Thomas Mattice Stays Unbeaten With Controversial Split Decision Win Over Zhora Hamazaryan and Montana Love and Kenneth Sims Jr. Battle to Draw In Co-Featured Bouts

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SLOAN, 爱荷华州 (七月 20, 2018) – Jaron Ennis continued his knock out streak in impressive fashion in his 的ShoBox: 新一代 debut on Friday night as the highly-touted prospect from Philadelphia scored a third-round TKO against previously unbeaten Armando Alvarez in an exciting night of fights from WinnaVegas Casino.

 

 

 

The 21-year-old Ennis (21-0, 19 科斯), a former National Golden Gloves Champion, dominated the Key West fighter Alvarez (13-1, 7 科斯) from the start, knocking him down four times in the third round before the fight was waved off with one second remaining in the round. The win was Ennis’s 11^日 consecutive knockout in a step-up fight for the welterweight prospect, who appeared composed in the ring from the outset.

 

 

 

“I feel so great after this fight,” Ennis said. “I came out and did what we planned on, which was to just get out there and break him down. I wasn’t nervous and I had fun in the ring, I’ve been here before and I’m aware of everything. I’ve been in the ring my entire life and this is always what I’ve been doing.”

 

 

 

Ennis came out aggressive against a game Alvarez and started his attack by going directly to the body. 他降落 46 percent of his power shots and led 35-8 in body connects during the short fight, which was originally scheduled for 10 发.

 

 

 

恩尼斯, who has never been past the sixth round, didn’t have plans on making this a long night, as he connected on a left cross to the jaw to put Alvarez on the canvas for the first time after 30 seconds had elapsed in the third round. A delayed-reaction left to the pit of the stomach sent Alvarez down for the second time and a three-punch combination capped by a hook was good for knockdown No. 3.

 

 

 

Referee Adam Pollack waved the fight off with Alvarez on his knees with just one second remaining in the third round following a right uppercut to the chin that ended the fight.

 

 

 

“Alvarez was just another opponent,”埃尼斯说, who out-landed Alvarez 23-3 in power punches in the final round. “He’s a great fighter but it feels like I’ve been here before. I’ve been fighting forever so it was nothing new. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid.”

 

 

 

Ennis’s two older brothers have both fought previously on 的ShoBox but came up with losses. “This was my coming out party and it really feels great to be the third Ennis to fight on 的ShoBox,” Ennis continued.

 

 

 

The previously undefeated Alvarez became the second fighter of the night to lose his undefeated record and the 176^日 overall in the history of the 的ShoBox 系列, which this week celebrated 17 years since its inception in July of 2001.

 

 

 

“He was faster than I expected and I didn’t execute my game plan,”阿尔瓦雷斯说，. “I was supposed to pressure and I didn’t. He hit me with a surprising shot. He had enough power that I had to respect him. He was just the better man tonight.”

 

 

 

In middle fight of the tripleheader, undefeated Thomas Mattice overcame a knockdown in the second round to escape with a controversial eight-round split decision victory over Armenian Zhora Hamazaryan. 9 月首次亮相，并在《断箭》中通过一致决定击败了备受推崇的 Alejandro “Pork Chop” Guerrero 76-75 in favor of Mattice with the third judge scoring it 77-74 in favor of Hamazaryan.

的ShoBox commentator Steve Farhood had Hamazaryan (9-1, 6 科斯) winning by a score of 78-73. “That was the worst decision I’ve seen in the history of 的ShoBox,” Farhood said.

 

 

 

Mattice (13-0, 10 科斯) said he thought he did enough to win the fight, even though he was floored by a devastating right hook from Hamazaryan at 2:30 在第二轮.

 

 

 

“Tonight wasn’t my best performance,” Mattice说. “I felt like I Iost the few early rounds. [Hamazaryan] landed some clean shots and he’s a crazy competitor; he wasn’t giving me anything. 我认为这个决定是公平的. I out-jabbed him and it may have looked like he was hitting me more but he wasn’t really touching me. The crowd was going crazy over him tapping my gloves. I outpointed him overall.”

 

 

 

Hamazaryan’s pressure enabled him to work his way inside and render Mattice’s normally powerful jab mostly ineffective, as he landed just 19 他的刺拳百分比. Besides scoring the fight’s only knockdown in round two,Hamazaryan controlled the seventh round and applied more pressure than Mattice in the final three rounds.

 

 

 

“I am extremely upset,” said Hamazaryan, who was fighting for the second time in the U.S. “I deserve a lot more being here in the United States. I worked many years for this opportunity, and for the judges to take it from me is just terrible. I know I won. I’m always a champion. I have already talked to my team and we are going to protest this fight to the right outcome and we will give him a rematch.

 

 

 

他加了: “I knocked him down, hurt him several more times and dominated the fight. And how could they just take this from me.”

 

 

 

在转播揭幕战, young super lightweight prospects Montana Love (11-0-1, 5 科斯) of Cleveland and Kenneth Sims Jr. (12-1-1, 4 科斯) of Chicago fought to an eight-round split draw. 法官的斗争取得了 77-75 for Love, 77-75 for Sims and 76-76.

 

 

 

The action-packed fight was fought in flurries as both fighters came out swinging. Sims was the busier and more accurate fighter, throwing a total of 638 punches and connecting on 211 (33 百分) while Love threw 529 punches and connected on 159 (30 百分).

