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Former National Amateur champion and undefeated junior welterweight Kenneth Sims, Jr. is ready for Israel Villela this Saturday night at The Claridge in Atlantic City

April 20, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Keenan Smith – Edgar Gaebjan in main event

Also undefeated Elijah Vines, Tyrell Wright, John Bauza, Donald Smith & Dylan Price

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Atlantic City, NJ (April 19, 2017)- Undefeated junior welterweight Kenneth Sims, Jr. will look to make it 12 in a row without a loss when he takes on tough Mexican Israel Villela in a six-round co-feature bout lokhu ngoMgqibelo ebusuku at The Claridge Hotel In Atlantic City.

The bout will be part of a ten-bout card promoted by GH3 Promotions and D and D Promotions.

In the umcimbi main, undefeated junior welterweight Keenan Smith (10-0, 4 KO sika) of Philadelphia takes on veteran Edgar Gabejan of the Philippines in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds.

Sims of Chicago, will be making his 2nd consecutive start on the boardwalk after his eight-round unanimous decision over Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1) on January 20th at Ballys. That fight was part of a ShoBox: The New Generation card seen live on Showtime.

Sims got the call to take a “Stay Busy” fight, before he steps back up later in the Summer.

“I found out about this fight three weeks ago. It is not a big deal, I already had been sparring, so I am in good shape and ready for Saturday,” said Sims.

In Villela, Sims has seen little, but not a lot of his opponent, but he will be ready for anything that Villela will bring to the ring.

“I saw a few Youtube videos, but I did not see a lot to get to a feel for him. But I am an experienced fighter, and I just have to fight my fight. I am not underestimating him, and I know he will be trying to win.”

In the fight with Robles, Sims fought well throughout, and gave a brief critique of his performance.

“I looked over the last fight, and I looked better watching it on television then I thought I did in the ring. With ukuthi kusho, I know I have things to work on, and I could have looked better.”

Sims is looking for a big performance ngomgqibelo that will be a prelude to a busy Summer.

“It would be good to get a stoppage. I am looking to come back May 13th in Louisiana, then a fight back on television.”

Appearing in six-round bouts will be:

Tyrell Wright (9-0-1, 6 KO sika) of Jersey City, NJ bazobhekana Dan Pasciolla (9-2-1) of Brick, New Jersey in a heavyweight bout.

In a battle of undefeated super lightweights, John Bauza (5-0, 2 KO sika) of North Bergen, NJ ezolwa Jesus Salas (1-0, 1 KO) of Puerto Rico

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Elijah Vines (3-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia uyothatha on James Robinson (4-7-4, 1 KO) of York, PA in a super welterweight bout.

Donald Smith (4-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia ngeke Square off Vincent Jennings (5-3, 4 KO sika) of Grand Rapids, MI in a super featherweight tussle.

Dylan Price (1-0, 1 KO) of Sicklerville, NJ ezolwa Chris Nelson (1-3) of Kentucky in a super flyweight bout.

Emmanuel Rodriguez of Newark, NJ uzokwenza DEBUT yakhe pro ngokumelene Jaxel Marrero (1-7-2) of Puerto Rico in a bantamweight bout.

Tickets range from $50 – $150 futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577

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Full card set for this Saturday’s card at The Claridge in Atlantic City

April 19, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Keenan Smith – Edgar Gaebjan in main event

Just added: NABA USA Title bout Lightweight title bout between Aidar Sharibayev & Zach Ramsey

Also undefeated Kenneth Sims, Jr., Elijah Vines, Tyrell Wright, John Bauza, Donald Smith & Dylan Price

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Atlantic City, NJ (April 18, 2017)- An eight round battle for the NABA USA Lightweight title bout has just been added to a stacked night of boxing that will take place on Ngalo Mgqibelo NIGHT at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.

Aidar Sharibayev (5-0, 4 KO sika) of Almaty, Kazakhstan will take on Zach Ramsey (8-1, 4 KO sika) of Springfield, Massachusetts.

