World-Ranked Adam Lopez Risks Perfect Record Against
Roman Reynoso In Main Event Live у 10 п.м. И/ПТ
Tickets on Sale At Foxwoods Resort Casino
ЊУЈОРК (Јун 29, 2016) – The popular, prospect-orientated boxing series, СхоБок: Нова генерација celebrates its 15th anniversary with a quadrupleheader on Петак, Јул 22, ливе он СХОВТИМЕ (10 п.м. И/ПТ, касни на Западној обали) од Фоквоодс Ресорт Цасино у Mashantucket, Цонн.
У 10-колу главног догађаја, undefeated top 10-ranked Адам "Буттер" Лопез (15-0, 7 КОс) of Phoenix faces Roman Ruben Reynoso (18-1-1, 7 КОс) of Argentina in a bantamweight bout. Super middleweights Роналд Еллис (12-0-1, 10 КОс) of Lynn., Маса., и Јулије Џексон (19-1, 15 КОс) св. Тома, Девичанска острва, will collide in the eight-round co-feature.
Два осам-роундерс ће заокружују на четири борбе телецаст. О'Схакуие Фостер (10-1, 7 КОс), Оранге, Тексас, меетс Роланд Цхинеа (12-1-1, 6 КОс), оф Ланцастер, Пен., in a featherweight scrap and undefeatedКхиари Сива-Питс (13-0, 10 КОс), of Worcester, Маса., will be opposed by fellow unbeaten Ismael Garcia (10-0, 4 КОс), од Винеланд, Њ, by way of Pahokee, Фла., in the super welterweight opener.
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Since its premiere on July 21, 2001, 67 boxers who’ve appeared onСхоБок went on to become world champions; the most recent,Rau’Shee Warren. An additional 75 fighters who appeared on СхоБокhave fought for a world title.
Testament to the СхоБок mission statement and to the competitiveness of the fights – prospects are matched against their toughest opposition to date – 150 fighters have suffered their first loss on the developmental series.
Лопез, Ellis and Foster fought on GH3’s Јан. 19 СхоБок at Atlantic City. Lopez and Foster triumphed; Ellis boxed a draw.
Adam Lopez vs. Roman Ruben Reynoso: 10-round bantamweight bout
The steadily improving Lopez, now trained by Houston-based Рони Шилдс, will be making his fourth СхоБок start since March 2015. In his first three, he defeated previously unbeaten prospects (combined record: 44-0-2) on each occasion.
Последњи Јан. 19, the 5-foot-7, 25-year-old Lopez captured a career-best, highly competitive 10-round decision over Mario Muñoz (16-0-1) Мексика. Lopez survived a nasty cut over his right eye to win by the scores of 98-92 двапут и 97-93. In his other fights on СхоБок, Lopez won a (then personal-best) 10-round majority decision over DominicanЕлиецер Акино (17-0-1) јул 17, 2015, and by second-round knockout over Пабло Круз (11-0) он Марцх 13, 2015.
Regarding his upcoming fight against Reynoso, Lopez said, “Everything is good. I’m starting to turn up my sparring. I have switched trainers to Рони Шилдс у Хјустону. I see a lot of improvement since my last fight.
“Reynoso is a good fighter from Argentina. He is in Canada now, so I am sure he is getting good sparring there. He is kind of wild, but guys like that are hard to fight because you don’t know where the punches are coming from, but we will be prepared for anything.”
Born in Phoenix and raised in Los Angeles, Lopez moved to San Antonio at 15. Отишао 125-23 in the amateurs and won six national championships before turning pro at 21 у фебруару 2012.
The 25-year-old Reynoso brings a 10-fight winning streak into his United States and СхоБок деби. A five-year pro, the South American lightweight champion fought his initial 18 fights in Buenos Aires before winning his last fight and lone start this year on a decision over Cristian Arrazola последњи Мај 20 у Канади. Reynoso’s lone defeat came in his fourth fight.
“Everything is going well in training camp,’’ Reynoso said. “We know that Lopez is tall for 122 pounds and he has good hand speed. He has a good name and we will try to learn more in the next few weeks.
“This is a big opportunity for us and we will do our best. This is a big fight and we know we have to win. With a win, we would hope to get a world title opportunity.’’
Ronald Ellis vs. Јулије Џексон: Eight-round middleweight bout
Ellis gets an immediate opportunity to regain his winning ways after taking a sizeable jump up in class and boxing an eight-round draw with hard-hitting Џери Одом у свом Јан. 19 СхоБок деби. A spirited, close contest throughout was scored 78-74 for Ellis and 76-76 комад. The draw snapped a four-fight-knockout streak for Ellis, who’s won all 10 of his knockouts inside two rounds (eight in the first) since turning pro in 2011.
“This is going to be another coming out party for me,’’ the 5-foot-11, 25-year-old Ellis said. “The last fight was a draw. I had some problems with my hand, but I’m back and this is a step for me. Hopefully he comes to fight. I hope he brings it 100 percent because I am bringing 200 проценат.
“I am glad to be on СхоБок опет. I showed the fans a little bit in my last fight. They can expect the same thing but a little bit more on Јул 22.''
