Ronald Ellis vs. Jerry Odom, Keenan Smith vs. Wellington Arias Romero & Lavasis Williams-O’Shaquie Foster Also in Action

Viernes, Febrero. 19 en 10 p.m. Y/PT

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NUEVA YORK (Jan. 15, 2016) - ShoBox: La Nueva Generación returnson Viernes, Febrero. 19, quadrupleheader vivir TIEMPO DE LA FUNCION (10 p.m. Y/PT, en diferido en la Costa Oeste) desde Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall en Atlantic City, N.J.

With the same height, same age, and similar strong amateur backgrounds, Adam “Mantequilla” Lopez (14-0, 7 KOs) y Mario “Yayo” Munoz (16-0-1, 10 KOs) will face their toughest opponents to date when they touch gloves in the 10-round super bantamweight main event matchup.

In other televised bouts, all scheduled for eight rounds, Ronald “Akeem” Ellis (12-0, 10 KOs) adquiere Jerry Odom (13-2, 12 KOs) in a clash of hard-hitting super middleweights, Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 KOs) faces fellow southpaw Wellington Romero (9-0-1, 4 KOs) in a battle of unbeaten welterweights and lefthander Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-0-1, 3 KOs) risks his undefeated record against O'Shaquie adoptivo (8-1, 5 KOs) in a super featherweight match.

The combined record of the eight up-and-coming competitors is 89-3-3 con 54 nocauts.

López, de San Antonio, Texas, by way Phoenix, Ariz., Herrero, de Filadelfia, and Foster, de naranja, Texas, will be making their secondShoBox aperturas; while Munoz, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, Ellis, of Dorchester, Misa., Williams, of Rochester, N.Y. and Romero, of Hasburgh, N.Y., via Santiago, D.R., su primera. Odom, de Washington, D.C, is making his third appearance.

Tickets for the GH3 Promotions event are priced at $25, $50, $75 y 100 y están disponibles para su compra en línea en www.Ticketmaster.comand over the phone at 1 800 736 1420.

An excellent boxer-puncher and tactician that likes to counter, Lopez won his ShoBox debut in his outing before last with a close, hard-fought 10-round majority decision over previously undefeated, dominicanoEliezer Aquino (17-0-1 ir en). Lopez is coming off a second-round TKO over Eric Aiken último Diciembre. 12.

Lopez was born in Phoenix, raised in Los Angeles and moved to San Antonio when he was 15. Continuó 125-23 in the amateurs and won six national championships before turning pro in February 2012. He’s trained by former two-time world champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernández.

Munoz will be making his United States debut and first start outside of Mexico. A pro since September 2010, he’s known for his come-forward style, first-rate overall skills and proficient punching power. Continuó 140-10 en los aficionados, winning three national Junior Olympic tournaments and coming away with bronze and silver medals in national championships.

Muñoz, who hails from a fighting family, has an uncle who boxed professionally. He’s the one he credits for introducing him to boxing when he was 13. This will be his first fight since he scored a lopsided eight-round decision over Daniel Franco último Mayo 2.

Ellis upset highly regarded Terrell Gausha to win the 2010 Guantes de Oro Nacionales (Gausha would go on to represent the U.S. al 2012 Juegos Olímpicos). Since going pro in February 2011, Ellis has fought in two countries (Puerto Rico, México) and six U.S. ciudades (San Antonio, Carson, Calif., Winchester, Va., Ciudad de Nueva York, Tulsa and Inglewood, Calif.). The 26-year-old has faced mostly modest opposition and has seldom come close to putting in a full night’s work.

Ellis had had a series of delays and restarts since turning pro but feels he’s grown from his mistakes and that he’ll be stronger because of them. Por supuesto, his power hasn’t been affected. Todos 10 of his knockouts have come inside two rounds (eight in the first). The older brother of boxer Rashidi Ellis has won four straight by knockout, including a second-round TKO over Jas Phipps in his last start last Agosto. 29. But he seems to be taking a sizeable step-up in class here.

Odom is looking to turn it around after losing two of his last three, the most recent defeat coming via a shocking third-round TKO to Samuel Clarkson (14-3 ir en) en ShoBox. The heavily favored, heavy-hitting Odom was dropped three times, once in the second and twice in the third, before the fight was halted at 1:15.

Odom, un aficionado superior y 2012 Campeón Nacional de los Guantes de Oro en 178 libra, tenía un 12 peleas ganadas finales consecutivas el ene. 9, 2015, when he was disqualified against Andrew Hernández. En la revancha lo siguienteMarzo 13 en ShoBox, Odom registered a 2:47, first-round TKO.

En su ShoBox debut, Odom, who makes for exciting scraps, dropped previously unbeaten Vilier Quiñónez (8-0) twice before stopping him in the seventh round on July 25, 2014.

Smith won his ShoBox debut in his last start on a hard-fought, eight-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker último Noviembre. 6 in an outdoor fight in Las Vegas. Fighting in memory of his mother who died in late September and going eight rounds for the first time, the 5-foot-7Smith, overcame a nasty cut over the left eye from an unintentional headbutt in the sixth, rallied to score a knockdown in the seventh and triumphed by the scores of 79-73 y 78-74 dos veces.

Before turning pro in April 2010, Smith was a 2008 National Golden Gloves Featherweight Champion and 2007 Campeón Nacional Olímpico Juvenil. Su 74-2 record in the amateurs included two victories overworld-ranked contender Amir I.

Romero had 268 amateur bouts and represented the Dominican Republic at the Olympics in 2012 (he lost to Vasyl Lomanchenko). Shortly thereafter he relocated to New York. He went pro in October 2013, fought four times in 2014 and five times last year.

A slick 5-foot-9 boxer who can punch and gives opponent issues because of his awkward style and movement, Romero, 24, has beat up on ordinary opposition and is coming off a first-round TKO over LuisMeroles último Diciembre. 5. This looks to be his most daunting assignment to date.

Williams, 24, is a boxer-puncher who’s won seven in a row since boxing a draw in his second start in March 2013. This will be his first fight outside of New York. Making his eight-round debut in his last start onOctubre. 8, he won a shutout decision over Czech Republic’s Michal Dufek.

Fomentar, 22, gets a quick-fix opportunity to redeem himself after losing hisShoBox debut on an eight-round unanimous decision to underdog Sam Seah (6-1) en el Noviembre. 6 card in Las Vegas.

A highly decorated amateur, the 5-foot-8½ inch Foster advanced to the 2012 U.S. Juegos Olímpicos de ensayos donde perdió a favor de invicto prospecto, Joseph "Jo-Jo" Díaz. Antes de eso, Foster fue un 2011 Guantes de Oro y Houston 2010 Campeón Nacional PAL, un cinco veces campeón nacional de Ringside y dos veces campeón nacional de guantes de oro junior.

Barry Tompkins llamará al ShoBox acción desde el ringside, con Steve Farhood y el ex campeón del mundo Raúl Márquez calidad de expertos analistas. El productor ejecutivo es Gordon Hall con Richard Gaughan producir y Rick Phillips dirigente.

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