Lopez Battles Undefeated Arnold Khegai Live on SHOWTIME® At 10 عصرا. و/PT From 2300 Arena In Philadelphia

نوتلي, N.J. (مايو 9, 2018) – Super Bantamweight prospect آدم لوبيز has reunited with his former trainer for his eight-round matchup with undefeated Arnold Khegai يوم الجمعة على ShoBox: The New Generation in the opening bout of a four-fight SHOWTIME telecast (10 عصرا. ET / PT) من 2300 حلبة في فيلادلفيا.

لوبيز (16-2-2, 8 كوس) is back under the tutelage of former world champion Carlos “Famoso” هرنانديز, returning to his hometown of San Antonio after completing his previous two camps in New Jersey.

“This fight is do or die,” Lopez said. “In the situation I am in now, this could make or break my career. Everything is really good and I’m happy to be back with Carlos Hernandez. Once I got back with him, a lot of what we worked on before is coming back. The sport is repetitive, and I have been sparring with aggressive guys.”

In Khegai (11-0-1, 8 كوس), Lopez is facing a tough and hard-nosed fighter from Ukraine. Lopez has done extensive scouting on his adversary, who will be making his American debut.

“I have seen just about all of his fights, and he is definitely aggressive,” Lopez said. “I know he is a former kickboxer. He is a rugged guy, but I am a veteran, who has faced many styles, so I am ready for whatever he will bring on Friday.”

Lopez has become a favorite on ShoBox and Friday is his record seventh appearance on the prospect developmental series. He is committed and ready to seize this opportunity against an undefeated prospect.

“I need to take advantage of this opportunity,” Lopez said. “I think I have always performed well on ShoBox, and I have gained a lot of fans because I have been on a handful of times.Friday, I want to put on a great show, and then get in the mix with all of the top 122-pound fighters. I am recently married, and on Friday night, it will prove to be my time.”

“Adam knows that this is a big opportunity,” said GH3 Promotions CEO, فيتو Mielnicki. “Adam has shown his willingness to take on all comers, and Friday will be no different. For him to be making his seventh ShoBox appearance, shows what kind of fighter he is.”

Lopez is promoted by GH3 Promotions.

Maryland native Glenn Dezurn says it really doesn’t matter what his normally talkative opponent, Chicago’s Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 كوس) says or does before they meet in their 10-round super-bantamweight showdown Friday, مايو 11 يعيشون على شوتايم.

When you’re where he’s from and seen what he’s seen, inside the ring and out, an opponent who likes to talk doesn’t faze you. على الإطلاق.

The pair will meet in the co-featured bout of a ShoBox: الجيل الجديد quadrupleheader (10 عصرا. ET / PT) من 2300 الساحة في فيلادلفيا.

تذاكر لهذا الحدث, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, العروض الترويجية القوية & ديفين هاني الترقيات, يتم تسعيرها في $125 لVIP, $70 لالصف الأول في الحلبة و $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.

Dezurn (9-1-1, 6 كوس), الذي كان 94 amateur fights before turning professional five years ago, says opponent Greer, known for pre-fight hype including a pillow emblazoned with “Night Night,” is only hurting himself with the trash talk.

“The pressure isn’t on me,” he explained. “Where I come from, if you talk it, make sure you can walk it. The pressure is on him to back up whatever he says. It doesn’t bother me. I’m more of a doer than a talker. I only speak when I need to.”

Describing himself as a “blue-collar” fighter, the humble Dezurn won’t make a pre-fight prediction heading into battle, but will only say that he and trainer Barry Hunter are treating this fight no differently.

“Nothing is written in stone in boxing and there is no guarantee of winning against any fighter. You put in the work and believe in yourself. Fights are won in the gym with hard work. I will win because of my personality and my work ethic. I come to do my job and put my life on the line to entertain. My game plan in every fight is always the same: I just make adjustments in the ring as the fight goes on and react to whatever he is doing. I have a high ring IQ and I can adjust to anything.”

The 30-year-old says he’s set one goal in boxing and is enjoying his journey to reach it.

“I want to win a world championship. I set that goal for myself and once I achieve that, I can go on to my other goals in other areas of life. I’m earning my way to the championship the hard way against good fighters. That’s what I want. I’m living my dreams right now. And I will get there one day.”

“You will not meet a more humble, more down-to-earth fighter than Glenn Dezurn,” said his promoter, جريج كوهين. “He and his wife, Franchon, are very nice people who work hard to get they are. Glenn isn’t about flash. He’s about doing everything you have to do to be successful and he will get wherever he wants to be in life because of that.”

In the 10-round main event on SHOWTIME, Louisiana’s Mason Menard (33-2, 24 كوس) takes on undefeated Devin “The Dream” Haney (18-0, 12 كوس) of Las Vegas for the USBA Lightweight Championship. في عمل تلفزيوني أخرى, light heavyweight Alvin Varmall Jr. (15-0-1, 12 كوس) takes on Charles Foster (15-0, 8 كوس) أكثر من ثماني جولات; and in the opening bout, super bantamweight Arnold Khegai (11-0-1, 8 كوس) will face Adam Lopez (16-2-2, 8 كوس) في نوبة ثمانية الجولة.

