Tag-Archiv: Mykal Fox
UNDEFEATED SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECTS SHOHJAHON ERGASHEV AND MYKAL FOX TO HEADLINE SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION ON FRIDAY, Februar 15 LIVE ON Showtime
NEW YORK - Januar 16, 2019 – A 10-round clash between undefeated super lightweight prospects will headline ShoBox: Die neue Generation when Uzbekistan’s power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev takes on Mykal Fox Friday, Februar 15 live on SHOWTIME from Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Mai.
The second of two February editions of the prospect developmental series will feature four fighters with a combined record of 71 wins against just one loss. Undefeated super middleweight prospect Ronald Ellis will take on DeAndre Ware headlines a three-fightShoBoxtelecast on February 1.
Im Februar 15 Zusammenarbeit vorgestellten Kampf, 28-jahre altShoBox veteran Jesse Angel Hernandez returns to face WBO No. 4-ranked Thomas Ward in what will be the toughest test of his career in a 10-round super bantamweight bout.
“Shohjahon Ergashev is one of the hardest punchers in all of boxing. He will be facing a challenge in the undefeated skilled, determined fighter in Mykal Fox. A great fight the winner of which will cement himself as one of the best in the Jr. Welterweight division,” said Dmitriy Salita, President of Salita Promotions. “The co main event is one of the best fights in the super bantamweight division between two proven world title contenders. A real cross roads fight with lots on the line for the winner to emerge as the new dominant name in the talent packed super Bantamweight division.”
The 27-year-old Ergashev (15-0, 14 KOs) is a former member of the Uzbek national team where he won 202 seines 216 amateur bouts. A decorated amateur, Ergashev owns a win over Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Giyasov, a silver medalist in the welterweight division at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Ergashev, who started his pro career by registering 11 aufeinanderfolgende Knockouts, made hisShoBox debut in January 2018, handing then-unbeaten and top-10 ranked 140-pound prospect Sonny Fredrickson the only loss of his career with a third-round TKO. The southpaw slugger, who was named one of ESPN’s top prospects of 2018, trains in Detroit under Javan “Sugar” Hill Steward and Rick Phillips at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit.
“I’m very excited to fight on SHOWTIME again,Sagte Ergashev. “Everyone says Mykal Fox is my toughest opponent to date, but that doesn’t concern me. It actually excites me because when I knock him out, just like I knocked out Sonny Fredrickson, all of the champions in my weight class will know I am coming for them soon. It’s going to be Shoh-time in 2019!"
Unlike his opponent, Fuchs, 23, had a rocky amateur journey amassing 40 Siege und 60 losses—two of his wins came over undefeated top prospect Lamont Roach. Fuchs, 6-Fuß 3 ½-inches from Forestville, Md., admitted that he was not disciplined and fully committed to the sweet science in his teenage years, but once he turned pro in 2014 everything changed and boxing became his way of life. Seitdem, he has defeated all of his 19 Gegner, five by way of knockout. Fuchs, who is promoted by King Promotions, owns victories over the likes of former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, Ricardo Garcia and Anthony Mercado.
Fox comes from a family of boxers. He is trained by his father Troy and his older brother and formerShoBox fighter Alantez (24-1-1, 11 KOs) is a 160-pound prospect whose only defeat came by the hands of Demetrius Andrade.
“It’s been a dream of mine to fight onShoBox. It has catapulted the careers of some of my favorite fighters,", Sagte Fox, who is making his debut on the series. “I’m hoping it will catapult my career too.
“My opponent is a good fighter. He has good feet, good speed and great power. This is going to be a fight that can potentially steal the show. I look forward to seeing how our styles matched up.”
Hernandez (12-1, 7 KOs) broke onto the scene in 2017 with back-to-back wins over previously undefeated, top-15 ranked fighters onShoBox– a unanimous decision over Glenn Dezurn and a fifth-round TKO of Vladimir Tikhonov. Hernandez followed up those performances with a split-decision over Ernesto Garza in January 2018. The 28-year-old Hernandez, the youngest of 15 Kinder, war 73-6 as an amateur and took five years off from boxing between 2009 und 2014 to work construction jobs in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.
