Unbeatens Antoine Douglas & Thomas LaManna Ntsib nyob rau hauv Lub Main tshwm sim
Nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
TSHIAB YORK (Feb. 25, 2015) - Rau unbeaten boxers, yim tag nrho nrog ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 105-3-3, yuav ib qho ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam quadrupleheader nyob rau SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET / PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) rau Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 13, los ntawm Qhov chaw ntawm Westbury nyob rau hauv Westbury, N.Y..
Ob ntawm lub fights yuav feature undefeated boxers tawm tsam txhua lwm yam. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Antoine "Action"Douglas (16-0-1, 10 Kos) ntawm Washington, D.C., yuav ua tau raws li Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna (16-0, 7 Kos) ntawm Millville, N.J., nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round Middleweight seem. Adas Lopez (9-0, 4 Kos), ntawm San Antonio, thiab Houston lub Paul Ntoo khaub lig (11-0, 3 Kos) clash nyob rau hauv ib yim-round sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Lone Star lub xeev super bantamweights nyob rau hauv lub QRGPGT ntawm lub telecast.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, unbeaten southpaw Ismael Barroso (16-0-2, 15 Kos), ntawm El Tigre, Venezuela, yuav tua rau nws 13th sib law liag yeej thaum nws ntsej muag Issouf "Roob hluav taws" zoo li (17-2, 7 Kos), ntawm Bronx, N.Y., nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round seem rau lub NABO Sib Title. Nyob rau hauv lub yim-round feature sib ntau sib tw, ib zaug-nrua ntausJerry "The King tus Tub" Odom (12-1, 1 NC, 11 Kos), ntawm lub tuam thawj zos hauv teb chaws Mes Kas, yuav sim thiab pauj nws leeg tsis thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated Andrew "nag xob nag cua" Hernandez (8-0-1, 1 ND, 1 KO) ntawm Phoenix, Ariz., nyob rau hauv ib tug super Middleweight rematch.
Uas ntawm lub undefeated boxers yuav cia lawv cov unblemished cov ntaub ntawv lawm on Friday Lub 13th? Txij li thaumShoBox premiered nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2001, 125 neeg tua hluav taws - thiab suav - raug kev txom nyem thawj zaug defeats nyob rau hauv nrov series, qhov twg cia siab prizefighters feem ntau fim lawv toughest foes rau hnub tim.
Douglas, 22, yog unbeaten (1-0-1) nyob rau hauv ob ShoBox tshwm sim. He has won two in a row, nrog rau ib tug lopsided rau-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj Don Mouton nyob rau hauv nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no pib kawg Nov. 13 2014, and a 10-round majority draw with former world title challenger Michel Soro (23-1-1 mus nyob rau hauv) kawg Lub Xya hli ntuj nyob rau hauv ShoBox.
"Douglas loj hlob ib tug me ntsis nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus rau ShoBox, dominating Soro thaum ntxov thiab ces fading lig nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus uas yuav tau ploj mus txoj kev twg los,'' Hais tias ShoBox Cov kws muaj txuj Analyst thiab Boxing zaj liv Steve Farhood. "Nws yog ib qhov zoo ntawm kev sib ntaus ib tug hluas zeem muag xav tau kev pab kom paub txog nws tus kheej thiab kuv xav saib yog hais tias kev qhia qhov tseeb mus ua si ib tug loj ib feem nyob rau hauv nws kom loj hlob raws li ib tug dav hlau tua rog. He’s a very exciting, txhoj puab heev Middleweight thiab rau ib tug heev cov tub ntxhais fighter li yuav tsiv heev sai sai. ''
Ib tug pib xyaum ua khoom uas tau mus rau lub 2011 U.S. Olympic raug kev txom nyem ua ntej yuav pro nyob rau hauv Oct. 2012, Douglas tiv thaiv ob zaug xyoo, cuaj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2013 thiab rau lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2014.
Douglas ntsia muaj zog thaum lub sij hawm pitching ib tug shutout nyob rau hauv nws 12th pib, winning nws ShoBox debut thiab khob tawm ib qho ntawm nws tus nrog sib ntaus hniav nyob rau hauv ib tug entertaining tab sis ib tug-ib tog yim-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj yav tas los unbeaten Marquis Davis (8-0-2 mus nyob rau hauv) nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2014.
