Unbeatens Regis Prograis and Joel Diaz Jr., Collide In Main Event On جمعہ, جون 9 شو ٹائم لائیو پر® میں 10:30 بجے. ET / PT
2017 Hall of Fame Inductees Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood To Be Joined By Fellow Hall of Famers Al Bernstein & Jimmy Lennon Jr.
NEW YORK (مئی 23, 2017) - ShoBox: نئی نسل will celebrate the 2017 Hall of Fame weekend with a special doubleheader on Friday, جون 9 شو ٹائم پر رہتے ہیں (10:30 بجے. AND/PT) from Turning Stone Resort Casino, just minutes from the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y..
Longtime ShoBox analysts Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood will call the actionجمعہ کو before their induction in the “Observer” category اتوار کو as part of a 2017 class headlined by boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia.
Fellow Hall of Famers Al Bernstein and Jimmy Lennon Jr. will join Farhood and Tompkins on-air during the special Hall of Fame edition of the prospect oriented series. Lennon Jr. returns to Canasota for the posthumous induction of his father, world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon, SR.
10 راؤنڈ کے اہم ایونٹ میں, undefeated super lightweights Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (19-0, 16 کوس) and Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 کوس) will meet in a quintessential ShoBox matchup that could thrust the winner from prospect to legitimate title contender. Viewers have seen both fighters develop on the series – this will be Prograis’ fourth start and Diaz’ third on ShoBox.
شریک خصوصیت میں, unbeaten Canadian super middleweight Steve Rolls (15-0, 9 کوس) makes his second start on ShoBox when he faces the dangerous Demond Nicholson (17-1-1, 16 کوس) ایک آٹھ راؤنڈ میچ میں.
“I think I can speak on behalf of all of us here at SHOWTIME about how happy and proud we are to see both Steve and Barry’s careers validated with their induction into the Boxing Hall of Fame,"گورڈن ہال کہا, ShoBox Executive Producer and SVP Production, شو ٹائم کھیلوں. “And when you add four fighters with only one loss between them in a quintessentialShoBox کارڈ, it just doesn’t get much better than that.”
Tompkins and Farhood are the one-two punch behind ShoBox: The NewGeneration. Tompkins calls the blow-by-blow and Farhood offers his wealth of boxing knowledge and expert analysis. The series announce team also includes former world champion Raul Marquez, who also serves as expert analyst.
This will be the fifth ShoBox visit to Turning Stone Resort Casino, which hosted its first ShoBox telecast during the 2013 Hall of Fame weekend.
تقریب کے لیے ٹکٹیں, co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and AASHA Record Breakers, قیمت کر رہے ہیں $65 for ringside, $50, $40 اور $30 (may be subject to additional fees) and are available at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877-833-SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. میں کھل جائے گا دروازوں 6:30 بجے., کے لئے شیڈول کے پہلے مقابلے کے ساتھ 7:30 بجے.
REGIS PROGRAIS VS. JOEL DIAZ JR. – SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT – 10 ادوار
Ranked No. 4 WBC کی طرف سے, the 28-year-old Prograis has scored knockouts in 12 ان کی آخری کے 13 لڑائی. Originally from New Orleans but currently fighting out of Main Street Gym in Houston, the 5-foot-9 Prograis is an aggressive-minded southpaw with stunning accuracy on his power shots.
Prograis has beaten two previously undefeated fighters on ShoBox – an eight round stoppage of Abel Ramos and an eight-round decision over Amos Cowart – in addition to his most recent performance, a first round KO of veteran Aaron Herrera. The former amateur standout is coming off a first round knockout of Wilfrido Buelvas on فروری. 11.
“It’s ‘Rougarou Time’,"Prograis کہا, whose nickname originates in Louisiana folklore and is defined as a werewolf-like creature. “This is a crossroads fight for me. I am ranked No. 4 by the WBC and fifth by رنگ میں 140 پاؤنڈ. I have worked hard to get here, and I am on a hunt for the title belts.
“Diaz is standing in the way of my ultimate objective and I know that I must defeat him to get where I want to be. He needs to get past me to move onto the next level himself, so I am sure he is equally motivated. That is what makes for great fights.”
Joel Diaz Jr., of Palmdale, کیلیفورنیا., will return to ShoBox for the third time. He debuted on the SHOWTIME series in just his sixth pro bout, stopping unbeaten prospect Guy Robb in seven rounds in 2012. Diaz میں جونیئر. returned to headline aShoBox event on May 16, 2014, dominating Canadian Tyler Asselstine over 10 rounds en route to a unanimous decision.
The 25-year-old won all of his starts by stoppage in 2016.
“I am honored to be back on SHOWTIME and am thankful to my promoters DiBella Entertainment and Jean Pascal Promotions for the opportunity,” said Diaz Jr. "پرجون 9, I will be more than ready to hand Regis Prograis his first defeat. ShoBoxfans are in for a treat as this will be a thriller while it lasts. جب دھواں صاف کرتا ہے, I know that I will be the one left standing.”
STEVE ROLLS VS. DEMOND NICHOLSON – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT – 8 ادوار
سٹیو رولس, of Toronto, کینیڈا, earned his biggest victory in his ShoBox debut in December 2015, stopping then undefeated prospect and amateur standout Steed Woodall inside four rounds. He has since earned two impressive knockout wins in 2016.
Rolls had a successful amateur career, competing on both the 2009 اور 2010 Canadian National boxing teams and finishing with an 83-14 record overall. میں 2009, he went to the International Boxing Association (اے آئی بی اے) ملاپ میں مردوں کے باکسنگ چیمپئن شپ, اٹلی, where he lost in the Round of 16 کرنے کے لئے 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh.
“It feels great to be back on ShoBox and I’m looking forward to putting on another spectacular performance,” Rolls said. “I know that Nicholson can fight and I expect him to come prepared. Training camp has been going very well and on جون 9, I will be more than ready.”
Demond “D’Bestatit” Nicholson is a super middleweight from Laurel, ایم ڈی. with devastating power, scoring all but one of his wins by knockout, شامل 10 پہلے راؤنڈ میں. The 24-year-old has won seven fights with one draw since his only defeat in 2014.
نکلسن, who owns an impressive victory over former world title challenger Milton Nunez, is coming off of a questionable draw against Immanuwel Aleem –who recently stopped Ievgen Khytrov in a back-and-forth brawl that aired on SHOWTIME. ایک شوکیا کے طور پر, Nicholson accumulated a record of 110-15, before turning pro in July 2013.
“My time is now,” said Nicholson. “Any time that I am able to showcase my talent in front of a national audience means a lot. I am very humbled and thankful to be a part of this card. I’ve had great sparring, making adjustments every session. I saw Rolls’ fight against Steed Woodall – I think he has a lot to learn, and I will teach him a lesson. I look forward to victory and continuing to move up the world rankings.”
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Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer is Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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