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TOWERING HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT BAKHODIR JALOLOV CLOSES THE SHOW IN STYLE WITH 11TH STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION

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George Arias Earns Split-Decision Over Alante Green; Chann Thonson Impresses With TKO Victory Over Tyler Tomlin in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME®

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VERONA, N.Y.. – June 10, 2022 - Undefeated heavyweight knockout artistBakhodir Jalolovtook his time on Friday night, but ultimately closed the show in dramatic fashion with an eighth-round knockout overJack In lowayiin de belangrijkste gebeurtenis van eenShoBox: The New Generationtelecast at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.. that helped kick off the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in nearby Canastota, N.Y..

Known as “Big Uzbek”, the 6-foot-7 Jalolov, a two-time Olympian and 2020 Gold Medalist from Uzbekistan, improved to a perfect 11-0 met 11 KOs when he landed a huge left hand that sent Mulowayi (11-3-1, 7 KO) flat on his back in the eighth and final round.

“I’m feeling really good about the performance,” said the 27-year-old Jalolov. “The opponent was at a really good level and a great fighter. He was a really tough, durable guy. I landed some big shots on him and he can take a punch.”

In front of a who’s who of boxing royalty including the likes of Andre Ward, Shane Mosley, Antonio Tarver and Terence Crawford, Jalolov put an exclamation mark on an exciting night of boxing during an historic weekend of Hall of Fame inductions which will include the last three classes of inductees during Sunday’s ceremony.

Jalolov was dominant throughout the entire fight, with the only question being whether or not he would continue his knockout streak. It looked likely in both the third and fifth rounds, as Jalolov wobbled Mulowayi but the game Belgium showed heart in making it out of both rounds unscathed. In de zesde ronde, Mulowayi was dropped for just the second time in his career by a left cross as the bell sounded. He rose to his feet and beat the count, but was knocked down for good with yet another signature left hand at 1:20 van de laatste ronde.

“I thought I was going to stop him at the end of the sixth round when I dropped him, but the referee let him continue and the round was over,” said Jalolov, who was deducted a point for holding in the fourth round. “I thought that was the time. But I had to wait until the final round. I’m happy that I got the stoppage. I feel like I hurt him three or four times.”

Jalolov went past the fifth round for the first time in his career, landing 47 percent of his power punches and out-landing Mulowayi 99-17 in total punches.

In de co-main event, undefeated Dominican heavyweight prospectGeorge Arias(18-0, 7 KO) won a tactical duel over previously unbeatenAlante Green(10-1-1, 7 KO) via split-decision with scores of 78-74, 77-75 in favor of Arias and 77-75 for Green.

“I definitely learned more than anything from this fight so I give my performance a C-plus or a B-minus because this is the type of fight that makes me go back to the gym hungrier and knowing there’s a lot more to do,” said Arias, who now lives and trains out of the Bronx. “But we were blessed this time because should he have been a little bit stronger, things could have been more disastrous.”

Arias jumped out to a commanding lead in the first half of the fight, executing the game plan by outboxing Green and landing the cleaner, harder punches. Cleveland’s Green grew into the fight in the later rounds, but it was too little too late and Arias was able to do enough to hold off the late rally.

It was a difficult fight to score, as all three judges agreed on just two out of the eight rounds but the punch stats backed up the judges’ decision as Arias out-landed Green 81-58. Green became the 213th fighter to have his undefeated record spoiled onShoBox.

“Everyone who I face always trains for me a thousand percent better,” continued Arias. “He was real complete. He didn’t really necessarily have any weakness that I could exploit. The reaction time he had was really good and he had good inner footwork where it took me a little too long to get into a zone because every strategy I used he seemed to have a good reaction.”

In de uitzending opener, undefeated lightweight prospectChann Thonson (11-0, 8 KO) put on a boxing display, bruising, battering and eventually breaking down the previously undefeatedTyler Tomlin (13-1, 9 KO) en route to a fifth-round TKO. Referee Mark Nelson stopped the action 1:01 in de ronde.

“I knew if I stayed in the pocket with him that the shots I was going to give him would put him away,” said Canada’s Thonson, who is trained by former Olympic bronze medalist and light heavyweight contender Chris Johnson. “Surprisingly, he was a little tougher than I thought because when I hit him hard, he wasn’t taking a step back. So eventually I knew that would be his own demise and it was just a matter of time.”

Thonson, who was fighting for the fourth time in 2022, controlled the tempo and distance from the opening bell and looked like the more relaxed and experienced fighter. He used his jab and straight right hand to cause both swelling around Tomlin’s left eye and serious cause for concern in Tomlin’s corner. Prior to the start of the third round, Tomlin’s father and trainer Darryl urged his son to pick up the pace.

Echter, it was Thonson who stepped on the gas even more. Late in the third round, Thonson landed a barrage of punches that hurt Tomlin and left his face a bloody mess. The sound of the bell temporarily saved Tomlin but his night would come to an end in the fifth round. Unable to avoid the constant punishment that Thonson was dishing out, the action was stopped after the ringside physician assessed Tomlin.

Globaal, Thonson landed 44 percent of his power punches and out-landed Tomlin 102-39 in total punches.

"Ik voel me prima, I feel like I was in the fight. I just got caught with two overhand rights and I’m pretty sure one of them either broke or fractured my nose,” said the 22-year-old Tomlin. “It was in the second or third round when I got caught. I felt and it threw off the game plan as far as what I was trying to do. I got a little more hesitant than I should have. I just can’t get hit by those overhand rights. SHOWTIME, that’s what they do, they put good fighters against good fighters. I felt like I was going to come out on top but we have to go back and watch film and see what comes next.”

2017 International Boxing Hall of Fame inducteeBarry Tompkins called the action from ringside alongside former world championRaul Marquez and renowned combat sports authorityBrian Campbell serving as expert analysts.Steve Farhood, een 2017 IBHOF inductee, was the unofficial scorer andAl Bernstein, een 2012 inductee, was the ringside reporter.Ray Floresserved as the ring announcer. De uitvoerend producent wasGordon Hall metRichard Gaughan produceren enRick Phillips leiding.

The event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment, whose owner, Lou DiBella, is een 2020 Hall of Fame inductee and will be formally inducted along with the classes of 2021 en 2022 on Sunday. TheShoBox tripleheader will re-air on Monday at 10 p.m. ET / PT op SHOWTIME EXTREME®.

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OverShoBox: The New Generation

Sinds haar oprichting in juli 2001, de veelgeprezen SHOWTIME boksen serie, ShoBox: The New Generation heeft aanbevolen jong talent geëvenaard stoere. DeShoBox filosofie is het uitzenden spannende, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 86 strijders die zijn verschenen opShoBox en geavanceerde naar wereldtitels Garner bevat: 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, Chad Dawson, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.

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ARDREAL HOLMES SURVIVES TOUGH TEST IN UNANIMOUS DECISION WIN OVER VERNON BROWN IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: DE NIEUWE GENERATIE

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Edwin De Los Santos Scores Devastating Second-Round Knockout Over Former Unbeaten Luis Acosta; Giovanni Marquez Shines in his Pro Debut in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME®

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DEADWOOD, S.D. - maart 11, 2022 - Ardreal “Bossman” Holmesfought through injury and survived a tough test in his return to the ring for the first time in 28 months scoring a unanimous 10-round decision overVernon “Sub Zero” Brown in het main event vanShoBox: The New Generation as part of an action-packed tripleheader onSHOW TIME Friday night at the Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, S.D.

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De Flint, Mich., middleweight prospect Holmes (12-0, 5 KO) remained undefeated fighting past the eighth round for the first time in his career even while hurting his left hand sometime in the second round during a flurry of punches. De scores waren 98-92, 97-93, 96-94 as Holmes seemed to get his second wind as the fight progressed over Chicago’s Brown (13-2, 9 KO).

(Holmes scores unanimous decision, klikkenHIER)

“I was reborn tonight,” Holmes said. “This performance showed that I still have it in me. I hurt my left hand in the second round. I couldn’t punch how I wanted to. I was in a bunch of pain but I pulled through. Thinking about my family pushed me through the pain.”

The 27-year-old southpaw Holmes had a 194-129 edge in total punches while landing more than 40 procent van zijn macht stoten. Een totaal van 280 of the combined 323 total punches landed were power punches.

"Hij was de betere man vanavond,” Brown said. “I give it up to him. He studied me. He knew the punches I was going to throw. His corner kept yelling, ‘Watch the right hook.’ He did knock the wind out of me a couple times with body shots. I had to take a second to recover. In the last round, he was catching me with head shots.

“I need to work on my left hand. I need to be like Manny Pacquiao and work on my left hand because guys know I have power in my right hook. But I’m going down to 147. That’s my true weight.”

Holmes said no matter how much Brown hurt him, he was going to push through the pain. “I was rusty. I believe I need another fight to get the rust off. My timing wasn’t there. I’ve been off for like 800 dagen, but this fight showed that I have a lot of heart. I want Paul Kroll next. He was talking a lot of junk against me. We have a history in the amateurs. He’s who I want.”

In de co-main event, heavy-hitting lightweightEdwin de los santos (14-1, 13 KO) scored a devastating second-round knockout againstLuis Acosta (12-1, 11 KO), who suffered the first loss of his career.Acosta became the 211th fighter to have his undefeated streak snapped in the 21-year history of the prospect series.

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“One-hitter quitter for De Los Santos!"ShoBox analystBrian Campbellsaid of De Los Santos’ clean left cross that sent Acosta to the canvas as referee Mark Nelson signaled the end of the fight at 48 seconds in the second round.

“It was a left hand that was just a thing of beauty,” said International Boxing Hall of Famer andShoBoxblow-by-blow announcerBarry Tompkins.

Dominican Republic’s De Los Santos landed 19 punches before scoring the fight-ending knockout in his secondShoBox appearance.