“On February 15, fans can expect to see the best performance from Jesse Hernandez yet,“Sagte Hernandez, who will be making his fourth appearance onShoBox. “It’s been a long time coming and I won’t let this opportunity pass me. A win over Thomas Ward will definitely boost my career and hopefully lead to a world title shot. I know I will have all eyes on me on national television, I must impress. I believe the bantamweight division is mine for the taking. So I will go head and take what’s rightfully mine.”
Ward hails from County Durham in North East England, Wo ist er hat eine Amateuraufzeichnung von zusammengestellt 60 Siegen, just four losses. The 24-year-old turned professional in 2012 im Alter von 17 und 2017, he had won 20 straight fights and the British super bantamweight title. Derzeit auf Platz Nr. 4 by the WBO, Ward hopes a win in his U.S. debut will set him up for a world title shot.
“This is a really good fight,", Sagte Ward. “I’m looking forward to it and a win will put me in place for a world title fight, which is exactly what I want. It’s great to be boxing on SHOWTIME, I can’t wait and I hope for many more opportunities to be fighting on the network in the future.”
Barry Tompkins ruft dieShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
Karten für das Live-Event, which is promoted by Salita Promotions, will go on sale on Friday, Januar 18th bei 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $110, $75, $60, $45 and $25. Tickets can be purchased atwww.KansasStarCasino.com , www.Ticketmaster.com and at the Lucky Star Players Club at Kansas Star Casino.
# # #
Für weitere Informationen besuchenwww.sho.com/sports folgen auf Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, #ShoBox, oder werden Sie ein Fan auf Facebook anwww.Facebook.com/SHOSports.
ÜberShoBox: Die neue Generation
Seit seiner Gründung im Juli 2001, von der Kritik gefeierten Showtime-Serie Boxen, ShoBox: The New Generation hat vorgestellten jungen Talenten abgestimmt zäh. DieShoBox philosophy is to televise exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches while providing a proving ground for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. Einige der wachsenden Liste von der 79 Kämpfer, die auf erschienenShoBox and advanced to garner world titles includes: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, 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 and more. v
Mykal Fox continues winning ways with unanimous decision over Anthony Mercado
Kreuz, Yunusov, Ortiz and Coffie remain undefeated
“The Fighting Ring Announcer” Alex Barbosa returns to ring with victory
|
Philadelphia, Penn. (Mai 14, 2018)–Am vergangenen Freitagabend, Juniorwelterweight Mykal Fox remained perfect by winning a eight-round unanimous decision over Anthony Mercado.
The bout headlined an eight-fight card at SugarHouse Casino, und wurde von King's Promotions gefördert.
Fox von Forestville, Maryland controlled the action by using his long reach that set up combination punching. Die 22 year-old was solid throughout, and cruised home to the victory by scores of 79-73 zweimal und 78-74.
Fox is now 17-0, Mercado of Camuy, Puerto Rico ist 11-4.
“The Fighting Ring Announcer” Alex Barbosa came back after a nearly two-year layoff to win a four-round unanimous decision over Sergio Aguilar in a super bantamweight bout.
Barbosa of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 und 39-37 zweimal, um seine Marke zu erhöhen 6-3-1. Aguilar of Homestead, Florida is 2-8.
Romuel Cruz bloodied the nose of Bryann Perez on his way to a four-round unanimous decision in a super bantamweight bout.
Cruz of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 zweimal und 39-37 to stay undefeated at 2-0. Perez of Carolina, Puerto Rico falls to 2-10-1.
New King’s Promotions signee, Anvar Yusunov shook of a flash knockdown to win a four-round unanimous decision over Deo Kizito in a super featherweight bout.
In Runde drei, Kizito landed a straight left that made Yusunov’s glove hit the canvas. It was Yusunov’s power shots that bloodied the nose of Kizito, and was the difference in the fight.
Yusunov, who is a three-time Olympian from Tajikistan won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 und 38-37 zu verbessern 2-0. Kizito of Dubai, United Arab Emirates is 3-2.
Jerrod Miner and Desmond Moore battled to a four-round split draw in a bantamweight contest.
Each fighter won a scorecard 39-37 and a third card was even at 38-38.
