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Friday si knockout-filled ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ telecast will re-airn'abalị a na 10 p.m. NA/Pt (egbu oge na West Coast) on SHOWTIME EXTREME.

Tune-in to watch Paul Williams pupil Justin DeLoach stop previously undefeated Dillon Cook in a KO of the Year contender (Na:http://s.sho.com/22LV0i0), Ivan Golub shine in his ShoBox mpụta mbụ, can’t-miss prospect Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk finish Nick Givhan in just 21 sekọnd (Na: http://s.sho.com/1TakSkM), and emerging star Regis “Rougarou” Prograis make quick work of veteran Aaron Herrera.

Friday si quadrupleheader is also available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^® na showtime oge obula^®.

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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, March 28, na 10 p.m. NA/Pt on SHO Oke^®

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Miami, Okla. (March 26, 2016) – On a night of knockouts, unbeaten super lightweight Régis "Rougarou" Mmemme (17-0, 14 Kos), nke Houston, scored his third consecutive dominant victory on ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ, knocking out Mexico’s Aaron Herrera (21-5-1, 12 Kos) na 2:17 nke mbụ gburugburu Friday na isi ihe omume naOGE IHE NKIRI si Buffalo Run Casino na Miami, Okla.

In scheduled eight-round bouts that all ended early, Ivan "anụ ọhịa ahụ" Baranchyk (10-0, 9 Kos), nke Brooklyn, N.Y., registered a 21-second, mbụ gburugburu knockout n'elu Nick Givhan (16-1-1, 10 Kos), nke Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap, Ukrainian welterweight Ivan "The Volk" Golub (16-0, 10 Kos, 5-0 na World Series nke Boxing), nke Brooklyn, N.Y., scored a sixth-round TKO over Marlon Aguas (9-1, 6 Kos), nke Quito, Ecuador, na 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 debuts. Cook, Aguas and Givhan became the 143rd, 144^nke na 145^nke boxers to suffer their first pro loss on the prospect developmental series.

“I can’t remember na 15 afọ of working ShoBox a show with such emphatic knockouts – and two of them being spectacular knockout of the year candidates,'' Kwuru ShoBox ọkachamara nyocha Steve Farhood.

Mmemme, a 5-ụkwụ-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 zuru agba, the last thing I was expecting was a first-round knockout,’’ said Prograis, who was making his 2016 mpụta mbụ. “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 site 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,'' O kwuru, sị. “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,'' O kwuru, sị. “That’s the reason we stopped it. I wasn’t that tired.”

Na oghere ọgụ nke telecast, 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, atụba fọrọ nke nta 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)

"Adị m mma, 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

Friday si four-fight telecast will re-air Monday na 10 p.m. NA/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning today, Saturday, March 26.

Barry Tompkins na-akpọ ShoBox edinam si ringside na Farhood na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Raul Marquez eje ozi dị ka ọkachamara nnyocha. The Executive emeputa bụ Gordon Ụlọ Nzukọ na Richard Gaughanamị na Rick Phillips Iduzi.

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Banyere ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ
Ebe ọ bụ na ya Uru na July 2001, na oké acclaimed showtime ọkpọ usoro, ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ ka na-apụta na-eto eto talent adịkwa siri ike. The ShoBox nkà ihe ọmụma bụ televise na-akpali akpali, ìgwè mmadụ-atọ na mpi ọkụ mgbe inye a na-egosi ala njikere atụmanya kpebisiri ike na-alụ ọgụ maka ụwa aha. Ụfọdụ na-eto eto ndepụta nke 65 alụso ndị pụtara na ShoBox na elu na-garner ụwa utu aha na-agụnye: 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 Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams na ndị ọzọ.

Undefeated Super fechaa -Atụmanya Régis Prograis-ewe ke Veteran Aaron Herrera na Main Omume; Telecast na-amalite mgbe 10:30 p.m. ET / pt

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Miami, Okla. (March 24, 2016) - All asatọ alụso, gụnyere isii undefeated ndị, mere arọ Thursday maka ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ quadrupleheader echi/Friday March 25, na-na OGE IHE NKIRI (10:30 p.m. ET / pt, egbu oge na West Coast) site Buffalo Run Casino.

Ke isi omume, unbeaten abụrụ kpakpando, Régis "Rougarou"Mmemme (16-0, 13 Kos), nke Houston site n'ụzọ nke New Orleans, ga-izute Mexico si Aaron "The ahurunaaya" Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Kos) na a 10-gburugburu ibu fechaa bayere.

