Unbeatens Regis Prograis and Joel Diaz Jr., Collide In Main Event On 星期五, 六月 9 住在Showtime^® 在 10:30 P.M. 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.

纽约 (五月 23, 2017) - 的ShoBox: 新一代 will celebrate the 2017 Hall of Fame weekend with a special doubleheader on Friday, 六月 9 住在Showtime (10:30 P.M. AND/PT) from Turning Stone Resort Casino, just minutes from the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, 纽约州.

 

Longtime 的ShoBox analysts Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood will call the action在周五 before their induction in the “Observer” category 星期日 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.

 

在10轮的主要事件, undefeated super lightweights Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (19-0, 16 科斯) and Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 科斯) will meet in a quintessential 的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 的ShoBox.

 

在共同特征, unbeaten Canadian super middleweight Steve Rolls (15-0, 9 科斯) makes his second start on 的ShoBox when he faces the dangerous Demond Nicholson (17-1-1, 16 科斯) 在八轮比赛.

 

“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,”戈登·霍尔说, 的ShoBox Executive Producer and SVP Production, SHOWTIME体育. “And when you add four fighters with only one loss between them in a quintessential的ShoBox 卡, it just doesn’t get much better than that.”

 

Tompkins and Farhood are the one-two punch behind 的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 的ShoBox 参观旋石度假村赌场, 它举办了首次 的ShoBox 转播期间 2013 周末名人堂大厅.

 

门票活动, co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and AASHA Record Breakers, 售价为 $65 for ringside, $50, $40 和 $30 (may be subject to additional fees) and are available at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877-833-SHOW, 或在Ticketmaster.com上在线. 大门会在打开 6:30 P.M., 与第一回合预定 7:30 P.M.

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

排名不. 4 由WBC, the 28-year-old Prograis has scored knockouts in 12 他最后的 13 打架. 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 的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 二月. 11.

 

“It’s ‘Rougarou Time’,“Prograis说, 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 午夜凶铃 在 140 英镑. 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, 加利福尼亚州。, will return to 的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. 迪亚兹JR. returned to headline a的ShoBox 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. “在六月 9, I will be more than ready to hand Regis Prograis his first defeat. 的ShoBoxfans are in for a treat as this will be a thriller while it lasts. 当硝烟散尽, I know that I will be the one left standing.”

 

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

史蒂夫劳斯莱斯, of Toronto, 加拿大, earned his biggest victory in his 的ShoBox 12月出道 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 和 2010 Canadian National boxing teams and finishing with an 83-14 record overall. 在 2009, he went to the International Boxing Association (AIBA) 男子拳击锦标赛在米兰, 意大利, where he lost in the Round of 16 到 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh.

 

“It feels great to be back on 的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 六月 9, I will be more than ready.”

 

Demond “D’Bestatit” Nicholson is a super middleweight from Laurel, 马里兰州. with devastating power, scoring all but one of his wins by knockout, 含 10 在第一轮. The 24-year-old has won seven fights with one draw since his only defeat in 2014.

 

尼科尔森, 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. 作为一个业余爱好者, 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 的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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