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Texas Knockout Artist James Kirkland Returns Saturday, November 9 Against Jas Phipps on Alamo City Fight Night at the Alamodome in San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas – Professional championship boxing returns to the Alamodome on November 9th with Alamo City Fight Night! Davies Entertainment presents an incredible boxing event in the heart of San Antonio, Showcasing seven prize fighters fighting under the Davies Entertainment banner.


Texas knockout artist James Kirkland (33-2, 29 KO) returns to the ring after making quick work of his last opponent in the first round. Kirkland has been one of boxing’s most explosive fighters with knockout wins over Brian Vera, Joel Julio, Alfredo Angulo, and Glen Tapia. Kirkland looks to make another run toward a championship taking on the “New Orleans Nightmare” Jas Phipps (10-7, 5 KO) in a six round Middleweight bout.


Alamo City Fight Night will also feature San Antonio’s Eddie Ortiz (9-0-2, 4KO) defending his World Boxing Council USNBC Silver Middleweight Title against hard hitting veteran Alexis Camacho (22-6, 20 KO) in an eight round Middleweight contest.


The fight card has an incredible lineup of up and coming talent including San Antonio’s Benjamin Whitaker (12-3, 3 KO), a crafty ring technician who brutally knocked out his last opponent, San Antonio sika Daniel Balcer (13-2, 5KO), Eduardo Garza (14-2, 7 KO),Carlos Villa (14-3 6 KO) And the pro debut of Jeffrey Stern. Also featured on the card, Selina “The Aztec Queen” Omakhelwane (sister of world champ Mario Barrios) , and Brown Nevarez.


The event will also showcase Davies Entertainment Music artists Vi$ion, Daniel Leon, and Bankreaux performing during ring introductions. Additional Information is available atwww.daviesentertainment.com

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Iziqu USUKU ANTOINE Douglas: UNBEATEN MIDDLEWEIGHT DROPS LES SHERRINGTON FIVE TIMES EN ROUTE TO FOURTH-ROUND TKO IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW QUADRUPLEHEADER KWAMANZI

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Unbeaten Taras Shelestyuk Outpoints Aslanbek Kozaev,

Ezingakanqotshwa Keenan Smith Takes Close Isinqumo phezu Benjamin Whitaker,

Sam Teah Deals O'Shaquie Foster esehlulwe First

Catch Replay ngoMsombuluko, Nov. 9, at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT on sho OKUKHULU®

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Las Vegas (Nov. 7, 2015) – It was cold outside, the ekushoniseni lokushisa singene 50s ongaphakeme, kodwa izakhi akazange kuthinte unbeaten Antoine "Action" Douglas, Nokho, as the talented world-ranked middleweight turned up the heat and impressively knocked out Les Sherrington in the round yesine kwenzeka main of a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader Friday aphile on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO.

 

Douglas (19-0-1, 13 Kos), of Burke, Va., baphonse Sherrington (35-8, 19 Kos), of Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia, izikhathi ezinhlanu ngaphambi mpi eyodwa emaceleni for the WBO International 160-ganda isihloko sayo sima 1:02 of the wesine. The okusheshayo, Okungishaya Douglas baphonse Sherrington sinye emahlandla lokuqala nelesibili, izikhathi ezimbili in the wesithathu futhi once in the wesine.

In the co-sici kusukela ring ngokukhethekile eyakhiwe ngaphandle Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) ngaphesheya D Las Vegas, Southpaw Ukrainian Taras "Deal Real" Shelestyuk (13-0, 8 Kos), of Los Angeles, Calif., wamisa a eduze-10-round shutout phezu Aslanbek Kozak (26-2-1, 7 Kos), of eVladikavkaz, Russia, wasithatha isihloko WBO-Nabo Regional Welterweight. A zangaphambili standout amateur kanye 2012 Olympic Games Bronze Medalist, Shelestyuk, won by the izikolo 100-90 kabili futhi 99-91.