"Ik ben terug,” said De Los Santos, who suffered a loss in his first SHOBOX appearance in January to William Foster III. “Everyone was counting me out after the last fight. They thought I was done after the loss to Foster. But I’m back. This is the kind of statement that I should have made last time. This is a new beginning for me. I thought I was going to catch him later in the fight but the opening came early with the straight left. My preparation was just better this time, I was just more focused and better prepared and this was the result. I’m ready for anyone.”

In de uitzending opener, highly regarded prospectGiovanni Márquez (1-0) became the seventh fighter in the history ofShoBoxto make his professional debut on the series, extending the streak to 7-0 in those bouts as Marquez scored a four-round unanimous decision over a gameNelson Morales. De scores waren 40-36, en 39-37 twice in the welterweight bout.

(Marquez scores unanimous decision, klikkenHIER)

“I felt great,” said Marquez. “I hurt my left hand in the second round on a jab. I think I would have been able to stop him if I hadn’t hurt my hand.”

With his father and trainer, voormalig wereldkampioenRaul Marquez, barking instructions from his corner, Houston’s Márquez – the 2021 national Golden Gloves 152-pound champion – dominated the welterweight affair, displaying his offensive skills and using his jab and uppercut effectively as the quicker and busier fighter. Marquez landed 30 procent van zijn totale stoten (85 voor 280) compared to Morales at 21 procent (42 naar 201).

“All the attention, it’s really not normal for a 21-year-old,” said the elder Marquez, as he joined Tompkins and Campbell in the booth before the main event. “He handled all the pressure. I’m really proud of my son. I’m very satisfied.”

Added Giovanni: “It was a great experience. He was a tough, durable guy, but I feel like I handled everything, the cameras, all the attention pretty well. I started a little slow but after the first round I settled down and fought my fight. I felt fine without the headgear. We kept bumping heads, but he never hurt me. There was a lot of pressure on me, and I was a little nervous in the leadup to the fight, but once I got into the fight I relaxed and I felt comfortable. Globaal, it was a great experience.”

Following a competitive first round, the 21-year-old Marquez dominated the second round, his confidence surging with every second that passed against the Dominican-born Morlaes.

“I think I did OK,” said the 30-year-old Dominican Republic-born Morales (2-1) now living in Scranton, Vader. “My strategy was to go in and box. He cut the ring off and applied good pressure. I can’t say too much because it wasn’t the best of me. He was OK. I’ll be back.”

The six other fighters’ victorious in theirShoBox pro debut include Dominic Breazeale, Marcus Browne, Terrell Gausha, Errol Spence Jr., Rau’Shee Warren and Gary Russell, Jr.

International Boxing Hall of Famer Tompkins called the action from ringside alongside former world champion Marquez and renowned combat sports authority Campbell serving as expert analysts. Hall of FamerSteve Farhood was the unofficial scorer. De uitvoerend producent wasGordon Hall metRichard Gaughan produceren enRick Phillips leiding.

The event was promoted by Holden Productions. DeShoBox tripleheader will re-air on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET / PT op SHOWTIME EXTREME®.

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OverShoBox: The New Generation

Sinds haar oprichting in juli 2001, de veelgeprezen SHOWTIME boksen serie, ShoBox: The New Generation heeft aanbevolen jong talent geëvenaard stoere. DeShoBox filosofie is het uitzenden spannende, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 86 strijders die zijn verschenen opShoBox en geavanceerde naar wereldtitels Garner bevat: 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, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.

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JAMAINE ORTIZ DAZZLES IN STANDOUT PERFORMANCE AGAINST TOUGH NAHIR ALBRIGHT IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: DE NIEUWE GENERATIE

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Paul Kroll and Marquis Taylor Battle to a Spirited Split Draw in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME®

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Februari 18, 2022 - Jamaine “The Technician”Ortiz used his superior hand and foot speed to dance and dish out punishment against gameNahir Albright to win the vacant NABF title in the main event ofShoBox: The New Generation as part of an action-packed doubleheader onSHOW TIME Friday night at the Caribe Royale Resort.

Ortiz (15-0-1, 8 KO) sailed to a unanimous decision win by scores of 98-92, 97-93 en 97-93 to remain undefeated and stamp his name as a player in a loaded lightweight division. KlikHIER to watch video of the decision.

Whether he was walking Albright (14-2, 7 KO) down or punching on the move, Ortiz produced a dominant and flashy performance over 10 rondes, wowing a crowd that included former light heavyweight championAntonio Tarver and San Francisco 49ers All-Pro offensive linemanTrent Williams. KlikHIER to watch highlights of the ninth round.

After he was dropped twice in his last fight against Joseph Adorno in a majority draw in April, Ortiz looked more poised and patient in the early going, picking his punches carefully and hitting and moving while avoiding Albright’s big right hand.

As the difference in speed became apparent, Ortiz began to open up in the second after he scored with a big left that caught Albright clean. From that point on, Ortiz maintained control of the distance and pace, leaping at Albright with lefts and rights or peppering him with jabs.

“I think I showed maturity in this fight," zei Ortiziz. “I was cautious in the beginning. I didn’t want to get caught like I did in my last fight. After I took the first couple rounds to feel him out, I saw that I could do whatever I wanted in there and I started to get into a groove and let my punches go.”

Ortiz, van Worcester, Massa., geland 48% (103 van 216) van zijn macht stoten, in vergelijking tot 41% for Albright (88 van 216), but it was his body punching that produced the biggest numerical disparity. Ortiz out-landed Albright 42 naar 4 to the body, showcasing that aspect of his game in the fifth round when he found a home for several thudding body shots. Afterward, Ortiz called out the power-puncher Rolly Romero (14-0, 12 KO) as the opponent he wants to face next.

“He’s got a big name," zei Ortiziz. “He’s a big puncher, but he can’t box. That would be an easy fight. My goal is to have a title eliminator and to win a title. Daarna, my goal is to be one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.”

Ortiz’s signature round was the sixth, when he showcased his footwork and speed, darting around the ring and landing rights and lefts. He connected with an overhand right on the run while New Jersey’s Albright was on the ropes and then landed several unanswered right uppercuts to punctuate the round.

Albright, an aspiring R&B singer, showed his toughness and resilience by trying to match Ortiz’s output each round. He had success in spurts, but it was fleeting. In the ninth, he landed a pair of overhand rights, only for Ortiz to use his footwork to avoid taking further punishment.

“He was the better man in there tonight,” an emotional Albright said. “It was a great experience and I saw a different look. I know that I have all the talent and ability, and this will not deter me at all from being a world champion.”

In de uitzending opener, Paul Kroll enMarkies Taylor fought to a spirited split draw in their eight-round super welterweight bout by scores of 77-75 for Kroll, 80-72 for Taylor and 76-76 in a verdict that frustrated both fighters. KlikHIER to watch video of the decision.

Before the bout, Philly’s Kroll spoke of the little respect he had for Taylor’s power, since Taylor only had one knockout on his ledger, but it was Taylor who was the harder and busier puncher in the contest, relying on a check left hook that continually found its mark.

Houston’s Taylor connected on 34% of his power punches compared to 29% for Kroll, outscoring him 98 naar 71 and out-landing him 109 naar 84 in total punches.

Taylor (12-1-2, 1 KO) staggered Kroll (9-0-1, 6 KO) in the sixth with the biggest punch of the fight, a left that caused Kroll to fall against the ropes as Taylor followed up with digging shots to the body.

“I thought I had it for sure,” Taylor said. “I thought I had the fight in the bag. I don’t know what the judges saw. I was being the aggressor and I landed the clearer shots. I thought I really had that fight with no questions. I don’t know what else I could’ve done.”

The busier and fresher fighter, Taylor didn’t sit in between rounds and at times had to be restrained by his trainer from running to the middle of the ring before his minute of rest was up.

Normally a patient and technically sound fighter, Kroll, a former amateur star who won the 2016 U.S. Olympisch Boksen Trials, went after Taylor in the first, throwing a wild right hand that continually missed its mark.

Kroll fought well in spurts and with urgency in the eighth and final round, but Taylor was ready for him.

“I thought I won the fight 5-3,” Kroll said. “I took the beginning and the end. He won a couple rounds in the middle. We can run it back on the next ShoBox. I am ready to fight him again. He was awkward, but I outworked him on the inside. I won that fight.”

International Boxing Hall of FamerBarry Tompkins called the action from ringside alongside former world championRaul Marquez and renowned combat sports authorityBrian Campbell die als deskundige analisten. Hall of FamerSteve Farhood was the unofficial scorer. De uitvoerend producent wasGordon Hall metRich Gaughan produceren enRick Phillips leiding.

The event was promoted by King’s Promotions. DeShoBox doubleheader will re-air on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET / PT op SHOWTIME EXTREME®.

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LUIS NUÑEZ REGISTERS 10th ROUND TKO OVER CARLOS ARRIETA IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: DE NIEUWE GENERATIE

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Otar Eranosyan Impressive in Unanimous Decision Win Over Starling Castillo in Co-Feature; William Foster III Earns Split-Decision Against Edwin De Los Santos in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME®

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Januari 8, 2022 - Luis “The Twist”Nuñez looked impressive in his second consecutiveShoBox: The New Generation outing registering a 10th round technical knockout against a gameCarlos Arrieta in the super featherweight main event of an action-packed tripleheader featuring six undefeated fighters onSHOW TIME®Friday night at the Caribe Royale Resort.

(Stoppage videohier)

The Dominican Republic’s Nuñez (16-0, 12 KO) worked the body effectively all night against Puerto Rico’s Arrieta (14-1, 8 KO), finally landing a staggering straight right hand that stunned Arrieta in the middle of the final round. Nuñez, 22, then finished off Arrieta with a flurry of punches that ultimately led to the stoppage at 1:41 van de 10th round on a night that saw three undefeated records fall on the popularShoBox prospect series.

“The plan was to work the body and to break him down and that’s what we did,” Nunez said. “I saw the right hand was landing and I kept throwing it and trying to set him up for it and attacking until we got what we wanted in the final round. It was a great shot and great win for my career. It’s the way I wanted to close the fight.”