Douglas, uas lees paub cov notoriety nws tau txais txij li thaum hnyuj hnyo rau ShoBox, yog tam sim no noj nws thib peb teem 10-round sib ntaus.
“This is going to be a big fight, a very big fight,'' Nws hais tias. "Kuv yog lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim. 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, cia li zoo li kuv. Kuv xav hais tias 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. Kuv paub tias kuv yuav tsum tau ib tug yeej nyob rau hauv Lub peb hlis ntuj 13 mus nce lub rankings. "
LaManna, 23, yog ib tug txiav txim hluas fighter nrog ib tug tej zaum kuj unpredictable style. A pro since February 2011, nws tau ib tug fixture rau Atlantic City boxing cards, muaj tiv thaiv muaj yim lub sij hawm. LaManna, uas yog ob-thiab-ib tug ib nrab nti siab dua Douglas, nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau lub sij hawm thiab yog ntseeg tias nws yuav caij nplooj ntoos hlav ib tug chim siab nyob rau hauv nws 10-round ShoBox debut.
"Kuv twb tau tos rau ib sib ntaus zoo li no,'' Hais tias LaManna, uas yog tuaj tawm ib unanimous rau-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj Gilbert Sanchez kawg Dec. 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 feem pua npaj thiab ua li cas kuv yuav tsum tau ua kom tau lub yeej.
“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. Qhov no yog dab tsi boxing xav tau kev pab, two undefeated fighters facing each other and what better place than on ShoBox.''
Barroso, 32, yog ib lub hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus cuaj-xyoo pro uas yog ua nws ShoBox, U.S. thiab 2015 debut. Qhov zoo-mus Barroso muab pro nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2005, muaj ob tug thim nyob rau hauv nws thawj rau fights, tab sis tau yeej 12 ncaj txij li thaum, 11 by way of knockout. In his most recent outing last Dec. 5, raug Barroso puas Maximiliano Galindo, xeem tau plaub knockdowns — ib nyob rau hauv thawj thiab thib ob thiab ob nyob rau hauv lub thib peb — en txoj kev mus rau ib tug thib peb-round knockout.
Kinda, 27, uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv Ouagadougou (cov lus hais ts-ga-Doo-goo), Burkina Faso, yog ua nws 14th pib nyob rau hauv New York. Kinda muab pro nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2009 thiab yeej nws thawj zaug 16 fights, nrog rau cov New York lub xeev 140-phaus title. Nws yog los tawm ib tug thib ob-round TKO tshaj Kevin Carter kawg Jan. 17 nyob rau hauv Tennessee.
"Kuv style yog tsiv, xuas nrig ntaus thiab zuj neeg,"Hais tias zoo li, ib tug accomplished pib xyaum ua uas yog tus 2007 African Championships silver medalist ntawm 132 phaus. "Kuv xav ua raws li kuv yuav tsum tau paub raws li ib tug zoo fighter nyob rau hauv lub US, thiab ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no. 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.”
Lub Odom-Hernandez sib ntau sib tw muaj "grudge" sau tag nrho cov tshaj nws. “There’s obviously some intrigue in the rematch because of the way the first fight ended,'' Farhood hais tias. "Odom muaj pov thawj nyob rau hauv nws ib ShoBoxtsos yuav ib tug heev exciting, loj xuas nrig ntaus zeem muag thiab kuv yuav tsis txhob tos mus pom nws dua. ''
Odom, 21, 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, thaum nws tsis tsim nyog nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig rau ntxiv mus ntaus thiab av txhaj tshuaj tom qab nws yuav poob Hernandez nrog ib tug flurry ntawm punches. Pawg neeg booed, tab sis Hernandez yog kom meej meej lawm.