In the umcimbi main, undefeated super lightweight Keenan Smith (10-0, 4 KO sika) will take on Edgar Gabejan (27-33-7, KO sika) in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds.

The show is promoted by GH3 Promotions and D and D Promotions.

Appearing in six-round bouts will be:

Kenneth Sims, Jr. (11-0, 3 KO sika) of Chicago will take on Israel Villela (6-4, 2 KO sika) of Cancun. Mexico in a super lightweight bout.

Anthony Young (15-2, 6 KO sika) of Atlantic City will take on Francis Gakpetor (4-3-1, 4 KO sika) of Accra, Ghana in welterweight bout.

Tyrell Wright (9-0-1, 6 KO sika) of Jersey City, NJ bazobhekana Dan Pasciolla (9-2-1) of Brick, New Jersey in a heavyweight bout.

In a battle of undefeated super lightweights, John Bauza (5-0, 2 KO sika) of North Bergen, NJ ezolwa Jesus Salas (1-0, 1 KO) of Puerto Rico

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Elijah Vines (3-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia uyothatha on James Robinson (4-7-4, 1 KO) of York, PA in a super welterweight bout.

Donald Smith (4-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia ngeke Square off Vincent Jennings (5-3, 4 KO sika) of Grand Rapids, MI in a super featherweight tussle.

Dylan Price (1-0, 1 KO) of Sicklerville, NJ ezolwa Chris Nelson (1-3) of Kentucky in a super flyweight bout.

Emmanuel Rodriguez of Newark, NJ uzokwenza DEBUT yakhe pro ngokumelene Jaxel Marrero (1-7-2) of Puerto Rico in a bantamweight bout.

Tickets range from $50 – $150 futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577

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Undefeated super lightweight Keenan Smith takes on 67 fight veteran Edgar Gabejan on Saturday, April 22nd at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City

April 13, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Stacked card features Anthony “Juice” Young

Also undefeated Kenneth Sims, Jr., Elijah Vines, Tyrell Wright, John Bauza, Donald Smith & Dylan Price

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Atlantic City, NJ (April 12, 2017)- Ezingakanqotshwa super engasindi Keenan Smith kuzothatha on 67 fight veteran Edgar Gabejan in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds that will headline a 10-bout card at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.

The show is promoted by GH3 Promotions and D and D Promotions.

The card will also feature many up and coming stars from the Philadelphia/New Jersey region.

Smith of Philadelphia has a irekhodi 10-0 kanye 4 knockouts.

Smith, the 2008 National Golden Gloves featherweight Champion and a 2007 Junior Olympic National Champion, turned pro in April 2010-at 130 amakhilogremu. Smith waya 72-4 in the nayizimfundamakhwela. Two of the victories came against current world-ranked contender Amir Imam.

Waphenduka professional in 2010, and his wins over two undefeated fighters Alex Montes (1-0) and Lavelle Hadley (2-0). Smith also has a win over Bemjamin Whitaker (10-1) in a bout that was nationally televised on Showtime’s ShoBox series. In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Smith defeated Marquis Hawthorne on January 20th e Atlantic City.

The will be Smith’s 6 fight Atlantic City.

Gabejan of Binanginan, Philippines is a 14 year professional who sports a record of 27-33-7 nge nine knockouts.

The 35 year-old Gabejan has some quality results on his resume with wins over Marbon Bodiongan (11-2-2), Balweg Bangonyan (16-4), Ernie Sanchez (11-0), Lloyd Francisco (9-1), Ronald Pontillas (7-1-1), Jason Egera (9-1), Jun Talape (11-2), Gary Bagsaio (2-0) & Rager Balonggod (1-0). In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Gabejan had a draw with undefeated Pedro Durran (14-0) on July 9, 2016 in San Mateo, California.

Appearing in six-round bouts will be:

Kenneth Sims, Jr. (11-0, 3 KO sika) of Chicago will take on Israel Villela (6-4, 2 KO sika) of Cancun. Mexico in a super lightweight bout.

Anthony Young (15-2, 6 KO sika) of Atlantic City will take on an opponent to be named in a welterweight bout.