Nuñez landed 38 percent of his power punches and out-landed Arrieta 142-131 in total punches on the night.

Arrieta’s loss was the 206th time inShoBox’s 21-year history that a fighter lost his undefeated record and the Nuñez-Arrieta matchup was the 144th ShoBox fight between undefeated fighters.

“I thought it was a quick stoppage,” Arrieta said. “I was a little stunned, but I could have continued. I didn’t want the fight to be stopped. He was a strong fighter, een echte krijger. He’s a very good fighter and was very effective with the right hand.”

Nuñez said he is ready to go back down to 126 pounds after contesting his first professional fight in the 130-pound super featherweight division. “I fought for most of my career at 122 dus 126 is where I belong,"Hij zei. “I felt strong at this weight [super vedergewicht] maar 126 is the weight for me.”

He added: “I knew he was a tough fighter and I’m not surprised the fight went as it did. Hij kwam om te vechten, and we gave the fans a good fight.”

In de co-functie, Otar Eranosyan remained unbeaten with his second consecutiveShoBox victory as he dominatedStarling Castillo with a unanimous-decision victory in an eight-round lightweight affair. De scores waren 79-71 en 80-70 twice.(Eranosyan UD winHIER).

The former highly decorated Georgian amateur Eranosyan (11-0, 6 KO), fighting out of Hollywood, Fla., dominated the bout, scoren een 10-7 first round with two knockdowns against the Dominican Republic’s Castillo (16-1, 12 KO). 

“We work on the left hook in training and when the opening presented itself I landed the left hook on the (eerste) knockdown,” said Eranosyan, gerangschikt No. 7 by the WBA at 130 pond, who fought six times in 2021. “It’s fine that he got up. This is pro boxing. Wij trainen voor 12 rondes, 10 rondes, eight rounds, however long it takes we will be there.

“I feel great about my performance. This is why I train like I do and fight as hard as I do for nights like these.”

Met de overwinning, Eranosyan believes the time is now for him to face the blue-chippers around his weight class.

“I’m ready for all the champions. Bring them on,” Eranosyan said. “Shakur Stevenson, Oscar Valdez, I’m ready for all of them. I’m getting better and better each fight and I’m ready now to face the best. I know that with more performances like these, soon I will be champion of the world.”

The 26-year-old Castillo suffered a knockdown in the first round on a left hand by Eranosyan that startled Castillo but wasn’t a direct connect. Just seconds before the round ended, Castillo was sent to the canvas once again on a counter right hand giving Eranosyan a 10-7 round and commanding early-fight lead.(First-round highlightsHIER)

Eranosyan outlanded Castillo 153-102 in total punches. Of his 153 landed punches, 150 were power punches for Eranosyan.

The 28-year-old Eranosyan nicknamed “Pitbull” made hisShoBox debut in September and defeated the highly regarded Alejandro “Pork Chop” Guerrero via unanimous decision in Broken Arrow, Okla.

In de uitzending opener, William Foster III passed a difficult test, earning a hard-fought split decision againstEdwin de los santos in een acht-ronde super vedergewicht wedstrijd. Two judges scored the fight 77-74 twice for Foster, with the third judge scoring it 77-74 in favor of De Los Santos.(Foster’s split-decision winHIER)

Bevorderen (14-0, 9 KO) of West Haven, Conn., overcame a slow start but was the busier fighter, outthrowing De Los Santos 468-421. Gevechten in zijn U.S. debuut, the power-punching De Los Santos (13-1, 12 KO) van Santo Domingo, Dominicaanse Republiek, had an eventful fourth round, suffering a cut above his left eye, which seemed to slow him over the final four rounds. It was the first time the Dominican suffered a cut in his professional career. De Los Santos also had a point taken away in the fourth for holding. Fatigue was also a factor as De Los Santos had never been past the sixth round in his young career and seemed to run out of gas as the fight wore on.

“I was pressuring him the whole time and I knew he was slowing down and eventually I would get to him,” said Foster, who kept moving forward as the fight progressed and dictated and landed the more powerful punches. “I thought it was the right decision because I was landing more shots as the fight went on.”

The 28-year-old Foster – the younger brother of 20-0 professional light heavyweight prospect Charles Foster – was surprised with how fast De Los Santos started. “I knew I had to stay calm, and I adapted and my experience allowed me to adjust to what was happening,” Foster said. “He wasn’t devastating, and the punches never hurt me. I knew he would slow down and when he did, I began to land my shots and had success with my pressure.”

Regarding the point deduction in the fourth, De Los Santos disagreed with the referee’s decision. “I didn’t think the point should have been deducted,” said De Los Santos, who had scored stoppages in his last seven fights. “I thought I should have been warned first.

“I thought it was a close fight, but I thought I did enough to earn the victory. I was landing the harder shots throughout and he never hurt me.”

Added De Los Santos: “He was a little awkward and he came with a little more than we thought he would, but I still thought I won. He was aggressive and maybe I slowed down a little as the fight went on, but I still thought I was landing. This is a setback but I’ll learn from this and come back better.”

International Boxing Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside alongside former world champion Raul Marquez and renowned combat sports expert Brian Campbell serving as expert analysts. Hall of Famer Steve Farhood was the unofficial scorer. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

The event was promoted by Sampson Boxing. DeShoBox tripleheader will re-air on Monday at 11 p.m. ET / PT op SHOWTIME EXTREME®.

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THIS FRIDAY’S SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION EMANATING FROM A UNIQUE SETTING FOR BOXING, OUTDOORS IN DOWNTOWN BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA

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(Broken Arrow, OK) As part of Showtime’s 20th anniversary season of ShoBox: The New Generation, deze vrijdag, September 24, 2021, Salita Promotions will return to one of the most unique fight venues in the United States, outdoors in the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s arts and entertainment district, for a live tripleheader broadcast featuring six prospects boasting combined records of 72-2-1.


Set in the middle of the scenic city’s town square, in the 10-round bantamweight main event bout, 26-year-old Detroit native Ja’Rico O’Quinn (14-0-1, 8 KO) will face California’s 24-year-old Saul Sanchez (16-1, 9 KO). The co-main event will pit undefeated featherweight prospects Jayvon Garnett (10-0, 5 KO) and Luis Reynaldo Nunez (11-0, 8 KO) against each other in a ten-round bout and in the opener, Alejandro Guerrero (12-1, 9 KO) faces the undefeated Otar Eranosyan (9-0, 6 KO) in een super vedergewicht wedstrijd van acht ronden.


The event will be Salita Promotions’ second attempt to stage a fight at the outdoor boxing hotbed. In Augustus 2019, a Salita event featuring undefeated Uzbek Shohjahon Ergashev had to be moved to the nearby confines of the Central Park Community Center due to rain.


“I am thrilled that Showtime selected Broken Arrow for these boxing matches during ShoBox’s 20th anniversary,” said Broken Arrow Mayor Debra Wimpee. “I can’t think of a better place to showcase these amazing athletes than right here in the beautiful and award-winning Rose District. The atmosphere on Main St. is going to be like nothing we’ve seen before, and I’m excited that a global audience will get to see what we Broken Arrowans have known all along. The Rose District and our citizens are second to none when it comes to celebrating the arts and entertainment.”


Promoter Dmitriy Salita says he’s hopeful this time the weather will cooperate and set the stage for an unforgettable setting for the fights Friday night.


“I am honored to promote the September 24 ShoBox in such a unique outside setting,”Zei Salita. “The City of Broken Arrow have been wonderful hosts and we are happy to be returning for this out-of-the-ordinary ShoBox event. The weather reports are favorable this time and we have a fantastic show lined up with crossroads fights, top to bottom.”


In the unlikely event of inclement weather, the show will once again relocate to Central Park Community Center at 1500 S. Main St.


O’Quinn vs. Sanchez – 10-Round Bantamweight Main Event Bout


Previously rated in the top-ten in the world by the WBO at 115 pond, O’Quinn last fought at 118 pounds in a dominating unanimous decision over Oscar Vasquez in the 250th edition of ShoBox in January 2020. Ranked as the No. 1 amateur bantamweight in the country compiling a record of 130-18 voordat hij professioneel in 2015, O’Quinn boasts blazing-fast hands and an ability to throw effortless combinations. A fan favorite in his hometown of Detroit, he was busy in 2018 en 2019, winning three times in each year, with five of the six fights taking place in his home state of Michigan.


“I’ve been waiting for this moment,” said O’Quinn. “I can’t wait to show my talent to the world again. I don’t really know much about him, but he better learn all he can about me. Not that it will help him any. I’m going to win because there are levels to this and he is not on my level. That will be very apparent quickly. I’m a strong force in the bantamweight division. Training is going good but it’s hard. I train hard and fight easy.”


De 24-jarige Sanchez, die is gerangschikt nr. 8 by the WBA at 118 pond, is riding a four-fight winning streak. Zijn laatste time-out, Sanchez made quick work of Frank Gonzalez, knocking him down three times en route to a first-round stoppage. The Pacoima, Calif. native scored an eighth-round stoppage of Brandon Benitez in an entertaining and all-action fight in his ShoBox debut in May 2019. He dropped his next fight, a split decision to Edwin Rodriguez, but rebounded with a unanimous decision over Victor Trejo Garcia to jumpstart his winning streak. Trained by Manny Robles, Sanchez is the younger brother of 19-1 professional featherweight Emilio Sanchez.


“This is the biggest fight of my career on the biggest stage of my career, and I’m not going to let this opportunity pass me by,”Zei Sanchez. “I’m going to show everyone watching on SHOWTIME that I belong with the big boys. O’Quinn is a good fighter but I’m going to give him his first loss. I’m at a point in my career where I need to make that turning point to a world title shot, and that time is now.”


Garnett vs. Nunez – 10-Round Super Featherweight Bout


Jayvon Garnett hails from the boxing talent-laden city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he first put on a pair of boxing gloves at the age of six. He had a stellar amateur career fighting over 110 tijden, developing his style and sharpening his skills in Ohio’s very competitive amateur boxing scene. The 26-year-old is coming off his career-best professional win, a unanimous decision over the once-beaten Jose Argel in June. Combining exceptional quickness and accuracy with a propensity for power, the 5’3” Garnett stopped five of his first six professional opponents. He has won his last four contests on the scorecards, all unanimously.


