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Undefeated Bantamweight sensation Christian Carto to faces toughest test in Alonso Melendez THIS Friday night, September 29th at The 2300 Área
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Undefeated Junior Welterweight Mykal “The Porfessor” Raposo: “I am looking forward to performing in front of the Philly fight fans”
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Undefeated Bantamweight sensation Christian Carto ready for toughest test to date when he takes on Alonso Melendez this Friday night at the 2300 Área en Filadelfia
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Undefeated Bantamweight sensation Christian Carto to faces toughest test in Alonso Melendez on Friday night, September 29th at The 2300 Área
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Friday’s Knockout-Filled ShoBox: The New Generation To Re-Air TONIGHT At 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®
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Venres knockout-filled ShoBox: A Nova Xeración telecast will re-airesta noite en 10 p.m. E/PT (atrasado na Costa Oeste) on SHOWTIME EXTREME.
Tune-in to watch Paul Williams pupil Justin DeLoach stop previously undefeated Dillon Cook in a KO of the Year contender (VIDEO:http://s.sho.com/22LV0i0), Ivan Golub shine in his ShoBox estrea, can’t-miss prospect Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk finish Nick Givhan in just 21 segundos (VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1TakSkM), and emerging star Regis “Rougarou” Prograis make quick work of veteran Aaron Herrera.
Venres quadrupleheader is also available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® e Showtime Anytime®.
REGIS PROGRAIS SCORES FIRST-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER AARON HERRERA IN THE MAIN EVENT ON SHOBOX: A NOVA XERACIÓN
FROM BUFFALO RUN CASINO IN MIAMI, OKLAHOMA
Ivan Baranchyk Knocks Out Nick Givhan in 21 Seconds – VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1TakSkM
Ivan Golub Finishes Marlon Aguas in the Sixth,
Paul Williams-Trained Justin DeLoach Stops Dillon Cook in Fourth – VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/22LV0i0
Catch The Replay Monday, Marzo 28, en 10 p.m. E/PT en SHO EXTREME®
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MIAMI, Okla. (Marzo 26, 2016) – On a night of knockouts, unbeaten super lightweight Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMAS (17-0, 14 Kos), de Houston, scored his third consecutive dominant victory on ShoBox: A Nova Xeración, knocking out Mexico’s Aaron Herrera (21-5-1, 12 Kos) en 2:17 da primeira quenda Venres no evento principal enALTURA DE COMEZAR de Buffalo Run Casino en Miami, Okla.
In scheduled eight-round bouts that all ended early, Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (10-0, 9 Kos), de Brooklyn, N.I., registered a 21-second, KO no primeiro round sobre Nick Givhan (16-1-1, 10 Kos), de Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap, Ukrainian welterweight Ivan "O Volk" Golub (16-0, 10 Kos, 5-0 no World Series of Boxing), de Brooklyn, N.I., scored a sixth-round TKO over Marlon aguas (9-1, 6 Kos), de Quito, Ecuador, e Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 Kos), of Augusta, Ga., who is trained by former world champion Paul Williams, registered a fourth-round knockout over undefeated super welterweight and local favorite Dillon “White Lightning” Cook (16-1, 6 Kos).
All but Prograis and Baranchyk were making their ShoBox estreas. Cociñeiro, Aguas and Givhan became the 143rd, 144th e 145th boxers to suffer their first pro loss on the prospect developmental series.
“I can’t remember en 15 anos of working ShoBox a show with such emphatic knockouts – and two of them being spectacular knockout of the year candidates,'', Dixo ShoBox analista experto Steve Farhood.
PROGRAMAS, un 5-foot-9, 27-year-old originally from New Orleans, was fighting in his second consecutive ShoBox main event and second scheduled 10-rounder. The aggressive-minded southpaw pounded Herrera’s body from the opening bell; five of his six power punches were targeted to the Mexican’s midsection. A left hook to the body downed Herrera, who crumpled to the canvas and wasn’t able to beat the count.
