Unbeatens Antoine Douglas & Thomas LaManna Meet The in Main Event
Live on Showtime at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT
I-NEW YORK (Feb. 25, 2015) - Six punjab unbeaten, ayisishiyagalombili inani nge irekhodi kuhlangene of 105-3-3, kuzobonisa a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader bephila ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO® (10 p.m. ET / PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast) on Friday, March 13, kusukela The Space at Westbury e Westbury, N.Y..
Ababili the ukulwa izoba punjab Ezingakanqotshwa ngokumelene nomunye. In the umcimbi main, Antoine "Action"Douglas (16-0-1, 10 Kos) of Washington, D.C., ziyohlangana Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna (16-0, 7 Kos) of Millville, N.J., in a 10-round middleweight scrap. Adam Lopez (9-0, 4 Kos), of San Antonio, futhi Houston sika Paul Cross (11-0, 3 Kos) clash in an nesishiyagalombili round empini of Lone Star State super bantamweights in the ngikwazi ukuqala of the telecast.
In the co-feature, southpaw unbeaten Ismael Barroso (16-0-2, 15 Kos), El Tigre, Venezuela, uyocibishela yakhe 13th Ukunqoba alandelanayo lapho ibhekene Issouf "Volcano" Kinda (17-2, 7 Kos), of Bronx, N.Y., in a 10-round scrap for the Nabo Esilula Title. In the nesishiyagalombili round feature iziqubu, once-washaywa"Ndodana Wenkosi" Jerry Odom (12-1, 1 NC, 11 Kos), of Washington D.C., izozama uphindisele ukulahlekelwa kwakhe oyedwa ngesikhathi ethatha Ezingakanqotshwa Andrew "Hurricane" Hernandez (8-0-1, 1 ND, 1 KO) of Phoenix, Ariz., in a super middleweight rematch.
Yikuphi punjab Ezingakanqotshwa kuyogcina amarekhodi abo nokunimisa ningenasici abephule ngolwesihlanu The 13th? KusukelaShoBox premiered in July 2001, 125 fighters - nokubala - bahlupheka ukunqotshwa kokuqala zabo phezu uchungechunge popular, lapho prizefighters othembisayo bavame ukubhekana izitha zabo ezinzima kunazo yimanje.
Douglas, 22, kuba unbeaten (1-0-1) ezimbili ShoBox Ukubonakala. He has won two in a row, kuhlanganise a lopsided eziyisithupha-round isinqumo phezu Don Mouton in ekuqaleni kwakhe yakamuva Nov last. 13 2014, and a 10-round majority draw with former world title challenger Michel Soro (23-1-1 uya e) July lokugcina ShoBox.
"Douglas wakhula kancane kancane empini yakhe yokugcina mhlaka ShoBox, ubusa Soro ekuseni bese lantambama sekwephuzile mpi Kwakonakele noma indlela,'' Kusho ShoBox Analyst Expert and Boxing mlando Steve Farhood. "Lolu uhlobo lokulwa ithemba young kudingeka ufunde ngaye futhi Ngikhathazekile ukukhathazeka ukubona uma leso senzakalo efakazela ukudlala indima enkulu ukuvuthwa kwakhe njengomuntu fighter. He’s a very exciting, middleweight nolaka futhi for a fighter young kakhulu kubonakala ihamba ngokushesha kakhulu. ''
A amateur esiqinile owawasho ukuba 2011 U.S. Trials Olympic ngaphambi kokuya pro in Oct. 2012, Douglas alwa kabili ngalowo nyaka, Izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye in 2013 futhi izikhathi eziyisithupha 2014.
Douglas wabheka strong ngesikhathi ewa a shutout in wakhe 12th isiqalo, ngokuwina kwakhe ShoBox DEBUT futhi engqongqoza oyedwa amazinyo Umphikisi wakhe an bezijabulisa kodwa munye emaceleni nesishiyagalombili-round isinqumo phezu ngaphambilini unbeaten Marquis Davis (8-0-2 uya e) ngoJanuwari 2014.
Douglas, ngubani liyavuma notoriety uye wathola kusukela kokuvela ShoBox, manje ukuthatha ihlelelwe yakhe yesithathu 10-round fight.
“This is going to be a big fight, a very big fight,'' Uthe. "Mina ngiyindlela umcimbi main. It is another step up the ladder and I get to take that step on a big network like SHOWTIME.
