Ronald Ellis vs. Jerry Odom, Keenan Smith vs. Wellington Arias Romero & Lavasis Williams-O'Shaquie Fostery kuj hauv kev nqis tes ua
Friday, Feb. 19 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Nyob Ntawm Showtime®
TSHIAB YORK (Jan. 15, 2016) - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam rov leej twg Friday, Feb. 19, quadrupleheader nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) los ntawm cov Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall nyob rau hauv Atlantic City, N.J.
Nrog tib qhov siab, tib hnub nyoog, thiab zoo sib xws muaj zog amateur keeb kwm yav dhau, Adas "Butter" Lopez (14-0, 7 Kos) thiab Mario "Yao" Munoz (16-0-1, 10 Kos) yuav fim lawv txoj kev sib tw nyuaj tshaj plaws rau hnub thaum lawv kov hnab looj tes hauv 10-round super bantamweight mainup.
In other televised bouts, all scheduled for eight rounds, Ronald "Akees" Ellis (12-0, 10 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Jerry Odom (13-2, 12 Kos) in a clash of hard-hitting super middleweights, Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 Kos) lub ntsej muag zoo nkauj Wellington Romero (9-0-1, 4 Kos) Hauv kev sib ntaus sib tua ntawm unbeaten welterweights thiab lefthaner Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-0-1, 3 Kos) risks his undefeated record against O'Shaquie Foster (8-1, 5 Kos) Nyob rau hauv ib tug super featherweight phim.
Cov ntaub ntawv sib dhos ntawm yim nce-thiab-los sib tw yog 89-3-3 nrog 54 knockouts.
Lopez, ntawm San Antonio, Texas, by way Phoenix, Ariz., Smith, ntawm Philadelphia, thiab txhawb, txiv kab ntxwv, Texas, yuav ua lawv tus thib obShoBox pib; Thaum Munoz, ntawm Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Ellis, of Dorchester, Loj., Williams, of Rochester, N.Y.. thiab romero, ntawm hashburgh, N.Y., Ntawm Santiago, D.r., lawv thawj. Odom, ntawm Washington, D.C, yog ua rau nws qhov thib peb.
Daim pib rau Gh3 Kev Tshaj Tawm Kev Tshaj Tawm yog tus nqi ntawm $25, $50, $75 thiab 100 and are available for purchase online at www.Ticketmaster.comand over the phone at 1 800 736 1420.
Ib qho zoo tshaj plaws-puncher thiab torticic uas nyiam ua txee, Lopez yeej nws ShoBox Debut nyob rau hauv nws outing ua ntej kawg nrog kev kaw, nyuaj-sib ntaus 10-puag ncig kev txiav txim siab tshaj yav dhau los undefeed, Da dejEliezer Aquino (17-0-1 mus nyob rau hauv). Lopez yog los tawm ib-puag ncig TKO hla Eric Aiken kawg Dec. 12.
Lopez yug hauv Phoenix, tsa nyob rau hauv Los Angeles thiab tsiv mus rau San Antonio thaum nws yog 15. Nws mus 125-23 Nyob rau hauv cov amitute thiab yeej rau lub hauv paus sib tw ua ntej tig rau lub Ob Hlis 2012. Nws tau kawm los ntawm yav dhau los ob-zaug ntiaj teb tus yeej Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez.
Munoz yuav ua kom nws lub Tebchaws Asmeskas Lees thiab thawj zaug pib sab nraum Mexico. Ib Pro Pro Txij Lub Cuaj Hli 2010, nws paub rau nws cov style tom ntej, Thawj-tus nqi kev txawj ntse tag nrho thiab paub meej meej meej punching. Nws mus 140-10 nyob rau hauv lub amateurs, WINNING PEB LUB NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NEEJ NIAM TXIV Kev sib tw thiab tam sim ntawd nrog tus nqi tooj daj thiab nyiaj hauv National Championships.
Muñoz, Leej twg lawg los ntawm tsev neeg sib ntaus, muaj txiv ntxawm uas boxed kws tshaj lij. Nws yog tus uas nws khab nias rau kev qhia nws mus rau nws boxing thaum nws yog 13. This will be his first fight since he scored a lopsided eight-round decision over Daniel Franco kawg Tej zaum 2.
Ellis upset highly regarded Terrell Gausha to win the 2010 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes (Gausha would go on to represent the U.S. nyob rau ntawm lub 2012 Olympic ua si). Since going pro in February 2011, Ellis has fought in two countries (Puerto Rico, Mexico) and six U.S. cities (San Antonio, Carson, California., Winchester, Va., New York City, Tulsa and Inglewood, California.). The 26-year-old has faced mostly modest opposition and has seldom come close to putting in a full night’s work.
Ellis had had a series of delays and restarts since turning pro but feels he’s grown from his mistakes and that he’ll be stronger because of them. For sure, his power hasn’t been affected. Tag nrho cov 10 of his knockouts have come inside two rounds (eight in the first). The older brother of boxer Rashidi Ellis has won four straight by knockout, suav nrog tus thib ob-round tko Jas pheps Hauv nws lub xeem pib kawg Aug. 29. But he seems to be taking a sizeable step-up in class here.