“I was prepared to go 10 voltas completas, the last thing I was expecting was a first-round knockout,’’ said Prograis, who was making his 2016 estrea. “I’m making hard fights look easy but they’re really not. It’s all the daily work in the gym all day every day that is paying off for me. Tonight was fun. I’m very satisfied.
“I want all the fighters in my division to know one thing: I’m coming after all of you.’’
“He just got me with a great shot, it was simple as that,’’ said Herrera, who making his second start in the United States. “There’s really not that much that I can say.’’
The highly regarded Baranchyk – making his second eight-round start and second in a row on ShoBox – knocked out Givhan with a huge left hand with the first power punch of the fight. He required only two punches to finish the 17-fight veteran. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the quickest professional KO for the Belarus native. Baranchyk owns a three-second KO over Angel Figueroa a partir de 2015.
“I’m very happy,’’ Baranchyk said. “I was expecting a much longer fight. I was focused on a full fight. But knockouts are good. I know fans like knockouts.
“I’ll take a week off and then go back to the drawing board. I’m looking ahead to fighting again soon and on ShoBox again.’’
Givhan was shocked with the result.
“I’m good but I am very, very disappointed,” Givhan said. “This is the lowlight of my life. For me to get knocked out by someone I know I can beat is just the worst feeling. And there’s nothing worse than for it to happen on national television.
“No one expects 20-second fights. I just got caught, that’s all.”
Golub, a former standout amateur from Ukraine, had to rally from the first knockdown of his career. “This was a little tougher than I expected,'' Dixo el. “But it’s all about learning. I had to go through some adversity to win. You don’t know adversity until it hits you in the face.”
Golub was the more active fighter against the awkward Aguas, who was at his best when matters turned ugly. In a bizarre second round, southpaw Golub scored a questionable knockdown as Aguas hit the canvas while clinching and off-balance. Aguas bounced back seconds later to knock down Golub with a short right, sending the Ukrainian to the canvas for the first time in his career.
“I was surprised that I got knocked down, but he caught me off-balance,’’ Golub said. “Overall, I am very happy with my performance.”
Golub resumed control after the second and a series of combinations in the sixth sent a gassed Aguas falling back through the ropes in the closing seconds of the round. Aguas somehow rose to his feet to beat the count, but his trainer quickly waved off the bout when the Ecuadorian returned to the corner.
Aguas said an injury, not fatigue, was the reason his corner stopped the fight at the end of the sixth. “I hurt my right bicep in the fifth round,'' Dixo el. “That’s the reason we stopped it. I wasn’t that tired.”
Na loita de a cerimonia de apertura, DeLoach made Williams a winner in his training debut. With Williams looking on from his wheelchair in the corner, DeLoach, a winner of four in a row, dropped Cook with a devastating, counter-overhand right at 2:47 of the fourth that sent Cook awkwardly to the canvas in a knockout of the year candidate.
“I’m happy with my performance,’’ said DeLoach, who was the more active fighter, xogando case 100 more punches over the four rounds. “This was a great experience fighting a guy like this in his backyard. I enjoyed the crowd and their enthusiasm. It motivated me. I got a little lazy in parts of the second and third rounds, but I listened to my corner and picked it up on offense and got my punch count up and going again.
“Dillon was a good fighter who moved a lot. I know I have to do better cutting off the ring. He landed with a left a second before I landed that big right. This was a great win for all of us. I’m ready to do this again.’’
“Look at me, look at my shirt. It feels like I was sweating worse than when I fought,’’ said Williams, who’s pro career came to a sudden and tragic end when he was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in May 2012. “I am very relieved to get this one out of the way. I’m very happy for Justin and Mr. Pete (Paul’s longtime manager and trainer and DeLoach’s assistant trainer, George Williams)
"Estou ben, all things considered,’’ said Cook. “He was a tough guy. I’ve never been knocked out before so I don’t exactly know how to act. I felt I was in the fight until I was caught. It’s disappointing, but this was a great learning experience for me. It can only help me in the long run.’’
A taped interview with Williams and ShoBox analyst Steve Farhood aired prior to the bout. In the discussion, Farhood asked the former two-time champ why he chose to return as a trainer for the first time since the 2012 motorcycle accident left him paralyzed. Full Interview:http://s.sho.com/1WPrJ28
Venres four-fight telecast will re-air Luns en 10 p.m. E/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning today, Sábado, Marzo 26.
