Unbeatens Antoine Douglas & Thomas LaManna ontmoet in die Main Event
Woon op Showtime by 10 namiddag. EN/PT
NEW YORK (Februarie. 25, 2015) - Ses onoorwonne boksers, agt totaal met 'n gekombineerde rekord van 105-3-3, sal aandag vestig op 'n ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie quadrupleheader woon op Showtime® (10 namiddag. ET / PT, vertraag op die Weskus) op Vrydag, Maart 13, uit Die ruimte aan Westbury in Westbury, N.Y..
Twee van die gevegte sal die funksie onoorwonne boksers teen mekaar. In die belangrikste gebeurtenis, Antoine "Aksie"Douglas (16-0-1, 10 Uitklophoue) van Washington, DC, sal voldoen Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna (16-0, 7 Uitklophoue) van Millville, N.J., in 'n 10-ronde middelgewigtitel skroot. Adam Lopez (9-0, 4 Uitklophoue), San Antonio, en Houston se Paul Kruis (11-0, 3 Uitklophoue) botsing in 'n agt-ronde slag van Lone Star State super bantamweights in die openingswedstryd van die beeldsending.
In die mede-funksie, onoorwonne hotklou Ismael Barroso (16-0-2, 15 Uitklophoue), El Tigre, Venezuela, sal skiet vir sy 13ste agtereenvolgende oorwinning behaal toe hy die gesig staar Issouf "Volcano" Kinda (17-2, 7 Uitklophoue), van Bronx, N.Y., in 'n 10-ronde afval vir die bure liggewigtitel. In die agt-ronde funksie bout, eens geslaanJerry "Die King se Seun" Odom (12-1, 1 NC, 11 Uitklophoue), van Washington DC, sal probeer en reg doen aan sy enigste verlies wanneer hy op onoorwonne Andrew "Hurricane" Hernandez (8-0-1, 1 ND, 1 KO) van Phoenix, Ariz., in 'n super-middelgewig rematch.
Watter van die onoorwonne boksers sal hul vlekkelose rekord ongeskonde hou Vrydag Die 13ste? SedertShoBox première in Julie 2001, 125 vegters - en tel - gely hul aanvanklike nederlae op die gewilde reeks, waar belowende prizefighters gesig dikwels hul taaiste vyand datum.
Douglas, 22, is onoorwonne (1-0-1) in twee ShoBox verskynings. He has won two in a row, insluitend 'n skewe ses-ronde besluit oor Don Mouton in sy mees onlangse begin verlede November. 13 2014, and a 10-round majority draw with former world title challenger Michel Soro (23-1-1 gaan in) verlede Julie op ShoBox.
"Douglas grootgeword het 'n bietjie in sy laaste stryd op ShoBox, Soro oorheers vroeë en dan vervaag laat in 'n stryd wat kon gegaan het óf manier,'' Sê ShoBox Deskundige Analyst en Boxing Historikus Steve Farhood. "Dit is die soort van stryd 'n jong vooruitsig moet leer oor homself en ek is angstig om te sien of daardie ervaring bewys 'n groot rol te speel in sy volwassenheid as 'n vegter. He’s a very exciting, aggressiewe middelgewigtitel en vir 'n baie jong vegter blyk te wees baie vinnig beweeg. ''
'N Soliede amateur wat dit gemaak aan die 2011 U.S. Olimpiese proewe voor jy gaan pro in Oktober. 2012, Douglas twee keer geveg daardie jaar, nege keer in 2013 en ses keer in 2014.
Douglas het sterk terwyl opslaan shutout in sy 12ste Begin, wen sy ShoBox debuut en klop uit een van sy opponent se tande in 'n vermaaklike, maar eensydige agt-ronde besluit oor voorheen onoorwonne Marquis Davis (8-0-2 gaan in) in Januarie 2014.
Douglas, wat die bekendheid hy ontvang sedert verskyn op erken ShoBox, is nou besig om sy derde geskeduleer 10-ronde stryd.
“This is going to be a big fight, a very big fight,'' Het hy gesê. "Ek is die belangrikste gebeurtenis. It is another step up the ladder and I get to take that step on a big network like SHOWTIME.
“I know LaManna from the amateurs so this fight came as a bit of a surprise to me. But this is the sport of boxing. I know he’s coming to win and stay undefeated, net soos ek is. Ek dink 160 is my best weight and is one I should stay comfortable at. No more catch-weights hopefully.
"ShoBox has shown me love and has been very beneficial to me and my career. I’m definitely getting noticed more. Ek weet ek moet 'n wen op te kry Maart 13 to continue to climb the rankings.”
LaManna, 23, is a determined young fighter with a sometimes unpredictable style. A pro since February 2011, he has been a fixture on Atlantic City boxing cards, having fought there eight times. LaManna, who is two-and-a half inches taller than Douglas, is looking forward to the opportunity and is confident he can spring an upset in his 10-round ShoBox debut.
“I’ve been waiting for a fight like this,’’ said LaManna, who is coming off a unanimous six-round decision over Gilbert Sanchez laaste Desember. 13. “Without a doubt they made a mistake by picking me. I am so excited for this fight and I am going to make the best of it. I know I am going to come in there 100 percent prepared and do what I have to do to get the victory.
“I know Antoine from the amateurs although we never sparred or boxed. I know he is a good fighter and this will be a good fight. Dit is wat boks behoeftes, two undefeated fighters facing each other and what better place than on ShoBox.''
Barroso, 32, is a power-punching nine-year pro who’s making his ShoBox, U.S. en 2015 debuut. The well-traveled Barroso turned pro in August 2005, had two draws in his first six fights, but has won 12 straight since, 11 by way of knockout. In his most recent outing last Desember. 5, the devastating Barroso destroyed Maximiliano Galindo, scoring vier knockdowns — one in the first and second and two in the third — en route to a third-round knockout.