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ماذا: SHOWTIME Sports delivers a behind-the-scenes look into the life and training camp of blue-chip prospect Devin Haney as he prepares for the toughest test of his career against Mason Menard in the main event of ShoBox: الجيل الجديد هذا الجمعة, مايو 11, يعيشون على شوتايم في 10 عصرا. و/PT من 2300 الساحة في فيلادلفيا, السلطة الفلسطينية.

The undefeated Haney (18-0, 12 كوس) يجعل له ShoBox debut against the seasoned Menard (33-2, 24 كوس) in the 10-round main event of a four-fight telecast featuring a number of ShoBox قدامى المحاربين.

The young and flashy Haney turned professional at the age of 16 في المكسيك. He has earned a reputation as a boxing prodigy, having sparred with Sean Porter, Jessie Vargas and Floyd Mayweather, who he aspires to emulate both in and out of the ring.

“Coming up in the area with Floyd, you see all the cars, all the jewelry, all the money he has,"وقال هاني. “That’s what I’m working for.

“I’ve been calling out all the big games names in my weight class. A lot of them have been turning me down.”

في ميزة التعاون, super bantamweights Joshua “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 كوس) and Glenn Dezurn (9-1-1, 6 كوس) both return to ShoBox for the third time. In an eight-round featured attraction, former national champion Alvin Varmall Jr. (15-0-1, 12 كوس) takes on Charles Foster (15-0, 8 كوس) in a matchup of undefeated light heavyweight prospects.

In the eight-round opening bout, undefeated super bantamweight Arnold Khegai (11-0-1, 8 كوس) will take on skilled veteran Adam Lopez (16-2-2, 8 كوس). It will be the record seventh appearance for Lopez on ShoBox.

Mason “Rock Hard Mighty” Menard is focused and determined like no other time during his career.

The lightweight contender moved six hours from his home and two children in Louisiana to train with a new team in Dallas alongside the likes of WBC World Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo and IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence Jr.

مينار (33-2, 24 كوس) will face undefeated Devin “The Dream” Haney (18-0, 12 كوس) of Las Vegas for the USBA Lightweight Championship on Friday, مايو 11, in the 10-round main event of the popular prospect series ShoBox: الجيل الجديد quadrupleheader (10 عصرا. ET / PT) on SHOWTIME from 2300 الساحة في فيلادلفيا.

في 10 جولة المشارك ميزة, super bantamweight prospects Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 كوس) and Glenn Dezurn (9-1-1, 6 كوس) وسيجتمع. In an eight-round featured attraction, light heavyweight Alvin Varmall Jr. (15-0-1, 12 كوس) takes on Charles Foster (15-0, 8 كوس); and in the opening televised fight, super bantamweight Arnold Khegai (11-0-1, 8 كوس) will face Adam Lopez (16-2-2, 8 كوس) في نوبة ثمانية الجولة.

تذاكر لهذا الحدث, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, العروض الترويجية القوية & ديفين هاني الترقيات, يتم تسعيرها في $125 لVIP, $70 لالصف الأول في الحلبة و $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.

“Everything has changed,” said Menard. “The way I eat in my off-time, my team, my management, المدربين بلدي, the way I train. Everything.”

The 29-year-old Menard says his home state of Louisiana simply couldn’t offer the level of training he is now getting, working with new trainers Nathan Pipitone, Maurice James and Aaron Navarro, while sparring with world champions.

“I’m in Dallas to better my career,” Menard continued. “Louisiana just doesn’t have what I need to take it to the next level and compete. I’m working hard here and it’s what I need. I’m pushing the tempo and sharpening my skills.”

Fighting live on ShoBox في 2016, Menard scored a brutal Knockout of the Year candidate over previously undefeated Eudy Bernardo and got another ShoBox win later that year with an impressive KO over Bahodir Mamadjonov. He then suffered his only loss since 2008, in a short-notice showdown with WBO Lightweight Champion Raymundo Beltran.

He returned from the setback in March 2017 with a decision win, but suffered a serious injury.

“I had a detached front rotator cuff tendon and partial torn biceps tendon. It gave out on me in my last fight in the first round. I’ve had surgery on it, and rehabbed it, and now I’m ready to return to the world stage. I’m in with a good, slick boxer, but my trainers have a game plan and we have been working on a few things that he does, just to be prepared for what’s to come against him. سأكون جاهزا ".

Menard says the hardest part of preparing to face one of boxing’s most talked-about prospects on national television is the loneliness of missing his two beloved daughters, Demi (8 سنة) and newborn Amelia.

“I get homesick. I miss my babies back home, but it’ll all be worth it,"هو قال. “It’s my job and I’m going to do it.”