“It feels great to be fighting on SHOWTIME,” said Garnett. “I always dreamed of fighting on big platforms, but never dreamed it would be ShoBox for my first TV fight. Ik weet niet veel over mijn tegenstander, but I will win this fight because I’m smarter. In de ring, I’m a boxer and a thinker, but I also have heavy punches. Met deze overwinning, I’m going to the next level up the ladder and getting closer to being in the world rankings.”


A decorated amateur in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata’s Luis Reynaldo Nunez started boxing at age eight and went on to win a number of national championships as a member of the Dominican national team, including gold in the 2016 Youth Championship. A fan-friendly pressure fighter with heavy hands, Nunez turned professional at 18, passing every test put in front of him in his native country. His unblemished resume includes a unanimous decision over then 20-3-1 Eliezer Aquino and a fourth-round KO over then once-beaten Giovanni Gutierrez.


“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to be fighting on SHOWTIME,” said the 21-year-old Nunez, who will be fighting outside of the Dominican Republic for the first time. “My opponent is a good fighter but I am here to show him what happens against real competition. Thanks to my team for getting me this opportunity and I look forward to making a splash on national television.”


Guerrero vs. Eranosyan – Eight-Round Lightweight Bout


Uitvechten van Houston, Texas, Guerrero is a big-punching prospect who will be making his third appearance on ShoBox, looking to improve his record to 2-1 on the prospect development series. He won a closely contested slugfest via majority decision over Jose Angulo in March 2020, but was upset by Abraham Montoya in February. Een gevierde amateur die twee junior nationale titels won, the 23-year-old “Pork Chop” has sparred with the likes of world champions Mikey Garcia and Brandon Rios at the famed Garcia Boxing Academy in California.


“Training is going great,'Zei Guerrero. “I’ve been in shape for two months so now it’s just touching up basic stuff here and there with my technique. I know Eranosyan will be tough, so we’re going in with a strong mind knowing he can fight. I’m training hard because I will have to be more than ready. The guy will not be a walk in the park. But I have a different mentality now. The last fight, I went in with the mentality of ‘I can beat everybody.’ This one, I have to go in with a smart mind and actually box the guy and use all my skills.”


Ranked No. 9 by the WBA at 130 pond, Eranosyan was a highly decorated Georgian amateur who has transitioned seamlessly into the paid ranks. The 27-year-old didn’t turn professional until August 2020, but has already fought nine times. Now based in Miami Beach, Fla., “Pitbull” owns two notable fourth-round KOs over the 32-4 Juan Carlos Pena, including in his last time out on August 13. Eranosyan will make his ShoBox debut as he fights for the seventh time in 2021, which also marks his first pro fight outside of Florida.


“I haven’t studied Guerrero too much, but I watched a couple fights and he’s a good fighter with very good punching power and very good stamina,” said Eranosyan. “I’m adding a lot of stamina training and working on my legs for this fight to be ready for him. I don’t know exactly what will happen, but simply I am the best in the division, so I will win.”


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Dit jaar, the critically acclaimed prospect developmental series, ShoBox: The New Generation, celebrates its 20th anniversary on the air as it continues to match top young talent tough. Sinds haar oprichting in juli 2001, the ShoBox philosophy is to televise exciting, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 84 strijders die zijn verschenen op ShoBox en schoof op naar wereldtitels omvat Garner: 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 en meer.
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KALVIN HENDERSON & ISAIAH STEEN HEADLINES SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT ON JULY 23

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Three-Fight Telecast Features Five Fighters with Undefeated Records

NEW YORK– juli 2, 2021 -ShoBox: The New Generationcelebrates its 20-year anniversary with a three-fight card headlined by two exciting undefeated super middleweight prospects asKalvin Henderson neemtIsaiah Steen in a 10-round main event clash Friday, Juli 23 live op Showtime® (9 p.m. ET / PT) from the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Neb.

The popular seriesShoBox debuted in Atlantic City on July 21, 2001 en heeft geproduceerd 84 fighters who later went on to win a world title. Just like it has for the past 20 jaar, the upcoming tripleheader will feature prospects matched tough with a combined record of 81-1-5, including five boxers who have yet to taste defeat at the professional level.

Henderson (14-0-1,10 KO) matches up against knockout artist Steen (15-0, 12 KO) in the first 10-rounder for both fighters. The co-feature pitsShoBox veteraanJanelson Bocachica (17-0, 11 KO) of Detroit against 21-year-oldShinard Bunch (15-1, 13 KO) in een 10-ronde weltergewicht bout. In a battle of unbeatens, Martino Jules(10-0-2, 2 KO) gezichtenAram Avagyan (10-0-2, 4 KO) in an eight-round featherweight affair.

“This is a milestoneShoBox event and we could not be more excited,"zei Gordon Hall, who has served as the executive producer ofShoBox: The New Generation since its inception. “As we celebrate two decades ofShoBox juli 23, we will stay true to our ethos to match undefeated, developing prospects tough. In het main event, undefeated 168-pound prospects with decorated amateur pedigrees will seek a career-best win. The co-feature has the return of fast-rising Janelson Bocachica in a difficult style matchup against the power-punching Bunch, while the opener features a battle of unbeatens that could steal the show.ShoBox remains the sport’s ultimate proving ground for prospects and this event on July 23 is the perfect way to kick off our next decade.”

Het evenement, which is promoted by Marshall Kauffman’s Kings Promotions in association with Holden Productions and Salita Promotions, brings together fighters from seven different boxing promotional and management teams.

Kalvin Henderson vs. Isaiah Steen – 10-round Super Middleweight Main Event

Henderson vs. Steen is a matchup that was originally scheduled forShoBox in oktober, before Henderson withdrew during fight week with an illness.

Geboren in Fort Worth, Texas, Henderson verblijft momenteel en traint uit Fayetteville, Ark., where he was a six-time Arkansas state champion in the amateurs competing in 70 gevechten. Hij draaide zich pro in 2016, zijn eerste winnen 12 fights before fighting Genc Pllana to a draw in 2019. Henderson has prior experience at the Heartland Events Center, knocking out Justin Baesman at the venue in March.

Na de middelbare school, Henderson received a music scholarship from the University of Arkansas as a percussionist and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education in 2012. The 30-year-old Henderson is promoted byMarshall Kauffman’s Kings Promotions.

“Two undefeated guys coming in on the main event,”Zei Henderson, who is married with five children. “I know he has a good amateur pedigree and he throws good combinations. He is bringing it and I am bringing it. The third time’s a charm to finally make this fight happen. This is the next step in my career. A lot of fighters have been onShoBox and have gone on to amazing careers, and now it’s my turn to do the same.”

Like his half-brother, U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell, de 24-jarige Steen of Cleveland had ook een succesvolle amateurcarrière met een record van 85-15. In zijn laatste gevecht in november, Steen stopped Colombia’s Juan De Angel with a fifth-round TKO. In February of 2020, Steen had minder dan een ronde nodig om Kenneth Council in Hammond te stoppen, Ind.Steen is co-promoted by Holden and Lou DiBella and managed by David McWater of Split-T Management.

“I have been going from training camp to training camp,” Steen said. “I am going to mix it up, and out box him with a lot of jabs. Then when I see his weakness, I am going to get him out. Kalvin is a come-straight-forward fighter and he punches hard. I was supposed to fight him before, so this fight has been brewing for a while.”

Janelson Bocachica tegen. Shinard Bunch – 10-round Welterweight Bout

Een inwoner van Puerto Rico en vecht uit Detroit, Mich., Bocachica is gewoon 22 years old and already has five years of pro experience, including two appearances onShoBox. This will be his third appearance on the series in nine months. He is coming off his best win to date, a majority decision win over previously unbeaten Mark Reyes, Jr. Een agressieve, come-forward fighter, Bocachica began boxing at age eight, won vier opeenvolgende Ringside-kampioenschappen (2011-14), de Nationale PAL Kampioenschappen en de 2015 Detroit gouden handschoenen. Hij heeft een amateurrecord van 60-5 and beat Brandun Lee in the finals to win the 2014 U.S. Junior National Olympics. Hij wordt opgeleid door zijn vader, Nelson figueroa. Bocachica is managed by McWater and co-promoted by King’s Promotions and Salita Promotions.

“This is whatShoBox is known for: matching up fighters for great fights,'Zei Bocachica. “Shinard Bunch is a step up in competition. He is from the same gym as Mark Reyes, and you saw what I did to him, Op juli 23, it will be much of the same. Fighting on SHOWTIME has helped with my profile. When I went to Puerto Rico, people knew who I was because of my previous experience onShoBox. Being on the platform has brought me many new fans.”

Bunch is a Queens, N.Y.-native living and training in Trenton, N.J. Slechts 21 jaar oud, Bunch has been active with five fights in 2020 and five fights thus far in 2021. Bunch has more than 400 amateur fights and started boxing at age 7. He was rated as high as No. 3 in the nation at the 2016 Nationals. Currently riding a 13-fight winning streak, Bunch’s only pro loss came in 2019 in just his third fight, a unanimous loss to Paul Kroll. Bunch is managed by Russell Peltz.

“We are coming to work and make a statement,” Bunch said. “I really do not know too much about my opponent. I know he is a pressure fighter. I am not taking this fight lightly. This is a big fight, and we are going to box smart. This is a blessing to have an opportunity like this. Fighting onShoBoxis something that I have always dreamed of.”

Martino Jules vs. Aram Avagyan – 8-round Featherweight Bout

The 23-year-old southpaw Jules from Allentown, Pa., is coming off his best victory to date in an ESPN bubble fight last July, earning a majority-decision win over Aleem Jumakhonov. Jules is a 2015 Olympic Trials qualifier and had a 60-15 amateur record since turning pro in 2016 and slowly climbing up the featherweight rankings. Jules was scheduled to make hisShoBox debuut in januari, but his opponent fell ill the morning of his fight and the fight was called off.