Tyrell Wright (9-0-1, 6 KO sika) of Jersey City, NJ bazobhekana Dan Pasciolla (9-2-1) of Brick, New Jersey in a heavyweight bout.

In a battle of undefeated super lightweights, John Bauza (5-0, 2 KO sika) of North Bergen, NJ ezolwa Tyrome Jones (4-0, 3 KO sika) of Chicago.

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Elijah Vines (3-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia uyothatha on James Robinson (4-7-4, 1 KO) of York, PA in a super welterweight bout.

Donald Smith (4-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia ngeke Square off Vincent Jennings (5-3, 4 KO sika) of Grand Rapids, MI in a super featherweight tussle.

Dylan Price (1-0, 1 KO) of Sicklerville, NJ ezolwa Chris Nelson (1-3) of Kentucky in a super flyweight bout.

Emmanuel Rodriguez of Newark, NJ uzokwenza DEBUT yakhe pro ngokumelene Jaxel Marrero (1-7-2) of Puerto Rico in a bantamweight bout.

Tickets range from $50 – $150 futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577

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“PHILLY STRONG” PROSPECTS ENNIS AND FOLLY STEP UP FRIDAY AT 2300 ARENA

March 31, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

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Philadelphia – March 30, 2017 – Kusasa ebusuku at 2300 Arena, two of Philadelphia’s most promising prospects top “Philly Strong,” a nine-bout card, and both are expecting their toughest fights to date.

In the umcimbi main, Jaron “Boots” Ennis (9-0, 8KO) will seek his tenth victory when he faces veteran James “Shotgun” Winchester (20-12, 8KO) of Reidsville, North Carolina. The six round, welterweight matchup will be Ennis’ toughest to date. Winchester is coming off three consecutive wins, and steps into the ring having faced world class competition throughout his career. Winchester went the distance with Matt Korobov (27-1, 14KO), Glen Tapia (23-4, 15KO), Eddie Gomez (19-2, 11KO), and Terrell Gausha (20-0, 9KO) and others. Ennis was victorious in his last outing at 2300 Arena, knocking out Elvin Perez in under a minute.

In the umcimbi co-main, Manny “Major Pain” Ubuwula (9-0, 7KO) takes on Dominican Republic’s Luis Hinojosa (30-10, 17KO) in a six round bout at super bantamweight. Hinijosa enters the ring the more experienced fighter, and fought Claudio Marrero (21-1, 15KO) prior to his last two fights, which were both decision wins. Folly had an impressive showing in his last fight, knocking out Mexico’s Carlos Morgan (13-5, 6KO) in the first round in January.

Local Philadelphia fighters Keenan Smith (10-0, 4KO) futhi Joshua Jones (3-0-1, 2KO) will be featured in separate bouts ngolwesihlanu, along with New Jersey’s Darren Goodall (4-0, 3KO) and Coachella welterweight sensation Brandun Lee (1-0, 1KO), who made his debut at Victory Boxing’s January card in Philadelphia.

Tickets for Philly Strong start at $40, and are available at 2300Arena.com or by calling (267) 273-0945. Doors at 2300 Arena open at 6:00 p.m. and first bell is at 7:00.

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Undefeated super lightweight Keenan Smith Headlines on Saturday, April 22nd at The Claridge in Atlantic City

March 26, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Jerry Odom takes on Gabriel Pham

Stacked card features Anthony “Juice” Young

Also undefeated Leroy Davila, Elijah Vines, Tyrell Wright, John Bauza, Donald Smith & Dylan Price

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Atlantic City, NJ (March 24, 2017)- Undefeated super lightweight Keenan Smith will headline a big night of action on Saturday, April 22nd at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.

The show is promoted by GH3 Promotions and D and D Promotions.

The card will also feature many up and coming stars from the Philadelphia/New Jersey region.

Smith of Philadelphia has a irekhodi 10-0 kanye 4 knockouts.

The will be Smith’s 6 fight Atlantic City.

In the exciting eight-round co-feature, Gabriel Pham will battle Jerry Odom in a super middleweight bout.

