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UNDEFEATED SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT PROSPECT JUNIOR YOUNAN PROMISES A BREAKOUT YEAR IN SHOWTIME SPORTS® VIDEO FEATURE; Ronald-kas ELLIS CAMP LUS CIM

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Younan Ib sab khub Unbeaten Ronald Ellis Nyob rau hauv Main kev tshwm sim Ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam, Tom ntej no Friday, Feb. 2 Nyob Showtime®

 

"Tom qab koj pom kuv sib ntaus, koj yuav tsum nco ntsoov li cas koj pom. "- Junior Younan

 

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DAB TSI: SHOWTIME Sports delivers a behind-the-scenes look into the life and training camp of undefeated super middleweight prospect Junior Younan as he prepares to face fellow unbeaten Ronald Ellis in the main event of ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tom ntej no Friday, Feb. 2, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.

 

Ellis (14-0-1, 8 Kos), ntawm Lynn, Loj., thiab Brooklyn lub Younan (13-0, 9 Kos) yuav clash nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug plaub-sib ntaus telecast uas ntseg yim fighters nrog ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 113-3-3.

 

The Brooklyn-born Younan is a former amateur standout who was dubbed by The New York Times as “a boxing prodigy” as a 10-year-old. And while he’ll face the toughest opponent of his career on Feb. 2, nws yog ntseeg tias nws muaj lub pedigree thiab txuj ci los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no yeej.

 

"Kuv nyiam ua nyob rau hauv hais tias kev tsom teeb, muab rau ib tug yeeb yam thiab lub rooj sib hais tus kiv cua,"Nws hais tias. "Muaj tsis muaj dab tsi zoo li nws. Kuv twv yuav raug hu xav tias kuv yuav ua tau lub ntsej muag ntawm lub super middleweight division.

 

"Tom qab koj pom kuv sib ntaus, koj mus nco ntsoov dab tsi rau koj pom. Qhov no yog kuv lub sij hawm. Qhov no tej zaum yuav tsis yog ib tug ntiaj teb no title tsis tau, tab sis qhov no yog kuv thawj kauj ruam. "

 

nws hais ntxiv: "Kuv tsis xav tias muaj tej yam kuv tsis tau lis. 2018 nws yeej yuav tsum ib qho kev nthuav xyoo. Qhov no yog kuv breakout xyoo no. "

 
Ronald Ellis Camp Notes

Ellis Ib sab khub Undefeated Super Middleweight Prospect Junior Younan Tom ntej no Friday Nyob rau hauv Main kev tshwm sim Ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam

Friday, Feb. 2 Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Los ntawm WinnaVegas Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Sloan, Iowa
TSHIAB YORK (Jan. 26, 2018) – Undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis is preparing in Los Angeles for his main event matchup against fellow undefeated Junior Younan that headlines a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader rau Friday, Feb. 2, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.

Ellis (14-0-1, 10 Kos), ntawm Lynn, Loj., thiab Brooklyn lub Younan (13-0, 9 Kos) yuav clash nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug plaub-sib ntaus telecast uas ntseg yim fighters nrog ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 113-3-3.

Ellis, uas tam sim no hu Los Angeles tsev, tau ua hauj lwm nyuaj thaum lub Hlau Gym nyob rau hauv cov saib xyuas qhov muag ntawm Jerry Rosenberg thiab nws txiv Ronald Ellis Sr.

“My camp has been solid. I have been getting good sparring. We have been training for Younan like he is any other opponent,” Ellis hais tias.

Nyob rau hauv Younan, Ellis muaj ib lub tswv yim rau dab tsi nws foe yuav coj mus rau lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv Feb. 2.

“Kuv paub tias nws yog ib tug hluas thiab undefeated fighter,” nws hais tias. “I have been reading some things where he says he is going to bring the fight to me. He seems like he likes to talk a lot, tab sis hais tias tsis ua dab tsi tuaj sib ntaus hmo ntuj.”

Qhov no yuav tsum yog tus thib peb ShoBox tsos rau Ellis, as he is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision over Christopher Brooker last January. Ellis feels that his big fight resume will be the key against Younan.

“Kuv kev mas nws yeej yuav ib tug kom zoo dua,” Ellis hais tias. “I have been here on ShoBox two times before. I will be relaxed and comfortable as we approach the fight. This is his first time. I expect him to be real hyper.”

“This is a natural progression for me. I went from fighting on the undercard of ShoBox, thiab tam sim no kuv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Ib tug yeej yuav tau txais kuv lub ntiaj teb no ranked thiab hopefully catapult kuv mus rau hauv lubSaturday hmo ntuj fights rau Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Kuv paub tias kuv yuav tsis saib ua ntej. Kuv xav tau los yeej ua ntej.”