Barry Tompkins o chamado ShoBox acción do arena con Farhood e ex-campión do mundo Raul Marquez servindo como analistas especializados. O produtor executivo foi Gordon Hall con Richard Gaughane producindo Rick Phillips dirección.
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Sobre ShoBox: A Nova Xeración
Dende a súa creación en xullo 2001, a aclamada serie de boxeo Showtime, ShoBox: A Nova Xeración caracterizou novos talentos combinada difícil. O ShoBox filosofía é para televisionar emocionante, xogos competitivos, proporcionando un campo de probas para as perspectivas dispostos multitude-agradable e determinados a loitar por un título mundial. Algúns da lista crecente de 65 loitadores que xa apareceron en ShoBox e avanzado para recadar títulos mundiais inclúe: 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, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel López, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams e máis.
Todos os oito Fighters HIT súas marcas FORSHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATIONQUADRUPLEHEADER TOMORROW, Venres, MARZO 25, VIVO NO SHOWTIME® DE Buffalo Run Casino en MIAMI, OKLAHOMA
Invicto Super Leve Prospect Regis Prograis Takes On veterano Aaron Herrera no Main Event; Transmisión comeza ás 10:30 p.m. ET / ES
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MIAMI, Okla. (Marzo 24, 2016) - Todos os oito loitadores, incluíndo os seis queridos invictos, peso feito xoves pola ShoBox: A Nova Xeración quadrupleheader mañá/Venres Marzo 25, vivir ALTURA DE COMEZAR (10:30 p.m. ET / ES, atrasado na Costa Oeste) a partir de Buffalo Run Casino.
No evento principal, invicta estrela emerxente, Regis "Rougarou"PROGRAMAS (16-0, 13 Kos), de Houston a través de New Orleans, vai reunirse México Aaron "The Jewel" Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Kos) nun 10 redonda loita super lixeiro.
Catro boxeadores invictos ha chocar en dúas das tres loitas de oito rolda: contundente Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (9-0, 8 Kos), de Brooklyn, N.I., rostros xiro de mentalidade Nick "King irradiación" Givhan (16-0-1, 10 Kos), de Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap and Ukrainian Ivan "O Volk" Golub (10-0, 8 Kos, 5-0 no World Series of Boxing), de Brooklyn, N.I., asume Marlon aguas (9-0, 6 Kos), de Quito, Ecuador, nun partido welterweight.
Na apertura transmisión de oito rolda, welterweight super invicto e favorito local Dillon Cociña (16-0, 6 Kos), de Seneca, Mo., reunirase unha vez batido Justin DeLoach (13-1, 7 Kos), Augustmestre, Ga. traballoch é adestrado polo ex ShoBox loitador e dúas veces campión do mundo, Paul Williams, que está facendo o seu debut na formación.
Os ingresos para un evento presentados por DiBella Lecer e Tony Holden Productions custa $45, $55 e $75 e están dispoñibles para compra no buffalorun.com e en stubwire.com. A primeira loita en directo está 8 hora.
os pesos:
PROGRAMAS: 141 libras
Herrera: 142 libras
Baranchyk: 139 ½ quilos
Givhan: 140 ¼ libras
Golub: 146 ½ quilos
aguas: 147 libras
Cociñeiro: 154 libras
DeLoach: 153 ¼ libras
Aquí está o que os loitadores este xoves:
REGIS PROGRAIS
"Esta é a miña maior loita. Nós estivemos no ximnasio durante dous meses preparándose. Estamos sparring con cada estilo, algo hai que para me preparar.
"Eu tiña todo un divertido moito na miña última loita, porque (Abel) Ramos continuou chegando. Estou loitando un veterano, a different kind of guy tomorrow. He’s tough with the Mexican style so I expect him to be smart and know all the tricks.
"Herrera está chegando con nada que perder, pero eu amo loitar estilo mexicano. Veño adestrando en Houston, el non vai traer algo que eu non teña visto antes.
