Live At 10 p.m. UND/PT On SHOWTIME From 2300 Arena in Philadelphia
NEW YORK (April 5, 2018) – Highly regarded undefeated lightweight Devin Haney will face the toughest test of his career in veteran Mason Menard in the 10-round main event of ShoBox: Die neue Generation Freitag, Mai 11 live auf Showtime (10 p.m. ET / PT) von 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Das 19-jährige Haney, who was a seven-time national junior amateur champion, has been considered a blue-chip prospect since turning professional at the age of 16 in Mexiko. Haney (18-0, 12 KOs) will face by far the toughest opponent of his career in his ShoBox debut against Menard (33-2, 24 KOs), a two-time ShoBox veteran whose only loss in nearly a decade came to current WBO Lightweight Champion Ray Beltran.
“The boxing world will see something they’ve never seen a 19-year-old professional boxer do,” Haney sagte. “I’m intimidating and I know it. I’m thankful to SHOWTIME and Mason Menard for giving me this opportunity, unfortunately for him, he will get a chance to see first-hand what all the hype is about. I’ve been sparring with former world champions like Jesse Vargas in preparation for this fight. The fact that I’m fighting in the main event is bringing out the best in me. It’s my time to show the world what I’m made of and I’m coming to make a statement in this fight. Mason Menard is in trouble!”
The young and flashy Haney fights out of Las Vegas, wo er sich einen Ruf als Wunder haben sparred mit Floyd Mayweather verdient hat, Shawn Porter, Jessie Vargas und Rances Barthelemy. Er stellte eine Amateuraufzeichnung von zusammen 130-8 and received a special exception from the Nevada State Athletic Commission when he was just 17 years old to make his U.S. Debüt auf dem Vorprogramm von Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III.
Haney, wer trainiert und von seinem Vater verwaltet, William Haney, has been active since turning pro with nine fights in 2016 and seven in 2017. In his last fight on Nov. 4, he scored a fifth-round TKO against Hamza Sempewo in Atlanta.
Menard had an emphatic win in his ShoBox Debüt in 2016 with a brutal Knockout of the Year nominee of previously unbeaten Eudy Bernardo. He returned later that year with a knockout victory of Bahodir Mamadjonov before facing Beltran on short notice. Prior to the 2016 loss to Beltran, Menard’s only blemish was a 2008 defeat in just his third professional fight.
“It’s a privilege for me to be able return in a fight on national television again,” Menard said. “My all-around game will be different. I have a new team, a repaired shoulder and a different outlook on things. Haney may be undefeated, but he’s never faced anyone like me. If everyone expects me to fold against an untested prospect they are in for a big surprise.”
After facing Beltran, Menard changed trainers and is now based in Los Angeles with trainers John Pullman and Buddy McGirt.
Tickets für die Veranstaltung, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Devin Haney Promotions & Knallharten Promotions, sind zum Preis von $125 VIP, $75 zum Ring und $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.