Qhov kev tshwm sim yog nce los ntawm GH3 Promotions thiab ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog yeej Promotions thiab Ringside Ticket. Daim pib no yog cia li $10 general admission prior to the event and $20 rau Feb. 2. For more information call: 1.800.HOT.WINN ext. 7117.

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Hais txog ShoBox: The New GenerationSince its inception in July 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: Tus Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim tawv. Lub ShoBox philosophy yog televise exciting, neeg coob coob-pleasing thiab sib tw ntais thaum npaj ib qhov tseeb hauv av rau kam zeem muag txiav txim sib ntaus rau ib lub ntiaj teb title. Ib co ntawm cov loj hlob daim ntawv teev cov 74 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau los tshwm sim rau ShoBox thiab paub mus garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Errol Spence Jr., Lwm Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, 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 thiab ntau yam ntxiv.
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Jose Haro issues statement on tragic injury sustained by Daniel Franco

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New USBA Featherweight Champion Jose Haro has issued a brief statement regarding the status of his fallen opponent, Daniel Franco, through his promotional representative, Whitfield Haydon:

“I respect all fighters. My heart hurts knowing that my opponent from Saturday night is still in the hospital. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery. Nothing but love, brotha. We put everything on the line when we step inside the ring. I always tell my brother/trainer that I’m a father first, fighter second, and if he ever sees me badly hurt to stop the fight because my kids need their daddy. I’m very grateful that I won but it really doesn’t feel like I won. I always pray that my opponent and myself come out our fight in good health. Let’s go #TeamFranco, you got this!”
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“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing” results from Iowa

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Tam sim TSO TAWM
Jose “Pepito” Haro captures vacant
USBA featherweight title
CBS Sports Network results from Iowa
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas”

Jose Haro (L) captured the vacant USBA featherweight title
(all pictures courtesy of Stacey Verbeek)
SLOAN, IA (Lub rau hli ntuj 11, 2017) – Last night on CBS Sports Network, Utah fab-favorite Jose Haro (13-1-1, 7 Kos) captured the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) featherweight title, stopping former USBA title holder Daniel “Twitch” Franco nyob rau hauv lub yim puag ncig, nyob rau hauv lub “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas” ntsiab kev tshwm sim, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas” was presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, in association with Roc Nation Sports, Ringside Ticket Inc. and WinnaVegas Resort Casino. TITLE Boxing was the official gloves provider for KO Night Boxing.

The 29-year-old Haro (14-1-1, 8 Kos), ranked Tsis. 14 by the USBA going into the fight, extended his win streak to seven (6-0-1). He dropped No. 5 USBA-ranked Franco (15-2-3, 10 Kos) with a powerful overhand right in the eighth. Franco beat the count but was floored by a brutal right later in the round and refereeCelestino Ruiz immediately halted the bout. Haro is promoted by Whitfield Hayden Promotions
Soon after the fight, Franco was rushed to the hospital where he underwent surgery to stop two brain bleeds, He remained in a coma today, according to his promoter, Roc teb chaws kev ua si.

“Everybody associated with ‘KO Night Boxing’ and Neon Star Sports& Entertainment has Daniel Franco and his family in our hearts and prayers,” pab txhawb John Andersen hais tias.
Dallas lightweight Manuel Rey “Lub Punisher” Rojas (15-3, 4 Kos) won a close but unanimous 10-round decision over WBC Oriental Super Lightweight Champion Zhimin Wang (8-2, 3 Kos), of China, in the co-featured event.


Manuel Rey Rojas (R) won an entertaining bout against Zhimin Wang
In the CBS Sports Network opener, Chicago super featherweight prospect Giovanni Mioletti (8-0, 2 Kos) remained undefeated as a professional, stopping Las Vegas’ Sal Lopez (4-2) nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig.

Team Mioletti celebrated after Gio’s knockout victory
KO NIGHT BOXING ON CBSSN RESULTS
Main tshwm sim – Vacant USBA Featherweight Championship
Jose Haro (14-1-1, 8 Kos), West Jordan, Utah 125 phaus.
WTKO8 (2:43)
Daniel Franco (15-21-3, 10 Kos), Rancho Cucamonga, California
(Franco won vacant USBA featherweight title)
Co-Feature — Lightweights
Manuel Rey Rojas (15-3, 4 Kos), Dallas, TX
WDEC10 (96-94, 96-94, 96-94)
Zhimin Wang (8-2, 3 Kos), Wuhan, Tuam Tshoj
Super Featherweights
Giovanni Mioletti (8-0, 2 Kos), Chicago, IL
WTKO5 (1:40)
Sal Lopez (4-2,), Las Vegas, NV
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Twitter: @KONightBoxing, @NeonStarSE, @WinnaVegasIA
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New showdown announced for “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas”