Anọ unbeaten-eti ọkpọ ga ikukota na abụọ nke atọ na asatọ-gburugburu oké mmanya: Ike-ọkụkụ Ivan "anụ ọhịa ahụ" Baranchyk (9-0, 8 Kos), nke Brooklyn, N.Y., ihu iwe iwe kpọrọ ihe Nick "Eze Na-enwu Gbaa" Givhan (16-0-1, 10 Kos), nke Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap and Ukrainian Ivan "The Volk" Golub (10-0, 8 Kos, 5-0 na World Series nke Boxing), nke Brooklyn, N.Y., na-ewe ke Marlon Aguas (9-0, 6 Kos), nke Quito, Ecuador, na a welterweight egwuregwu.

Na asatọ-gburugburu telecast opener, undefeated super welterweight na obodo ọkacha mmasị Dillon Cook (16-0, 6 Kos), nke Seneca, Mo., ga-ezute otu ugboro-apịa Justin DeLoach (13-1, 7 Kos), nke Augnwe-, Ga. ọrụch na-azụ ya mbụ ShoBox fighter na abụọ oge n'ụwa onye mmeri, Paul Williams, bụ onye na--ya ọzụzụ mpụta mbụ.

Tiketi maka ihe omume n'ihu site DiBella Entertainment na Tony holden Productions na-ọnụ na $45, $55 na $75 na dị maka zuo na buffalorun.com na na stubwire.com. Mbụ ndụ agha bụ na 8 elekere.

The igwe:

Mmemme: 141 pound

Herrera: 142 pound

Baranchyk: 139 ½ pound

Givhan: 140 ¼ pound

Golub: 146 ½ pound

Aguas: 147 pound

Cook: 154 pound

DeLoach: 153 ¼ pound

Nke a bụ ihe alụso kwuru Thursday:

Régis PROGRAIS

"Nke a bụ nnukwu agha. Anyị na na na na mgbatị ruo ọnwa abụọ na-njikere. Anyị na-sparring na bụla style, ihe ọ bụla ọ na-ewe iji nweta m njikere.

"Enwere m dum ọtụtụ fun na ikpeazụ m ọgụ n'ihi na (Abel) Ramos nọgidere nnọọ na-abịa. M na-alụ ọgụ a vetiran, 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 na-abịa na-enweghị ihe ga-efunahụ, ma m n'anya na-alụ ọgụ na Mexico style. M na a na-azụ na Houston, ya mere, ọ ga-eme ka ihe ọ bụla m na-ahụbeghị tupu.

"M nwere ike ịbụ a nkwafu southpaw ma ọ bụ na m nwere ike brawl. M nnọọ n'anya na-alụ ọgụ, nke bụ ya mere m malitere ọkpọ. My mindset bụ Bang na agha, mgbe ọ na-abịa ala ya. Mgbe ụfọdụ, ọ bụrụ na anaghị m kụrụ m ga-esi Ịnọ nkịtị gwụrụ otú ahụ ka m mix ya elu a nta ọzọ otú ahụ ka m ga-kụrụ na mgbe m na-abịa azụ. M nwere ike ịgbanwe ihe ọ bụla style.

"Nke a bụ atọ agha on ShoBox na nke abụọ isi ihe omume. M na-mgbali ma n'otu oge ahụ, m maara na m ileghara ya anya ma nweta nnọọ ọṅụ na-enwe fun na e.

"N'ime obi, M na-eche na m dị njikere maka a isi agha megide ọ bụla n'ime n'elu contenders, ma m maara na ndị na iche iche nke ọgụ ka a obere ala akara m. M ka nwere ọtụtụ ọrụ ime; M kwesịrị ịnọgide na ịsụ ya mgbe m mere ya mma.

"Ana m atụ anya ka a mma agha echi. ''

Eron Herrera

"Nke a bụ ihe na-akpali ọgụ n'ihi na anyị na-ma na-abịa na egwuregwu. M hụrụ ole na ole n'ime ya ọgụ na amaghị ihe m na imegide. Ya anya ka Prograis enwe mmasị na-abịa n'ihu na-abịa ọgụ, m ga-eme otu ihe ahụ, ọ bụ ezie na mụ onwe m bụ eleghị anya ndị ọzọ nke a na oku okpu karịa a slugger.