“I am grateful for getting this fight,” said Jules, who is promoted by Kings Promotions and managed by Trifon Petrov. “This is something I have been waiting for a year now. I was supposed to fight onShoBox voor, but the fight fell out. I have been staying ready. My opponent is tough, and he comes ready to fight. He has a lot of merit to him, and that is pushing me to be better and I am excited to fight someone that will make me perform at my best.”

Fighting under the Salita Promotions banner, the 30-year-old Avagyan returns toShoBox for the third time facing his fourth consecutive unbeaten fighter. In Januari, Avagyan and Panama’s Jose Nunez fought to a majority draw. Avagyan survived two early knockdowns in his debut against then-unbeaten Dagoberto Aguero to earn a majority decision in the lastShoBox telecast before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world for several months in Maart 2020.

Born and raised in Yerevan, Armenië, and now residing in California, Avagyan is a decorated amateur with more than 300 gevechten. He captured two Bronze Medals at the European Championships and represented Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

“I’m always hungry and want to fight and the fact that it will be on the 20-year anniversary of ShoBox is doubly motivating to put on a great show,'Zei Avagyan. “I’m gradually gaining shape and I have another month to show my best side to all boxing fans. I promise that I’m going to war on July 23. Don’t miss this event and the war of the warrior!"

International Boxing Hall of FamerBarry Tompkins will call the action with fellow Hall of FamerSteve Farhood, voormalig wereldkampioenRaul Marquez and special guestAl Bernstein. De uitvoerend producent isGordon Hall metRichard Gaughanproduceren enRick Phillips leiding.

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Dit jaar, the critically acclaimed prospect developmental series, ShoBox: The New Generation, viert zijn 20th anniversary on the air as it continues to match top young talent tough. Since its inception in July 2001, theShoBox filosofie is het uitzenden spannende, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 84 strijders die zijn verschenen opShoBox en geavanceerde naar wereldtitels Garner bevat: 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, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.

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CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINERT MARIE-EVE DICAIRE, MAAKT GESCHIEDENIS ALS DE EERSTE BOKSER DIE ONBETWISTE KAMP IN EEN TWEEDE GEWICHTSVERDELING WORDT GEKROON

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ONDEFEATED STAR CITES JUNI IN LAS VEGAS VOOR HAAR MMA-DEBUUT; ROEPT KATIE TAYLOR EN SAVANNAH MARSHALL OP IN POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW

(Vrijdag, Maart 5, 2021 - Flint, MIJN) Superster van vrouwen Claressa Shields bevorderde haar claim als bokswedstrijd 'GWOAT' vrijdagavond en werd de verenigde WBC, WBO, IBF & WBA Super Junior middengewicht wereldkampioen, door een eenzijdige unanieme beslissing van 10 ronden te scoren Marie-Eve Dicaire van St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, in het 10-ronden hoofdevenement van de historische all-women’s "SUPER VROUW: SCHILDEN VS. DICAIRE evenement in het Dort Financial Centre en live op pay-per-view in Flint, de geboorteplaats van Shields, Michigan.

Shields (11-0, 2 KO) werd ook de eerste bokser in het four-belt-tijdperk die een onbetwiste wereldkampioen werd in twee gewichtsklassen dankzij haar shutout-overwinning (100-90 door alle drie de juryleden) nu voormalig kampioen Dicaire (17-1).

Onkarakteristiek, de 25-jarige Shields veranderde al vroeg in dit gevecht tegenpuncher, om Dicaire's pogingen om binnen en buiten bereik te stuiteren te compenseren. Zich baserend op haar reflexen om elke poging tot agressie van Dicaire te bestraffen, Shields sloot de Canadese af en keerde later in het gevecht terug naar haar gebruikelijke voorwaartse agressie.

Dicaire landde in ronde vier een linkshandige linkshandige op Shields, mogelijk haar enige belangrijke klap van de strijd, en Shields schudde het gewoon zonder resultaat af.

Ik kan niet boos zijn op mijn prestaties,”Zei Shields na het gevecht. 'Ze bleef me maar ellebogen en kopstoten. Ik probeerde voor de knock-out en ik had het een paar keer bijna, maar we hebben twee minuten en de scheidsrechter maakt het niet uit als ze me vasthoudt en me een elleboog geeft. Ik ben blij, maar ik wilde nog steeds de knock-out. Ik had gewoon niet genoeg tijd. Aan het einde van de dag, Ik ben de nieuwe onbetwiste kampioen 154 en de eerste bokser die twee keer onbetwiste kampioen werd. "

Shields zei dat ze blij was dat ze haar laatste stukje geschiedenis had volbracht in het bijzijn van haar familie en vrienden in Flint, zelfs als de pandemie betekende dat er veel minder fans aanwezig waren.

'Met Covid, we zouden niet de volledige capaciteit kunnen hebben. Er zijn 300 hier en dat is de capaciteit van de dag, dus we hebben een vol huis. We zouden niet de volledige capaciteit kunnen hebben, maar ik weet of we dat konden hebben, we zouden hebben gehad 6000 mensen hier. Ik ben blij dat ik het hier heb kunnen doen (in Flint). Ik ben hier bij Berston Fieldhouse begonnen met boksen 11 jaar oud. Nooit in een miljoen jaar dacht ik dat ik op pay-per-view zou staan ​​en zou vechten voor een onbetwiste titel en een van de grootste sterren in het boksen zou zijn. Ik wilde gewoon een Olympische gouden medaille winnen. God heeft me twee Olympische medailles gegeven. ik heb 12 kampioensgordels nu. Het voelt niet echt om twee keer onomstreden te zeggen. "

Toen hem werd gevraagd naar twee van haar overgebleven rivalen in het boksen, mede-superster Katie Taylor van Ierland en haar eenmalige veroveraar bij de amateurs, Savannah Marshall uit het VK, Schilden vol vertrouwen.

'Katie Taylor is niet de zorg. 147 pond is. Ze zouden me veel moeten betalen om mijn kont te verliezen en naar beneden te gaan 147. Aan het einde van de dag, Ik ben een vrouw. Ik heb geen grote borsten, maar ik heb een mooie kont, dus kom met dat deeg en ik zal er zijn. Minstens een miljoen en ik zal er zijn.

"Savannah Marshall kan niet met mij neuken. Laten we keep it real. Savannah Marshall, je hebt een gelukkige beslissing gewonnen toen we kinderen waren. Ook Londen was gastheer van de Olympische Spelen. Als je me wilt verkneukelen over het verslaan van mij 14 wijst naar 8 ... kom op nu. En toen werd ik wereldkampioen in drie verschillende divisies en ze brak. Ze weet dat ze niet met me kan en zal kunnen neuken. Ze kan naar Amerika komen. Ik ga naar het VK. We kunnen naar Mexico gaan. We kunnen overal heen, en ik zal haar neuken. Dat weet ze. Ze is bang voor me. Savannah Marshall kan het krijgen. Vertel Eddie Hearn, hij kwam die mepper 250K. Zeg hem dat hij met 500K ... 750K moet komen als hij wil dat ik naar het VK ga om zijn meisje te roken. Betaal mij. "

Dicaire zette haar hoffelijkheid voort bij het stellen van vragen na het gevecht en beloofde het verlies haar toekomst in de sport niet te laten temperen..

'Ik denk dat Claressa het vanavond goed heeft gedaan,”Zei Dicaire. "Vanavond, zij was de beste. Soms win je en soms leer je. Vanavond, Ik leerde. Ik denk dat ik hierdoor alleen maar sterker kan worden. Ik bokst niet om mijn record te beschermen of om mijn record op te houden 0 verliezen. Ik bokst om kampioenen te verslaan. Vanavond, Ik had de kans om tegen de echte kampioen te vechten. Ze won deze keer, maar reken op me om terug te gaan naar de sportschool en hard te werken en zeker weer wereldkampioen te worden.

Shields, die zegt dat haar veel gepubliceerde MMA-debuut waarschijnlijk in juni in Las Vegas zal zijn, gooide 409 stoten in de strijd en landde 128 inclusief 34.9% van haar krachtige stoten. Dicaire gooide 263 stoten in ruil maar landde net 31.

“Flint Michigan heeft de slechtste bokser ter wereld!”Zei Shields tegen haar fans. “We zijn twee keer onomstreden. Pacquiao wie? Canelo wie? Laat het me weten als iemand anders doet wat ik heb gedaan. "



In de nacht van de co-main event, Houston is ongeslagen Danielle Perkins (3-0, 1 KO) toonde een duidelijke verbetering en had het veel gemakkelijker in haar herkansing tegen Georgia's Monika "Lay Em Down" Harrison (2-2, 1 KO), het scoren van een dominante unanieme beslissing van acht ronden tijdens het oppakken van het WBC Silver Heavyweight Championship in het proces.

De voormalige amateur-wereldkampioen Perkins gebruikte al haar superieure atletiek, 6'Hoogte en 72-inch reikwijdte om rond de ring te bewegen en de 5' 10 'Harrison op afstand te houden met een straffende linkshandige rechterprik en een vast dieet van sterke linkerhanden naar het hoofd en lichaam. Af en toe, Scheidsrechter Michael Griffin leek een onderbreking te overwegen, maar de duurzame Harrison bleef gedurende alle acht ronden naar voren komen en naar de hekken slingeren, ondanks de vuurkracht die haar kant op kwam.

De scores waren 80-72 van alle drie de juryleden.

'Het spijt me dat ik geen knock-out heb gekregen. Ik zweer het je de volgende keer dat ik terugkom en het aan jou geef, Vuursteen,”Zei Perkins, post-fight. “Monika heeft deze keer wat aanpassingen gedaan. Ik sloeg haar met een paar stevige hamers en dat meisje bleef rechtop staan, dus een pluim voor haar. "

Perkins gooide 353 stoten in de strijd en landde 121 inclusief 40.9% van haar power shots. Harrison gooide 273 schoten, maar vond er alleen een thuis voor 21 van hen.