In Imiphumela ezinye ekhadini ogqugquzelwa GH3 Promotions futhi Banner Promotions, "Killa" Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 Kos), of Philadelphia, won a ngazwilinye nesishiyagalombili round isinqumo phezuBenjamin "Da Blaxican" Whitaker (10-2, 2 Kos), of San Antonio, Texas, in a yokuncintisana welterweight scrap futhi "Sam Tsunami" ezilungisiwe (7-1, 2 Kos) of Philadelphia amaphuzu isinqumo ngazwilinye phezu ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa O'Shaquie "Ice Water" Foster (8-1, 5 Kos) Orange, Texas, emdlalweni engasindi. Kwakuyisikhathi 135th boxer balahlekelwa wakhe wokuqala ShoBox.

For Douglas, kwaba wesihlanu ukunqoba kwakhe alandelanayo on ShoBox futhi kungenzeka cishe amenza endaweni ethile ikusasa SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® ikhadi. The 10 fighters ngubani uke wabonakala izikhathi ezinhlanu noma ngaphezulu phezu ShoBox sonke sesiqhubeke inselele isihloko emhlabeni.

 

"Antoine Douglas uyisibonelo esiphelele lokho esikwenzayo kule ShoBox series. We ukwakha fighters. We bathuthukiswe kusukela themba kwabazabalazayo,"Kusho Gordon Hall, Producer Executive of ShoBox: The New Generation futhi Senior Vice President of Production, Showtime Sports. "Sesibonile Antoine ukhule. Waqala njengoba ithemba bethembisa, futhi Sizifanise kuye ngempela ezinzima futhi isikhathi ngasinye futhi zonke wangena lo msebenzi. Tonight, wathola iziqu ShoBox nge ukusebenza umbukwane; azikho ukungabaza manje Olwa. "

 

"Sathola ukuthi yini Antoine Douglas okudingekayo: Uhlobo ukusebenza ngokupheleleyo okudlangile eyenza ufuna ukumbona ngokumelene middleweights umhlabeleli. Tonight kwaba iziqu Antoine sika kusuka ShoBox. Manje yena uzoba ukuhambisa kuze izinto omkhulu nongcono,” wathi ShoBoxUmhlaziyi uchwepheshe Steve Farhood kamuva:

 

Douglas waya 10 emahlandla for the okwesibili futhi upped streak yakhe lokuwina emihlanu kusukela Boxing a draw ngoJulayi 2014.

 

"Bathi lokhu kwaba lilanga lami iziqu, isikhathi a cap futhi gown, ngakho lokhu kwaba nakanjani win enkulu,'' Kusho Douglas, a amateur phezulu owawasho kuze 2011 U.S. Trials Olympic futhi Olwa the WBA sika lesishiyagalolunye-zibalwa uya e. "Kwaba emnandi kakhulu ukulwaShoBox bese ngikwazisa konke abakwenzile kimi ukuthola kimi ukulungele ukuya ezingeni elilandelayo. Manje, sekuyisikhathi sokuba kimi ukuthatha isinyathelo esilandelayo.

 

"I kulindeleke ukunqoba, cishe ngo Knockout, kodwa angizange ukuba kube ngale ndlela. I kulindeleke Sherrington ukuba obuqinile, more walungisa. Ngicabanga jab yami kwaba isihluthulelo. It up wammisa for bonke isibhamu big Ngaboshwa ngesandla sami sokunene futhi hook kwesokunxele.

 

"Ngangazi Ngingathanda nangesivinini kunalokho kuye. Ngase ngikulungele kakhulu. Enye into enhle Ngijabulile ngaye ukuthi ngaqhubeka ukuzibamba yami. ''

 

Sherrington, owayelwela ngaphandle of Australia nokwenza US yakhe. futhi 2015 debuts, wangena kokuphunyuka won ayisishiyagalombili wakhe wokugcina eziyisishiyagalolunye ukulwa, kuhlanganise pair wakhe wokugcina. Kodwa No the WBA sika. 12 Olwa kwaba abalutho Douglas.