“This time it will be a totally different fight,'' Odom hais. "Kuv yuav tawm tsis muaj tsis ntseeg. 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 Lub peb hlis ntuj 13 rau pauj uas poob thiab tau txais cov yeej hais tias kuv yuav tsum muaj lub sij hawm tas peb tiv thaiv. "
Nyob rau hauv nws ShoBox debut, Odom kov yeej tus thawj txiav ntawm nws cov hauj lwm mus sau npe ob knockdowns-nyob rau hauv lub plaub thiab xya rounds-en txoj kev mus rau khob tawm yav tas los undefeated Vilier Quinonez (8-0 mus nyob rau hauv) nyob rau hauv lub xya puag ncig rau ntawm Lub Xya hli ntuj 25, 2014.
Hernandez, 29, scoffs nyob rau ntawm lub notion tias nws txiav luam yeeb thiab concedes tias thaum Odom yog txawj ntse, nws yog nws tus nrog sib ntaus uas yog ib tug tab tom nrhiav rau ib txoj kev tawm.
"Kuv nrhiav tau nws lom zem heev hais tias nws hais tias kuv txiav luam yeeb,'' Hernandez hais tias. "Kuv ua siab ncaj xav tias yog vim li cas vim li cas nws tau tsis tsim nyog yog vim hais tias nws twb nrhiav tau rau ib txoj kev tawm. All his talk has me absolutely looking forward to this fight. I don’t want just a victory, Kuv xav tau ib tug knockout thiab kuv yuav tau mus. Nws yuav hais li cas nws xav, tab sis kuv lees tias koj. Kuv yuav mus nres nws.
"Odom yog tiag tiag ntse thiab muaj zog heev, tsis muaj tsis ntseeg txog nws, tab sis hais tias tej zaum yuav mus tawm tsam nws thiab kuv yuav ua kom nws them. 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, koj yuav zoo nkauj npaum li coj nws sib nrug.
"Kuv xav tias kuv twb tsaws dab tsi kuv xav nyob rau hauv thawj sib ntaus thiab xav tias kuv yuav tau nres nws. I thought I was doing fine the first three rounds. And now I know what I’m up against. Nws yuav hais li cas nws xav, tab sis nws yog tus uas lub taub hau-butted kuv ob peb lub sij hawm. One finally cut me right on my ear and it cost me seven stitches.’’
Lopez, 24, thiab Cruz, 28, yuav ua rau lawv ShoBox thiab yim-round debuts thiab yuav sib ntaus sib tua rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob sab nraum ntawm Texas. It is unquestionably the most dangerous fight to date for both prospects.
Ib tug sab saum toj pib xyaum ua ua ntej yuav pro nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj 2012, Lopez tau qhab nia ob knockouts nyob rau hauv ib tug kab, xws li ib tug thib tsib-round TKO tshaj Leonardo Torrez nyob rau hauv nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no seem kawg Aug. 30.
Ntoo khaub lig yog kuj yog ib tug accomplished pib xyaum ua. Due to his dual citizenship –his father hails from El Salvador – Cruz competed for El Salvador in the amateurs, yog ib tug 2011 Salvador National Amateur tus yeej thiab tau nws mus rau El Salvador lub Olympic raug kev txom nyem. Cruz has fought three times since last September. In his last outing he won a six-round unanimous decision over Manuel Rubalcava on Jan. 22, 2015.
Lub tua hluav taws tso siab ntawm ua lub kauj ruam tom ntej nyob rau hauv lawv cov hauj lwm ib tug zoo ib tug, thiab ob xav tias yuav zoo kawg li ib tug sib ntaus sib tua.
“It’s going to be a really good fight,'' Hais tias Lopez, ib tug nruj counter-Puncher uas yog kawm los ntawm yav tas ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no yeej 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.’’
"Kuv xav tias nws mus yuav ib tug super sib ntaus. Lopez is a great fighter. Kuv tau hnov zoo heev yam uas hais txog nws,"Hais tias Cruz. "Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug lossis loj kev sib tw rau kuv. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug zoo qhia. 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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Hais txog ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Txij thaum nws inception nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim nyuaj. Lub ShoBox philosophy yog televise exciting, neeg coob coob-pleasing thiab sib tw ntais thaum npaj ib qhov tseeb hauv av rau kam zeem muag txiav txim sib ntaus rau ib lub ntiaj teb title. Ib co ntawm cov loj hlob daim ntawv teev cov 58 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau tshwm sim rauShoBox thiab advanced rau garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Lwm 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 thiab ntau yam ntxiv.