Pham of Atlantic City, New Jersey has a irekhodi 8-1 nge knockouts ezine.

The 28 year-old Pham turned professional in 2009, and won his first six bouts, which included a win over undefeated Michael Glenn (2-0). Since his only professional blemish, Pham has knocked out his last two opponents, with the latest being a 4th round stoppage over Chauncey Fields (4-10) on March 11th at The Claridge in Atlantic City.

This will be Pham’s 7th fight in Atlantic City, with this being his 3rd consecutive at The Claridge.

Odom of Bowie, Maryland has a irekhodi 14-3-1 kanye 13 knockouts.

The 24 year-old is a 5 Ngonyaka professional. Odom won his first 11 imikhawulo, which included a thrilling stoppage over previously undefeated Victor Quinonez (8-0) in six-rounds in a bout that was nationally televised on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation.

Odom then was disqualified in his bout against Andrew Hernandez, when Odom hit Hernandez while he was down. The loss was extremely controversial, and Odom avenged that setback in dramatic fashion as he stopped Hernandez inside of a round in their rematch. Odom, who has appeared on ShoBox five times, stopped Julius Jackson (19-1) on July 22, 2016. In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Odom was stopped in five rounds by Philadelphia based upset specialist Taneal Goyco on November 11, 2016 in Philadelphia.

Appearing in six-round bouts will be:

Leroy Davila (5-0, 3 KO sika) of New Brunswick, New Jersey taking on an opponent to be named in a bantamweight bout.

Ian Green (12-1, 9 KO sika) of Paterson, New Jersey taking on an opponent to be named in a middleweight bout.

Anthony “Juice” Young (15-2, 6 KO sika) of Atlantic City will take on an opponent to be named in a welterweight bout.

Tyrell Wright (9-0-1, 6 KO sika) of Jersey City, New Jersey battling Dan Pasciolla (9-2-1) of Brick, New Jersey in heavyweight bout.

John Bauza (5-0, 2 KO sika) of North Bergen, New Jersey will fight Tyrome Jones (4-0, 1 KO) of Chicago, Illinois in a super middleweight bout.

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Super Middleweight Elijah Vines (3-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia, super featherweight Donald Smith (4-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia, super flyweight Dylan Price (1-0, 1 KO) of Sicklerville, New Jersey as well as Manuel Rodriguez of Newark, New Jersey making his pro debut against will see action against opponents to be named.

Tickets range from $50 – $150 futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577

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GH3 Promotions scores 6 big victories this past Friday night in Atlantic City

January 25, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

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Nutley, NJ (January 24, 2017) – Despite the disappointing loss by Adam Lopez in the main event of the ShoBox: The New Generation card at Ballys Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, GH3 Promotions still had a prosperous evening as the company registered six big victories on the show.

Televised winners included Ronald Ellis futhi Kenenth Sims, Jr. ngenkathi Stephon Young, LeRoy Davila, Keenan Smith futhi Malik Jackson were all very impressive on the undercard.

Ellis won a 8-round unanimous decision over Christopher Brooker to raise his record to 14-0-1 in a super middleweight iziqubu.

Junior Welterweight, Sims was making his national television debut, and did so in style as he remained perfect by winning a 8-round unanimous decision over Emmanuel Robles to go to 11-0.

Young of St. Louis fought a crowd pleasing fight, and took home a unanimous decision over Olimjon Nazarov and the number-4 ranked bantamweight contender is now 16-0-3.

Davila, a 2016 United Stated Olympic alternate, dominated and ultimately stopped fellow undefeated bantamweight Anthony Taylor in round three of their four round bout. Davila, a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey is now 5-0 kanye 3 knockouts.

Smith of Philadelphia was impressive in stopping Marquis Hawthorne after round five of their scheduled six round welterweight bout. Smith was dominant from the opening bell, and Hawthorne had taken enough punishment to pack it in after round five. Smith is now 10-0 kanye 4 knockouts.

Jackson of Washington, D.C. was making his first start under the GH3 promotional banner and took out an overmatched Christian Foster in the 1st round. The super bantamweight remained perfect at 2-0 with both wins coming early.

