t fought many rounds so we’re going to push him. He’s not going to knock me out.
“I’ve fought all over the world. Fighting as an underdog is nothing new to me.”
Bermane Stiverne
“Training has been excellent and I’m ready to fight tomorrow night.
“I’m excited to be fighting again. I’ve been off too long.
“I’ve climbed the mountain to become a world champion and I’m prepared to do it again. I want to get my title back.”
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Galarza vs. Hurd, 10-round super welterweight main event of ShoBox: The New Generation taking place on Saturday, Nov. 14 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas and promoted by TGB Promotions. In the co-feature, Sergiy Derevyanchenko faces Jessie Nicklow in an eight-round middleweight bout and in the telecast opener, David Benavidez measures against Felipe Romero in an eight-round light heavyweight matchup.
About ShoBox: The New Generation
Since its inception in July 2001, the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: The New Generation has featured young talent matched tough. The ShoBox philosophy is to televise exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches while providing a proving ground for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. Some of the growing list of the 63 fighters who have appeared on ShoBox and advanced to garner world titles includes: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams and more.
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BOUTIN IS PREPARED FOR REMATCH, NEW WEIGHT DIVISION
Lewiston, Maine (November 13, 2015) – New England Fights (NEF), America’s number-one regional fight promotion, will hold its next event, “NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed-martial-arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. In a featured professional welterweight MMA bout, Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) will meet Matt Bordonaro (2-0) at a fight weight of 170-pounds.
It will not be the first meeting between Lubec, Maine-native Boutin and Buffalo, New York’s Bordonaro. The two faced each other as amateurs at “NEF IX” in Biddeford, Maine. Bordonaro came away with the victory that warm summer night in 2013, submitting Boutin in the first round.
“I’m very thankful for this opportunity to fight Matt again,” said Boutin. “Bordanaro is a tough fighter that is game to go the distance, which are the kind of fights I’ve grown to enjoy the most – wars that push us to the edge as athletes and competitors. Exciting the fans means everything. With my body and mind where they need to be, I’m ready to finish this year with a bloody war. I want to earn that ‘W.’”
After a successful professional debut this past summer, Boutin would drop his second professional bout to Mike Hansen (3-2). Not satisfied with the outcome of the first fight, Boutin has requested a rematch with Hansen next year.
“In 2016, I would appreciate a rematch with Mike Hansen,” stated Boutin. “I don’t care what weight. I really want that fight back, and if he isn’t scared, he’ll stop making excuses and lock on.”
Boutin cut his teeth on the New England amateur MMA circuit prior to turning professional. He competed in a total of thirteen amateur contests to gain experience in the sport. In 2014, at the close of his amateur career, Boutin was voted the “Fighter of the Year” by NEF fans after putting together an impressive 3-0 record with the promotion that year. He rode that win streak into the pro ranks where he downed veteran Ryan Cowette (2-3) at “NEF XVIII.” Boutin notes the stark difference between competing as an amateur and competing as a professional.
“Each level presents its own particular challenges, both inside and outside the cage, but fighting professionally bears with it greater risks and greater rewards, I feel. Everyone is someone that can potentially hurt you and steal your glory, not to say that those cats don’t exist at the amateur level, because they do, but perhaps fewer and further in-between, and with safer rules and restrictions.”
The upcoming fight with Bordonaro will be Boutin’s first in the 170-pound welterweight division. Having spent most of his career competing as a light-heavyweight and a middleweight, Boutin hopes to find a home, at least for the foreseeable future, in the lighter welterweight division.
“Cutting weight is a bit of a pisser, but making 170 on the 20th (November 20 – weigh-in day for the Bordonaro fight) won’t be an issue. I’m a professional and will continue to evolve. It’s what we’re here to do. 55 (the 155-pound lightweight division) is not outside the realm of possibility, but for now and probably for a little while, I just want to focus on the welterweight division. We’ll see what the future holds.”
