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Rāmere o knockout-filled ShoBox: Ko te Generation New telecast will re-airte po nei i 10 p.m. AND/PT (roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru) 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 tuatahi, can’t-miss prospect Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk finish Nick Givhan in just 21 hēkona (VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1TakSkM), and emerging star Regis “Rougarou” Prograis make quick work of veteran Aaron Herrera.

Rāmere o quadrupleheader is also available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^® a SHOWTIME te Wā^®.

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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

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Miami, Okla. (March 26, 2016) – On a night of knockouts, unbeaten super lightweight Regis "Rougarou" Papatono (17-0, 14 Koó), o Houston, scored his third consecutive dominant victory on ShoBox: Ko te Generation New, knocking out Mexico’s Arona Herrera (21-5-1, 12 Koó) i 2:17 o te a tawhio tuatahi Rāmere i roto i te hui matua i runga iSHOWTIME i Buffalo Run Casino i Miami, Okla.

In scheduled eight-round bouts that all ended early, Ivan "Te kararehe" Baranchyk (10-0, 9 Koó), o Brooklyn, N.Y., registered a 21-second, knockout matamua-a tawhio mo Nick Givhan (16-1-1, 10 Koó), o Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap, Ukrainian welterweight Ivan "Te Volk" Golub (16-0, 10 Koó, 5-0 i roto i te Ao Series o Boxing), o Brooklyn, N.Y., scored a sixth-round TKO over Marlon Aguas (9-1, 6 Koó), o Kitó, Ecuador, a Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 Koó), of Augusta, Ga., who is trained by former world champion Paora Williams, registered a fourth-round knockout over undefeated super welterweight and local favorite Dillon “White Lightning” Cook (16-1, 6 Koó).

All but Prograis and Baranchyk were making their ShoBox debuts. Cook, Aguas and Givhan became the 143rd, 144^th a 145^th boxers to suffer their first pro loss on the prospect developmental series.

“I can’t remember i roto i te 15 tau of working ShoBox a show with such emphatic knockouts – and two of them being spectacular knockout of the year candidates,'Ka mea' ShoBox kaitātari tohunga Steve Farhood.

Papatono, he 5-waewae-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 rauna tonu, the last thing I was expecting was a first-round knockout,’’ said Prograis, who was making his 2016 tuatahi. “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 i 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. Katahi ahau ka mau, 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,'' Ka mea ia. “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,'' Ka mea ia. “That’s the reason we stopped it. I wasn’t that tired.”

I roto i te whawhai whakatuwheratanga o te 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, i whiua e tata 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)

"Au OK ahau, 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

Rāmere o four-fight telecast will re-air Rāhina i 10 p.m. AND/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning today, Rāhoroi, March 26.

Barry Tompkins ka karanga te ShoBox mahi i te ringside ki Farhood me te toa o mua ao Raul Marquez i te tavini ei tohunga kaitätari. Ko te kaihanga matua ko Gordon Hall ki Richard Gaughante whakaputa me te Rick Phillips aratai.

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Mō ShoBox: Ko te Generation New
Mai i tōna urunga i roto i te Hōngongoi 2001, te raupapa mekemeke SHOWTIME arohaehae, manohi, ShoBox: Ko te Generation New ki āu fifi kua ngā taranata taitamariki. Te ShoBox kaupapa, ko te ki te televise whakaongaonga, kua takoto mano-ahuareka, me ngā tākaro whakataetae i te whakarato i te whenua ata mohiotia hoki opuaraa pai ki te whawhai mo te taitara ao. Ētahi o te rārangi e tupu o te 65 whawhai nei i puta i runga i ShoBox me te matatau ki te ngaki taitara ao ngā: 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, Paora Williams me te ake.

Tūturu Super Kōmāmā Prospect Regis Prograis Ka hari ia I te Veteran Arona Herrera i Takahanga Main; Haamata telecast i 10:30 p.m. ET / PT

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Miami, Okla. (March 24, 2016) - Katoa waru whawhai, tae atu i te mea tūturu ono, hanga taimaha Rāpare mo te ShoBox: Ko te Generation New quadrupleheader apopo/Rāmere March 25, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:30 p.m. ET / PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru) i Buffalo Run Casino.

