Más, Rising Heavyweight Sensation Efe Ajagba Added To The Televised Card Replacing Rau’shee Warren vs. Emmanuel Rodríguez

Terrell Gausha & Rau’shee Warren Withdraw Due to Injuries

LEYENDO, Papá. (Octubre 10, 2019) – Top super welterweight contender Erickson “Martillo” Lubin will now face hard-hitting Nathaniel Gallimore in a 10-round showdown on Saturday, Octubre 26, live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., en un evento presentado por Premier campeones de boxeo.

The all-action Gallimore replaces Terrell Gausha, who was forced to withdraw from the main event bout due to an injury to his left hand during sparring that required surgery.

Unbeaten heavyweight sensation de dibujos animados Ajagba will enter the ring against once-beaten Jack Mulowai in a 10-round bout that replaces the previously announced Rau’Shee Warren vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez fight. Warren had to withdraw from the contest due to a right hand injury suffered during sparring.

The three-fight SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION begins live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 pm. PT and also features former lightweight world champion Robert Pascua Jr. making his super lightweight debut against battle-tested veteran Adrian “El Tigre” Granados in the 10-round co-featured attraction.

Las entradas para el evento, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and King’s Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or at the Santander box office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.).

Orlando, Florida’s Lubin (21-1, 16 KOs) was one of the fastest rising contenders in boxing as he quickly raced to the top of the ladder to challenge Jermell Charlo for the WBC 154-pound championship in 2017. Following a one-punch, first-round stoppage to Charlo, the 24-year-old Lubin has rebounded with three straight stoppage victories of his own to regain his momentum toward a world championship.

En febrero, Lubin became the first boxer to stop former champion Ishe Smith and is coming off a TKO victory over Zaharia Attou in his last fight in June on SHOWTIME.

“It’s unfortunate that Gausha had to pull out because I was really looking forward to that fight,” dijo Lubin. “Now I’m facing Nathaniel Gallimore, who is a very good fighter whose only losses are to top level guys. I’m expecting a very difficult fight, one that will be explosive for the fans, but one I know I will win. It’s my time to show the world I’m ready to be back on top of the super welterweight division.”

The 31-year-old Gallimore (21-3-1, 17 KOs) most recently defeated Antonio Todd by decision in August to rebound from close decision losses to unified champion Julian Williams and top-ranked contender Patrick Teixeira in 2018. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, Gallimore put together a seven-fight winning streak before the Williams fight, including knockouts of contenders Justin DeLoach and Jeison Rosario.

“I’m approaching this like any other big fight that was in the works for a long time,” said Gallimore. “I’ve been waiting for this moment in my career for a while. This is a stepping stone that can take me where I want to go. Lubin’s a pretty good boxer-puncher. He was on the rise for a moment and I knew about him coming up. Va a ser una gran pelea. I’ll make any adjustment in the ring to capitalize on what I need to do to be victorious that night.”

Ajagba de Nigeria (11-0, 9 KOs) most recently passed the toughest test of his professional career when he defeated fellow 2016 El olímpico Ali Eren Demirezen por decisión unánime en 10 asaltos en julio. Ajagba, de 25 años, ganó notoriedad generalizada en agosto. 2018 cuando su oponente, Curtis Harper, salió del ring después de tocar los guantes para comenzar la primera ronda. Ajagba ganó la pelea sin lanzar un puñetazo ya que Harper fue descalificado.

Viviendo en Stafford, Texas y entrenamiento con Ronnie Shields, Ajagba has steadily increased his competition and added knockouts wins over Amir Mansour and Michael Wallisch this year.

Fighting out of Antwerpen, Bélgica, by way of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mulowayi (7-1-1, 3 KOs) hará su U.S. debut en octubre 26 in a pro career that dates back to 2015. The 32-year-old was unbeaten in his first seven pro fights before losing a narrow majority decision to Herve Bubeaux in a bout for the Belgium heavyweight title in May. He rebounded to defeat Artur Kubiak in July heading into his fight against Ajagba.

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