Ronald Ellis and Kenneth Sims Jr. Win By Unanimous Decision

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Atlantic City (Jan. 21, 2017) – In a stunningly one-sided affair, Danny “Baby Face Assassin” Roman scored an upset ninth-round TKO over previously unbeaten Adamu Lopez in a WBA Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator Jumma'a a babban taron da ShoBox: Sabon Generation on SHOWTIME from Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

Lopez’s trainer, renowned Ronnie Shields, decided his boxer shouldn’t take any more punishment and asked the referee to stop the contest after nine completed rounds.

Roman (21-2-1, 8 Kos), who was ranked No. 4 a cikin kambunansa na WBA, ya lashe wa 14^{ga watan} in a row in a career-best performance. He out-boxed and out-slugged the No. 3-rated Lopez (16-1-1, 8 Kos), na San Antonio, Texas, from the outset. Roman seized command in the fourth round with two knockdowns, first with a left hook and then, with a left uppercut.

Lopez, who was appearing on ShoBox for a fifth time, tried to fight back, but Roman’s skill and harder pinpoint-punching led to the scheduled 12-round fight being stopped between rounds nine and 10.

Win the victory, Roman is now in position to challenge WBA 122-pound World Champion Nehomar Cermeno.

“The main event was a shocker,"Ya ce ShoBox gwani Analyst Steve Farhood. “We didn’t know much about Danny Roman. And he sure earned that title fight against Nehomar Cermeno. It’s a bittersweet for us, for Lopez. We know him well. He’s fought five times on ShoBox but now doesn’t look like he is going to get that title fight since this is the second opportunity he had and he took a real beating. It’s going to take a while for him to come back.”

In the final three rounds, Roman out-landed Lopez 107-27, da kuma 84-20 in power punches. In the final session, Roman landed more punches (43) than Lopez threw. It was a merciless beating followed by a merciful stoppage. Roman landed 54 bisa dari na ikonsa Shots, duk da 67 percent in the final round.

“Adam Lopez is a great and tough fighter,” said Roman. “He came prepared, but I came out with the victory.

“I started hurting him with uppercuts. I dropped him twice the fourth. I felt I was going to stop him there, but the bell saved him.

“My plan was to break him down little by little, and I felt that was starting to take effect as he was losing his steam in the third round, but he kept on going.

“I knew he would have one last stand, but I knew I would stop him. Even if they didn’t stop it in the corner, I knew I would get him out of there.

"Yanzu, I am going to go back to the gym. I have to start working on the basics again and begin to prepare for my title shot. I’m very excited.”

Lopez, who left the ring promptly after the stoppage, was not happy with his performance.

“He was the better man yau da dare,” he said as he sat with his head down in the locker room. “I kept trying to catch him with uppercuts and I got caught every time. I was trying to get on the inside, but it was hard.

“I thought I was clawing my way back into the fight, but my eye started hurting. It was the first uppercut that knocked me down in the fourth that got me right in the eye. It was hard to keep on going with my eye like that.

“When I got back to the corner after the ninth round, Ronnie told me he had seen enough and he stopped the fight.”

In the co-main event of the evening, undefeated super middleweight Ronald “Flatline” Ellis took a unanimous eight-round decision in a messy-grappler-type affair overChristopher “Ice Cold” Brooker da scores na 79-73 sau biyu, da kuma 77-75.

“Ellis-Brooker was an ugly fight,'' Farhood ce. “Brooker didn’t really have any answers. Ellis won clearly but he didn’t shine, mostly because of his opponent’s style.”

Ellis (14-0-1, 10 Kos), na Lynn, Taro., established the tone of the fight with an explosive first round in which he went 27-of-90 overall—both high totals for the fight—to Brooker’s 8-of-45. Ellis won the body shots battle (64 zuwa 31) and landed sharper combinations during the rare moments the fighters were at distance.

In the final three rounds, Ellis continued applying pressure with accuracy.

“I am back and I want some more,” said Ellis. “That was a good fight. I fought smarter today than in my last ShoBox bayyanar. I’m not going to lie, he was tough and came at me very hard, but I maneuvered. Ina murna sosai tare da ta yi.

“He was big and strong and was holding a lot, but my boxing skills took over in the fight. He was trying to get on my nerves, but I knew that my skills would get me the win.”

Brooker (11-3, 5 Kos), who was very unhappy with the judges’ scorecards said, “I don’t know what these judges are looking at. I had the better ring generalship, aggressiveness and I brought all the pressure.

“I feel that because he was undefeated, the judges must have put him on a pedestal. Even though I have a couple losses, look who I have fought and defeated. I am an elite-level fighter as well, and I should get that same respect. That’s why SHOWTIME has me on.

“At the end of the day, I just fight. It is up to fans who watch, they are the real judges for me.”

In the telecast opener, undefeated Super hur Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. bangaren Emmanuel “Renegade” Robles the second loss of his career in a closer than the scorecards reflected eight-round unanimous decision. It was scored 79-72 sau biyu, da kuma 78-73.

“Kenneth Sims Jr. is the typical ShoBox mai yiwuwa,'' Farhood ce. “He showed a lot of good skills. He fought a different fight than the one we expected. He was more aggressive than we thought he’d be. With his amateur background and now the exposure on TV, I think he is a potential star.”

Sims (11-0, 3 Kos), Chicago, M., who went past the sixth round for the first time in his career, began the fight with an overwhelming high-volume attack highlighted by vicious body shots.

