Ronald Ellis vs. Jerry Odom, Keenan Smith vs. Wellington Arias Romero & Lavasis Williams-O’Shaquie Foster Also in Action
Friday, Feb. 19 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
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TSHIAB YORK (Jan. 15, 2016) - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam returnson Friday, Feb. 19, quadrupleheader nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) los ntawm cov Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall nyob rau hauv Atlantic City, N.J.
With the same height, same age, and similar strong amateur backgrounds, Adas "Butter" Lopez (14-0, 7 Kos) thiab Mario “Yayo” Munoz (16-0-1, 10 Kos) will face their toughest opponents to date when they touch gloves in the 10-round super bantamweight main event matchup.
In other televised bouts, all scheduled for eight rounds, Ronald “Akeem” Ellis (12-0, 10 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Jerry Odom (13-2, 12 Kos) in a clash of hard-hitting super middleweights, Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 Kos) faces fellow southpaw Wellington Romero (9-0-1, 4 Kos) in a battle of unbeaten welterweights and lefthander Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-0-1, 3 Kos) risks his undefeated record against O'Shaquie Foster (8-1, 5 Kos) in a super featherweight match.
The combined record of the eight up-and-coming competitors is 89-3-3 nrog 54 knockouts.
Lopez, ntawm San Antonio, Texas, by way Phoenix, Ariz., Smith, ntawm Philadelphia, and Foster, txiv kab ntxwv, Texas, will be making their secondShoBox pib; while Munoz, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Ellis, of Dorchester, Loj., Williams, of Rochester, N.Y.. and Romero, of Hasburgh, N.Y., via Santiago, D.R., lawv thawj. Odom, ntawm Washington, D.C, is making his third appearance.
Tickets for the GH3 Promotions event are priced at $25, $50, $75 thiab 100 and are available for purchase online at www.Ticketmaster.comand over the phone at 1 800 736 1420.
An excellent boxer-puncher and tactician that likes to counter, Lopez won his ShoBox debut in his outing before last with a close, hard-fought 10-round majority decision over previously undefeated, DominicanEliezer Aquino (17-0-1 mus nyob rau hauv). Lopez is coming off a second-round TKO over Eric Aiken kawg Dec. 12.
Lopez was born in Phoenix, raised in Los Angeles and moved to San Antonio when he was 15. Nws mus 125-23 in the amateurs and won six national championships before turning pro in February 2012. He’s trained by former two-time world champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez.
Munoz will be making his United States debut and first start outside of Mexico. A pro since September 2010, he’s known for his come-forward style, first-rate overall skills and proficient punching power. Nws mus 140-10 nyob rau hauv lub amateurs, winning three national Junior Olympic tournaments and coming away with bronze and silver medals in national championships.
Muñoz, who hails from a fighting family, has an uncle who boxed professionally. He’s the one he credits for introducing him to boxing when he was 13. This will be his first fight since he scored a lopsided eight-round decision over Daniel Franco kawg Tej zaum 2.
Ellis upset highly regarded Terrell Gausha to win the 2010 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes (Gausha would go on to represent the U.S. nyob rau ntawm lub 2012 Olympic ua si). Since going pro in February 2011, Ellis has fought in two countries (Puerto Rico, Mexico) and six U.S. cities (San Antonio, Carson, California., Winchester, Va., New York City, Tulsa and Inglewood, California.). The 26-year-old has faced mostly modest opposition and has seldom come close to putting in a full night’s work.
Ellis had had a series of delays and restarts since turning pro but feels he’s grown from his mistakes and that he’ll be stronger because of them. For sure, his power hasn’t been affected. Tag nrho cov 10 of his knockouts have come inside two rounds (eight in the first). The older brother of boxer Rashidi Ellis has won four straight by knockout, including a second-round TKO over Jas Phipps in his last start last Aug. 29. But he seems to be taking a sizeable step-up in class here.
Odom is looking to turn it around after losing two of his last three, the most recent defeat coming via a shocking third-round TKO to Samuel Clarkson (14-3 mus nyob rau hauv) rau ShoBox. The heavily favored, heavy-hitting Odom was dropped three times, once in the second and twice in the third, before the fight was halted at 1:15.
Odom, ib sab saum toj pib xyaum ua thiab 2012 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes zus ntawm 178 phaus, muaj ib tug 12-sib ntaus yeej streak kawg rau Jan. 9, 2015, when he was disqualified against Andrew Hernandez. In the rematch the followingLub peb hlis ntuj 13 rau ShoBox, Odom registered a 2:47, first-round TKO.
Nyob rau hauv nws ShoBox debut, Odom, who makes for exciting scraps, dropped previously unbeaten Vilier Quinonez (8-0) twice before stopping him in the seventh round on July 25, 2014.
Smith won his ShoBox debut in his last start on a hard-fought, eight-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker kawg Nov. 6 in an outdoor fight in Las Vegas. Fighting in memory of his mother who died in late September and going eight rounds for the first time, the 5-foot-7Smith, overcame a nasty cut over the left eye from an unintentional headbutt in the sixth, rallied to score a knockdown in the seventh and triumphed by the scores of 79-73 thiab 78-74 ob zaug.
Before turning pro in April 2010, Smith was a 2008 National Golden Gloves Featherweight Champion and 2007 Junior Olympic National zus. His 74-2 record in the amateurs included two victories overworld-ranked contender Amir kuv.
Romero had 268 amateur bouts and represented the Dominican Republic at the Olympics in 2012 (he lost to Vasyl Lomanchenko). Shortly thereafter he relocated to New York. He went pro in October 2013, fought four times in 2014 and five times last year.
A slick 5-foot-9 boxer who can punch and gives opponent issues because of his awkward style and movement, Romero, 24, has beat up on ordinary opposition and is coming off a first-round TKO over LuisMeroles kawg Dec. 5. This looks to be his most daunting assignment to date.
Williams, 24, is a boxer-puncher who’s won seven in a row since boxing a draw in his second start in March 2013. This will be his first fight outside of New York. Making his eight-round debut in his last start onOct. 8, he won a shutout decision over Czech Republic’s Michal Dufek.
Foster, 22, gets a quick-fix opportunity to redeem himself after losing hisShoBox debut on an eight-round unanimous decision to underdog Sam Seah (6-1) nyob rau hauv lub Nov. 6 card in Las Vegas.
A highly decorated amateur, the 5-foot-8½ inch Foster advanced to the 2012 U.S. Olympic ua si hlw kom qis qhov twg nws poob rau unbeaten pro prospect, Yauxej "Jo-Jo" Diaz. Ua ntej ntawd, Foster was a 2011 Houston Golden Cov hnab looj tes thiab 2010 NPAWG National zus, a five-time Ringside National Champion and two-time National Junior Golden Gloves Champion.
Barry Tompkins yuav hu rau ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Lub executive tsim kom yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips directing.
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