 

"Antoine Douglas kuhle kakhulu futhi lizoqhubeka izinto ezinkulu ngempela kulo mdlalo,'' Sherrington wathi.

 

"Angikho izaba, kodwa ngase zeqhwa futhi awulokothi kulungele ngempela up. Wabe bangibamba amakhaza. Ngafika lapha ukufinyelela iphupho konke emayini kodwa kwakungafanele ukuba. I safike banamukele Izilimi big in a ashesha enkulu futhi ngendlela embi kakhulu. Lonke udumo luya Douglas lokho. ''

 

Farhood umxhwele kanye Shelestyuk, a standout zangaphambili amateur. "[Terrace] Shelestyuk wawungathi fighter ovuthiwe kakhulu ekhadini,'' Farhood wathi. "Unalo lozalo emangalisayo amateur, yena waba i-Olympic Bronze Medalist. Wazama ukulwa eyamenza ukulwa kanye aphonse eziningi punches — yena okulinganiselwa 85 Punches a round. Yena wabusa ukulwa kusukela emzuliswaneni wokuqala on kanye wayefana fighter-class emhlabeni ukuthi yasungulwa ukuba.”

 

Shelestyuk zisetshenziswa wakhe-3½ intshi ukuphakama inzuzo linqobe umdlalo kodwa outclassed Kozaev. "Lokhu kwaba ukulwa okuhle ngami. Ngijabule kakhulu. I wanqoba isicoco yami yokuqala pro, waya 10 emahlandla okokuqala futhi won zonke emahlandla,'' Shelestyuk wathi.

 

"Lo guy kwaba abaphikisi super ezinzima. Ngangicabanga ukuthi uya out knock kuye ezimbalwa emahlandla kodwa wathatha yonke punches wami onzima. Wayeyiqhawe elinesibindi nakho okuningi ngaphezu kwami. ''

 

Kozaev, okwenza isiqalo sakhe sokuqala e 18 izinyanga, waqala fast kodwa safike outhustled futhi outworked kusukela emzuliswaneni wesibili kwi. "Muhle ukulwa okuhle futhi ngamnika umhlabeleli yami, kodwa njengoba hhayi balwa isikhathi eside enjalo yikona big,'' Uthe.

 

Smith wakunqoba ukuncishiselwa ezimbi phezu iso kwesokunxele kusukela headbutt okungahlosiwe lesithupha kodwa wabuya ukuba amaphuzu a knockdown ngowesikhombisa. Yena uphakeme by izikolo 79-73 futhi 78-74 kabili.

 

"Keenan Smith abanqoba a cut embi kakhulu ukunqoba le mpi,'' Farhood wathi. "Wathi amaphuzu a knockdown ukuthi kwaba ezingalindelekile selishonile ukulwa. Ngangicabanga ukuthi nempi close kakhulu, kodwa Smith wenza okwanele in the emahlandla ekuseni ukunqoba. Muhle nakanjani ithemba ngeke ngcono.”

 

Smith wayelwela okwesine kulo nyaka ngemuva hiatus yeminyaka emithathu. Wayengumuntu esingaphansi nomdlandla kamuva. "Lokhu kwaba ikamu rough for me. Umama washona. Nganikezela kule mpi kuye futhi empeleni wayefuna ukuba uthole Knockout,'' Kusho Smith yini ukuthi obani ababefaka yonke-pink iziqu e udumo kuye.

 

"Angisona konke happy ngoba ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngangingaba usuqedile kuye nakuba ehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele labebuhlungu futhi angibanga 100 Amaphesenti angu. Ngiphinde akakwazanga ukubona ukuthi ngaso sonke esweni lami emva Imi.