I roto i te hui matua, whetu puta hinga kore, Regis "Rougarou"Papatono (16-0, 13 Koó), o Houston i te ara o New Orleans, ka tutaki Mexico o Arona "Te Jewel" Herrera (29-4-1, 18 Koó) i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa a'ee super ono tekau.

ka tutuku e wha kaimekemeke hinga kore i roto i te rua o nga pāngia e waru-a tawhio toru: Hard-patu Ivan "Te kararehe" Baranchyk (9-0, 8 Koó), o Brooklyn, N.Y., mata inoino-whakaaro Nick "Kingi muramura," Givhan (16-0-1, 10 Koó), o Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap and Ukrainian Ivan "Te Volk" Golub (10-0, 8 Koó, 5-0 i roto i te Ao Series o Boxing), o Brooklyn, N.Y., e i runga i Marlon Aguas (9-0, 6 Koó), o Kitó, Ecuador, i roto i te kēmu Welterweight.

I roto i te waru-a tawhio tīkape telecast, tūturu Welterweight super me te tino rohe Dillon Cook (16-0, 6 Koó), o Seneca, Mo., ka whakatau-mea patu kotahi Justin DeLoach (13-1, 7 Koó), o Augariki, Ga. mahiwhakangungua ch e mua ShoBox toa toa me rua-wā te ao, Paora Williams, te tangata e hanga tona tuatahi whakangungu.

E utu tīkiti mo te hui te aroaro e DiBella Entertainment me Tony Holden Productions i $45, $55 a $75 a kei hoki hoko i wātea buffalorun.com a i stubwire.com. Ko te whawhai ora tuatahi i 8 haora.

nga Weights:

Papatono: 141 pauna

Herrera: 142 pauna

Baranchyk: 139 ½ pauna

Givhan: 140 ¼ pauna

Golub: 146 ½ pauna

Aguas: 147 pauna

Cook: 154 pauna

DeLoach: 153 ¼ pauna

Tenei te ta ka mea nga whawhai Rāpare:

Regis PROGRAIS

"Ko toku nui whawhai tenei. Kua tatou i roto i te omaoma mo te rua marama e whiwhi rite. e mākutu matou ki kāhua katoa, tetahi mea e te reira ki te tiki rite ahau.

"I ahau i te fun rota katoa i roto i toku whawhai whakamutunga no te (Apera) Ramos tika i puritia e haere mai. Au whawhai ahau he hōia, 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 kei te haere mai ki te kahore ki te ngaro, engari aroha ahau whawhai i te kāhua Mexican. Kua kua ahau te whakangungu i roto i Houston, na e kore e kawea ia e tetahi mea kahore ahau i kite i te aroaro o.

"Ka taea e ahau hei southpaw patipati ranei e taea e ahau whawhai. Ahau noa te aroha ki te whawhai, i te mea he aha ahau tīmata i roto i te mekemeke. Taku pakirehua he ki bang me te whawhai, ina tae mai te reira ki raro ki reira. I te tahi taime, ki te kahore ahau e patua whiwhi ahau hōhā kia uru ahau ake he iti ake kia ka kia patua e ahau, me te ka ahau e ahei te hoki mai. Ka taea e ahau te whakarite ki tetahi kāhua.

"Ko toku whawhai tuatoru i runga i tenei ShoBox me te hui matua tuarua. pōwhiri ahau te pēhanga engari i te wa ano e mohio ahau i ahau ki te tau'a ore i te reira, ka pārekareka tika, ka whai ngahau i roto i reira.

"Hinengaro, ite ahau ko ahau rite mo te whawhai nui ki tetahi o nga contenders runga, engari e mohio ana ahau he he iti iho te aho mo ahau tonu aua momo o whawhai. E tonu e ahau he rota o te mahi ki te mahi; Me ahau ki te pupuri i āki mai te reira noa te tiki ahau i te reira tika katoa.

"E rapu ana ahau i mua ki te whawhai pai apopo. ''

Arona Herrera

"Ko te whawhai ngā no te mea e matou e rua e haere mai ki runga i roto i te hākinakina tenei. kua kite ahau i te torutoru o tona whawhai, me te mohio he aha ahau ake ahau ki. titiro te reira i rite Prograis pai ki te haere mai i mua, me te haere mai ki te whawhai, a ka mahi ahau i te taua, ahakoa ahau pea ake o te kaimekemeke atu te slugger ahau.

