New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. UN/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Kazino
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-ieņēma Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (regulārs) 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: Jaunās paaudzes quadrupleheader uz Piektdiena, Jan. 20, dzīvot Showtime (10 p.m. UN/PT, aizkavēta par West Coast) no Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Viņš ir 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,"Sacīja 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 Janvāris 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 raidījums, undefeated, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 Kos) will face a new opponent, vienreiz uzvarēts Emanuels mīklas (15-1-1, 5 Kos), astoņu apaļu super viegla cīkstēšanās.
Jo televīzijas nazis, undefeated Stephon Young (15-0, 3 Kos) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 Kos) astoņu apaļu super bantamweight cīkstēšanās.
The previously announced opponent for Sims, Wellington Romero, withdrew due to injury, while Young’s opponent, Daniels Rouzs, 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 veterāni.
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, ir $125, $100 $75 & $50 un to var iegādāties plkst www.ticketmaster.com vai zvanot 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins sauksim ShoBox rīcība ringside ar Steve Farhood un bijušais pasaules čempions Raul Marquez kalpo kā ekspertu analītiķi. Izpildvaras ražotājs ir Gordon Hall ar Richard Gaughan ražošanas un Rick Phillips vadīšana.
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Par ShoBox: Jaunās paaudzes
Kopš tās pirmsākumiem jūlijā 2001, kritiski acclaimed Showtime boksa sērija, ShoBox: Jaunās paaudzes ir parādījies jaunais talants saskaņota grūts. The ShoBox filozofija ir pārraidīt aizraujoša, pūļa-patīkami un konkurētspējīgām sacensībām tajā pašā laikā nodrošinot, kas apliecina pamatu vēlas izredzes apņēmusies cīnīties par pasaules titulu. Daži no pieaugošo saraksts 67 cīnītāji, kuri ir parādījušies ShoBox un uzlabotas uzkrāt pasaules nosaukumus ietver: 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, Čada Dawson, Pauls Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams un vairāk.