New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. U/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino
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-iggradata Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (regolari) 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: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida quadrupleheader fuq Il-ġimgħa, Jan. 20, jgħixu fuq SHOWTIME (10 p.m. U/PT, ittardjat fuq il-Kosta tal-Punent) minn Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Hu 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,"Qal 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 Jannar 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 telecast, undefeated, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 Kos) will face a new opponent, darba imsawta Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 Kos), fi tmien round bout super ħfief.
Fil-opener televiżjoni, undefeated Stephon Young (15-0, 3 Kos) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 Kos) fi tmien round bout bantamweight super.
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 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, huma $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com jew ġbid 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins se sejħa tal- ShoBox azzjoni mill-ringside ma Steve Farhood u eks champion dinja Raul Marquez jservu bħala analisti esperti. Il-produttur eżekuttiv huwa Gordon Hall ma Richard Gaughan produzzjoni u Rick Phillips direzzjoni.
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Dwar ShoBox: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida
Mill-bidu tagħha fl-Lulju 2001, l boxing serje SHOWTIME kritiku milqugħin, ShoBox: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida talent żagħżugħ għandha tidher mqabbla iebsa. Il ShoBox filosofija huwa li televize eċċitanti, logħbiet kompetittivi filwaqt li jipprovdu bażi ppruvata l-prospetti huma lesti folla pjaċir u determinati li jiġġieldu għal titlu dinja. Uħud mill-lista dejjem jikber ta 'l- 67 ġellieda li jkunu dehru fuq ShoBox u avvanzati biex jaħżnu titoli dinja jinkludi: 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, Ċad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams u aktar.