2016 Olympian Eimantas Stanionis & 17-Year-Old Sensation
Vito Mielnicki, Jr., Lightweight Omar Douglas & Welter
Jose Miguel Borrego Highlight Jam-Packed Undercard Lineup in Separate Fights as Part of Premier Boxing Champions Event
LEYENDO, Papá. (Octubre 21, 2019) – Unbeaten Cuban slugger Frank Sánchez se enfrentará a Jack Mulowai in an eight-round heavyweight attraction to open SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION this Saturday, Octubre 26 en vivo por SHOWTIME® desde el Santander Arena en Reading, Papá.
Sánchez (13-0, 11 KOs) steps in to replace de dibujos animados Ajagba, who withdrew from the fight against the once-beaten Mulowayi (7-1-1, 3 KOs). Ajagba injured his back in training last week.
The evening is headlined by top super welterweight contender Erickson “Martillo” Lubin asumiendo contundente Nathaniel Gallimore in a 10-round showdown that headlines the Premier Boxing Champions event beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 pm. PT. Former lightweight world champion Robert Pascua, Jr. will make his super lightweight debut against Adrian “El Tigre” Granados in a 10-round co-feature attraction.
Highlighting the action-packed non-televised portion of the card are fights featuring undefeated 2016 Lituania olímpico Eimantas Stanionis squaring off against Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s TIE Dixon in a welterweight bout and 17-year-old welterweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. facing Durham, Carolina del Norte de Marklin Bailey in a four-round attraction.
The action continues with bouts featuring Mexico’s Jose Miguel Borrego (15-2, 13 KOs) teniendo en Colombia de Likar Ramos (29-8, 22 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight bout and Wilmington, Delaware’s Omar Douglas (19-3, 13 KOs) facing Riverside, California Humberto Galindo (12-0-1, 9 KOs) para 10 rounds of lightweight action.
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.).
Also entering the ring is Colorado’s Ricky Lopez (20-4-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight contest against Texas-native Joe Perez (14-3-2, 10 KOs), Paterson, Nueva Jersey de Norman Neely (3-0, 3 KOs) in a four-round heavyweight fight withD’Angelo Swaby (1-0, 1 KO) of the Bahamas, plus Miami’s Jessy Cruz (17-7-1, 7 KOs) lleva en México de Ernesto Guerrero (32-29, 22 KOs) en una atracción súper pluma de ocho asaltos, and Michigan-native Raeese Aleem (14-0, 8 KOs) competes in an eight-round super bantamweight fight against Colombia’s Marlon Olea (14-5, 12 KOs).
Rounding out the action is undefeated Puerto Rican bantamweight prospect Jonathon Torres en una pelea a seis asaltos, prospecto súper mediano Darrion Lawson de Flint, Michigan in a four-round fight against Nicaragua’s Jaime Meza y mediano Zany Larry of Clearwater, Florida in a four-round bout against Kansas-native Antonio Hernandez.
A former amateur standout from his native Cuba, Sanchez now lives in Las Vegas and is unbeaten since turning pro in 2017. El joven de 27 años anotó nocauts en sus primeras seis peleas profesionales, y obtuvo nueve victorias en 2018. Sanchez most recently scored a dominant stoppage of Puerto Rico’s Victor Bisbal in August.
Fighting out of Antwerpen, Bélgica, by way of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mulowayi will make his 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 Sanchez.
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ABOUT LUBIN VS. GALLIMORE
Lubin vs. Gallimore pits top super welterweight contender Erickson “Martillo” Lubincontra el fuerte golpeador 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 three-fight SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITIONbegins live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 pm. PT and features former lightweight world champion Robert Pascua Jr. making his super lightweight debut against battle-tested veteran Adrian “El Tigre” Granadosin the 10-round co-featured attraction, plus unbeaten heavyweight sensation Frank Sánchez will enter the ring against once-beaten Jack Mulowai en una pelea de ocho asaltos.
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