НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Июл 7, 2017) – Рокки Тӯҳфаи қабул намояд Keenan Смит is ready and confident for his upcoming bout with Юҳанно “Он ҳайвони ваҳшӣ,” Baranchyk as the two prepare to meet in an eight-round main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Ҷумъа, Июл 14 зиндагӣ дар Бадр (10 Земле. ВА/PT, таъхир дар соҳили West) аз Буффало Иҷроиши Казино дар Майами, Okla.
The ShoBox telecast features eight returning fighters with a combined record of 94 wins against just four losses.
Dangerous southpaw “Killa” Смит, (11-0, 5 KOs), of Philadelphia will make his second appearance on the series as he takes on Baranchyk, (14-0, 10 KOs), a native of Minsk, Byelorussia fighting out of Miami, Okla., who is making his fifth appearance on the ShoBox series.
Дар ҳамкорӣ хусусияти, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (12-0, 4 KOs) will look to keep his record unblemished as he meets Роландо Chinea (14-1-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight scrap. Бештар, Рокки Glenn Dezurn (9-0, 6 KOs) бар мегирад Одам Lopez (16-1-1, KOs) in an eight-round bantamweight clash. In the telecast opener, Joshua Greer (13-1-1, 5 KOs) мубориза хоҳанд кард Leroy Davila (5-1, 3 KOs) дар ҳашт даври Бут Bantamweight Тӯҳфаи.
Tickets for the event promoted by GH3 Promotions and Tony Holden Productions are priced at $35, $55, $65 ва $75
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Смит, дар 2008 National Golden Gloves Champion and 2007 Хурд олимпӣ Champion миллии, debuted on ShoBox in November of 2015, scoring a hard-fought unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker. 5-пиёда-7, 26-яксола, will make his third start of the year after taking 2016 off to recover from and ACL injury and the loss of both of his parents within six months of each other. Smith has knocked out both of his opponents this year, Marquis Hawthorne and Edgar Gabejan.
Smith set up training camp in Southern Jersey, and has prepared for this bout with complete focus, and is ready to become a player in the junior welterweight division.
“Camp has been good, and I had a lot of top-notch sparring,” Саид Smith. “I have been doing a lot of strength and conditioning. This has been a wonderful camp, ва ба July 14th, the fans will see the best Keenan Smith.”
He continued: “My confidence is at 100%. I will beat him, and I am looking to kill The Beast.”
With a win over Baranchyk, Smith feels he can become an immediate contender at junior welterweight.
“The fight will open doors for me and get me bigger and better opportunities.”
Smith’s promoter Vito Mielnicki of GH3 Promotions is fully behind his fighter and believes a breakout performance is in store for Июл 14.
“This will be Keenan’s chance to show what we already know: That he is a vastly talented fighter who has the goods to go a long way in this sport,” Mielnicki said. “He has the pedigree and now this is the stage where he becomes a real commodity in boxing. We are looking for a shining performance on Июл 14.”
Smith is trained by his brother Lemar Smith, and is managed by Doc Nowicki and David Price.
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Барри Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Стив Farhood ва собиқ қаҳрамони ҷаҳон Раул Маркес хизмат ҳамчун таҳлилгарон коршиносон. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