 

"Kodwa tonight, kwakungathi welterweight ukulwa a welterweight junior. Ngasengilinganisa e at 141 futhi wayesezonikela ngo 147. Kodwa kwenzekani emahlandla eyisishiyagalombili okokuqala kwaba nakanjani into enhle. I nje sengathi kufanele usuqedile kunamandla kakhulu. Isimo sezulu kwakungeyona inkinga. ''

 

Whitaker kwadingeka ezintathu-mpi ngokuwina streak ekupheleni. "Lo amagoli kwaba indlela off. Kwaba a fight kakhulu eduze nangaphezu kwalokho,'' Uthe. "I abaqondi ukuthi wayengase athole waxwayisa lonke ekulweni ephethe, kodwa ungalokothi athole iphuzu uthathile. The knockdown wayengekho ngisho knockdown. Kwaba more of a uhambo. The Ref wangibuza ukuthi ngingaya yini ukuqhubeka futhi ngineminyaka like, 'Ngase ngisho ubuhlungu, ngisho wobbled kancane kancane. '

 

"Ngingathanda ukuba alwe naye godu. ''

 

Teah wawina iziqubu ukuvulwa telecast by izikolo 79-73 futhi 77-75 kabili. "Lesi kwakuyisimemo ecasukile,'' Farhood wathi. "Teah ukushaya ukulwa owayekade amateur onzima. Inkinga for O'Shaquie Foster ukuthi wayefana an amateur. Akazange ulungise umdlalo pro. Akazange abonise amandla anele nokuzimisela ngokwanele. Wayengumuntu a ukudumazeka [Am] Teah bakusebenzisa ukuthi.”

 

Yeah, okwenza nesishiyagalombili round wakhe DEBUT, won lwakhe lwesithathu njengesithunywa zilandelana. "Ngingumfana ngijabule futhi akakwazanga cela uto kangcono,'' Uthe. "Lokhu nakanjani win yami enkulu mina nakanjani wazizwa I won. Engangingayenza more, kodwa Ngenza ngokwanele. Lokhu kwaba win esikhulu team yami. Ukusebenza 10 amahora bosuku off for me.

 

"Lesi kwaba isikhathi sami sokuqala siya emahlandla lasiphohlongo ngazizwa eqinile. Ukuze ukushaya fighter unbeaten yayinkulu. Esokuqala emahlandla lasitfupha I coasted. The last ezimbili emahlandla ukukhathala asibeka futhi ngaqala ukuzizwa sezulu, kodwa ngizizwa enkulu manje. ''

 

Uma umuntu of okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela eziyisishiyagalombili eba yiqhwa ngaphansi ukukhanya kwaba Foster. "Ngasizathu simbe I nje wayengekho ngokwami ​​lapho,'' A Foster osebonakala badumazeke wathi. "Engangingayenza kakhulu kodwa mina nje angizange ngiphume punches ngokwanele. Sekuyisikhathi sokuba nami baphinde bawahlanganise bese uthole it ndawonye ngokuzayo. ''

Zonke kodwa Douglas babehlekisa yabo ShoBox debuts.

The ShoBox quadrupleheader sizophinda air kuleli sonto kanje:

 

DAY CHANNEL

Monday, Nov. 9, 10 p.m. ET/PT SHOWTIME EXTREME

 

SangoLwesihlanu ezine-mpi telecast azotholakala SHOWTIME ON IFUNA® isiqala namuhla / ngoMgqibelo, Nov. 7.

Barry Tompkins okuthiwa ShoBox ethile ringside nge Farhood and zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe Raul Marquez ukukhonza njengoba uchwepheshe abahlaziyi. Umkhiqizi executive kwabaGordon Hall kanye Richard Gaughan likhiqiza futhi Rick Phillips oqondisa.