“Ik wil de onbetwiste vrouwelijke zwaargewichtkampioen van de wereld worden,”Vervolgde Perkins. "Ik wil de beste zijn die je ooit hebt gezien."

Ongeslagen bantamgewicht Jamie “The Miracle” Mitchell (6-0-2, 43 KO) van Pacific Grove, Californië, zag er indrukwekkend uit in het mishandelen en stoppen van meer ervaren veteranen Noemi "La Rebelde / No-No ”-bossen (12-16-3, 2 KO) in vijf eenzijdige rondes.

Met de tweevuistenstraf van Mitchell die gestaag toeneemt met elke ronde, Scheidsrechter Gerard White besloot dat het struikelende en terugtrekkende Bosques er genoeg van had en wuifde het gevecht genadig uit naar 1:49 van de vijfde.

'Ik was net gezoneerd. Ik deed wat bij het moment paste,”Zei Mitchell, post-fight. "Dat is hoe ik de knock-out kreeg. Dank aan mijn coaches en dank aan Claressa Shields voor het plaatsen van mij op deze kaart. Dit is een onvergetelijk moment voor vrouwen. "

Voorafgaand aan het scoren van de technische knock-out, Mitchell is geland 48% (80/167) van haar krachtige stoten, en 40% (94/234) van haar totale stoten. Noemi Bosques is alleen geland 24 van 153 stoten.

“Ik vind het leuk om mezelf te beklagen om het beter te doen,”Zei Mitchell over haar optreden. 'Er waren bepaalde dingen die ik wilde doen, maar ze noemen dit meisje niet voor niets een poortwachter. Ik wou dat ik haar daar sneller had weggehaald en scherper was geweest met mijn prik. Ze was een beetje lastig. "

In de openingsfase van de uitzending, 2012 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Marlen esparza(9-1, 1 KO) bleef bezig voor haar geplande uitdaging van WBC vlieggewichtkampioen Ibeth Zamora in april met een dominante unanieme beslissing van zes ronden over Canada'sShelly Barnett (nu 4-4-2, 2 KO).

Barnett probeerde agressief te zijn, maar Esparza's vaardigheden lieten haar toe om haar grotere tegenstander te potschieten, bijna naar believen, vooral naarmate de strijd voortduurde. 'We wisten dat ze stoer en groter was,”Zei Esparza. “Ik wilde iemand met meer gewicht omdat ik hierboven nooit vecht 112 lbs. en ik denk dat ik het goed heb aangepakt. Ik ben blij met de manier waarop alles is verlopen. Ik ben blij dat ik deel heb uitgemaakt van dit evenement en weer met Claressa kan samenwerken. "

Esparza gooide 352 stoten in de strijd, landing 126, inclusief 26 body shots en 38.4% van haar power shots. Barnett gooide 291 en landde 49. Scores van de jury waren 60-54, 6-53 X 2.

Op het gratis pre-show-gedeelte van de pay-per-view, middengewicht Timur Kerefov bleef ongeslagen (11-0, 6 KO) met een TKO 3 boven Sint-Petersburg, Manny Woods, veteraan uit Florida (nu 16-11-1, 6 KO). Woods linkeroog kon het niet verdragen onder de stoten van de Russische voormalige amateurster. De tijd was 1:06. Kerefov, Detroit via Shalushka, Rusland en traint nu bij Kronk Gym, gooide 190 stoten in de afgekorte ontmoeting, landing 80, inclusief 24 lichaamsschoten. Woods gooide 122 en net geland 17.

SUPER VROUW: SCHILDEN VS. DICAIRE werd gepresenteerd door Salita Promotions in samenwerking met Groupe Yvon Michel, gewijd aan de Internationale Vrouwendag van dit jaar (Maandag, Maart 8, 2021) en met trots gesponsord door titanen van online gokkenBetonline.net en op planten gebaseerde online marktplaats Vejii.
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STIJGEND SUPER LICHTGEWICHT PROSPECT BRANDUN LEE GEZICHT SAMUEL TEAH OP DE VOLGENDE EDITIE VAN SHOBOX: DE NIEUWE GENERATION® WOENSDAG, MAART 10 LEVEN OP Showtime

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ShoBox gaat door met vieren 20th Jubileumjaar met uitzending met acht vooruitzichten met een totaal record van 102-4-2

NEW YORK - Maart 1, 2021 -Brandun Lee, een van de snelst stijgende spelers in het boksen, keert terug naar de 'Fight Sphere' bij Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., voor de derde keer als hij het woensdag tegen Samuel Teah opneemt, Maart 10 live op Showtime om 9 p.m. ET / PT in het super lichtgewicht hoofdevenement van eenShoBox: The New Generation uitzending.

Lee vs. Teah kopt een kaart van vier gevechten met acht veelbelovende potentiële klanten met een gecombineerd record van 102-4-2.

De 21-jarige knock-outartiest Lee (21-0, 19 KO) van La Quinta, Calif., zal proberen om zijn indrukwekkende KO streak uit te breiden naar 13 toen hij geconfronteerdShoBox veteraan Samuel Teah (17-3-1, 7 KO) in een 10-ronde super lichtgewicht bout. Het co-main event zal de ongeslagen super vedergewicht kandidaat Misael Lopez zien (11-0, 5 KO) strijd ooit verslagen Jordan White (10-1, 8 KO) in een acht-ronden gevecht en twee moeilijke ongeslagen vooruitzichten zullen botsen in het tweede gevecht van de nacht als Philadelphia's Steven Ortiz (11-0, 3 KO) tegenover Jeremy Hill (14-0, 9 KO) in een acht-ronde lichtgewicht bout. In de uitzending opener, 22--jarige power-punching vooruitzicht Victor Padilla (8-0, 7 KO) maakt zijnShoBoxdebuut tegen een andere ongeslagen Philadelphia-inwoner, Thomas Velasquez (10-0-1, 6 KO), in een super vedergewicht wedstrijd van acht ronden.

De uitzending van vier gevechten wordt gepromoot door DiBella Entertainment en D&D Boksen.

“Onze 10 maartShoBox evenement, van boven naar beneden, vertegenwoordigt perfect de filosofie die de serie heeft uiteengezet om te bereiken tijdens onze 20 jaar in het boksen,”Zei Gordon Hall, uitvoerend producent voorShoBox: The New Generation. “Het volledige spectrum van potentiële klanten zal in dit evenement worden getoond, van coming-of-age-nieuwkomers tot een jager voor de deur van een wereldkampioenschapsgevecht.. In de openingswedstrijd hebben we een drievoudig amateur-nationaal kampioen in Victor Padilla, die in de kinderschoenen staat van zijn veelbelovende professionele carrière bij 8-0, maken van zijnShoBox debuut, terwijl Brandun Lee bovenop de rekening staat, een van de meest veelbelovende vooruitzichten in het boksen, zijn zwaarste uitdaging aangaan tegen aShoBox veteraan Samuel Teah.ShoBox is het ultieme testterrein voor potentiële klanten en we zullen veel leren over al deze vechters March 10 op SHOWTIME. "

“Alle acht vechters strijden in maart 10 bij Mohegan Sun zal worden getest, en dat is precies wat deShoBox serie gaat helemaal over. Ik ben er trots op dat ik zo'n gelijkmatig evenement van onder tot boven kan promoten,”Zei Lou DiBella, Voorzitter van DiBella Entertainment. “De Puerto Ricaanse lichtgewicht Victor Padilla is een knock-out artiest met razendsnelle handen en hij zal het opnemen tegen de ongeslagen Philadelphian Thomas Velasquez. Junior lichtgewicht Misael Lopez keert terug naarShoBox na zijn seriedebuut, een overstuur over aangeprezen favoriet James Wilkins, nu tegen zwaargewicht Jordan White. De lichtgewicht Steven Ortiz uit Philadelphia keert ook terug in de serie, na zijn debuut met een overwinning tegen de ongeslagen Wesley Ferrer, strijden tegen de ongeslagen New Orleans-prospect Jeremy Hill. In het main event, torenhoge power-puncher Brandun Lee neemt het op tegen de sluwe veteraan Samuel Teah, in zijn grootste test tot nu toe.”

Lee vs. Teah - Super lichtgewicht Main Event-gevecht van 10 ronden

De hoog aangeschreven Lee maakte snel werk van de vorige twee tegenstanders die hij tegenkwam in de Mohegan Sun Arena 2020, het scoren van een eerste ronde KO van Jimmy Williams met hoogtepunten opShoBox in oktober en een derde ronde van Dakota Linger in december. Lee heeft op twee na alle van zijn professionele tegenstanders en bezit knock-out geslagen 12 knock-outs voor de eerste ronde. Opgeleid door zijn vader Bobby, Lee vocht vier keer binnen 2020, inclusief een derde ronde TKO over Camilo Prieto in een van de laatste live sportevenementen die plaatsvinden voordat de COVID-19-pandemie de sportwereld in maart voor enkele maanden heeft afgesloten.

Lee had een gedecoreerde amateurcarrière met naar schatting een record van 196-5. Hij was de 2015 U.S. Junior Nationaal Kampioen, de gouden medaille mee naar huis nemen 145 pond. Met bliksemsnelle handen die kracht inpakken, de opwindende Lee heeft sparren met mensen als Mikey Garcia, Devin Haney, Mauricio Herrera, Timothy Bradley Jr., en Thomas Dulorme.

