FOURTH FIGHT ADDED TO AUG. 19 的ShoBox
Undefeated Heavyweight Jarrell Miller Meets Fred Kassi In Main Event, Antonio Nieves Faces New Opponent Alejandro Santiago,
Bakhtiyar Eyubov vs. Karim Mayfield In Telecast Opener
星期五, 八月. 19, 住在Showtime® 在 10 P.M. ET / PT
From Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, 紐約州.
紐約 (八月. 9, 2016) – Top lightweight prospect 梅森梅納爾 will face tough 巴哈mamadjonov in a 10-round battle in the new co-feature of 的ShoBox: 新一代 上 星期五, 八月. 19 住在 開演時間 (10 P.M. AND/PT, delayed in the West Coast) from the outdoor soccer venue Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, 紐約州.
梅納爾 (31-1, 23 科斯) is coming off a Knockout of the Year contender in his last appearance on 的ShoBox 上 四月 15 (視頻: HTTP://s.sho.com/1NtEYjW).
不敗的重量級 賈雷爾“大寶貝”米勒 (17-0-1, 15 科斯), a consensus Top 15 重量級, will take on the experienced 弗雷德貓 (18-5-1, 10 科斯), 新奧爾良, 該. 在10輪的主要事件.
更多, undefeated welterweight knockout artist 巴赫蒂亞爾Eyubov (10-0, 10 科斯), 布魯克林, 紐約州. by way of Kazakhstan, steps up when he faces veteran Karim Mayfield (19-3-1, 11 科斯), 舊金山, 加利福尼亞州. 在10輪的戰鬥. 在轉播揭幕戰, 不敗 安東尼奧·涅韋斯 克利夫蘭, Ohio will square off against new opponent, 墨西哥 亞歷杭德羅·聖地亞哥 in a 10-round bantamweight bout for Nieves’ WBO NABO Title.
Nieves was initially set to fight world-ranked 尼古拉·波塔波夫 (14-0-1, 6 科斯), of Potolsk, 俄羅斯, but he withdrew with an injury.
Tickets for the event presented by Salita Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions are available at HTTP://www.rhinossoccer.
“These are the fights I need to get to the top,” Menard said. “我的對手, 巴哈mamadjonov, 沒有側推. He has been in with some quality guys and I have to be able to beat guys like him to get to the top ones. I’m looking forward to getting the job done on August 19th. It’s blessing to be able to fight on SHOWTIME and this time is for the WBO NABO title,” Menard said.”
“I’m excited I’m fighting on 的ShoBox 再次. It’s a great opportunity” Mamadjonov said. “Menard is no joke. He’s a credible opponent.
“I’m not going to rush on this fight. I’m not going to lie, I’m always looking for the knockout, but if it goes the distance I’d be ready.”
“I’m war-ready,” Nieves said. “I’m excited to finally showcase my skills on the big stage and let the boxing world know that I have graduated to contender. I feel many don’t see that I’m one of the best 118-pounders out there.
“I’m confident I have what it takes to win, and I’m a better boxer. 我 100 percent ready for whatever type of fight my Santiago brings. I will box my way to my big shots.
“After this fight, I’ll probably look for a path to a world title shot. I want to bring a title home, just like the Cleveland Cavaliers brought the NBA Championship home,”
“I know I’m a replacement opponent, but I’m always ready,” Santiago said. “I’m always in training camp. I don’t take any breaks from the gym after I fight. I’m a true Mexican warrior. Always ready.
“I am looking to follow the heritage of great Mexican fighters from Tijuana and bring this win and title back home. I am coming to win. Get ready for war.“
Menard vs. Mamadjonov
The co-main event features promising Louisiana lightweight “Rock Hard Mighty” Mason Menard facing his toughest test to date in Bahodir “Baha” Mamadjonov of Houston, Texas by way of Uzbekistan for the WBO NABO Lightweight Title. Both fighters are making their second appearance on的ShoBox: 新一代.
梅納爾, an eight-year pro at the age of 27, is fighting outside of his native Louisiana for only the second time. He’s is ranked among the Top 15 fighters at 135 pounds in the WBA and WBO. In the most noteworthy victory of his career, he made his 的ShoBox debut at Turning Stone Casino & Resort last 四月 15 delivering an impressive Knockout of the Year candidate over previously undefeated Dominican Eudy貝爾納 with a vicious one-punch knockout. 視頻: http://s.sho.com/1NtEYjW
Menard floored Bernardo for the first time in his career with a series of rights near the end of the second round. Bernardo beat the count and finished the round, but he had no answer for Menard’s power. With less than one minute left in third, Menard connected with a huge right, knocking Bernardo out before he even hit the canvas.
Mamadjonov (19-2, 11 科斯), has been matched against very tough opposition throughout his career. His only blemishes were to opponents with a combined record of 46-0 (38 科斯) – 哥倫比亞 Darleys佩雷斯 in Aug., 2012 and Ghana’s Richard Commey in April of last year. Perez went on to become interim WBA Lightweight World Champion and recently lost a rematch against world champion 安東尼克羅拉. Commey is set to fight 羅伯特·JR復活節. for the vacant IBF World Lightweight Title on 七. 9.
This is Mamadjonov’s third start since losing to Commey and his second的ShoBox 出現. 在他的 的ShoBox 首次在四月, 2013 在拉斯維加斯, 內華達州。, Mamadjonov scored an upset ninth-round stoppage (:51) against previously unbeaten Cuban prospect Angelo Santana. 視頻:HTTP://s.sho.com/2aPfkwp
Nieves vs. 聖地亞哥
Also featured in the Aug. 19 quadrupleheader are WBO NABO Bantamweight Champion Antonio Nieves and his new foe, Alejandro “Peque” Santiago
Nieves, (16-0-1, 8 科斯), a prospect at 118 英鎊, has stayed active with five fights in 2014, five in 2015, and is fighting for the third time this year. The 29-year-old is coming off his first 10-round performance, a unanimous decision over then once-beaten 奧斯卡Mojica 上 六月 18 華盛頓, 霸. A win against Santiago will put Nieves a step closer to his goal of challenging fellow Ohio-native WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Rau'shee沃倫.
聖地亞哥, (11-2-1, 3 科斯), 蒂華納, 下加利福尼亞州, 墨西哥, is a three-year pro who seldom breaks training camp between fights. He has won three fights in a row since his last loss in November 2014 to fellow Mexican Hector Flores. 在他的最後一戰 二月. 27, Santiago won an eight-round unanimous decision over Mario Lara. This will be his United States debut and the first time he’s fought north of 116 英鎊.
巴里·湯普金斯 將調用 的ShoBox 從馬戲團的行動 史蒂夫Farhood和前世界冠軍 Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. 執行製片人 戈登·霍爾 同 豐富的高根 生產和 里克·菲利普斯 導演.