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World ranked lightweight Xolisani Ndongeni & featherweight super prospect Ruben Villa headline undercard on Friday, November 4

Undefeated Ukranian welterweight Taras Shelestyuk faces upset-minded Jaime Herrera in main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Tripleheader, LIVE on SHOWTIME®
Undefeated Cruiserweights Constantin Bejenaru & Stivens Bujaj Meet In Co-feature; Nephew of Former World Champion Popo Freitas, Vitor Jones Freitas Faces Manuel Mendez

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From Omega Products International Event Center in Corona, Calif.
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Philadelphia, PA./Corona CA. (Oct. 25, 2016) – World ranked lightweight contender Xolisani Ndongeni and highly regarded featherweight prospect Ruben Villa will headline a terrific undercard on Friday night, November 4th at the Omega Products International Events Center in Corona, California.
Ndongeni of East Cape, South Africa has a record of 21-0 ndi 11 knockouts and is ranked number-2 by the WBA.

The 26 year-old will be making his American debut against Juan Garcia Mendez (19-1-1, 12 KO a) wa Mexicali, Mexico in a bout scheduled for ten-rounds.

Ndongeni turned professional in 2010 and is the IBO Lightweight champion and former South African Super Featherweight & Opepuka ngwazi. Among his 21 wins is a win over former world champion Mzonke Fana. Komaliza bout, Ndongeni scored a 1st round stoppage over Emilio Norfat on April 22nd in East London, South Africa.

Ndongeni is promoted is Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves Promotions.

Mendez, 24 zaka zakubadwa, ndi 7 chaka akatswiri, and is on a five-fight winning streak. Komaliza bout, Mendez stopped Roman Mendez in 1 kuzungulira pa May 29, 2015 in Mexicali, Mexico.

Villa of Salinas, California ali ndi mbiri 2-0 ndi 2 1st-round knockouts.

The 19 year-old was a two-time National Golden Glove Champion, 2-time Jr. Olympics Champion, ndipo 2015 Olympic Trials runner-up, and he holds two victories over 2016 Olympic silver medal winner Shakur Stevenson.

He turned professional on July 29th with a 1st round stoppage over Gerardo Molina. Villa followed that up with a first round stoppage over Jose Mora on September 23rd ku Ontario, California.

Villa’s opponent in the scheduled four-round bout will be announced shortly.

In a 4-round super flyweight bout, Danny Andujo (2-0, 1 KO) of Temcula, California will battle Joel Cano (0-3) of Ciudad, Mexico.

Jonathan Esquivel of Anaheim, California will make his pro debut against an opponent to be named in a middleweight bout.

Tickets for the event promoted by Banner Promotions & Thompson, ndi wogulira pa $100 (ringside), $70 (reserved) ndipo $50 (ambiri chikuonetseratu) ndipo zikhoza kugulidwa powatchula (714) 935-0900.
Undefeated 2012 Olympic Mkuwa Medalist Terrace “Real Thanani” Shelestyuk (14-0, 9 Ko) will face upset-minded Jaime Herrera in the 10-round welterweight main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader on, moyo Showtime pa 10:30 p.m. AND/PT (anachedwa pa West Coast).

Mu Co-Mbali, undefeated cruiserweights Constantin Bejenaru (11-0, 4 Ko, 0-1-1 mu World Series a nkhonya), of Catskill, NY by way of Moldova, ndipo Stivens “Chitsulo” Bujaj(16-0-1, 11 Ko), wa New York, will collide in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC International and WBC Continental Americas titles.

Mu kutsegula bout wa telecast, undefeated opepuka Vitor Jones Freitas (12-0, 1 ND, 6 Ko), of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, will be opposed by local fan favorite Manuel Mendez (12-1-2, 8 Ko), wa Indio, MONGA, in an 8-round bout. The 23-year-old Freitas is the nephew of popular former four-time world champion Acelino “Mbuyo” Freitas.

Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood ndi kale lonse ngwazi Raul Marquez akutumikira monga katswiri ofufuza za. Nthambi Yolamula sewerolo ndi Gordon Hall ndi Wolemera Gaughan kukonza ndi Rick Phillips kutsogolera.