Philadelphia, PA (Awissu 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 champion John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson ffirmat jiffaċċjaw undefeated Liam Smith għall-vakanti WBO dinja Jr. Titolu Middleweight fuq Ottubru 10 fil Manchester, England.

Thompson tissieħeb Willie Monroe Jr. bħala l-2 ċampjin Boxcino ġlieda għal titolu dinja fil-medda ta 'ħames xahar.

Thompson (17-1, 6 Tal-KO) ta 'Newark, New Jersey se jipparteċipaw fit-titolu bout ewwel tiegħu dinja.

Thompson huwa ko-promossa mill Promozzjonijiet GH3 Vito Mielnicki u l-Promozzjonijiet Banner Arthur Pelullo tal.

Thompson kisbu l-opportunità fuq is-saħħa li tirbaħ il-Boxcino 2015 Jr. Tournament Middleweight ma jirbaħ fuq Ricardo PINELL (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) u waqfien tond 2 fuq Brandon Adams (17-1).

“I am eċċitati. These doors keep opening, u I biss walk permezz tagħhom u qrib magħhom. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Għalija, il-kampjonat Boxcino kienet opportunità kbira biex jiġu stabbiliti. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, u kont naf mill-bidu li kif ikollok ippreparati għall dawn it-tipi ta 'ġlied,” Said Thompson.

“I am kburi ħafna ta 'John. He was a last minute replacement in Boxcino. He went on to win to the tournament in style by scoring a spectacular knockout over the heavily favored Brandon Adams. When the opportunity came about to fight Liam Smith for the title, John qabża kollha fuqha u qal biex dan iseħħ. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, huma ftit huma ferm bejn, u hu ħataf l-opportunità għall-ġlieda għall-Jr WBO. Middleweight kampjonat mondjali,” qal Arthur Pelullo tal-Promozzjonijiet Banner

Said Vito Mielnicki, President tal Promozzjonijiet GH3, “John kien l-ewwel ġlied I iffirmat Promozzjonijiet GH3. He always has taken the tough fights as you look at his history. I feel he is by far the more dominant fighter in this fight, u hu se juri talent tiegħu fuq Ottubru 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John se tpoġġi fuq prestazzjoni kbira.”

Il bout hija promossa mill Promozzjonijiet Queensberry Frank Warren ta, f'assoċjazzjoni ma Promozzjonijiet Banner Arthur Pelullo tal-Promozzjonijiet u GH3 Vito Mielnicki ta.

Il Smith – Bout Thompson se jissieħbu fl-ġlieda titolu WBO Middleweight bejn Andy Lee u Billy Joe Saunders, kif ukoll Terry Flanagan tiddefendi titolu Ħfief tiegħu WBO kontra Diego Magdaleno, li wil jiffurmaw triple-header kampjonat fuq 10 Ottubru minn Manchester, England.