“I know LaManna from the amateurs so this fight came as a bit of a surprise to me. But this is the sport of boxing. I know he’s coming to win and stay undefeated, like nje I am. Ngiyacabanga 160 is my best weight and is one I should stay comfortable at. No more catch-weights hopefully.
"ShoBox has shown me love and has been very beneficial to me and my career. I’m definitely getting noticed more. Ngiyazi kudingeka I ukuthola win on March 13 ukuqhubeka ukukhuphuka rankings. "
LaManna, 23, kuyinto kunqunywa fighter osemusha isitayela ngezinye izikhathi ezingalindelekile. A pro since February 2011, yena ubelokhu lwemidlalo on Atlantic City boxing cards, kokuphunyuka alwa khona izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili. LaManna, ngubani ingamasentimitha emibili nengxenye kunabo Douglas, Ubheke phambili ithuba futhi eqiniseka yena kungavuka obunjani i ecasukile in wakhe 10-round ShoBox DEBUT.
"Ebengilindele for a fight like lokhu,'' Kusho LaManna, ongena off a ngazwilinye eziyisithupha-round isinqumo phezu Gilbert Sanchez last Dec. 13. “Without a doubt they made a mistake by picking me. I am so excited for this fight and I am going to make the best of it. I know I am going to come in there 100 Amaphesenti angu walungisa futhi wenze lokho okufanele ngiyenze ukuze uthole ukunqoba.
“I know Antoine from the amateurs although we never sparred or boxed. I know he is a good fighter and this will be a good fight. Yilokhu izidingo boxing, two undefeated fighters facing each other and what better place than on ShoBox.''
Barroso, 32, kuyinto amandla isibhakela oneminyaka engu-pro ubani owenza yakhe ShoBox, U.S. futhi 2015 DEBUT. The Barroso esobala waphenduka pro in August 2005, kwadingeka amabili udonsa in yakhe yokuqala ukulwa eziyisithupha, kodwa unqobile 12 iqonde kusukela, 11 by way of knockout. In his most recent outing last Dec. 5, the Barroso elilimaza wabhubhisa Maximiliano Galindo, beshaya knockdowns ezine — omunye in the lokuqala nelesibili kanye ezimbili in the third — en eya a third-round Knockout.
Kinda, 27, owazalelwa e Ouagadougou (libizwe wa-ga-DOO-goo), Burkina Faso, liyathuthuka isiqalo sakhe 14 in New York. Kinda waphenduka pro ngoJanuwari 2009 futhi wawina initial yakhe 16 ukulwa, kubandakanya New York state 140-ganda isihloko. Uyeza off a wesibili-round TKO phezu Kevin Carter last UJan. 17 e Tennessee.
"Isitayela My kuba ezihambayo, isibhakela futhi abahlasela abantu,"Kusho Kinda, i amateur kufezeke owayenguyise 2007 African Championships isiliva medalist at 132 amakhilogremu. "Ngifuna ukwenza okusemandleni ami ukuba yaziwa njengendlela fighter okuhle US, futhi emhlabeni wonke. This is my first shot to prove myself on a big stage and I’m not going to let it slip away.
“His power doesn’t scare me. I’ll be ready.”
The Odom-Hernandez iziqubu has "amagqubu" ebhalwe sonke isikhathi. “There’s obviously some intrigue in the rematch because of the way the first fight ended,'' Farhood wathi. "Odom wafakazela in one yakhe ShoBoxukubukeka ukuba abe okuthakazelisayo kakhulu, big isibhakela ithemba futhi angikwazi ukulinda simbone. ''
Odom, 21, a amateur top futhi 2012 National Gloves Champion at 178 amakhilogremu, kwadingeka 12-fight win streak ekupheleni on uJan. 9, 2015, lapho kwaba ukufaneleka nxazonke sesine ngokuqhubeka ngezibhakela futhi izwe isibhamu ngemuva Wayenza baphonse Hernandez ibhakuzelisa punches. Isixuku booed, kodwa Hernandez kwaba ngokucacile phansi.