What might be the most exciting aspect of “NEF XX” for Boutin is getting to compete on the same card with two of his Choi Institute teammates, Caleb Hall (5-3) and Ernesto Ornelas (0-0). Ornelas, an accomplished amateur boxer previously, will be making his professional boxing debut that evening after having competed in MMA for the past four years. The three teammates have not fought on the same card together since “NEF VII” in May 2013.
“Ernesto and Caleb are both looking outstanding,” said Boutin. “We all push ourselves and one another hard in training. Caleb evolves noticeably almost week to week and works like a horse, while Ernesto, I honestly feel, is a hidden gem that everybody is about to see shine. 3-0.”
New England Fights’ next event, “NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,” takes place on November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tickets for “NEF XX” start at just $25 and are on sale now atwww.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”
About New England Fights
New England Fights (“NEF”) is a fight events promotions company. NEF’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.
Fight Network LIVE this Weekend – ONE: Pride of Lions, Hard Knocks Fighting 47, UFC 193 Weigh-ins, Pre-Show & Post-Show
TORONTO (Nov. 12, 2015) — Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents an exciting weekend of live events, beginningtomorrow, Nov. 13 at 7:30 a.m. ET with a live presentation of ONE: Pride of Lions from Kallang, Singapore, followed by a live broadcast of the official weigh-ins for UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm at5:00 p.m. ET. Then, at 11:00 p.m. ET, Fight Network presents Hard Knocks Fighting 47 from Calgary, Canada’s Century Casino.
Live coverage of UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm continues on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. ET with the UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Pre-Show, which features previews, predictions and analysis for the event, and also serves as a lead-in to the live prelims on TSN3. Immediately following the pay-per-view telecast, Fight Network will present the live UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Post-Show, featuring reactions, highlights and the live post-fight press conference from Melbourne, Australia.
Airing live Nov. 13 exclusively in Canada at 7:30 a.m. ET, ONE: Pride of Lions is headlined by welterweight kingpin Ben Askren (14-0) putting his perfect record on the line against Brazilian veteran Luis “Sapo” Santos (61-9-1). In other featured bouts, Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke(5-0) collides with fellow undefeated Yago Bryan (3-0) in a strawweight duel, American Major Overall (6-1) tangles with Japan’s Kotetsu Boku (22-10-2) in a pivotal featherweight clash, Natalie Hills (2-2) meets Angela Lee (2-0) in women’s strawweight action, plus Alain Ngalani (1-2) andIgor Subora (5-2) throw down in a heavyweight slugfest.
Airing live at 5:00 p.m. ET across the U.S. on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Suddenlink Communications, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable, nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the official live weigh-ins for UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holmwill feature Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Valerie Letourneauand all the other UFC 193 competitors tipping the scale and facing off ahead of their clashes on Saturday night.
Airing live in all territories at 11:00 p.m. ET, Hard Knocks Fighting 47 features a light heavyweight title fight pitting Rodney Wallace (23-10-1) against Adrian Miles (15-7). The card is stacked with top Canadian prospects, as Noah Ali (6-2) battles fellow bantamweight Lyndon Whitlock (9-5), while T.J. Laramie (1-0) and Luke Noel (1-0) look to extend their perfect marks in a featherweight encounter.
In addition to the live weigh-ins, Pre-Show and Post-Show, check listings for airings of the one-hourUFC Embedded: Rousey vs. Holm special, an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the lives and training camps of four elite fighters leading up to the massive UFC 193 event in Melbourne, Australia. All airings are listed at www.fightnetwork.com.
Leading up to UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm on Nov. 14, Fight Network will feature three back-to-back blockbuster events featuring headliner Ronda Rousey, airing exclusively in Canada. Up first at 10:00 a.m. ET is UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche, featuring Rousey’s UFC debut and championship-winning performance against Liz Carmouche in February 2013. At 1:00 p.m. ET, UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida features Rousey’s memorable victory over Alexis Davis from July 2014 in Las Vegas. Finally, at 4:00 p.m. ET, UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia features Rousey’s most recent conquest over Bethe Correia this past August in Brazil.
For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit www.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.
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