"Nke a bụ ihe na-elekọta azụmahịa. M na na 12 agba tupu. I’ve fought some good fighters with good records. Nke a bụ nanị m nke abụọ ọgụ ke America ma m mụtara ọtụtụ ihe n'aka onye mbụ na nke ga-maa-enyere m. Enwere m ihe obi ike. Nke a ga-abụ a Ahụtụbeghị m.

"M na nēbuso ekpe handers tupu ya mgbe a di na nwunye nke agba, M n'aka na m ga-eru gị ala. M na-maa-abịa iji merie. M ike na-eche ịnụ mmalite mgbịrịgba mgbanaka. ''

Oy BARANCHYK

"Nke a bụ 100 percent nke kacha mma okorobịa na anyị na-na ihu. Nick bụ oké fighter na anyị nwere ike ileda ya. Anyị maara na ihe ọ bụla nwere ike ime eme na ịkụ ọkpọ. M na-etinye ọrụ na mgbatị na now m kwesịrị ime m ọrụ na mgbanaka.

"M na a puncher, Na-amasị m na-ewetara ya na m na-abịa maka knockout.

"Adị m nanị 23 ma m rụsiri ọrụ ike na-eche na m na-abịa tinyere. Na na na na mgbatị ahụ mgbe niile. Otu n'ime ihe ndị bụ isi anyị na-arụ ọrụ na kasị bụ mkpakota onu n'ime mgbanaka. -Adị m ka m na-edinara ala ọzọ na-arụ ọrụ ndị jab, ma ọ bụ ka ihe anyị na-arụ ọrụ na.

"Ị dị nnọọ nwere ike ghara ịga na na akụ aka mmadụ nile si. Ọ bụghị na mfe. Mkpa ka ị melite gị punches mgbe ụfọdụ. M na-mgbe ga-agbanwe ịbụ a eke puncher, m otu anaghị agbalị wezuga ọkụ na m, ha dị nnọọ chọrọ ka m biri. ''

Nick GIVHAN

"Nke a bụ nnukwu ohere na-adị m gọziri agọzi na-echefu ya, ma ọ bụ ihe m na a-arụ ọrụ n'ebe ahụ ruo ọtụtụ afọ. M na-eche na nke a bụ ebe m na-kwesịrị ịbụ na a ogbo nke ọrụ m. M dị nnọọ mkpa iji nweta ke mgbanaka iji jide n'aka m aka m mbubehe ke mgbanaka

"Ọ bụ maa otu n'ime ndị toughest-emegide m na-eche. Ọ bụ nnukwu, dị ike na-akụrisị ike dum agha. Kama m na na na toughest ọ na-chere ihu.

"Nke a na-akpụzi elu dị ka a oku okpu vesos puncher agha na-agọzi m. O nwere ike pụta jabbing na mbụ, ma mgbe ọ na-metụrụ ya nwere ike iwe. Nke ahụ bụ ihe m ga--uru nke, ya n'elu-ime ihe ike.

"Ana m atụ anya ka n'iji oge abalị echi. ''

Ivan GOLUB

"Dị m obi ụtọ na-a kaadị na-atụ anya na-alụ ọgụ on mbụ m ShoBox kaadị. Nke a bụ nnukwu nzọụkwụ elu na ọ na-aga na-a oké agha.

"Mgbe m nwetara ohere na-alụ ọgụ on ShoBox, Echetụdịghị m na-ajụ onye m na-alụ ọgụ. M spar na ụfọdụ ndị kasị mma si n'ebe (Ievgen Khytrov,Sergey Derevanchenko, wdg). Kama m na na ọzọ nke a na oku okpu-puncher karịa ụfọdụ m n'òtù egwuregwu bọl.

"M rụsiri ọrụ ike na. M na-amụrụ Boxing a otutu. Amaara m na m Oge na-abịa. Dị ka ogologo oge dị ka m na-akpa ezi ọkpọ nkà, na knockout ga-abịa. "

Marlon AQUAS

"Ị ga-kpachara anya na agụụ na-agụ figm htersu na-amaghị ihe ọ bụla banyere, ma m na-aga inye 100 percent na e. Abịara m ebe a na-egosi na m nwere ihe ọ na-ewe na-a n'ụwa onye mmeri.

"Abụ m nnọọ kpaliri. Nke a bụ mbụ m ọgụ na U.S. na on SHOWTIME otú m na-achọ ime ka a na nkwupụta. Amaara m na mgbe a na-alụ ọgụ a otutu ọnụ ụzọ ga-emeghe. Ndị mmadụ nwere ike amaghị m ugbu a, ma ha ga-eji mara m mgbe abalị echi.