"Eu podo ser un zurdo habilidoso ou podo pelexar. Eu adoro loitar, é por iso que eu comece no boxeo. Miña mentalidade é a bater e loita, cando se trata abaixo para el. Ás veces, se non acertar eu fico aburrido entón eu mesturar-se un pouco máis por iso vou comezar a batida e entón eu podo volver. I pode axustarse a calquera estilo.
"Esta é a miña terceira loita en ShoBox e segundo evento principal. Congratulo-me coa presión, pero á vez sei que teño que ignore-lo e só gozar e divertirse dentro.
"Mentalmente, Sinto que estou preparado para unha gran loita contra calquera dos principais candidatos, pero eu sei que estes tipos de loitas aínda están un pouco por debaixo da liña para min. Eu aínda teño moito traballo que facer; Necesito manter a bater-lo ata que eu entendín todo certo.
"Estou ansioso para unha boa loita mañá. ''
AARON Herrera
"Esta é unha loita interesante, porque dous estamos chegando no deporte. Vin algunhas loitas del e sabe o que eu estou en contra. Parece que Prograis desexa vir para adiante e vén para loitar, e eu vou facer o mesmo, aínda que sexa probablemente máis dun boxeador que un slugger.
"Trátase de coidar dos negocios. Estiven 12 roldas antes. I’ve fought some good fighters with good records. Esta é só a miña segunda loita en América, pero eu aprendín moito co primeiro e que vai certamente axudar-me. Eu teño máis confianza. Isto non vai ser unha experiencia nova para min.
"Loitei con canhotos antes, entón despois de un par de voltas, Estou seguro de que vai se sentir cómodo. Eu sempre estou chegando a gañar. Eu non podo esperar para escoitar a campá de apertura. ''
Oy BARANCHYK
"Isto é 100 por cento mellor cara que xa afrontou. Nick é un gran loitador e non podemos subestimar-lo. Sabemos que todo pode ocorrer no boxeo. I poñer o traballo no ximnasio e agora eu teño que facer o meu traballo no arena.
"Eu son un perforado, Eu gusto de traelo e eu vou para o KO.
"Eu só estou 23 pero eu traballo moi duro e sinto que estou ben benvida. Eu estou no ximnasio o tempo. Unha das principais cousas que traballan en máis é compostura dentro do arena. Eu sinto que estou establecendo-se máis e traballar o jab, senón que é algo que funciona en.
"Vostede simplemente non pode entrar e bater todos para fóra. Non é tan fácil. Debe configurar os seus golpes, por veces,. Eu nunca vou cambiar de ser un perforado naturais, meu equipo non está intentando aproveitar o lume en min, eles só queren me quedo. ''
NICK Givhan
"Esta é unha grande oportunidade e eu me sinto bendicido por estar recibindo-o, pero é algo que eu teño benvida a traballar no sentido durante anos. Eu sinto que este é o lugar onde eu debería estar nesta fase da miña carreira. Eu só teño entrar no arena para asegurarse de que eu coido do meu negocio no arena
"El é sempre un dos adversarios máis difíciles que enfrontar. El é grande, poderoso e bate forte toda a loita. Pero eu son o máis difícil que afrontou.
"Isto moldea-se como un boxeador contra loita perforado que me favorece. Pode saír espetando no inicio, pero unha vez que é tocado, pode ser frustrado. Iso é o que eu vou aproveitar, o exceso de agresividade.
"Estou ansioso para aproveitar o momento, mañá á noite. ''
IVAN Golub
"Estou moi animado por estar neste tarxeta e ansioso para loitar no meu primeiro ShoBox tarxeta. Este é un gran paso e que vai ser unha gran loita.
"Cando eu tiven a oportunidade de loitar ShoBox, Eu nin sequera preguntar quen eu estaba loitando. Eu adestrar con algúns dos mellores aí (Ievgen Khytrov,Sergey Derevanchenko, etc.). Pero eu son un boxer-perforado que algúns dos meus compañeiros de equipo.
