New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. JA/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Kasino
NEW YORK (Tammikuu. 9, 2017) – The previously announced matchup between undefeated WBA ranked No 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez and the WBA’s No. 4-sijoittui Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (säännöllinen) Super Bantamweight belt held by Nehomar Cermeno.
Lopez (16-0-1, 8 KOs) and Roman (20-2-1, 7 KOs) will square off in the most significant fight of their careers in the main event of a ShoBox: New Generation quadrupleheader on Perjantai, Tammikuu. 20, elää SHOWTIME (10 p.m. JA/PT, viivästynyt länsirannikolla) alkaen Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Hän on 3-0-1 on the series, having defeated three previous unbeaten boxers. Roman has won 13 in a row dating to March 2014, and none of the fights have been close.
“I am excited that this is an elimination bout and I am one step closer to fighting for a world championship,"Sanoi Lopez. “Very few fighters ever get a chance to fight for a title, and I’m not going to let it slip away. It’s a huge motivator, and the stakes are higher. I am fighting for a chance to fight a guy in Cermeno who is 37 and maybe past his prime. So if I win on Tammikuu 20, I feel I will win against Cermeno. He is beatable, and that is the perfect opponent to become a world champion. After I beat Roman, Cermeno will pass the torch to me.”
Said Roman: “This is what we’ve been working toward since day one. A shot at a world title is every boxer’s dream. I can’t speak for Adam, but the stakes have never been higher for me. Beating Adam is the only thing on my mind.”
In a featured bout on the four-fight ShoBox televisiointi, voittamaton, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KOs) will face a new opponent, kerran hakattiin Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KOs), in kahdeksan kierroksen huippukevyet bout.
Televisioidussa avaaja, voittamaton Stephon Young (15-0, 3 KOs) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KOs) in kahdeksan kierroksen Super kääpiösarjalainen bout.
The previously announced opponent for Sims, Wellington Romero, withdrew due to injury, while Young’s opponent, Daniel Rosas, withdrew due to personal reasons.
In the previously announced co-feature, undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis (13-0-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 KOs) in an eight-round 168-pound matchup of ShoBox veteraanit.
Tickets for the show, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions, Kings Promotions in association with Thompson Boxing (the main event) and Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, olemme $125, $100 $75 & $50 ja voi ostaa osoitteesta www.ticketmaster.com tai soittamalla 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins soittaa ShoBox toimia eturivin kanssa Steve Farhood ja entinen maailmanmestari Raul Marquez palvelee asiantuntija analyytikot. Vastaava tuottaja on Gordon Hall kanssa Richard Gaughan tuottavat ja Rick Phillips ohjaamisen.
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Noin ShoBox: New Generation
Aloitettiin heinäkuussa 2001, kriitikoiden ylistämä Showtime nyrkkeily sarja, ShoBox: New Generation on esillä nuorten kykyjen täsmäsi kova. The ShoBox filosofia on televisioida jännittävä, Yleisö-miellyttävä ja kilpailukykyinen ottelut samalla koekenttä varten valmiita näkymiä päättänyt taistella maailmanmestaruudesta. Osa kasvava luettelo 67 taistelijat, jotka ovat esiintyneet ShoBox ja kehittyneet koota maailmanmestaruuksia sisältää: Andre 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 ja lisää.