Jackson is making his second СхоБок почетак. In his debut – and initial go in the U.S. – the older brother of Јохн and son of former two-division world champion Julian “The Hawk” Jackson registered two knockdowns en-route to a ninth-round TKO over Jonathan Nelson (19-2, 10 КОс) он Дец. 20, 2014.
Much like Ellis, Jackson is also getting a quick-fix chance to redeem himself and get back on the winning track. Али, unlike Ellis, Џексон losthis most recent fight. His perfect record and 19-fight winning streak ended when he lost by second-round TKO to now top-rated super middleweight contender Jose Uzcategui последњи Нов. 6.
“I’m looking to redeem myself and come out with a win,’’ said the 6-foot-2 Jackson, који се окреће 29 о Август. 1. “This is my second СхоБок fight and I’m excited to get back to let the world see my talent. I’m getting better, my training has been good. I expect to be in with another really good fighter. It should be a great fight.’’
A 2008 Olympian for the Virgin Islands and a pro since January 2009, Jackson is fighting for the third time in a row in the U.S.
O’Shaquie Foster vs. Роланд Цхинеа: Eight-round featherweight bout
O’Shaquie (pronounced “oh-SHACK-ee”) Foster is making his third appearance on СхоБок. Последњи Јан. 19, he began to live up to expectations when he rebounded from a sub-standard performance in his СхоБок деби (an eight-round decision loss to Самуел Сеах у новембру 2015) to register a seventh-round TKO over previously undefeated Lavisas Williams (8-0-1).
Фостер, 22, dropped southpaw Williams four times – in the second, third, fourth and seventh rounds. Three of the knockdowns appeared to result from a push, but Williams’ gloves touched the canvas each time so they went into the books as knockdowns. After the final knockdown in the seventh, the fight was stopped at 52 секунди игре у овој рунди.
“Everything is going good,’’ Foster said. “I’ve been doing a lot of conditioning. I am in the best shape of my life. Chinea has a good jab and I know he will be in a good shape.
“Ever since I moved to Virginia to train, my conditioning, mentality and confidence has gone way up and that was the difference from my first fight to my last fight on СхоБок. О Јул 22, I will be even that much better.’’
A highly decorated amateur standout, the 5-foot-8½ inch Foster advanced to the 2012 У.С. Olympic Trials where he lost to unbeaten pro prospect, Џозеф "Јо-Јо" Дијаз. Пре тога, Foster was a 2010 ПАЛ Национални Шампион, a five-time Ringside National Champion and two-time National Junior Golden Gloves Champion.
Цхинеа, a 5-foot-8, 25-годишњакиња, даје свој СхоБок деби. After going pro in November 2011, отишао је 10-0-1 before losing an eight-round decision to Ismail Muwendo у априлу 2015. He’s won two straight since, including a six-round decision over previously undefeatedЛадариус Милер (онда 9-0) у свом последњем борби против Јан. 16.
“I treat every opponent the same,’’ Chinea. “I give everything I got and I leave it all in the ring. I know Foster was a good amateur. I know he can box and I know he has some pop.
“This is the moment I’ve dreamed about since I started boxing at 14. My main goal is to tune out the crowd and win. I want to be a main event fighter on SHOWTIME and this is the first step.’’
Khiary Gray-Pitts vs. Ismael Garcia: Eight-round super welterweight bout
Сива-Питтс, 23, will be boxing on СхоБок по први пут. Ambidextrous with quick hands and feet, Gray-Pitts turned pro in June 2014. He fought three times that year, eight times in 2015 (8-0, 8 КОс, seven in the first, one in the second) and this will be his third fight in 2016.
“I’m very excited,’’ Gray-Pitts said. “Now I get to showcase my skillset to the whole world. It’s something I’ve been waiting for. There’s still more that people haven’t seen yet when it comes to me. Now I get to see what I have the ability to do. I’m able to block [the crowd] out.
“The more pressure there is, the more relaxed I am. I don’t know a lot about my opponent, but it doesn’t matter as long as I go in there and get done what I need to get done.”
The 5-foot-9 Gray-Pitts is coming off a second-round knockout overQuinton Willis последњи Мај 13. У свом претпоследњем излету, the previous Јан. 19, won a 10-round decision over Едуардо Флорес.
Гарсија, 29, has fought sporadically since turning pro in March 2010, although he’s been more active in the last 14 месеци. He fought in May and October in 2015 and won his one start this year on a six-round split decision over Царлос Гарциа последњи Март 18. Garcia’s initial seven fights took place in Atlantic City, the last three in Philadelphia.
“It is my television debut, and everything we have been working on in my first 10 fights we will put together for this fight,’’ Garcia said. “This is SHOWTIME. Being on СхоБок is a long time coming for me. It’s what I’ve dreamed about since I started boxing. It’s his TV debut as well so I know he will be on top of his game. We will be preparing 100 percent for that and then some.
“I have seen a little of Gray-Pitts on tape. This will be my toughest test, as I will be his toughest test. When you have 13-0 борба 10-0, it will be a good fight.’’
Бари Томпкинс ће позвати СхоБок Акција од ринга са Стеве Фархоод и бивши светски шампион Раул Маркуез will serve as expert analysts. Извршни продуцент је Гордон Хол са Богата Гаугхан производњу и Рик Филипс режирање.