Janelson Figueroa Bocachica Returns Against Unbeaten Mark Reyes, 小, in Main Event of ShoBox, Celebrating 20^日 Year Featuring Boxing’s Rising Stars

纽约 - 一月 20, 2021 - Exciting welterweight prospect Janelson Figueroa Bocachica will meet fellow undefeated Mark Reyes, 小, 在 的ShoBox: 新一代 main event bout Wednesday, 二月 17 住在Showtime在 9 P.M. ET/PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州. Bocachica vs. Reyes headlines a four-fight card featuring eight compelling prospects with a combined record of 119-4-1, five of whom are undefeated.

Detroit’s Figueroa Bocachica (16-0, 11 科斯) is following up on his dominating performance in his的ShoBox debut in October when he faces the power-punching Reyes (14-0, 12 科斯) from Tampa, 佛罗里达州。, 在10轮次中量级回合. The co-main event will feature unbeaten Russian and Detroit-trained Vladimir Shishkin (11-0, 7 科斯) taking on Ghana’s Sena Agbeko (23-1, 18 科斯) in a 10-round super middleweight matchup. 此外, 亚历杭德罗·格雷罗 (12-0, 9 科斯) 欧文的, 得克萨斯州, 返回到的ShoBox and faces Mexico’s Abraham Montoya (19-2-1, 14 科斯) 在八轮轻量级回合. Another Russian-based in Detroit, 密歇根州。, 帖木儿·克列福夫 (9-0, 4 科斯), will battle middleweight prospect Argenis Espana (15-1, 14 科斯) of Venezuela in the eight-round telecast opener.

The four-fight telecast is promoted by Salita Promotions.

“I am delighted to promote an exciting night of boxing, featuring some of the best young talent in boxing in opposing corners,” Salita said. “二月 17 card features possibly the best new talent in four different weight divisions in pick ‘em fights. Middleweight Timur Kerefov, fighting with trainer SugarHill Steward in his corner, is looking to quickly climb up the ladder. Super featherweight Alejandro Guerrero is fighting his toughest test against Abraham Montoya. Super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin is looking for a breakout performance against the hungry Sena Agbeko, who is looking to make a name for himself. This show may also be the crowning of one of the best new welterweights in the world with an exciting matchup between undefeated prospects, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica and Mark Reyes, 少爷。”

管家, who legally changed his name to SugarHill Steward to honor his late uncle Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, calls Kerefov, “One of the best middleweights in the world right now,” and that there is no limit to how far the 30-year-old can go. “We don’t have long conversations because of the language barrier, but I’m impressed how Timur is able to process the information I tell him, and quickly get better in the short time we’ve worked together,” said Steward, who is also training Anthony Dirrell at Big Time Boxing and Fitness in Boca Raton, 佛罗里达州. “The Russians who come to Detroit are here to work and not run the streets, 我喜欢. They have families and know that boxing in the United States is the mecca. 所以, they take it very seriously.”

Bocachica vs. Reyes – 10-Round Welterweight Main Event Bout

Bocachica returns for his second consecutive的ShoBox appearance as the 22-year-old Detroit native overpowered Puerto Rico’s Nicklaus Flaz from the start earning a first-round TKO at 2:43 of round one in October. Bocachica is a four-year pro who began boxing at age eight. He won four consecutive Ringside Championships (2011-14), 全国PAL锦标赛和 2015 底特律金手套. 他以业余记录着 55-5. 他由父亲训练, 纳尔逊·菲格罗亚.

“After the last appearance on的ShoBox, I felt like that was the performance that I needed,” Bochachia said. “I picked Mark Reyes out myself because I wanted better competition and he is 14-0. I want to put a statement out to all of the fighters in the 147-pound division. A win gets me closer to my dreams. I am fighting better opposition. It shows that Janelson is the truth, and I am coming for everyone in the welterweight division. I am not worrying about anything.”

Reyes is coming off of a first-round knockout of Diego Perez on November 21, in his hometown of Tampa. Reyes was a successful amateur winning the PAL National Tournament in 2012, as well as the Junior Olympics and Ringside Tournament. He also won two National tournaments competing for Puerto Rico: the 2015 Frankie Larvae National Championships and 2016 Cheo Aponte National Championships. 总体, he accumulated a record of 45-5 before turning pro in March 2016. He is now trained by Raul “Chino” Rivas, who also coaches former world champion Tevin Farmer.

“I am excited to be in this position, fighting on的ShoBox, where a win will put my name on the boxing map,“雷耶斯说，. “Bocachica is a solid fighter, but I look forward to adding the first loss to his record and showing the viewers why I took this fight on short notice. Training camp has been going great and I will be ready.”

Shishkin vs. Agbeko – 10-Round Super Middleweight Bout

Shishkin has previously fought twice on的ShoBox earning impressive wins over Ulises Sierra and DeAndre Ware. Steward worked Shishkin’s corner for the Sierra fight, but Steward’s commitment to heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has not allowed the two to train exclusively together. Shishkin has recently been working with L.J. 哈里森. In his last fight on August 20, he recorded a ninth-round technical knockout of Oscar Riojas. Shishkin is currently ranked No. 9 由WBC, 别. 11 由WBA和无. 12 by the IBF in the 168-pound division.