"Ik heb net getraind in La Quinta, veilig en gezond blijven en me concentreren op wat ik moet doen om weer een indrukwekkende prestatie te leveren,'Zei Lee. “Ik zie dat Teah een goede innerlijke puncher is en dat hij een goede snelheid heeft. Hij is een volumepuncher, maar anders dan dat, Ik zie niet veel dat ik niet zou moeten aankunnen. Ik ben super opgewonden om naar terug te kerenShoBox in het hoofdevenement zodat mijn fans me live op tv kunnen zien, omdat de fans knock-outs willen zien, dus dat is wat ik ze ga geven. "

Ja, geboren in Liberia en vecht uit Philadelphia, heeft gemengd geluk gehadShoBox. Een veteraan met drie gevechten uit de ontwikkelingsreeks, Teah scoorde een unanieme beslissing over de toen ongeslagen O’Shaquie Foster in 2015 maar liet een meerderheidsbesluit vallen aan Montana Love 2018. Meest recent opShoBox, Teah scoorde een unanieme beslissing over Kenneth Sims Jr.. in november 2018. De 33-jarige Ja, die pas op de leeftijd van 19, heeft ook een indrukwekkende overwinning op Sonny Fredrickson en versloeg Dieumerci Nzau zijn laatste time-out in maart 2020.

"Ik vind het niet erg om de underdog te zijn en het zal niet de eerste keer voor mij zijn,'Zei Teah. "Ik hebShoBox wint van O'Shaquie Foster en Kenneth Sims, Jr., en ik lijk altijd beter te presteren als de lichten en camera's op mij gericht zijn. Ik kijk uit naar de uitdaging. "

Lopez tegen. Wit - Acht ronde super vedergewicht gevecht

Geboren in Sonora, Mexico, en groeide op in Denver, Colo., Lopez had een succesvolle amateurcarrière voordat hij professional werd 2016. Hij stelde een amateurrecord samen 50-5, goud winnen op de 2010 Colorado State Silver Gloves Tournament en het Colorado State Golden Gloves Tournament in 2009 en 2015. De overwinning van Lopez als beste prof in haar carrière kwam binnenShoBox in september 2018 toen hij de power-punching James Wilkins outboxed in een step-up gevecht. Opgeleid door zijn vader Evenezer, Lopez heeft sindsdien twee overwinningen toegevoegd, inclusief een eerste ronde TKO over Richard Flores.

"Ik kan je niet vertellen hoe opgewonden ik ben om weer terug te zijnShoBox en, deze keer, met zo'n sterk team achter me,”Zei de 24-jarige Lopez. “Ik respecteer mijn promotor, Lou DiBella, veel en twijfel er niet aan dat hij mij in de positie kan brengen om kampioen te worden. Ik ben klaar voor de uitdaging en kan niet wachten tot 10 maart.”

The Washington, D.C. native White was een voormalig nr. 1-gerangschikt amateur, vergaren een 145-16 record. Hij was teamgenoten met toekomstige wereldkampioenen Devin Haney en Shakur Stevenson in de Junior National reisspel, deelnemen aan de Junior Wereldkampioenschappen in Kiev, Oekraïne in 2013. White werd professioneel bij 18, het winnen van zijn eerste vier periodes, drie als knock-out, voordat hij een beslissing verloor van mede-ongeslagen vijand Adam Lopez. Wit is sindsdien teruggekaatst door zes gevechten op rij te winnen, inclusief een zevende ronde TKO over eerder ongeslagen prospect Ronaldo Solis. White, 23, is de neef van 2000 U.S. Olympiër Clarence Vinson.

“Ik voel me vereerd met deze kans om op SHOWTIME te vechten tegen de ongeslagen Misael Lopez,”Zei White. “Ik respecteer zijn vechtspel, maar ik kijk er naar uit om mijn superieure vaardigheden te tonen. Op maart 10, er zullen lichten zijn, camera's, en veel actie.”

Ortiz tegen. Hill - Acht ronde lichtgewicht gevecht

De 27-jarige Ortiz heeft een cultstatus ontwikkeld in zijn geboortestad, zeven keer gevochten in het grotere gebied van Philadelphia. Ortiz verzamelde vijf opeenvolgende overwinningen in de "City of Brotherly Love" voordat hij de zijne behaaldeShoBoxdebuut in september 2018, een overwinning van een meerderheidsbesluit op de toen nog ongeslagen Wesley Ferrer in Shawnee, Okla. Ortiz pakte twee overwinningen in 2019, inclusief een unanieme beslissing over de eerder ongeslagen Philadelphian Jeremy Cuevas, maar vocht niet in 2020. Een volleerd amateur, Ortiz is vijfvoudig kampioen van Pennsylvania Golden Gloves, een bronzen medaillewinnaar bij de National Golden Gloves en een gouden medaillewinnaar bij de National Silver Gloves.

“De pandemie was een grote tegenslag voor mij en de carrières van veel andere strijders, natuurlijk, maar het hield me gefocust,”Zei Ortiz. “Ik bleef in de sportschool om me voor te bereiden op het moment dat de gelegenheid zich voordeed, en hier is het. Hill is lang, onhandige vechter, maar ik ben klaar voor de uitdaging. Het maakt niet uit wie er voor me staat, Ik ben hier om te vechten. Dit wordt mijn tweede gevecht op SHOWTIME en dat voel ik, deze keer, Ik kom sterker terug, zowel mentaal als fysiek. Het publiek zal het beste van mij zien. "

Jeremy Hill in New Orleans combineert zijn unieke formaat, nauwkeurigheid en kracht in beide handen in de ring met showmanship en charisma daarbuiten. Een succesvolle amateur die helemaal opklom tot de nr. 4 gerangschikt in de VS. lichtgewicht amateur, Hill won de mannelijke Elite-kampioen op de Ringside Wereldkampioenschappen in 2017 en werd in april professioneel 2018 na het plaatsen van een 55-10 record in de onbetaalde rangen. Heuvel, 28, komt in november van een TKO over Travis Castellon, maar krijgt te maken met zijn eerste ongeslagen tegenstander in Ortiz sinds hij de 1-0 Lashawn Alcocks in zijn vierde profgevecht. Hij heeft ook een unanieme beslissing genomen over de toen eenmaal verslagen Xavier Wilson in juli, een van Hill's vier overwinningen in 2020.

“Ik ben opgewonden en dankbaar voor de kans,”Zei Hill. "Ik heb hard gewerkt en geslepen voor een kans als deze. Ik heb het gevoel dat ik te laat ben voor dit soort ruzies en dit soort blootstelling, dus ik ben gewoon klaar om iedereen te laten zien wat ik kan doen. Ik sta op het punt te stoppen op de nationale tv.”

Padilla versus. Velasquez - Acht ronde super vedergewicht gevecht

Padilla, 22, werd geboren in Vieques, Puerto Rico, en woont en vecht momenteel buiten Berlijn, N.J. De alles-actie, Krachtige linkshandige heeft op één na al zijn professionele uitdagers tegengehouden, waaronder zes tegenstanders die de eerste ronde niet haalden. Zijn laatste keer in januari 2020, Padilla had net nodig 2:46 om Israël Suarez-Olmeda te stoppen. Padilla werd in december professional 2016 na een geweldige amateurcarrière met onder meer drie nationale kampioenschappen en een record van 90-7. Hij traint samen met voormalig wereldkampioen Tevin Farmer en Jason Sosa onder trainer Raul "Chino" Rivas.

“Eerst en vooral, Ik wil God danken, mijn familie en mijn team om me positief te houden in deze moeilijke tijden,”Zei Padilla. “Ik ben erg enthousiast over deze kans om mijn vaardigheden te demonstreren voor een nationaal publiek. Ik heb veel opgeofferd om op dit punt in mijn carrière te komen. Het vergt veel toewijding aan de sport en ik ben ervan overtuigd dat het zijn vruchten zal afwerpen. Het is geweest 13 jarenlang hard werken om de wereld te laten zien wie Victor Padilla is en, maart 10, een nieuw hoofdstuk begint. Thomas Velasquez is een goede vechter en dit is een goede matchup, maar moge de beste winnen.”

Velasquez, een andere inwoner van Philadelphia, maakte zijn professionele debuut in 2015 en leek snel door de gelederen te stijgen, het winnen van zijn eerste negen gevechten, waaronder vijf door middel van knock-out. Een gelijkspel met Tyrome Jones in september 2017 bracht zijn carrière bijna tot stilstand, want hij vocht pas weer 2020 toen hij een derde ronde KO scoorde op veteraan Gustavo Molina in zijn terugkeerwedstrijd. De 25-jarige zal proberen het momentum dat hij eerder in zijn carrière had terug te winnen met een overwinning op de hoog aangeschreven Padilla.. Als amateur, Velasquez had een 30-3 record en won de Pennsylvania State Golden Gloves. Hij is opgeleid door Hamza Muhammad, die ook de nieuw gekroonde WBO Junior vedergewicht wereldkampioen Stephen Fulton Jr.

“Ik zou niet blijer kunnen zijn met deze kans om de wereld te laten zien wat ik kan,”Zei Velasquez. "Het maakt niet uit wie er in de tegenoverliggende hoek staat, Ik vecht voor een beter leven voor mijn tweelingdochters. Ik kijk er naar uit om in maart een spectaculair optreden neer te zetten 10 en die ring achterlatend met mijn ongeslagen record intact.”

International Boxing Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins zal de actie vanaf de eerste rang met mede-Hall of Famer en bokshistoricus Steve Farhood en voormalig wereldkampioen Raul Marquez als deskundige analisten bijeenroepen.. De uitvoerend producent is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughan produceren en Rick Phillips regisseren.

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® OFFERS FIRST LOOK AT SPECIAL VIDEO FEATURE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION®

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NEW YORK - Januari 20, 2021 – SHOWTIME Sports has released a special video feature in advance of tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation uitzending, the first of 2021. The video features ShoBox analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood taking viewers through the history of the popular prospect developmental series, which debuted on SHOWTIME® in juli 2001 and celebrates its 20th year featuring boxing’s rising stars throughout 2021. To watch and share the video, ga naar https://youtu.be/c8-_w6qLCkQ.

“I would make the argument that today as we speak in 2021, it’s more important than it’s ever been because prospects need to fight so it’s very important forShoBoxto give them that opportunity because without fights they don’t grow and without grassroots boxing, boxing doesn’t grow,” Farhood says in the feature.