Odom tab tom nrhiav tig nws ib ncig tom qab poob ob ntawm nws kawg, Qhov kev kov yeej dhau los ntawm kev poob siab thib peb-puag ncig tko rau Samuel Clarkson (14-3 mus nyob rau hauv) rau ShoBox. Cov hnyav hnyav, hnyav-tsoo odom tau poob peb zaug, ib zaug hauv ob zaug thiab ob zaug hauv thib peb, ua ntej kev sib ntaus yog halted ntawm 1:15.
Odom, ib sab saum toj pib xyaum ua thiab 2012 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes zus ntawm 178 phaus, muaj ib tug 12-sib ntaus yeej streak kawg rau Jan. 9, 2015, Thaum nws tsis tsim nyog tiv thaiv Andrew Hernandez. Hauv kev muab cov hauv qab noLub peb hlis ntuj 13 rau ShoBox, Oddom npe a 2:47, thawj-puag ncig tko.
Nyob rau hauv nws ShoBox debut, Odom, Leej twg ua rau kev hloov pauv zoo siab, poob yav dhau los unbeaten Vilier Quinonez (8-0) ob zaug ua ntej nres nws hauv lub xya ncig rau Lub Xya Hli 25, 2014.
Smith yeej nws ShoBox Debut nyob rau hauv nws kawg pib ntawm ib tug nyuaj-tau sib ntaus, Yim-puag ncig kev txiav txim siab tshaj Benjamin Whitaker kawg Nov. 6 Hauv kev sib ntaus sab nraum zoov hauv Las Vegas. Sib ntaus sib tua ntawm nws niam uas tuag nyob rau lub Cuaj Hli lig thiab mus rau yim puag ncig thawj zaug, 5-taw-7smith, Overcame lub siab phem txiav tawm ntawm sab laug ntawm qhov muag los ntawm kev ua haujlwm heintrentional hauv lub thib rau, rallied kom tau qhab nia knockdown nyob rau hauv lub xya thiab kov yeej los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 79-73 thiab 78-74 ob zaug.
Ua ntej tig pro thaum lub Plaub Hlis 2010, Smith yog a 2008 Lub teb chaws Golden looj hnab looj tes Featherweight thiab 2007 Junior Olympic National zus. Nws 74-2 Cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv cov amateurs muaj ob yeej overworld-ranked contender Amir kuv.
Romero muaj 268 Amateur bouts thiab sawv cev rau Dominican koom pheej nyob rau hauv Olympic hauv 2012 (nws poob rau Vasyl lavanchenko). Tsis ntev tom qab nws muab xa mus rau New York. Nws mus rau PRO RAU LUB HLI 2013, tawm tsam plaub zaug hauv 2014 thiab tsib zaug xyoo tas los.
Ib tug slick 5-ko taw-9 boxer uas tuaj yeem ntaus nrig thiab muab cov teeb meem sib tw vim tias nws cov neeg txawv txawv thiab txav, Romero, 24, tau ntaus ntawm qhov kev tawm tsam tsis zoo thiab yog los ntawm thawj-puag ncig tko LuisIb qho tseem ceeb kawg Dec. 5. Qhov no zoo li yog nws cov haujlwm tshaj plaws rau hnub tim.
Williams, 24, yog ib tug boxer-puncher uas yeej xya nyob rau hauv ib kab txij li boxing ib tug kos rau nws thib ob pib hauv lub Peb Hlis 2013. Qhov no yuav yog nws thawj zaug sib ntaus sab nraud ntawm New York. Ua nws yim-khiav kev tshwm sim hauv nws qhov kawg ntawmOct. 8, Nws yeej txiav txim siab rau Czech koom pheej Michhal dufek.
Foster, 22, tau txais kev txhim kho sai dua nws tus kheej tom qab poob nwsShoBox Debut ntawm ib yim-puag ncig kev txiav txim siab rau underdog Sam Seah (6-1) nyob rau hauv lub Nov. 6 Daim npav hauv Las Vegas.
Ib tug zoo nkauj kho amateur, 5-ko taw-8½ ntiv kua txiv neej txhawb nqa rau cov 2012 U.S. Olympic ua si hlw kom qis qhov twg nws poob rau unbeaten pro prospect, Yauxej "Jo-Jo" Diaz. Ua ntej ntawd, Tu yog a 2011 Houston Golden Cov hnab looj tes thiab 2010 NPAWG National zus, Ib lub sijhawm tsib-lub sijhawm Ringside Championic Champion thiab ob-lub sijhawm hauv tebchaws Goldor hnab looj tes.
Barry Tompkins yuav hu rau ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Lub executive tsim kom yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips directing.
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Hais txog ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Txij thaum nws inception nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim nyuaj. 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 65 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau tshwm sim rauShoBox thiab advanced rau garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Lwm Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., 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 thiab ntau yam ntxiv.