NEW YORK - يناير 20, 2021 – SHOWTIME Sports has released a special video feature in advance of tonight’s ShoBox: الجيل الجديد بث, the first of 2021. The video features ShoBox analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood taking viewers through the history of the popular prospect developmental series, which debuted on SHOWTIME^® في يوليو 2001 and celebrates its 20th year featuring boxing’s rising stars throughout 2021. To watch and share the video, اذهب إلى https://youtu.be/c8-_w6qLCkQ.

“I would make the argument that today as we speak in 2021, it’s more important than it’s ever been because prospects need to fight so it’s very important forShoBoxto give them that opportunity because without fights they don’t grow and without grassroots boxing, boxing doesn’t grow,” Farhood says in the feature.

Since its inception, ShoBox: الجيل الجديد has showcased young talent matched tough in exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. حاليا, 83 المقاتلين الذين ظهرت علىShoBox have advanced to win world titles including the likes of Errol Spence Jr., اندريه وارد, ديونتاري وايلدر, Timothy Bradley and Nonito Donaire.

Tonight’s telecast begins at 9 عصرا. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME and is headlined by Yeis Solano (15-0, 10 كوس) making his super lightweight debut against the first undefeated fighter of his career in East Hartford, Conn.’s Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 كوس). The co-main event features Panama’s unbeaten Jose Nunez (11-0-1, 4 كوس) facing decorated amateur Aram Avagyan (10-0-1, 4 كوس) in an eight-round super featherweight matchup.