Since its inception, ShoBox: The New Generation has showcased young talent matched tough in exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. Momenteel, 83 strijders die zijn verschenen opShoBox have advanced to win world titles including the likes of Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Timothy Bradley and Nonito Donaire.

Tonight’s telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME and is headlined by Yeis Solano (15-0, 10 KO) making his super lightweight debut against the first undefeated fighter of his career in East Hartford, Conn.’s Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 KO). The co-main event features Panama’s unbeaten Jose Nunez (11-0-1, 4 KO) facing decorated amateur Aram Avagyan (10-0-1, 4 KO) in an eight-round super featherweight matchup.

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FIVE UNBEATEN FIGHTERS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION® QUADRUPLEHEADER WEDNESDAY, Februari 17 LEVEN OP Showtime

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Janelson Figueroa Bocachica Returns Against Unbeaten Mark Reyes, Jr., in Main Event of ShoBox, Celebrating 20th Year Featuring Boxing’s Rising Stars

NEW YORK - Januari 20, 2021 - Exciting welterweight prospect Janelson Figueroa Bocachica will meet fellow undefeated Mark Reyes, Jr., in een ShoBox: The New Generation main event bout Wednesday, Februari 17 live op Showtime om 9 p.m. ET/PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Bocachica vs. Reyes headlines a four-fight card featuring eight compelling prospects with a combined record of 119-4-1, five of whom are undefeated.

Detroit’s Figueroa Bocachica (16-0, 11 KO) is following up on his dominating performance in hisShoBox debut in October when he faces the power-punching Reyes (14-0, 12 KO) from Tampa, Fla., in een 10-ronde weltergewicht bout. The co-main event will feature unbeaten Russian and Detroit-trained Vladimir Shishkin (11-0, 7 KO) taking on Ghana’s Sena Agbeko (23-1, 18 KO) in a 10-round super middleweight matchup. Bovendien, Alejandro Guerrero (12-0, 9 KO) of Irving, Texas, terug naarShoBox and faces Mexico’s Abraham Montoya (19-2-1, 14 KO) in een acht-ronde lichtgewicht bout. Another Russian-based in Detroit, Mich., Timur Kerefov (9-0, 4 KO), will battle middleweight prospect Argenis Espana (15-1, 14 KO) of Venezuela in the eight-round telecast opener.

The four-fight telecast is promoted by Salita Promotions.

“I am delighted to promote an exciting night of boxing, featuring some of the best young talent in boxing in opposing corners,” Salita said. “The February 17 card features possibly the best new talent in four different weight divisions in pick ‘em fights. Middleweight Timur Kerefov, fighting with trainer SugarHill Steward in his corner, is looking to quickly climb up the ladder. Super featherweight Alejandro Guerrero is fighting his toughest test against Abraham Montoya. Super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin is looking for a breakout performance against the hungry Sena Agbeko, who is looking to make a name for himself. This show may also be the crowning of one of the best new welterweights in the world with an exciting matchup between undefeated prospects, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica and Mark Reyes, Jr.”

Steward, who legally changed his name to SugarHill Steward to honor his late uncle Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, calls Kerefov, “One of the best middleweights in the world right now,” and that there is no limit to how far the 30-year-old can go. “We don’t have long conversations because of the language barrier, but I’m impressed how Timur is able to process the information I tell him, and quickly get better in the short time we’ve worked together,” said Steward, who is also training Anthony Dirrell at Big Time Boxing and Fitness in Boca Raton, Fla. “The Russians who come to Detroit are here to work and not run the streets, die ik graag. They have families and know that boxing in the United States is the mecca. Zo, they take it very seriously.”

Bocachica vs. Reyes – 10-Round Welterweight Main Event Bout

Bocachica returns for his second consecutiveShoBox appearance as the 22-year-old Detroit native overpowered Puerto Rico’s Nicklaus Flaz from the start earning a first-round TKO at 2:43 of round one in October. Bocachica is a four-year pro who began boxing at age eight. He won four consecutive Ringside Championships (2011-14), de Nationale PAL Kampioenschappen en de 2015 Detroit gouden handschoenen. Hij heeft een amateurrecord van 55-5. Hij wordt opgeleid door zijn vader, Nelson figueroa.

“After the last appearance onShoBox, I felt like that was the performance that I needed,” Bochachia said. “I picked Mark Reyes out myself because I wanted better competition and he is 14-0. I want to put a statement out to all of the fighters in the 147-pound division. A win gets me closer to my dreams. I am fighting better opposition. It shows that Janelson is the truth, and I am coming for everyone in the welterweight division. I am not worrying about anything.”

Reyes is coming off of a first-round knockout of Diego Perez on November 21, in his hometown of Tampa. Reyes was a successful amateur winning the PAL National Tournament in 2012, as well as the Junior Olympics and Ringside Tournament. He also won two National tournaments competing for Puerto Rico: the 2015 Frankie Larvae National Championships and 2016 Cheo Aponte National Championships. Globaal, he accumulated a record of 45-5 before turning pro in March 2016. He is now trained by Raul “Chino” Rivas, who also coaches former world champion Tevin Farmer.

“I am excited to be in this position, fighting onShoBox, where a win will put my name on the boxing map,'Zei Reyes. “Bocachica is a solid fighter, but I look forward to adding the first loss to his record and showing the viewers why I took this fight on short notice. Training camp has been going great and I will be ready.”

Shishkin vs. Agbeko – 10-Round Super Middleweight Bout

Shishkin has previously fought twice onShoBox earning impressive wins over Ulises Sierra and DeAndre Ware. Steward worked Shishkin’s corner for the Sierra fight, but Steward’s commitment to heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has not allowed the two to train exclusively together. Shishkin has recently been working with L.J. Harrison. In his last fight on August 20, he recorded a ninth-round technical knockout of Oscar Riojas. Shishkin is currently ranked No. 9 door de WBC, Niet Doen. 11 door de WBA en No. 12 by the IBF in the 168-pound division.

“I’m grateful, nogmaals, to get the chance to showcase my skills on SHOWTIME,” said Shishkin, 29. “I’m preparing in a new gym called Superbad with a new coach. I’m curious how that will affect me in the bout. I know this fight puts me just one step closer to my goal of becoming a world champion.”

Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Agbeko was a member of the Ghanaian National Team as a youth and had 69 amateur-aanvallen. Agbeko turned pro in 2011 op de leeftijd van 19 and had his first 15 bouts in Ghana before relocating to the United States in 2013 to pursue his dream of becoming a world champion. Agbeko has fine-tuned his craft serving as a sparring partner for Caleb Plant, Badou Jack and Brandon Adams. Agbeko currently lives in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife.

“Training is going great and we’ve been training for a while already, so we’re just doubling down on a few things and fine-tuning as well for the fight,” Agbeko said. “I know my opponent has an extensive amateur background and a style that’s reflective of where he’s from in Russia. I expect an aggressive, yet well-calculated fighter. I will win this fight because I know I want it more and, as a result, have put more effort into preparation. My superior boxing skills coupled with desire and effort will get it done.”

Guerrero vs. Montoya – Eight-Round Lightweight Bout

Uitvechten van Houston, Texas, Guerrero is a big-punching prospect who won a closely contested slugfest via majority decision over Jose Angulo in the lastShoBox telecast before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world for several months in March 2020. Prior to that win, Guerrero had stopped three consecutive opponents including a second-round TKO of Darnell Jiles, Jr. in januari 2020. Een gevierde amateur die twee junior nationale titels won, the 22-year-old “Pork Chop” has sparred with the likes of world champions Mikey Garcia and Brandon Rios at the famed Garcia Boxing Academy in California.

“I know nothing about my opponent, but I’ve watched one clip of him and that’s all I needed to see to know he will go down,” Guerrero said. “This fight will mean a lot to me because it will show the world I’m the real deal. I will win this fight for my career and my family.”

The 26-year-old Montoya, van Baja California, Mexico, will be making his United States debut on February 17 and will be fighting outside of his native Mexico for just the second time. After dropping his second professional contest, Montoya rallied to go unbeaten in his next 18 bouts before traveling to Russia in November 2019 to take on undefeated prospect Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov, where he lost a 12-round decision. Montoya rebounded to score a second-round TKO over Reyes David Lopez his last time out in October, and also owns an impressive victory over then-undefeated prospect Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas.

“Fighting in the U.S. and on SHOWTIME has always been my dream and I can’t wait for February 17 to show what I can do,” Montoya said. “I’ve never worked or trained as hard for a fight as I have for this one. I’ve seen my opponent and know he will bring the action just like his last fight. He will be tough, but I’m as ready for this as I’ve ever been.”

Kerefov vs. Espana – Eight-Round Middleweight Bout

Hailing from Shaluska, Rusland, and now fighting out of Detroit, Mich., Kerefov will make hisShoBox debut on February 17. Kerefov, 30, amassed an impressive 298-12 amateur record in his home country during his nearly decade-long reign at the elite level of international amateur boxing. In 2019, Kerefov turned in five impressive victories in Russia prior to his United States debut at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit in August 2020, where he turned in a dominating unanimous decision victory over Calvin Metcalf in a middleweight bout.

“I am in the middle of a great training camp with trainer SugarHill Steward in Florida,” Kerefov said. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans that I am the new face of the middleweight division.”

The 31-year-old southpaw, Espana, will be fighting for the first time in the United States as 14 zijn 16 professional bouts have taken place in Venezuela. The power-punching Espana’s only career loss was to Dervin Colina in 2019 en 14 zijn 15 victories have come via knockout. In december, he TKO’d Leonard Carrillo in his last fight.

“This is a great opportunity for me to appear in the U.S.,” Espana said. “I know very little about my opponent, but that does not bother me at all. I am always training and ready to go the distance or less. Victory will get me closer to a world title.”

International Boxing Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins zal de actie vanaf de eerste rang met mede-Hall of Famer en bokshistoricus Steve Farhood en voormalig wereldkampioen Raul Marquez als deskundige analisten bijeenroepen.. De uitvoerend producent is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughan produceren en Rick Phillips regisseren.

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