Unbeatens Regis Prograis and Joel Diaz Jr., Collide In Main Event On פרייַטיק, יוני 9 לעבן אויף שאָוטיים^® בייַ 10:30 פּ.ם. עט / פּט

2017 Hall of Fame Inductees Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood To Be Joined By Fellow Hall of Famers Al Bernstein & Jimmy Lennon Jr.

נייַ יארק (מייַ 23, 2017) - שאָבאָקס: די ניו גענעראַטיאָן will celebrate the 2017 Hall of Fame weekend with a special doubleheader on Friday, יוני 9 לעבן אויף שאָוטיים (10:30 פּ.ם. און/פּט) from Turning Stone Resort Casino, just minutes from the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, נ.י..

 

Longtime שאָבאָקס analysts Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood will call the actionאויף פרייטאג before their induction in the “Observer” category אויף זונטאג 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, סיסטער.

 

אין די 10-קייַלעכיק הויפּט געשעעניש, undefeated super lightweights Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (19-0, 16 קאָס) and Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 קאָס) will meet in a quintessential שאָבאָקס 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 שאָבאָקס.

 

אין די גלויבנס-שטריך, unbeaten Canadian super middleweight Steve Rolls (15-0, 9 קאָס) makes his second start on שאָבאָקס when he faces the dangerous Demond Nicholson (17-1-1, 16 קאָס) אין אַן אַכט-קייַלעכיק גלייַכן.

 

“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,” said Gordon Hall, שאָבאָקס Executive Producer and SVP Production, שאָוטיים ספורט. “And when you add four fighters with only one loss between them in a quintessentialשאָבאָקס קאָרט, it just doesn’t get much better than that.”

 

Tompkins and Farhood are the one-two punch behind שאָבאָקס: 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 שאָבאָקס visit to Turning Stone Resort Casino, which hosted its first שאָבאָקס telecast during the 2013 Hall of Fame weekend.

 

טיקקעץ פֿאַר די געשעעניש, co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and AASHA Record Breakers, זענען פּרייסט בייַ $65 for ringside, $50, $40 און $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. דאָאָרס וועט עפענען בייַ 6:30 פּ.ם., מיט די ערשטער באַוט סקעדזשולד פֿאַר 7:30 פּ.ם.

REGIS PROGRAIS VS. JOEL DIAZ JR. – SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT – 10 ראָונדס

ראַנגקט נומ. 4 דורך די וובק, the 28-year-old Prograis has scored knockouts in 12 פון זיין לעצטע 13 פייץ. 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 שאָבאָקס – 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 פעברואר. 11.

 

“It’s ‘Rougarou Time’,"האט פּראָגראַיס, 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 די רינג בייַ 140 פונט. 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, קאַליף., will return to שאָבאָקס 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. דיאַז דזשוניער. returned to headline aשאָבאָקס 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. "אויףיוני 9, I will be more than ready to hand Regis Prograis his first defeat. שאָבאָקסfans are in for a treat as this will be a thriller while it lasts. ווען דער רויך קלירז, I know that I will be the one left standing.”

 

STEVE ROLLS VS. DEMOND NICHOLSON – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT – 8 ראָונדס

סטיוו ראָללס, of Toronto, קאַנאַדע, earned his biggest victory in his שאָבאָקס 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 און 2010 Canadian National boxing teams and finishing with an 83-14 record overall. אין 2009, he went to the International Boxing Association (אַיבאַ) מענטשן ס באָקסינג טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ אין מילאַן, איטאליע, where he lost in the Round of 16 צו 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh.

 

“It feels great to be back on שאָבאָקס 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 יוני 9, I will be more than ready.”

 

Demond “D’Bestatit” Nicholson is a super middleweight from Laurel, מד. with devastating power, scoring all but one of his wins by knockout, אַרייַנגערעכנט 10 אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק. The 24-year-old has won seven fights with one draw since his only defeat in 2014.

 

ניטשאָלסאָן, 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. ווי אַ ליבהאָבער, 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 שאָבאָקס 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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