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GH3 Promotions quintet obala ngalobu busuku Friday in Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (November 3, 2015)—Lokhu Friday ebusuku Downtown Las Vegas Indawo Center (DLVEC) ngaphesheya The D Hotel, amalungu amahlanu the GH3 Promotions esitebeleni kuyoba in action, ezintathu saleyo ukulwa isiqephu kuzwelonke njengengxenye ShoBox: Ikhadi New Generation. (10 PM ET/PT).
In the umcimbi main, Ezingakanqotshwa middleweight, Antoine Douglas (18-0-1, 12 KO sika) ngeke engozini yakhe rankings emhlabeni ukuthi sima inombolo nesishiyagalolunye by the WBA, number-fifteen by the IBF and number-11 by the WBO when he takes on Australian Les Sherrington (35-7, 19 KO sika) in a fight for the WBA International and WBO International middleweight izihloko. Sherrington is ranked number-twelve by the WBA.
In an 8-round Welterweight iziqubu,Keenan Smith (8-0, 3 KO sika) izimpi Benjamin Whitaker (10-1, 2 KO sika).
In an 8-round mpi Esilula, O'Shanique Foster (8-0, 5 KO sika) ezolwa Samuel ezilungisiwe (6-1, 2 KO sika).
In off-television iziqubu, Adam Lopez (13-0, 6 KO sika) izohlangana Umphikisi obizwa ngegama a featherweight ihlelelwe 8-emahlandla.
Cuban amateur star, Hector Frormeta kuzokwenza DEBUT yakhe pro ngokumelene Abraham Calderon in a iziqubu Welterweight ihlelelwe 4-emahlandla.
“Lena ithuba elikhulu Douglas, Smith futhi Foster ukuba kukhanye kuthelevishini kazwelonke,”wathi GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki.
“Antoine is on cusp impi enkulu futhi ngicabanga abalandeli ngeke ngempela sijabulela ukubona debuts ithelevishini kazwelonke Keenan Smith and O'Shanique Foster. Off-TV we will be showcasing Adam Lopez and Hector Frometa. Adam has had a couple of great fights on ShoBox and we expect him in a big fight in his next outing as he is already ranked number-seven by the WBA. Frometa is our next fighter who we believe will be that a star.”
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GH3 Promotions uzobe ethula esinye ikhadi lecinile December 11 e at the PAL Parsippany in Parsippany, E-New Jersey.

Imininingwane nangezikhathi uzobe umemezele uMsombuluko ozayo.
GH3 Promotions izici Ezingakanqotshwa middleweight Antoine Douglas, Super middleweight sika Jerry Odom & Derrick Webster, Ezingakanqotshwa Super Bantamweight Adamu Lopez kanye Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight Champion John Thompson, Jr., Ezingakanqotshwa Welterweight sika Jerrell Harris & Keenan Smith, Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell, Jr. UHlelo O'Shanique Foster, Super middleweight Andrew Hernandez & Welterweight Hector Frometa esitebeleni GH3 Promotions.
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“Isikhathi Shine” Isiqophi Promotional Friday, Nov. 6 Ibhayisikobho Downtown Las Vegas Indawo Center

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Las Vegas (November 2, 2015) – Ngezansi video asetshenzisiwe salokhu Fridays GH3 futhi Banner Promotions “Isikhathi Shine” card at the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center (DLVEC) ngaphesheya yisakhiwo sodumo D Hotel e yedolobha Las Vegas.
In the umcimbi main, Antoine Douglas (18-0-1. 8 Kos), ezweni-zibalwa ekuphumeni middleweight ithemba, uyobhala irekhodi lakhe Ezingakanqotshwa on the line ngokumelene veteran Les Sherrington (35-7, 20 Kos) in a 10-round iziqubu kuzihloko WBA kanye WBO International. In the co-feature, 2012 Olympyan Taras Shelestyuk (12-0, 8 Kos) ukuthatha Aslanbek Kozaev (26-1-1, 7 Kos) in a 10-round iziqubu for Nabo futhi WBA Intercontinental Welterweight Titles. Keenan Smith (8-0, 3 Kos) kuthanda ulwisana Benjamin Whitaker (10-1, 2 Kos) e an eziyisishiyagalombili nxazonke welterweight matchup. O'Shaquie Foster (8-0, 5 Kos) uzobe ethatha Samuel Teah (6-1, 2 Kos) e an eziyisishiyagalombili nxazonke iziqubu engasindi.
November 6 ShoBox promotional video
November 6 “Isikhathi Shine” isiqophi asetshenzisiwe

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