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Philadelphia, PA (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 9, 2016) – Undefeated super bantamweight Adam Lopez is excited to make his Philadelphia debut when he takes on Carlos Valcarcel no hnub Friday hmo ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub 2300 Arena nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, undefeated Welterweight, Ed Brown yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Albert Mensah in a bout scheduled for eight-rounds and , Kenneth Sims, Jr. yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Jonathan Dinong in a six-round junior welterweight bout. Also in action will be Jaron Ennis sib ntaus sib tua Chrisshawn Alexander nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round welterweight sib ntaus.
The card is promoted by GH3 Promotions & Victory Boxing Promotions.
Lopez ntawm 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,” Hais Lopez.
Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, Lopez fought to a ten-round split draw with Roman Reynoso (18-1-1) rau 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 puag ncig, 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 nrog tsib knockouts. Lub 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).
Lub 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.
“Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus, and the fans will get their monies worth.”
Seeing action in the eight round co-feature will be undefeated welterweight Ed Brown.
Lub 24 year-old native of Chicago has a record of 19-0 nrog 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. muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 29-5 -1 nrog 13 knockouts.
Lub 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, uas yog 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. Nyuam qhuav pib nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm,
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 nrog peb knockouts. Lub 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 Cuaj hlis 15.
Dinong of Monterey Park, California muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 5-1 nrog 4 knockouts. Lub 24 year old won his first 5 xaus, but dropped a decision to Sanjarbek Rakhmanov on October 8th nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Ennis, 19 years old has a record of 6-0 nrog tsib knockouts. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, 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 muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 4-2 nrog peb knockouts.
Lub 24 year-old won his first three bouts and is coming off a no-contest with undefeated Matt Conway on July 15th nyob rau hauv Pittsburgh, Pa.
In an eight round bout, Jerry Odom (14-2-1, 13 Kuv tus) ntawm Washington, DC battles Taneal Goyco (8-9-1, 3 KO lub) of Philadelphia in a super middleweight bout.
In Six Round Bouts:
Derrick Webster (20-1, 10 KO lub) of Willingboro, NJ yuav tua Zoltan Sera (26-10, 17 KO lub) of Hungary in a middleweight bout.
Hershidbek Normatov (2-0, 1 KO) of Andijan, Uzbekistan will fight Lenwood Dozier (10-13-2, 5 KO lub) ntawm Suitland, MD in a junior middleweight bout.
In Four Round bouts:
Undefeated super bantamweight Emmanuel folly (7-0, 5 KO lub) of Philadelphia will take fight Tibor Nador (9-6-1, 4 KO lub) of Leeds, England in a junior featherweight bout.
Joshua Jones (2-0-1, 2 KO lub) ntawm Philadelphia yuav tua Corey Edwards (2-1, 1 KO) of South Carolina in a lightweight bout.
LeRoy Davila (3-0, 2 KO lub) of New Brunswick, NJ will fight Damin Simon (0-4-1) ntawm Beaumont, Texas in a bantamweight bout.
Tickets for this great evening of boxing are $100, $75, $50 thiab $40 thiab yuav tau muas los ntawm hu xov tooj 267-273-0945 thiab www.2300arena.com
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