“Some of our younger guys really showed that they are legit prospects,” said Vito Mielnicki, CEO of GH3 Promotions.

“Adam Lopez in defeat showed a lot of heart and he will be back. He has showed that he can beat a lot of good fighters and his loss is just a minor setback. With ukuthi kusho, Ronald Ellis and Kenneth Sims were in exciting fights and came through on ShoBox. Ellis is at the point now where he should start getting rated by the sanctioning bodies, and start competing for regional titles in the super middleweight division. We were very impressed by Davila, Young, Jackson, and Smith. Our next order of business is to get Stephon a big fight very soon.”

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Adam Lopez ready to put on a show this Friday night, November 11 fight card at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia

November 10, 2016 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Adam Lopez to take on Carlos Valcarcel in main event; Ed Brown takes on Albert Mensah; Jerry Odom battles Taneal Goyco and Jaron Ennis takes on Chrisshawn Alexander lokhu Friday night at The 2300 Arena

Plus undefeated Hurshidbek Normatov, Kenneth Sims, Jr, Emanuel Folly, Joshua Jones & LeRoy Davila

Derrick Webster battles Zoltan Sera

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Philadelphia, PA (November 9, 2016) – Undefeated super bantamweight Adam Lopez is excited to make his Philadelphia debut when he takes on Carlos Valcarcel lokhu Friday ebusuku 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

In the co-feature, welterweight Ezingakanqotshwa, Ed Brown kuzothatha on Albert Mensah in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds and , Kenneth Sims, Jr. kuzothatha on Jonathan Dinong empini yemizuliswano eyisithupha ye-junior welterweight. Also in action will be Jaron Ennis ukulwa Chrisshawn Alexander in a eziyisithupha-round welterweight mpi.

The card is promoted by GH3 Promotions & Victory Boxing Promotions.

Lopez of San Antonio, Texas is ranked 4th by the WBA and has a record of 15-0-1 with seven knockouts.

“My camp was pretty good, and just getting down to the nitty gritty. I was sparring two days a week and I am ready to go,” Said Lopez.

In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Lopez fought to a ten-round split draw with Roman Reynoso (18-1-1) on July 22nd in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

“The fight was close, but I thought I edged it out. In the last round I had him in trouble and he spit his mouthpiece out. I was on my way to getting a 10-8 round, which would have given me the win. He did a veteran move in there.”

“If I would have won that, I would be fighting for a world title. I wanted to win that fight in general, but I look forward to the next fight. Maybe I wasn’t supposed to get the title shot now. I just have to work and that shot will come. I just have to be patient.”

Valcarcel has a record of 14-8-4 nge knockouts emihlanu. The 34 year-old native of Miami, Florida has wins over Jovanny Soto (15-2-1), Rodolfo Garay (14-2-1) & Leivi Brea (16-4-3).
The 12 year veteran also has fought former world champion Eric Morel and future world champion Jessie Magdaleno.

Valcarcel is coming off a 6th round stoppage defeat to undefeated Erick DeLeon on June 25th in Dallas, Texas.

“I know he is a 2004 Olympian. He is a veteran and a crafty fighter. He has a surviving style in the sense he is defensive and crafty. He is not a knockout puncher but you have to respect anyone who puts on those gloves,” said Lopez of his opponent.

Lopez is ready to show his skills in front of the knowledgeable Philadelphia fight crowd.

“I always know that Philly is a great fight town. I actually want to see the park here “The Fresh Prince” was bullied at,” Lopez said laughingly.

“Lokhu kuzoba empini enkulu, and the fans will get their monies worth.”

Seeing action in the eight round co-feature will be undefeated welterweight Ed Brown.

The 24 year-old native of Chicago has a record of 19-0 kanye 16 knockouts, and has established himself as one of the top welterweight prospects in boxing.

Brown is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Gilbert Venegas on July 30th in Hammond, Indiana.

Mensah of Accra, Ghana. has a irekhodi 29-5 -1 kanye 13 knockouts.