"M nwere ọtụtụ nke ije ma nwekwara ike-eguzo n'ebe mkpịsị ụkwụ aka ụkwụ na brawl. They are making a mistake taking a step up and fighting me. They don’t know what they’re getting into.

"M na anya n'ihi ihe ọjọọ m aka ekpe ma ọ bụ kpam kpam gwọrọ ma m njikere. M na nwere ọtụtụ nke sparring.

"M na ọzọ nke a stylist, na oku okpu. -Amasị m ịgagharị ọtụtụ. Ma ọ bụrụ na m ga-aga na ya ma brawl m ga-. M chọrọ n'ezie na-egosi ndị Fans na mụ onwe m kwesịrị ekiri ọzọ. ''

DILLON esi nri

“This will be my toughest fight but I’m feeling great. I’m excited but not all that nervous. E nwere ụfọdụ nsogbu na-alụ ọgụ on TV oge mbụ, ma ọ bụghị akpata obi erughị ala.

"Nke a bụ ndị dị otú ahụ a lụrụ ezigbo ọgụ; Adịla m njikere maka ihe ọ bụla ọ na-ewetara. M na ọ bụghị na-agbalị n'elu-eche ihe ọ bụla. M nnọọ na-eme ihe m na-eme.

"Nke a bụ a n'ụlọ egwuregwu n'ihi na m. M na-ebi banyere 25 nkeji pụọ. Ya mere, ọ na-enyere na m na-eji na ikuku na-adịghị na-eme njem.

"Ahụwo m otu obere nke ya. M na-eche ihe ọ mgbe niile ga-arụ ọrụ megide ya. Ya abịa-na-atụ style bụ ezigbo onye m. M na nwere ọtụtụ nke oge iji kwadebe (izu ise) otú ahụ agaghị enwe ihe ọ bụla ịtụnanya.

"M kweere na m nwere nkà ije a otutu nna, otú ahụ ka m chọrọ-akpa ezi àgwà.

“Speed and footwork are my biggest weapons. I’ve been dazed before, ma ọ bụghị kụrụ aka ala. ''

Justin DELOACH

"Ihe niile ka a kemgbe a ngọzi m. Nke a bụ maa a lụrụ ezigbo ọgụ na m na-atụ anya na-eme ihe m na-eme ma na-etinye on a oké show. Ahụtụbeghị m ọtụtụ Dillon ma ọ bụ undefeated na-abịa iji merie. Adịla m njikere maka ihe ọ bụla ọ na-ewetara.

"M chere na m kwesịrị a otutu raw talent na ndị ka ga-hụrụ. My isi ihe bụ na-achịkwa nke ndị agha site na mmalite.

"Nke a bụ ya mere na-akpali akpali. My biggest and most important fight yet. If I do what I’m supposed to I’ll be OK. Nke a bụ mbụ m asatọ rounder kama m nchegbu banyere ahụ mgbe nile.

"Anyị na-akụkụ nke a ukwuu ShoBox show. M ike na-eche. ''

Barry Tompkins ga na-akpọ ShoBox edinam si ringside na Steve Farhood na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Raul Marquez eje ozi dị ka ọkachamara nnyocha. Executive emeputa bụ Gordon Ụlọ Nzukọ na Richard Gaughan amị na Rick Phillips Iduzi.

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Banyere ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ
Ebe ọ bụ na ya Uru na July 2001, na oké acclaimed showtime ọkpọ usoro, ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ ka na-apụta na-eto eto talent adịkwa siri ike. The ShoBox nkà ihe ọmụma bụ televise na-akpali akpali, ìgwè mmadụ-atọ na mpi ọkụ mgbe inye a na-egosi ala njikere atụmanya kpebisiri ike na-alụ ọgụ maka ụwa aha. Ụfọdụ na-eto eto ndepụta nke 65 alụso ndị pụtara na ShoBox na elu na-garner ụwa utu aha na-agụnye: 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 Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams na ndị ọzọ.

Seneca, Knife (March 18, 2016) - On March 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, Ọ DỊ MMA.

Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions are $45, $55 na $75 and can be purchased by logging onto Buffalorun.com or Stubwire.com.

Unbeaten na 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 si), 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. Na nso nso, 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 March 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 Obi 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).