"Eu traballo moi duro. Eu estudo o boxeo moi. Sei que a miña hora está chegando. Mentres eu amosar boas habilidades de boxeo, o KO virá. "
Marlon Aquas
"Ten que ter coidado con figo fameI htersu non sei nada sobre, pero eu vou dar 100 por cento en hai. Estou aquí para mostrar que teño o que fai falta para facer un campión do mundo.
"Estou moi motivado. Esta é a miña primeira loita no U.S. e na canle Showtime, entón eu estou ollando para facer unha declaración. Sei que despois desa loita moitas portas abriranse. As persoas poden non me coñece agora, pero eles van me saber despois de mañá á noite.
"Eu teño unha morea de movemento, pero tamén pode estar alí fronte a fronte e pelexa. They are making a mistake taking a step up and fighting me. They don’t know what they’re getting into.
"Eu estiven fóra por mor dunha lesión na man esquerda, pero é totalmente curado e estou listo. Tiven moita disputa.
"Eu son máis de un deseñador, o pugilista. Eu gusto de moverse moi. Pero se eu tivera que ir alí e batallar vou. Realmente quero mostrar aos fans que son dignos de ver de novo. ''
DILLON COOK
“This will be my toughest fight but I’m feeling great. I’m excited but not all that nervous. Hai algunha presión loitando na TV por primeira vez, pero non foi desesperado.
"Esta é unha loita grande; Estou preparado para calquera cousa que trae. Eu non estou tentando exceso de pensar algo. Eu só quero facer o que fago.
"Este é un xogo na casa para min. Eu vivo sobre 25 minutos. Por iso, axuda que eu estou acostumado a atmosfera e non ten que viaxar.
"Eu vin un pouco del. Eu sinto as cousas que fai o tempo vai traballar contra el. O seu estilo de vir para adiante é unha boa para min. Tiven moito tempo para se preparar (cinco semanas) de xeito que non haberá ningunha sorpresa.
"Eu creo que teño as habilidades para ir un pai moi, entón eu quero deixar unha boa impresión.
“Speed and footwork are my biggest weapons. I’ve been dazed before, pero non derrubado. ''
JUSTIN DeLoach
"Todo ata este punto foi unha bendición para min. Esta é sempre unha gran loita e estou ansioso para facer o que fago e poñer nun gran concerto. Eu non vin unha chea de Dillon pero está invicto e está chegando a gañar. Estou preparado para o que trae.
"Sinto que teño unha chea de talento bruto que aínda está a ser visto. Meu principal cousa é tomar o control da loita desde o inicio.
"Isto é tan emocionante. My biggest and most important fight yet. If I do what I’m supposed to I’ll be OK. Este é o primeiro de oito rounds, pero eu non estou preocupado con iso en todo.
"Somos parte dunha gran ShoBox mostra. Eu non podo esperar. ''
Barry Tompkins vai chamar a ShoBox acción do arena con Steve Farhood e ex-campión do mundo Raul Marquez servindo como analistas especializados. O produtor executivo é Gordon Hall con Richard Gaughan e producindo Rick Phillips dirección.
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Sobre ShoBox: A Nova Xeración
Dende a súa creación en xullo 2001, a aclamada serie de boxeo Showtime, ShoBox: A Nova Xeración caracterizou novos talentos combinada difícil. O ShoBox filosofía é para televisionar emocionante, xogos competitivos, proporcionando un campo de probas para as perspectivas dispostos multitude-agradable e determinados a loitar por un título mundial. Algúns da lista crecente de 65 loitadores que xa apareceron en ShoBox e avanzado para recadar títulos mundiais inclúe: 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, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel López, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams e máis.
Invicto super leve PROSPECT REGIS PROGRAIS FREE VIDEO
Prograis a Cara veterano Aaron Herrera Este venres, Marzo 25
No evento principal de ShoBox: A Nova Xeración Quadrupleheader
Directo na canle Showtime® En 10:30 p.m. E/PT
Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMAS (16-0, 13 Kos) marcou vitorias consecutivas sobre as perspectivas invicto en 2015 en ShoBox: A Nova Xeración. Este venres, o zurdo super leve pon a súa marca sen mácula na liña contra o México de Aaron Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Kos) no principal evento de 10 rolda dun ShoBox quadrupleheader, vivir ALTURA DE COMEZAR (10:30 p.m. E/PT) de Buffalo Run Casino en Miami, Okla.