Bergmann von Philadelphia ist 1-1-2. Moore of Bethlehem, PA ist 1-0-1.
Im Kampf des Abends, Joshafat Ortiz got off the deck in round one, to come back to stop Jordan Peters in round two of their scheduled four-round super featherweight bout.
Peters dropped Ortiz in the first frame with a vicious right hand. Ortiz was not only able to shake that off, but come back and land a booming right hand that dropped Peters in next frame. Peters got up, but ate a huge combination, und der Kampf wurde gestoppt 2:13.
Ortiz of Reading, PA ist 4-0 mit 2 Knockouts. Peters of Washington, DC ist 2-2-1.
Michael Coffie remained undefeated by stopping Lamar Lewis in the first round of their scheduled four round heavyweight bout.
Coffie landed a big combination to the top of the head that sent Lewis down, and the fight was stopped 75 Sekunden in den Kampf.
Coffie of Brooklyn is 3-0 mit 2 Knockouts. Lewis of Conway, Arkansas ist 0-2.
Joel Flores of Christopher Burgos fought to a spirited four-round majority draw in a junior lightweight bout.
Flores of Passaic, New Jersey won a card 39-37, but that was overruled by two 38-38 Karten.
Flores is 0-0-2. Burgos von Philadelphia ist 0-2-1.
Undefeated Mykal Fox continues quest for big fights this Friday night at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia
|
|
|
Card taking shape for Friday, May 11th at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia
|
|
|
Mykal Fox takes on Anthony Mercado in main event on Friday, May 11th at The SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia
|
Philadelphia, Penn. (April 13, 2018)–Undefeated junior welterweight Mykal Fox will continue his towards being a top contender when he takes on Anthony Mercado in the eight-round main event of a card that will take place on Freitag, 11. Mai am SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia.
Die Karte wird von Königs Promotions gefördert.
In der Acht-Runde Ko-Funktion, junior welterweight’s Tyrone Crawley, Jr. dauert an Zack Ramsey
Fox von Forestville, Maryland hat einen Rekord von 16-0 mit vier Knockouts.
Die 22 year-old Fox is a four-year professional, who has been a main event fighter for the better part of two years.
Fox is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision over Ricardo Garcia (14-1) on February 13th in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Mercado of Arecibo, Puerto Rico hat einen Rekord von 11-3 mit 10 Knockouts.
Die 23 year-old Mercado is a six-year professional, who is coming off a 3rd round stoppage over Crawley (7-0) in a bout that took place on March 2nd at The SugarHouse Casino.
Crawley of Philadelphia has a record of 7-1.
Die 32 year-old son of former world title challenger Tyrone “Butterfly” Crawley is a six-year professional, who will be looking to get back in the win column after being forced to retire in his bout with Mercado with a wrist injury.
Ramsey of Springfield, Massachusetts has a record of 8-3 mit 4 Knockouts.
Die 28 year-old Ramsey is a six-year professional who has wins over undefeated fighters Edwin Soto (9-0-2) and Divante Jones (9-0).
Ramsey is coming off being stopped by Josue Vargas on March 10th in Brooklyn, New York.
In a six-round heavyweight bout, undefeated heavyweight’s Colby Madison (6-0-2, 4 KOs) von Owings Mills, Maryland takes on Michael Coffie (2-0, 1 KO) von Brooklyn, New York.
Returning to the ring will fighter-turned ring announcer, Alex Barbosa (5-3-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a four-round super bantamweight bout.
Also scheduled to appear will be bantamweight Romuel Cruz (1-0, 1 KO) in einem Vier-Runden-Kampf.
Eine vollständige undercard wird in Kürze bekannt gegeben.
Tickets sind im Verkauf für $100, $75, $50, und können erworben werden bei SugarHousecasino.com
Mykal Fox decisions Ricardo Garcia in main event of King’s Promotions card at Sands Bethlehem Event Center
|
||
|
Frank De Alba suffers cut
|
Kermit Cintron to now take on Marquis Taylor on Tuesday, February 13th at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center
|
|
|
Frank De Alba battles Carlos Padilla in main event onTuesday, February 13th at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center
|
|
|