“I’m grateful, 再次, to get the chance to showcase my skills on SHOWTIME,希什金说, 29. “我正在和一位新教练一起在一个名为Superbad的新体育馆里做准备. 我很好奇这会如何影响我. 我知道这场斗争使我离成为世界冠军的目标仅一步之遥。”

在阿克拉出生并长大, 加纳, 阿格贝科年轻时曾是加纳国家队的成员， 69 业余的较量. Agbeko转入职业 2011 在年龄 19 有了他的第一个 15 在加纳迁居美国之前 2013 追求成为世界冠军的梦想. Agbeko作为Caleb Plant的陪练伙伴已对自己的工艺进行了微调, 巴杜·杰克（Badou Jack）和布兰登·亚当斯（Brandon Adams）. Agbeko目前居住在纳什维尔, 天恩, 与他的妻子。

“培训进展顺利，我们已经培训了一段时间了, so we’re just doubling down on a few things and fine-tuning as well for the fight,” Agbeko said. “I know my opponent has an extensive amateur background and a style that’s reflective of where he’s from in Russia. I expect an aggressive, yet well-calculated fighter. I will win this fight because I know I want it more and, as a result, have put more effort into preparation. My superior boxing skills coupled with desire and effort will get it done.”

战士对. Montoya – Eight-Round Lightweight Bout

战斗了休斯敦, 得克萨斯州, Guerrero is a big-punching prospect who won a closely contested slugfest via majority decision over Jose Angulo in the last的ShoBox telecast before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world for several months in March 2020. Prior to that win, Guerrero had stopped three consecutive opponents including a second-round TKO of Darnell Jiles, JR. 一月 2020. 一个著名的业余谁赢得了两个小辈全国冠军, the 22-year-old “Pork Chop” has sparred with the likes of world champions Mikey Garcia and Brandon Rios at the famed Garcia Boxing Academy in California.

“I know nothing about my opponent, but I’ve watched one clip of him and that’s all I needed to see to know he will go down,” Guerrero said. “This fight will mean a lot to me because it will show the world I’m the real deal. I will win this fight for my career and my family.”

The 26-year-old Montoya, 下加利福尼亚州, 墨西哥, will be making his United States debut on February 17 and will be fighting outside of his native Mexico for just the second time. 在放弃第二次职业比赛之后, 蒙托亚集会在下一场比赛中保持不败 18 在十一月前往俄罗斯之前就开始争先恐后 2019 承担不败的前景Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov, 他在第十二轮的决定中输了. 蒙托亚篮板反弹，在十月份的最后一次比赛中击败雷耶斯·戴维·洛佩兹获得第二轮将军澳, 并且还以不败的前景赢得了令人印象深刻的胜利路易斯·阿尔贝托·洛佩兹·瓦尔加斯（Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas）.

“在美国的战斗. 在SHOWTIME一直是我的梦想，我等不及要等2月了 17 展示我能做什么,蒙托亚说. “我从来没有像现在这样努力奋斗或训练过. 我见过我的对手，并且知道他会像他的最后一战一样采取行动. 他会很坚强, 但我已经像从前一样为此做好了准备。”

基列夫vs. 西班牙–八轮中量级比赛

来自Shaluska的称呼, 俄罗斯, 现在从底特律战斗, 密歇根州。, 基列夫将使他的的ShoBox 亮相于二月 17. 基列夫, 30, 积累了令人印象深刻的 298-12 在他近十年的国际业余拳击精英统治时期在他的祖国的业余唱片. 在 2019, Kerefov在八月份在底特律着名的克朗克体育馆在美国首次亮相之前，在俄罗斯取得了五次令人印象深刻的胜利 2020, 在中量级比赛中，他击败了卡尔文·梅特卡夫（Calvin Metcalf），赢得了决定性的一致决定胜利.

“我正与佛罗里达州的舒格·希尔·史蒂夫（SugarHill Steward）在一个很棒的训练营中,”基列夫说. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans that I am the new face of the middleweight division.”

The 31-year-old southpaw, Espana, will be fighting for the first time in the United States as 14 他 16 professional bouts have taken place in Venezuela. The power-punching Espana’s only career loss was to Dervin Colina in 2019 和 14 他 15 victories have come via knockout. 十二月, he TKO’d Leonard Carrillo in his last fight.

“This is a great opportunity for me to appear in the U.S.,” Espana said. “I know very little about my opponent, but that does not bother me at all. I am always training and ready to go the distance or less. Victory will get me closer to a world title.”

International Boxing Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins will call the action from ringside with fellow Hall of Famer and boxing historian Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. 执行制片人戈登·霍尔与理查德·高根生产和里克·菲利普斯导演.

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