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Lub rau hli ntuj 10 live from Iowa on CBS Sports Network
SLOAN, IA (Tej zaum 31, 2017) – An injury has forced NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (22-0-3, 16 Kos) to withdraw from his scheduled “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas” headline event against Abdiel “Mortero” Ramirez, rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 10, airing (10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas” is presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, in association with Roc Nation Sports, Ringside Ticket Inc. and WinnaVegas Resort Casino. TITLE Boxing is the official gloves provider for KO Night Boxing.

WBC Oriental Super Lightweight Champion Zhimin Wang (8-1, 3 Kos), of China, will face Dallas lightweight Manuel Rey Rojas (14-3, 4 Kos) as an addition to the card. Elevated to main event status is the original 10-round co-feature being contested for the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) featherweight title, matching former USBA champion Daniel “Twitch” Franco (15-1-3, 10 Kos), who fights out of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Utah favorite Jose Haro (13-1-1, 7 Kos).

The 25-year-old Franco (15-1-3, 10 Kos), who fights under the Roc Nation Sports banner, was a standout amateur boxer captured the vacant USBA featherweight title last November, knocking out previously unbeaten Derrick Murray (13-0-1) in four rounds. He lost the belt in his following fight, stopped by veteran Christopher Martin (29-8-3) in the third round of their non-title fight in Los Angeles on Lub peb hlis ntuj 23. Franco is currently rated No. 5 by the USBA and No. 11 by the NABO.

Haro (13-1-1, 7 Kos), USBA No. 14-Rated, is an all-action fighter with tremendous potential. The 29-year-old is presently riding a six-fight win streak with five victories and one draw. His lone loss as a professional was to highly-touted prospect Toka Kahn Clary (11-0) by way of a six-round decision in 2014.

The new 10-round co-feature will be an exciting match-up between Wang and Rojas (14-3, 4 Kos). Last January in China, Zhimin defeated Aekkawee Kaewmanee (16-6), by way of a 10-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBO Oriental crown. The only blemish on Zhimin’s otherwise perfect pro record is a 10-round loss by decision last September, to then 12-0 Russian prospect Ivan Baranchyk in Oklahoma.

“I honestly felt that Haro vs. Franco was a legitimate main event fight as the co-feature,” promoter John Andersen. “Injuries are an unfortunate part of boxing and we’re disappointed to lose a world-class fighter like Hooker. Tam sim no, tab sis yog, Haro-Franco gets top billing and we’re fortunate to have a solid co-feature added to a very competitive, entertaining card.”

The TV opener features Chicago super bantamweight prospect Giovanni Mioletti (7-0, 1 KO) taking on Las Vegas’ upset-minded Sal Lopez (4-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib ntau sib tw. In a pair of four-round undercard matches, Sioux City, Iowa cruiserweight Shalyn Joseph will make his pro debut against Chicago’s Darrius Flowers (0-1), while Sioux Falls, South Dakota super welterweightKeith Cournoyer (0-0-1), squares tawm nrog Justin Likeness, of Minot, North Dakota.
Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov.

Tickets are on sale at the WinnaVegas box office and online at www.tickets.winnavegas.biz. Advance ticket prices are $35.00 ringside (kab 1 & 2), $35.00 VIP Reserved Seating (kab 3 & 4), $20.00 General Admission Reserved Seating (kab 3 & 4) thiab $15.00 General Admission Standing Room Only. A special Resort/Hotel package for two is also available for $199.00, which includes two VIP Reserved Seats, WinnaVegas hotel room, two dinner vouchers and two $5.00 Sunday breakfast buffet-voucher.
Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6:30 p.m. I with the opening bout scheduled at 7:30 p.m. I. It is an all-ages event.
NTAUB NTAWV:
Twitter: @KONightBoxing, @NeonStarSE, @WinnaVegasIA
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Two regional title fights featured on “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas”