The 33 year-old is a 14 year pro and holds a significant win over Michael Katsidis for the IBF International super lightweight title. He followed that by losing a 12 round decision to Denis Shafikov, owayeneminyaka 30-0.

After that fight Mensah fought Cesar Cuenca (46-0) in an eliminator for the IBF Super Lightweight title. Again he lost a close 12 round decision. Ngasekuqaleni career yakhe,
Mensah beat the then undefeated Ayi Bruce. He has made a habit of fighting undefeated fighters. In the course of his career he has fought fourteen undefeated fighters
and has a record of 12-2 in those fights.

Sims of Chicago, Illinois has a record of 9-0 nge knockouts ezintathu. The 22 year-old is a two-year professional and is coming off a 1st round stoppage over Trevor Marmon on October 22, in Hammond, Indiana. This will be Sims’ 2nd visit to the 2300 Arena as he won a 6-round unanimous decision over Gilbert Venegas in September 15.

Dinong of Monterey Park, California has a irekhodi 5-1 kanye 4 knockouts. The 24 year old won his first 5 imikhawulo, but dropped a decision to Sanjarbek Rakhmanov on October 8th in Las Vegas.

Ennis, 19 years old has a record of 6-0 nge knockouts emihlanu. In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, he was taken the distance for the first time, but pounded out a four-round unanimous decision over Eddie Diaz on September 15th.

Alexander of Norfolk, Virginia has a irekhodi 4-2 nge knockouts ezintathu.

The 24 year-old won his first three bouts and is coming off a no-contest with undefeated Matt Conway on July 15th e Pittsburgh, Pa.

In an eight round bout, Jerry Odom (14-2-1, 13 I sika) of Washington, DC izimpi Taneal Goyco (8-9-1, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia in a super middleweight bout.

In Six Round Bouts:

Derrick Webster (20-1, 10 KO sika) of Willingboro, NJ ezolwa Zoltan Sera (26-10, 17 KO sika) of Hungary in a middleweight bout.

Hershidbek Normatov (2-0, 1 KO) of Andijan, Uzbekistan will fight Lenwood Dozier (10-13-2, 5 KO sika) ka Suitland, MD in a junior middleweight bout.

In Four Round bouts:

Undefeated super bantamweight Emmanuel Ubuwula (7-0, 5 KO sika) of Philadelphia will take fight UTibor Nador (9-6-1, 4 KO sika) of Leeds, England in a junior featherweight bout.

Joshua Jones (2-0-1, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia ngeke silwe Corey Edwards (2-1, 1 KO) of South Carolina in a lightweight bout.

LeRoy Davila (3-0, 2 KO sika) of New Brunswick, NJ will fight Damin Simon (0-4-1) of Beaumont, Texas in a bantamweight bout.

Tickets for this great evening of boxing are $100, $75, $50 futhi $40 futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 267-273-0945 futhi www.2300arena.com

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Card shaping up for November 11 fight card at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia

October 27, 2016 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Adam Lopez to take on Carlos Valcarcel in main event; Ed Brown takes on Albert Mensah; Jerry Odom battles Taneal Goyco and Jaron Ennis takes on Chrisshawn Alexander

Broadcast begins at 9:00 PM ET LIVE on ONE World Sports

Plus Ezingakanqotshwa Keenan Smith, Kenneth Sims, Jr, Emanuel Folly, Joshua Jones & LeRoy Davila

Derrick Webster battles Salim Larbi

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Philadelphia, PA (October 25, 2016, 2016) – The card is shaping up for the November 11thcard at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

In the umcimbi main, undefeated and world ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez liba Carlos Valcarcel

The scheduled eight-round bout will be the featured bout of the inaugural broadcast on

ONE World Sports.

In the isiqephu co-feature, welterweight Ezingakanqotshwa, Ed Brown kuzothatha on Albert Mensah in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds and , Jerry Odom kuzothatha on Taneal Goyco in a super middleweight iziqubu. Opening up the televised broadcast will be Jaron Ennis ukulwaChrisshawn Alexander.