"Ko tenei e pā ana ki te tiaki o te mahi. Kua ahau i 12 rauna i mua i. I’ve fought some good fighters with good records. Ko anake toku whawhai tuarua i roto i Amerika i tenei engari ako ahau he rota i te tetahi tuatahi, me te tino ka e te awhina i ahau. E ahau atu whakawhirinaki. Tenei e kore e waiho hei wheako hou hoki ahau.

"Kua whawhai ahau ki maui-handers i mua i na i muri o rauna i te tokorua, Ua papû ia'ue ka ite ahau whakamarie ahau. Au tino haere mai ahau ki te riro. e kore e taea e ahau tatari ki te whakarongo ki te mowhiti pere whakatuwhera. ''

Oy BARANCHYK

"Ko tenei 100 ōrau te taata pai kua fehangahangai matou. Nick Ko te toa nui, me te kore e taea e tatou e haafaufaa ore ia. e matau ana matou e taea tetahi mea tupu i roto i te mekemeke. hoatu e ahau te mahi i roto i te omaoma, me te inaianei hiahia ahau ki te mahi i toku mahi i roto i te whakakai.

"Au e ahau he puncher, Ahau rite ki te kawe i te reira, me au e haere mai ahau mo te knockout.

"Au anake ahau 23 engari rawa uaua ahau te mahi a ite au e haere mai ahau haere. ahau i roto i te omaoma i te wa katoa. Ko tētahi o nga mea matua mahi tatou i runga i te tino he marino i roto i te whakakai. ite ahau rite au whakatau ahau ki raro atu, me te mahi i te werohanga, engari he te tahi mea mahi matou i runga i tonu.

"Koe tika e kore e taea te haere i roto i, me te patoto katoa i roto i. Ehara i te taua ohie. Me koe ki te whakaturia ake o koutou nifó ētahi wā. kore ahau e haere ahau ki te huri i atu i te puncher tūturu, e kore te tamata toku rōpū ki te tangohia atu e te ahi i roto i ahau, hiahia noa ratou ki ahau ki te noho ki raro. ''

NICK GIVHAN

"Ko te whai wāhitanga nui tēnei ka ite ahau manaakitia ki kia whiwhi reira, engari te reira te tahi mea kua mahi ahau ki hoki nga tau. ite ahau ko tenei te wahi au mahara ahau ki te kia i tenei wā o toku mahi. Me tika ahau ki te tiki i roto i te whakakai ki te kia hapai i ahau toku mahi i roto i te whakakai

"Te tino e ia tetahi o nga hoariri mai- kua fehangahangai ahau. te nui ia, kaha, me te patua pakeke te whawhai katoa. Ko ahau te uaua ngā fehangahangai ia.

"Tenei kaiwhakaahua ake ano he kaimekemeke versus whawhai puncher e pai ahau. kia haere mai i roto i ia jabbing i te tuatahi, engari te pa kotahi ia e taea e ia inoino. Ko te aha e tangohia e ahau te painga o, tona-fakaaoao mo.

"E rapu ana i mua i ahau ki hopu i te taime apopo po. ''

Ivan Golub

"Ahau rawa oaoa ki te kia i runga i tenei kāri, me te titiro whakamua ki whawhai i runga i toku tuatahi ShoBox kāri. Ko te taahiraa ake nui tenei a te haere i te reira ki te waiho he whawhai nui.

"A, no te ka e ahau te whai wāhi ki te whawhai i runga i ShoBox, i kore noa ui ahau nei ahau i whawhai. Spar ahau ki etahi o te pai i roto i reira (Ievgen Khytrov,Sergey Derevanchenko, me ētahi atu). Ko ahau ake o te kaimekemeke-puncher ahau atu i etahi o oku hoa tākaro.

"Tino uaua ahau te mahi. A tuatapapa i ahau mekemeke te rota. e mohio ana ahau kei te haere mai toku wa. Rite te roa rite whakaatu ahau pūkenga mekemeke pai, ka haere mai i te knockout. "

Marlon AQUAS

"E koe ki te kia tupato ki hiakai pikiahau hterskahore u e mohio ki tetahi mea e pā ana ki, engari haere ahau ki te hoatu 100 ōrau i roto i reira. Au konei ahau ki te whakaatu e whai ahau te mea e te reira ki te riro i te toa te ao.