Robles (15-2-1, 5 Kos), na San Diego, Calif., duk da haka, picked up the pace and took advantage of Sims slowing his pace in rounds four through six. Robles upped his work rate and out-landed Sims 78-66 overall. Referee Bengy Estives took a point way from Sims in round six for dropping his mouthpiece.

Sims gritted his teeth and caught his second wind in the seventh and eighth by out-landing Robles 49-34 overall and 46-24 power to grab a wider-than-expected decision.

“I didn’t have my best performance, but I still got the win,” Sims said. “I was trying too hard for a knockout, and that’s not me. He was a durable opponent, but my performance had nothing to do with that.

“I want to talk to my team about my next fight. My speed and feet were the difference in the fight, but I did not use them as much as I should.”

Robles, who was disappointed with the verdict, acknowledged Sims’ speed.

“He was moving a lot and I couldn’t neutralize that,’’ Robles said. “He was slicker than I thought he was going to be. I was putting on a lot of pressure and wanted to work the body, but he was slick and able to withstand what I was doing.

“I just have to get back to training and get better. You’ll see more of me. I will be back.”

Jumma'a ta three-fight telecast will re-air Litinin, Janairu 23 a 10 p.m. DA/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning January 21.

Barry Tompkins da ake kira ShoBox mataki daga ringside da Farhood kuma tsohon duniya zakara Raul Márquez bauta a matsayin gwani manazarta. Da m m ya Gordon Hall tare da Richard Gaughan samar da Rick Phillips directing.

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Game da ShoBox: Sabon Generation
Tun da aka kafa ta a watan Yuli 2001, da nasaba acclaimed Showtime dambe jerin, ShoBox: Sabon Generation ya featured matasa iyawa dace tauri. A ShoBox falsafar shi ne ya televise m, taron-m da m wasanni, alhãli kuwa samar da wata tabbatar ƙasa domin son masu yiwuwa m don yin yaki domin duniya take. Wasu daga cikin girma da jerin 67 mayakan da suka bayyana a ShoBox da kuma ci-gaba zuwa tsiwurwurin duniya sunayen sarauta ya hada da: Andre Ward, Deontay wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothawus Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chadi Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Bulus Williams kuma mafi.

New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. DA/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Gidan caca

NEW YORK (Jan. 9, 2017) – The previously announced matchup between undefeated WBA ranked No 3-ranked super bantamweight Adamu Lopez and the WBA’s No. 4-ranked Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (na yau da kullum) Super Bantamweight belt held by Nehomar Cermeno.

Lopez (16-0-1, 8 Kos) and Roman (20-2-1, 7 Kos) will square off in the most significant fight of their careers in the main event of a ShoBox: Sabon Generation quadrupleheader a kan Jumma'a, Jan. 20, zauna a LOKACIN WASAN KWAIKWAYO (10 p.m. DA/Santa, jinkiri a kan West Coast) daga Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Ya ke 3-0-1 on the series, having defeated three previous unbeaten boxers. Roman has won 13 in a row dating to March 2014, and none of the fights have been close.

“I am excited that this is an elimination bout and I am one step closer to fighting for a world championship,"Ya ce Lopez. “Very few fighters ever get a chance to fight for a title, and I’m not going to let it slip away. It’s a huge motivator, and the stakes are higher. I am fighting for a chance to fight a guy in Cermeno who is 37 and maybe past his prime. So if I win on Janairu 20, I feel I will win against Cermeno. He is beatable, and that is the perfect opponent to become a world champion. After I beat Roman, Cermeno will pass the torch to me.”

Said Roman: “This is what we’ve been working toward since day one. A shot at a world title is every boxer’s dream. I can’t speak for Adam, but the stakes have never been higher for me. Beating Adam is the only thing on my mind.”

In a featured bout on the four-fight ShoBox telecast, undefeated, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 Kos) will face a new opponent, sau daya-dukan tsiya Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 Kos), a cikin wani takwas zagaye super hur fadan.
A cikin talabijin mabudin, undefeated Stephon Sun (15-0, 3 Kos) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 Kos) a cikin wani takwas zagaye super bantamweight fadan.

The previously announced opponent for Sims, Wellington Romero, withdrew due to injury, while Young’s opponent, Daniel Rosas, withdrew due to personal reasons.

In the previously announced co-feature, undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis (13-0-1, 1 NC, 10 Kos) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 Kos) in an eight-round 168-pound matchup of ShoBox Tsohon soji.

Tickets for the show, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions, Kings Promotions in association with Thompson Boxing (the main event) and Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, su ne $125, $100 $75 & $50 kuma za a iya saya a www.ticketmaster.com ko kira 1-800-745-3000.

Barry Tompkins zai kira ShoBox mataki daga ringside da Steve Farhood kuma tsohon zakaran duniya Raul Márquez bauta a matsayin gwani manazarta. Babban m ne Gordon Hall tare da Richard Gaughan samar da Rick Phillips directing.

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Game da ShoBox: Sabon Generation
Tun da aka kafa ta a watan Yuli 2001, da nasaba acclaimed Showtime dambe jerin, ShoBox: Sabon Generation ya featured matasa iyawa dace tauri. A ShoBox falsafar shi ne ya televise m, taron-m da m wasanni, alhãli kuwa samar da wata tabbatar ƙasa domin son masu yiwuwa m don yin yaki domin duniya take. Wasu daga cikin girma da jerin 67 mayakan da suka bayyana a ShoBox da kuma ci-gaba zuwa tsiwurwurin duniya sunayen sarauta ya hada da: Andre Ward, Deontay wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothawus Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chadi Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Bulus Williams kuma mafi.