Comprobar ESTE destacar vídeo Prograis, a New Orleans native who relocated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prograis wears a werewolf mask during his ring walk as homage to his “Rougarou” nickname. According to New Orleans lore, "Rougarou" é un medio-home lendario, half-beast werewolf creature. It’s a deviation of Loup Garound, que significa "Wolfman" en francés.
"Os pais usar Rougarou para asustar os nenos e mantelos na liña,” Prograis said. “My father first started calling me that because in the gym everyone would say, ‘Your son is a beast’. He would say, 'O meu fillo é de Nova Orleans, el é un Rougarou. '
"Representa o meu estilo de loita, a miña ética de traballo, and my Louisiana heritage. Basically it means a swamp beast, with the mind and intelligence of a man. In the ring I am ferocious, pero tamén usar a intelixencia para vencer. "
Dillon Cook Counting Down Days for ShoBox Debut!
Seneca, MO (Marzo 18, 2016) - En Marzo 25, junior middleweight prospect Dillon “White Lightning” Cook will find himself in a familiar place but with a new challenge when he battles Justin DeLoach in an eight round bout on ShoBox: The New Generation at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, ESTÁ BEN.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions are $45, $55 e $75 and can be purchased by logging onto Buffalorun.com or Stubwire.com.
Invicto en 16 professional bouts with six wins by knockout, Cook’s fought five of his last seven matches at the Buffalo Run, winning handily each time. A member of Holden Productions’ “Four State Franchise”, the popular Cook is from nearby Seneca, MO and fought in front of sellout crowds on multiple occasions. While these are definite advantages for Cook, DeLoach comes into the ring with an impressive background.
Against DeLoach, 13-1 (7 KO), Cook is taking a significant step up in competition and will do so before a national audience. Hailing from Augusta, GA and based in Houston, TX, DeLoach trained alongside top fighters including IBF junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo, undefeated Jermell Charlo, Bryan Vera and Edwin Rodriguez amongst others. Recentemente, Team DeLoach announced that his new chief second is former two division champion Paul Williams and highly respected George Peterson will work as an assistant.
To prepare for DeLoach, Cook’s been training out of the Heartland Boxing Gym and travels to various gyms for sparring as he anxiously waits for the opening bell on Marzo 25.
“I’m excited for the fight but trying not to let the pressure of fighting on TV get to me,” said Cook, a former National Junior Golden Gloves titlist and six time Kansas City Golden Gloves winner. "(To specifically prepare for DeLoach) we’re working on (technique to counter) his style. DeLoach is a good fighter I’ve seen him fight a few times he’s fast and a busy fighter but I’m pretty fast myself. I expect to match his speed, if not beat it.”
Cook also acknowledges his advantages and never second guessed taking the step up in competition.
“I’m a smart fighter and can adapt well (plus the) hometown crowd is definitely a benefit. I knew we’d step (up the competition in the near future) and this is a great time for it. I’ve had 16 professional fights and am ready to show the world that I’m capable of going to the next level.”
Cook’s promoter, Tony Holden, is confident in his fighter and believes the locals will come out droves to support him.
“I’m proud to see him get a shot on a national stage. He’s a key part of the “Four State Franchise” and is a big crowd draw. He’s worked very hard and I expect him to put forth a tremendous performance. I’d like to personally thank Showtime as well for this incredible opportunity.”
The Cook-DeLoach bout opens up a quadrupleheader live on Showtime (10:30 PM ET). The card also features highly regarded junior welterweight Regis Prograis (16-0) against Aaron Herrera (29-4-1), two showdowns where somebody’s 0 must go between unbeaten welterweights Ivan Golub (10-0) and Marlon Aguas (9-0) and junior welterweights Ivan Baranchyk (9-0) vs Nicholas Givhan (16-0-1).