New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. E/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casinò
NEW YORK (Jan. 9, 2017) – The previously announced matchup between undefeated WBA ranked No 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez and the WBA’s No. 4-classificato Danny Romano has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (regolare) Super Bantamweight belt held by Nehomar Cermeno.
Lopez (16-0-1, 8 KO) and Roman (20-2-1, 7 KO) will square off in the most significant fight of their careers in the main event of a ShoBox: La nuova generazione quadrupleheader su Venerdì, Jan. 20, vivere ORARIO DELLO SPETTACOLO (10 p.m. E/PT, in ritardo sulla West Coast) da Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. E ' 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,"Ha detto 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 Gennaio 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 trasmissione televisiva, imbattuto, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KO) will face a new opponent, una volta battuto Emanuele Robles (15-1-1, 5 KO), in otto round attacco super leggero.
In apertura televisivo, imbattuto Stephon Giovani (15-0, 3 KO) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KO) in otto round attacco super-gallo.
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 KO) will face off with Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 KO) in an eight-round 168-pound matchup of ShoBox veterani.
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, sono $125, $100 $75 & $50 e può essere acquistato presso www.ticketmaster.com o chiamando 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins chiamerà il ShoBox azione da bordo ring con Steve Farhood e l'ex campione del mondo Raul Marquez funge da esperti analisti. Il produttore esecutivo è Gordon Hall con Richard Gaughan produzione e Rick Phillips orientamento.
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Su ShoBox: La nuova generazione
Fin dalla sua nascita nel luglio 2001, l'acclamata serie di boxe SHOWTIME, ShoBox: La nuova generazione giovane talento ha caratterizzato abbinato dura. Il ShoBox La filosofia è quella di teletrasmettere emozionante, folla-piacevole e partite ufficiali, mentre fornendo un banco di prova per le prospettive che vogliono determinati a combattere per un titolo mondiale. Alcuni crescente lista del 67 combattenti che sono apparsi su ShoBox e avanzato di raccogliere titoli mondiali include: 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 e più.