New Opponents Named For Kenneth Sims Jr. & Stephon Young In ShoBox Quadrupleheader Live At 10 p.m. AND/PT From Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Kasino
YORK ÉNGGAL (Jan. 9, 2017) – The previously announced matchup between undefeated WBA ranked No 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez and the WBA’s No. 4-rengking Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (biasa) 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: Nu Generation New quadrupleheader dina Jumaah, Jan. 20, hirup dina WAKTOS NA PERTUNJUKAN (10 p.m. AND/PT, ditunda dina Basisir Kulon) ti Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.
Lopez is a classic example of a ShoBox prospect-turned-contender. Anjeunna 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,"Ceuk 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 Januari 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, sakali-keok Emmanuel Robles (15-1-1, 5 KOs), dina dalapan buleud bout super lightweight.
Dina opener televised, undefeated Stephon Young (15-0, 3 KOs) will take on new foe Elton Dharry (20-5-1, 13 KOs) dina dalapan buleud super bantamweight 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 veterans.
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, nu $125, $100 $75 & $50 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com atawa nelepon 1-800-745-3000.
Barry Tompkins bakal nélépon ShoBox ulah tina ringside jeung Steve Farhood jeung urut jawara dunya Raul Marquez porsi salaku analis ahli. Produsen eksekutif téh Gordon Aula jeung Richard Gaughan ngahasilkeun jeung Rick Phillips ngarahkeun.
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Kira-kira ShoBox: Nu Generation New
Saprak lahirna dina bulan Juli 2001, nu SHOWTIME runtuyan tinju kritis acclaimed, ShoBox: Nu Generation New geus diulas bakat ngora nu loyog jeung tangguh. Nu ShoBox falsafah pikeun televise seru, riungan-pleasing jeung loyog kalapa bari nyadiakeun taneuh nu ngabuktikeun pikeun prospek daék ditangtukeun tarung keur judul dunya. Sababaraha daptar ngembang tina 67 pejuang nu geus mecenghul di ShoBox jeung maju ka Garner pikeun judul dunya ngawengku: 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, Timoteus Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams jeung leuwih.