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Lub rau hli ntuj 10 live from Iowa on CBS Sports Network
SLOAN, IA (Tej zaum 9, 2017) – Professional boxing returns Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 10, to WinnaVegas Casino Resort, featuring undefeated junior welterweight Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker, nyob rau hauv lub “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas” card, to air (10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Sloan, Iowa.
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas” is presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, in association with Roc Nation Sports, Ringside Ticket Inc. and WinnaVegas Resort Casino. TITLE Boxing is the official gloves provider for KO Night Boxing.
“This is a great opportunity for ‘KO Night Boxing, LLC’ to expand our brand to another state,” promoter John Andersen said. “We’re very happy to be coming to WinnaVegas and working with Mayan Beltran and his team. We’re kicking this new relationship off in a big way with these two regional title fights on CBS Sports Network. We hope that this is just the start of a long-lasting relationship between KO Night Boxing and WinnaVegas.
“The principal fighters in the two nationally televised fights are all on the verge of breaking out to become stars. A lot is at risk for all of them. Our promotional company is known for giving a platform to top prospects in highly entertaining, competitive matches that boxing fans love watching, whether they’re in the arena or watching on CBS Sports Network.”
“I am very excited to have CBS Sports Network boxing back at WinnaVegas Casino Resort,” CEO Mayan Beltran commented. “Our fans really like boxing and it looks like we have a great fight card, so it should be a fun night. I am looking forward to working with promoters KO Night Boxing LLC, Neon Star SE, Roc Nation Sports and, raws li ib txwm, Ringside Ticket Inc., to deliver this exciting night of entertainment.”
Roc teb chaws kev ua si’ Hooker (22-0-3, 16 Kos) will defend his North American Boxing Organization (NABO) junior welterweight against title challenger Abdiel “Mortero” Ramirez (23-1-1, 21 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim.
Fighting out of Dallas, Hooker is world rated at No. 2 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO), thiab tsis. 4 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The 27-year-old Hooker was a decorated amateur boxer in Texas, finishing with a 97-7 (67 Kos) cov ntaub ntawv, who turned pro in 2011.
Hooker first captured the vacant NABO title in 2015, at home in Dallas, with a six-round technical knockout of previously unbeaten Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1). Txij li thaum, Hooker has made three successful title defenses against Ghislain Maduma (17-1) at the famed Madison Square Garden on Nov. 17, 2015, Ty Barnett (23-5-1) at Oracle Arena on August 6, 2016; and in a 10-round draw with former World Boxing Association (WBA) ntiaj teb tau zus ib Darleys Perez (33-2-1) on undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs. Lwm Ward “Pound-For-Pound” on Mov. 19 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
In his most recent fight on Feb. 25 nyob rau hauv Mexico, Hooker cruised to a dominant 10-round decision victory over former IBF World Champion Cristobal Cruz (41-20-4).
Ramirez, 25, is a former FECOMBOX Lightweight Champion, fighting out of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Ramirez, who is riding a nine-fight win streak, will be fighting outside of his native Mexico for the first time against Hooker.
The 10-round co-feature for the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) featherweight crown has been in the works for a while and it could very well steal the show as former USBA champion Daniel “Twitch” Franco yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Jose Haro.
The 25-year-old Franco (15-1-3, 10 Kos), fighting out of Rancho Cucamonga, California, started boxing at the age of eight, amassing ib tug pib xyaum ua cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 67-15, highlighted by gold-medal performances at the 2006 Oxnard PAL Championships and 2017 California State Silver Gloves Championships.
Fighting under the Roc Nation Sports banner, Franco captured the vacant USBA featherweight title last November, knocking out previously unbeaten Derrick Murray (13-0-1) in four rounds. Franco was stopped in his last fight by veteran Christopher Martin (29-8-3) in the third round of their non-title fight in Los Angeles on Lub peb hlis ntuj 23. Franco is currently rated No. 5 by the USBA and No. 11 by the NABO.
USBA No. 14-rated Haro (13-1-1, 7 Kos), who is a well-kept secret outside of West Jordan, Utah, is an all-action fighter. The 29-year-old has won his last five fights, unbeaten in in his last six with a draw, since suffering his only loss to highly-touted prospect Toka Kahn Clary (11-0) by way of a six-round decision in 2014.
Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov. Ntxiv bouts yuav sai sai no yuav tau tshaj tawm.
Tickets are on sale at the WinnaVegas box office and online at www.tickets.winnavegas.biz. Advance ticket prices are $35.00 ringside (kab 1 & 2), $35.00 VIP Reserved Seating (kab 3 & 4), $20.00 General Admission Reserved Seating (kab 3 & 4) thiab $15.00 General Admission Standing Room Only. A special Resort/Hotel package for two is also available for $199.00, which includes two VIP Reserved Seats, WinnaVegas hotel room, two dinner vouchers and two $5.00 Sunday breakfast buffet voucher.
Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6:30 p.m. I with the opening bout scheduled at 7:30 p.m. I. It is an all-ages event.
(Pictures courtesy of Roc Nation Sports)
NTAUB NTAWV:
Twitter: @KONightBoxing, @NeonStarSE, @WinnaVegasIA
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