The card is promoted by GH3 Promotions & Victory Boxing Promotions.

Lopez of San Antonio, Texas is ranked 4th by the WBA and has a record of 15-0-1 with seven knockouts.

The 25 year-old Lopez is a four year pro and has wins over Pablo Cruz (11-0), Eliecer Aquino (17-0-1), former world champion Erik Aiken & Mario Munoz (16-0-1).

In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Lopez fought to a ten-round split draw with Roman Reynoso (18-1-1) on July 22nd in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Valcarcel is coming off a 6th round stoppage defeat to undefeated Erick DeLeon on June 25thin Dallas, Texas.

Seeing action in the eight round co-feature will be undefeated welterweight Ed Brown.

The 24 year-old native of Chicago has a record of 18-0 kanye 15 knockouts, and has established himself as one of the top welterweight prospects in boxing.

Brown is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Gilbert Venegas on July 30th in Hammond, Indiana.

Mensah of Accra, Ghana. has a irekhodi 29-5 -1 kanye 13 knockouts.

Odom of Washington, DC has a record of 14-2-1 kanye 13 knockouts, and is a four-year professional. The 23 oneminyaka engu-Odom won iziqubu yakhe yokuqala nambili, which included a thrilling come from behind stoppage over previously undefeated Vilier Quinonez (9-0) on July 25, 2014 in a nationally televised bout on ShoBox: The New Generation.

Odom avenged a controversial disqualification defeat by destroying previously undefeated Andrew Hernandez (8-0) in one round. In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Odom stopped Julius Jackson (19-1)in three rounds.

Goyco of Philadelphia has a record of 8-9-1 nge knockouts ezintathu.

Goyco has upset the apple-cart on several occasions. He has wins over undefeated Dennis Morris (1-0), Jeremy Trussell (8-0) & Devin Butcher (5-0) plus upset victories over Frankie Filippone (14-2-1) and Dennis Hasson (16-1). Goyco is coming off a eight-round unanimous decision defeat to Tony Hirsch on June 11th e Oakland, California.

Alexander of Norfolk, Virginia has a irekhodi 4-2 nge knockouts ezintathu.

The 24 year-old won his first three bouts and is coming off a no-contest with undefeated Matt Conway on July 15th e Pittsburgh, Pa.

In off-television action:

In Six Round Bouts:

Derrick Webster (20-1, 10 KO sika) of Willingboro, NJ ezolwa Salim Larbi (20-6-2, 7 KO sika) of Bronx, NY in a middleweight bout.

Undefeated welterweight Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 KO sika) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named.

Kenneth Sims Jr. (9-0, 3 KO sika) of Chicago will take on an opponent to be named in a junior welterweight bout.

In Four Round bouts:

Undefeated super bantamweight Emmanuel Ubuwula (7-0, 5 KO sika) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named.

Joshua Jones (2-0-1, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia will fight pro debuting Jahmal Dyer of Baltimore, Maryland in a lightweight bout.

LeRoy Davila (3-0, 2 KO sika) of New Brunswick, NJ will fight an opponent to be names in a bantamweight bout.

Tickets for this great evening of boxing are $100, $75, $50 futhi $40 futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 267-273-0945 futhi www.2300arena.com

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GH3 Promotions card at the 2300 Arena MOVED TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH

October 6, 2016 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

GH3 Promotions card at the 2300 Arena MOVED TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH

Adam Lopez to take on Carlos Valcarcel on ULWESIHLANU, November 11th

at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and LIVE on ONE World Sports

Broadcast begins at 9:00 PM ET

Undefeated welterweight Ed Brown in the co-feature

Jerry Odom takes on Taneal Goyco

Plus undefeated Arturo Trujillo, Keenan Smith, John Joe Nevin, Jaron Ennis, Emanuel Folly, Joshua Jones & LeRoy Davila

Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA

Philadelphia, PA (October 5, 2016, 2016) – DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT, World ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez kuzothatha on Carlos Valcarcel on Friday, November 11h at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The broadcast is slated to begin at 9:00 PM ET.