 

 

 

“I worked well in the beginning even though I was a little rusty,” said Sims, 24, who had not fought in more than a year because of right elbow surgery. “I slacked off in the middle rounds, and picked it up in the last three. 我以为我赢得了战斗, but I can’t complain. I haven’t fought in a year and I feel like I am a stronger and a better fighter than I was then.”

 

 

 

In his second appearance on the series, the 23-year-old Love came alive in the middle rounds, highlighted by a blistering right hook midway through the fifth round that knocked out Sims’s mouthpiece.

 

 

 

“Today wasn’t my best day and I just wasn’t able to get in to a groove,” said Love, who fought against Sims when the two were teenagers in the amateurs. “I definitely didn’t fight my best. I felt good in the third and fourth rounds.

 

 

 

 

“We definitely want a rematch,” Love continued. “Today was an off day but we hundred percent want a rematch and want to fight again, wherever and whenever.”

 

 

 

星期五的三重标题将在星期一重播, 七月 23 在 10 P.M. ET / PT在Showtime极端，将可在SHOWTIME ANYTIME^® 和SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^®.

 

 

 

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“I’m fighting for my family. I’m putting Philly on my back and I’m ready to show the world my talent.”

Ennis Faces Fellow Undefeated Armando Alvarez In The Main Event Of ShoBox: The New Generation Live On SHOWTIME At 10 P.M. AND/PT

 

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什么: SHOWTIME Sports provides a glimpse into the life and training camp of Philadelphia’s Jaron Ennis as he prepares to face fellow undefeated welterweight prospect Armando Alvarez in the main event of 的ShoBox: 新一代 此 星期五, 七月 20, 住在Showtime在 10 P.M. ET / PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, 爱荷华州.

 

 

 

恩尼斯 (20-0, 18 科斯), 谁已经淘汰了 10 consecutive opponents, 让他 的ShoBox debut against the 28-year-old Alvarez (18-0, 12 科斯) in the 10-round main event of a three-fight telecast featuring six fighters with a combined record of 82-1.

 

 

 

刚 20 岁, Ennis trains under the tutelage of his father Derek “Bozy” Ennis Sr., who also trained his other sons Derek Jr. and Farah. The 5-foot-10 former amateur standout will be the third Ennis brother to appear on 的ShoBox; Derek Jr. appeared on the series in 2007, and Farah faced Badou Jack on the series in 2013.

 

 

 

“Having my Dad as a trainer means everything,” said the youngest Ennis. “他 63 years old and he puts in the same work I put in.

 

 

 

“My brothers always tell me to stay focused, it’s my turn now. 我打我的家人. I’m putting Philly on my back and I’m ready to show the world my talent.”

 

 

 

在共同特征, undefeated lightweight Thomas Mattice (12-0, 10 科斯) returns to Iowa for his second 的ShoBox appearance of the year when he clashes with former Armenian amateur standout Zhora Hamazaryan (9-0, 6 科斯) 在10轮的较量.

 

 

 

也对卡, undefeated super lightweight prospect Montana Love (11-0, 5 科斯) will take on former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (12-1, 4 科斯) 在八轮超轻量级回合.

Sims Takes on Montana Love in opening bout of ShoBox: The New Generation Tripleheader on 星期五, July 20th from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort on Sloan, 爱荷华州 Telecast begins at 10 PM ET / PT

 

芝加哥 (七月 17, 2018) – Junior welterweight 肯尼斯·西姆斯（Kenneth Sims）, JR. (12-1, 4 科斯) has been hunkering down in training camp in Chicago for his showdown with undefeated Montana Love (11-0, 5 科斯) in an eight-round bout that will be part of a ShoBox: 新一代三连赛 星期五, 七月 20 住在 SHOWTIME® 在 10 P.M. ET / PT

 

 

 

在主要事件, undefeated welterweights will tangle as Jaron Ennis (20-0, 18 科斯) squares off against Armando Alvarez (18-0, 12 科斯) in the 10-round main event from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, 爱荷华州.

 

 

 

在共同特征, undefeated lightweight Thomas Mattice (12-0, 10 科斯) returns to Iowa for his second ShoBox appearance of the year when he clashes with former Armenian amateur standout Zhora Hamazaryan (9-0, 6 科斯) 在八轮较量.

 

 

 

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模拟人生, who was a former National Amateur champion, has been off since suffering his only professional blemish, when he dropped a majority decision to Rolando Chinea, and subsequently had elbow surgery. He is eager to get back in the ring, and prove he’s one of the best prospects in the 140-pound division.

 

 

 

“一切都很大,” Sims said. “I am feeling better than ever. I have been working with a strength and conditioning coach for the first time in my career, and I can feel the difference.”

 

 

In Love, he is facing an undefeated fighter, who made an impression in his previous ShoBox appearance on Feb. 2 when he won a majority decision over Samuel Teah on short notice.

 

 

 

“Love is a good fighter,” Sims said. “We fought when we were kids. We were about 15 岁. 我赢得了战斗, but that does not mean anything as we head into this fight.”

 

 

 

Sims has extra motivation, as he feels that in the loss to Chinea, he was not at his best physically, and he vows to put on a great performance.

 

 

 

“I am super motivated. The last fight upped my motivation. 太奇妙了, to see some of the people who have rooted for me in the past are now saying negative stuff about me. A win will get me back on track. I have been sparring with Regis Prograis, and that has lifted my game up even more.”

 

 

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