Kinda, 27, who was born in Ouagadougou (pronounced wa-ga-DOO-goo), Burkina Faso, is making his 14th start in New York. Kinda turned pro in January 2009 en het sy aanvanklike 16 gevegte, including the New York state 140-pound title. He is coming off a second-round TKO over Kevin Carter laaste Jan. 17 in Tennessee.
“My style is moving, punching and attacking people,” said Kinda, an accomplished amateur who was the 2007 African Championships silver medalist at 132 pond. “I want do my best to be known as a good fighter in the U.S., and around the world. This is my first shot to prove myself on a big stage and I’m not going to let it slip away.
“His power doesn’t scare me. I’ll be ready.”
The Odom-Hernandez bout has “grudge” written all over it. “There’s obviously some intrigue in the rematch because of the way the first fight ended,'' Farhood gesê. “Odom proved in his one ShoBoxappearance to be a very exciting, big punching prospect and I can’t wait to see him again.’’
Odom, 21, 'n top amateur en 2012 Nasionale Golden Gloves Kampioen 178 pond, had a 12-fight win streak end on Jan. 9, 2015, when he was disqualified in the fourth round for continuing to punch and land shots after he’d dropped Hernandez with a flurry of punches. Die skare uitgejou, maar Hernandez was duidelik af.
“This time it will be a totally different fight,’’ Odom insisted. “I will leave no doubt. I was on my way to winning easily and he was out to try and give me my first loss anyway he could. So he just quit. I’m looking forward to Maart 13 to avenge that loss and get the win that I should have the last time we fought.”
In sy ShoBox debuut, Odom overcame the first cut of his career to register two knockdowns—in the fourth and seventh rounds—en route to knocking out previously undefeated Vilier Quinonez (8-0 gaan in) in die sewende ronde op Julie 25, 2014.
Hernandez, 29, spot met die idee dat hy bedank en gee toe dat terwyl Odom is talentvolle, dit was sy teenstander wat is die een op soek na 'n manier om uit te.
"Ek vind dit skreeusnaakse dat hy sê ek ophou,'' Sê Hernandez. "Ek dink eerlik die rede waarom hy het gediskwalifiseer is omdat hy was op soek na 'n manier om uit te. All his talk has me absolutely looking forward to this fight. I don’t want just a victory, Ek wil 'n uitklophou en ek gaan om dit te kry. Hy kan sê wat hy wil, maar ek waarborg jou. Ek gaan om hom te stop.
"Odom is regtig talentvolle en baie sterk, geen twyfel oor dit, maar wat kan gaan teen hom en ek gaan om hom te laat betaal. He throws very wide punches and is not a very good boxer. He’s obviously talented and has a lot of knockouts but if you have boxing skills and can take a punch, jy kan hom pretty much neem van mekaar.
"Ek het gevoel ek was landing wat ek wou in die eerste geveg en voel ek sou gestop het hom. I thought I was doing fine the first three rounds. And now I know what I’m up against. Hy kan sê wat hy wil, maar hy was die een wat die hoof-gestamp my 'n paar keer. One finally cut me right on my ear and it cost me seven stitches.’’
Lopez, 24, en Cruz, 28, sal wees om hul ShoBox en agt-ronde debut en sal veg vir die eerste keer buite Texas. It is unquestionably the most dangerous fight to date for both prospects.
'N top amateur voor jy gaan pro in Februarie 2012, Lopez het het twee uitklophoue in 'n ry, insluitend 'n vyfde ronde TKO oor Leonardo Torrez in sy mees onlangse afval laaste Augustus. 30.
Kruis was ook 'n voldonge amateur. Due to his dual citizenship –his father hails from El Salvador – Cruz competed for El Salvador in the amateurs, was 'n 2011 Salvador Nasionale Amateur-kampioen en het dit na El Salvador se Olimpiese proewe. Cruz has fought three times since last September. In his last outing he won a six-round unanimous decision over Manuel Rubalcava Jan. 22, 2015.
Die vegters is vol vertroue van die maak van die volgende stap in hul loopbaan 'n suksesvolle een, en beide verwag 'n taai stryd.
“It’s going to be a really good fight,'' Sê Lopez, 'n aggressiewe anti-slaner wie opgelei deur die voormalige twee keer wêreldkampioen Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez. “We’re familiar with each other. We sparred once. I’m not going in totally blind. I expect a competitive fight. We are both undefeated and from Texas.’’
"Ek dink dit gaan 'n super stryd wees. Lopez is a great fighter. Ek het 'n uitstekende dinge oor Hom gehoor,"Sê Cruz. "Dit gaan 'n groot uitdaging vir my wees. Dit gaan 'n groot show wees. I am going to work and do my thing. I’m ready and excited to walk out of that ring undefeated.’’
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Barry Tompkins roep die ShoBox optrede van ringside met Farhood en voormalige wêreldkampioen Raul Marquez dien as deskundige ontleders. Die uitvoerende vervaardiger is Gordon Hall metRichard Gaughan vervaardiging en Rick Phillips regie.
Oor ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie
Sedert sy ontstaan in Julie 2001, die krities bekroonde Showtime boks reeks, ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie featured jong talent wat ooreenstem taai. Die ShoBox filosofie is om die beeldradio opwindende, skare-verblydend en mededingende wedstryde, terwyl die verskaffing van 'n bewys grond vir gewillig vooruitsigte vasbeslote om te veg vir 'n wêreld titel. Sommige van die groeiende lys van die 58 vegters wat verskyn opShoBox en gevorderde wêreld titels te skuur sluit: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.