"Ko ahau te tino hihiri. Ko toku whawhai tuatahi i roto i te U.S tenei. a ki runga ki SHOWTIME na E rapu ana ahau ki te hanga i te tauākī. e mohio ana ahau, ko muri i tenei whawhai, ka whakatuwhera i te rota o te tatau. e kore ai te iwi mohio ki ahau inaianei, engari ka mohio ratou ki ahau i muri i te po apopo.

"E e ahau he rota o te kaupapa, engari ka taea e hoki tu i reira koromatua ki koromatua, me te whawhai. They are making a mistake taking a step up and fighting me. They don’t know what they’re getting into.

"Kua ahau atu no te o te wharanga ki toku ringa maui engari he tino whakaorangia me rite ahau. kua i rota o te mākutu ahau.

"Ahau atu o te stylist ahau, te kaimekemeke. Ahau rite ki te neke a tawhio noa te rota. Otiia ki te whai ahau ki te haere i reira, me te whawhai ka ahau. hinaaro tino e ahau ki te whakaatu i te pā e ahau tika o matakitaki ano ahau. ''

Dillon COOK

“This will be my toughest fight but I’m feeling great. I’m excited but not all that nervous. He etahi pēhanga whawhai i runga i TV i te wā tuatahi, engari e kore e kua reira i karere-racking.

"Ko ha taua whawhai nui tenei; ahau rite hoki tetahi mea e hopoi mai ia. e kore ahau e ahau tamata ki runga-whakaaro tetahi mea. hiahia noa ahau ki te mahi i te mea mahi ahau.

"Ko te kēmu te kāinga hoki ahau tenei. ora ahau e pā ana ki 25 meneti atu. Na tauturu i te reira e ahau whakamahia ahau ki te huru, a kahore e whai ki te haere.

"Kua kite ahau i tetahi wahi iti o te ia. ite e ahau nga mea e ka mahi i te wa katoa e ia ki a ia. Tona kāhua mai-mua ko te tangata pai mo ahau. kua nui o te wā ki te faaineine ia ahau i (e rima wiki) na e kore e reira e tetahi mea hitimahuta.

"E whakapono ana ahau i ahau i nga pūkenga ki te haere i te papa rota, na e hiahia ana ahau ki te waiho i te mana'o pai.

“Speed and footwork are my biggest weapons. I’ve been dazed before, engari e kore e te patototanga iho. ''

SASITINI DELOACH

"Kua mea katoa ki tenei wāhi kua he manaaki hoki ahau. Ko te tino tenei he whawhai nui, me te rapu atu ahau ki te mahi te mea mahi ahau, ka maka ana i runga i te whakaatu nui. kahore i ahau i kite i tetahi rota o Dillon engari he tūturu ia, a kei te haere mai ki te riro. ahau rite hoki nga mea katoa hopoi mai ia.

"Ite ahau i ahau he rota taranata raw o e kua ano ki te kia kite. Taku mea matua ko te ki te tango i te mana o te whawhai i te tīmatanga.

"Ko te pera whakaongaonga tenei. My biggest and most important fight yet. If I do what I’m supposed to I’ll be OK. Ko toku tuatahi waru-rounder tenei engari e kore ahau māharahara e pā ana ki taua i katoa.

"Kei wahi o te nui tatou ShoBox whakaatu. e kore e taea e ahau e tatari. ''

Barry Tompkins Ka karanga i te ShoBox mahi i te ringside ki Steve Farhood me te toa o mua ao Raul Marquez i te tavini ei tohunga kaitätari. Ko te kaihanga matua, ko te Gordon Hall ki Richard Gaughan te whakaputa me te Rick Phillips aratai.

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Mō ShoBox: Ko te Generation New
Mai i tōna urunga i roto i te Hōngongoi 2001, te raupapa mekemeke SHOWTIME arohaehae, manohi, ShoBox: Ko te Generation New ki āu fifi kua ngā taranata taitamariki. Te ShoBox kaupapa, ko te ki te televise whakaongaonga, kua takoto mano-ahuareka, me ngā tākaro whakataetae i te whakarato i te whenua ata mohiotia hoki opuaraa pai ki te whawhai mo te taitara ao. Ētahi o te rārangi e tupu o te 65 whawhai nei i puta i runga i ShoBox me te matatau ki te ngaki taitara ao ngā: 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, Paora Williams me te ake.

Seneca, MO (March 18, 2016) - I runga i 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, OK.

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

Hinga kore i roto i 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 o), 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. Aita i maoro a'e, 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 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).