“This time it will be a totally different fight,'' Odom waphikelela. "I iyoshiya Akungabazeki. I was on my way to winning easily and he was out to try and give me my first loss anyway he could. So he just quit. I’m looking forward to March 13 ukuziphindiselela ukuthi ukulahlekelwa uthole win ukuthi mina kufanele abe okokugcina salwa. "
In yakhe ShoBox DEBUT, Odom wakunqoba Imi lokuqala umsebenzi wakhe ukubhalisa knockdowns-in ezimbili owesine lwesikhombisa nezinhlamvu-en eya engqongqoza ngaphambilini out Ezingakanqotshwa Vilier Quinonez (8-0 uya e) in the round lwesikhombisa July 25, 2014.
Hernandez, 29, ezihleka umqondo wokuthi wawuyeka futhi ephawula ukuthi ngesikhathi Odom kuba abanamakhono, kwaba Umphikisi wakhe ngubani ngifuna indlela yokuphuma.
"Ngikuthola hilarious ukuthi uthi ngayeka,'' Hernandez wathi. "Ngikholelwa ngobuqotho ucabanga isizathu esenza wangenwa ngokuhoxiswa nguye ngoba ngifuna indlela yokuphuma. All his talk has me absolutely looking forward to this fight. I don’t want just a victory, Ngifuna a Knockout futhi Ngizofika ukuthole. Angaba ukusho lokho afuna, kodwa mina ekuqinisekisa wena. Ngizofika ukumyekisa.
"Odom ukuthi unekhono ngempela uqine kakhulu, Akungabazeki ngakho, kodwa lokho kuphambene naye futhi Ngizofika ukwenza amkhokhele. He throws very wide punches and is not a very good boxer. He’s obviously talented and has a lot of knockouts but if you have boxing skills and can take a punch, ungakwazi pretty okuningi Mthatheni ahluke.
"Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi kokufika engangikufuna empini yokuqala futhi ngazizwa ngabe imvimba. I thought I was doing fine the first three rounds. And now I know what I’m up against. Angaba ukusho lokho afuna, kodwa nguye phathi-butted me izikhathi eziningana. One finally cut me right on my ear and it cost me seven stitches.’’
Lopez, 24, futhi Cruz, 28, kuyoba ukwenza kwabo ShoBox futhi nesishiyagalombili round debuts futhi uzobe ulwela okokuqala ngaphandle Texas. It is unquestionably the most dangerous fight to date for both prospects.
A amateur top ngaphambi kokuya pro in February 2012, Lopez uye amaphuzu knockouts ezimbili zilandelana, kuhlanganise okwesihlanu-round TKO phezu Leonardo Torrez in scrap yakhe yakamuva last Aug. 30.
Cross Kwakuyisikhathi amateur kufezeke. Due to his dual citizenship –his father hails from El Salvador – Cruz competed for El Salvador in the amateurs, kwaba 2011 Salvador National Amateur Champion and wakwenza ukuze Trials El Salvador Olympic. Cruz has fought three times since last September. In his last outing he won a six-round unanimous decision over Manuel Rubalcava on uJan. 22, 2015.
The fighters uqiniseka yokwenza isinyathelo esilandelayo career yabo umuntu aphumelele, futhi kokubili ukulindela a empini kakhulu.
“It’s going to be a really good fight,'' Kusho Lopez, i nolaka counter-puncher ubani abaqeqeshwe zangaphambili-time ezimbili zezwe iqhawe Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez. “We’re familiar with each other. We sparred once. I’m not going in totally blind. I expect a competitive fight. We are both undefeated and from Texas.’’
"Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoba super fight. Lopez is a great fighter. Ngizwile izinto emihle kakhulu ngaye,"Kusho Cruz. "Lokhu kuzoba inselele enkulu kimi. It kuzoba a show enkulu. I am going to work and do my thing. I’m ready and excited to walk out of that ring undefeated.’’
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About ShoBox: The New Generation
Kusukela yaqala ukuba khona ngo July 2001, the akukhuthazwa bajule Showtime boxing series, ShoBox: The New Generation kunyatheliswa talent young abafanelana ezinzima. The ShoBox ifilosofi iwukuba televise okuthakazelisayo, isixuku ejabulisa nokufana yokuncintisana kuyilapho sihlinzeka kuyindlela yokunquma for amathemba uzimisele sizimisele ukulwa for isihloko emhlabeni. Ezinye uhlu elandayo 58 fighters abaye bavele onShoBox sezihambile ukuletha izihloko emhlabeni kuhlanganisa: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, 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 and more.
