New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 ores. DHE/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-renditet Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (i rregullt) 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: Generation New quadrupleheader në E premte, Jan. 20, jetojnë në SHOWTIME (10 ores. DHE/PT, vonuar në Bregun Perëndimor) nga Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Ai është 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,"Tha 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 Janar 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 emision televiziv, pamposhtur, former national amateur champion Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KO) will face a new opponent, herë-rrahur Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KO), në një tetë-rrumbullakët periudhë super i lehtë.
Në hapës televiziv, pamposhtur Stephon Rinj (15-0, 3 KO) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KO) në një tetë-rrumbullakët super bantamweight periudhë.
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 Veteranët.
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, janë $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com ose duke e quajtur 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins do të thërrasë ShoBox veprim nga ringside me Steve Farhood dhe ish-kampion bote Raul Marquez duke shërbyer si analistë të ekspertëve. Producent ekzekutiv është Gordon Hall me Richard Gaughan prodhimin dhe Rick Phillips udhëheqje.
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Për ShoBox: Generation New
Që nga fillimi i tij në korrik 2001, vlerësua në mënyrë kritike seri SHOWTIME boks, ShoBox: Generation New talent i ri ka paraqitur krahasohen ashpër. The ShoBox Filozofia është të transmetoj në televizor emocionuese, turmë-kënaqshëm dhe ndeshjet konkurruese ndërsa ofrojnë një terren provon për perspektivën gatshëm të vendosur për të luftuar për një titull botëror. Disa nga rritje e listës së 67 luftëtarë të cilët janë shfaqur në ShoBox dhe të avancuara për të grumbulluar tituj të botës përfshin: 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 dhe më shumë.