Ronald Ellis vs. Jerry Odom, Keenan Smith vs. Wellington Arias Romero & Lavasis Williams-O’Shaquie Foster Also in Action
Rāmere, Feb. 19 i 10 p.m. AND/PT
Ora i te SHOWTIME®
NEW YORK (Jan. 15, 2016) - ShoBox: Ko te Generation New returnson Rāmere, Feb. 19, quadrupleheader ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru) i te Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall i roto i te Atlantic City, N.J.
With the same height, same age, and similar strong amateur backgrounds, Adamu "pata" Lopez (14-0, 7 Koó) a Mario “Yayo” Munoz (16-0-1, 10 Koó) 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 Koó) e i runga i Jerry Odom (13-2, 12 Koó) in a clash of hard-hitting super middleweights, Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 Koó) faces fellow southpaw Te Ūpoko o te Ika Romero (9-0-1, 4 Koó) in a battle of unbeaten welterweights and lefthander Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-0-1, 3 Koó) risks his undefeated record against O'Shaquie Foster (8-1, 5 Koó) in a super featherweight match.
The combined record of the eight up-and-coming competitors is 89-3-3 ki 54 knockouts.
Lopez, o San Antonio, Texas, by way Phoenix, Ariz., Smith, o Philadelphia, and Foster, o Orange, Texas, will be making their secondShoBox tīmata; while Munoz, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Ellis, of Dorchester, Mass., Williams, of Rochester, N.Y.. and Romero, of Hasburgh, N.Y., via Santiago, D.R., ratou tuatahi. Odom, o Washington, D.C, is making his third appearance.
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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, DominicanErietere Aquino (17-0-1 haere i roto i te). Lopez is coming off a second-round TKO over Eric Aiken whakamutunga Dec. 12.
Lopez was born in Phoenix, raised in Los Angeles and moved to San Antonio when he was 15. Haere ia ki 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. Haere ia ki 140-10 i roto i te 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 whakamutunga Kia 2.
Ellis upset highly regarded Terrell Gausha to win the 2010 National Golden karapu (Gausha would go on to represent the U.S. i te 2012 Olympic Games). Since going pro in February 2011, Ellis has fought in two countries (Puerto Rico, Mexico) and six U.S. cities (San Antonio, Carson, Calif., Winchester, Va., New York City, Tulsa and Inglewood, Calif.). 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. Katoa 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 haere i roto i te) i runga i 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, he runaruna runga, me te 2012 National Golden karapu Champion i 178 pauna, i te mutunga i runga i Jan pūkenga win 12-whawhai. 9, 2015, when he was disqualified against Andrew Hernandez. In the rematch the followingMarch 13 i runga i ShoBox, Odom registered a 2:47, first-round TKO.
I roto i tona ShoBox tuatahi, 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 Pineamine Whitaker whakamutunga 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 a 78-74 rua.
Before turning pro in April 2010, Smith was a 2008 National Golden Gloves Featherweight Champion and 2007 Junior Olympic National Champion. His 74-2 record in the amateurs included two victories overworld-ranked contender Amir ahau.
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 whakamutunga 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 onOketopa. 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 mehua (6-1) i runga i te Nov. 6 card in Las Vegas.
A highly decorated amateur, the 5-foot-8½ inch Foster advanced to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Games tamataraa i reira ngaro ia ki hinga kore amanaki pro, Hohepa "Jo-Jo" Diaz. I mua i taua, Foster was a 2011 Houston Golden karapu me 2010 PAL National Champion, a five-time Ringside National Champion and two-time National Junior Golden Gloves Champion.
Barry Tompkins Ka karanga i te ShoBox mahi i te ringside ki Steve Farhood me te toa o mua ao Raul Marquez i te tavini ei tohunga kaitätari. Ko te kaihanga matua, ko te Gordon Hall ki Richard Gaughan te whakaputa me te Rick Phillips aratai.
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