GH3 Promotions ready to start 2015 with a bang

Nutley, NJ(December 29, 2014)--2015 looks to be a huge year for Vito Mielnicki's GH3 Promotions as the company out of New Jersey gears up for a run that will see its fighter's competing in major fights. On January 9 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, undefeated Super Middleweight Jerry Odom (12-0, 11 KO's) of Bowie, Maryland will take on Andrew Hernandez (7-0-1, 1 KO) of Phoenix, Arizona in an 8-round bout as part of the inaugural Roc Nation boxing event. Shortly after will be the announcement of the first fight under the GH3 banner of undefeated Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez (9-0, 4 KO's) of San Antonio. Texas. Returning to action in February will be Jr. Middleweight John Thompson (14-1, 5 KO's) of Newark, New Jersey. The furthest along is undefeated Middleweight Antoine Douglas.  Douglas of Burke, Virginia is still just 22 years-old has a record of 16-0-1 with 10 knockouts.  Douglas, who has performed at a high level in his National television appearances hopes to be knocking on the door of a world title shot by the end of the year. Recent signee Derrick Webster (18-0, 9 KO's) is coming off a 21 second knockout in his GH3 debut that took place on November 25. Said GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki, "This is a big year for us.  We are excited to have Jerry Odom fight in Madison Square Garden.  New York is the perfect place for Jerry to compete as he has terrific punching power will definitely capture the attention of the great boxing fans and media of New York." "With Antoine, he is ready for the next step.  We feel by year's end, he will be ready to compete with the top Middleweights in the world.  We are about to announce Thompson's next move and he will be in fights that people around the country will be able to see and we feel that will push him into being a top contender." "We are extremely excited about our new talent in Adam Lopez and Derrick Webster.  Both have shown the potential to be players in their respective weight classes.   "I am looking to fight Featherweight Glenn Dezurn Jr. (6-0, 4 KO's)  about 8 times this year and have him in line to fight on television and we are also bringing back hard punching Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell (13-1, 7 KO's) back early in the year. "Wanzell Ellison will be back in a good fight.  He preformed well on Sho Box despite going up in weight and I believe he can do great things at 130 lbs. Finally we will be making an announcement very shortly as we are about to sign a Heavyweight that will make a lot of noise" 2015 will also mark the return of Bantamweight Qa'id Muhammad (8-0, 7 KO's) Also the GH3 amateur program is preparing to compete in the National Silver Glove tournament.  The regional's will take place this weekend in Utica, New York and the National tournament will commence at the end of the month in Independence, Missouri. GH3 Promotions features undefeated Middleweight Antoine Douglas, Super Middleweight's Jerry Odom & Derrick Webster, undefeated Featherweight Glenn Dezurn Jr., undefeated Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez as well as Jr. Middleweight John Thompson, Jr. Lightweight Wanzell Ellison, Featherweight Jorge Diaz, undefeated Super Bantamweight Qa'id Muhammad and Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell to the GH3 Promotions stable.

GH3 Promotions signs undefeated Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez

Nutley, NJ(December 17, 2014)-- GH3 Promotions is proud to announce the signing of undefeated Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez to an exclusive promotional contract.   Lopez of San Antonio, Texas has a record of 9-0 with four knockouts was a 6-time national amateur champion who traveled and fought for Team USA.   He turned professional on February 4, 2012 with a 1st round stoppage over Richard Hernandez on the Julio Cesar Chavez - Marco Antonio Rubio card and has fought on the Chavez - Andy Lee card in El Paso.   He is trained by former two-time world champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez and trains out if the Castillo Boxing Club in San Antonio.   "I am very happy to sign with GH3 Promotions.  They are an up and coming promotional company and they are ready to do big things," said Lopez.   Lopez was introduced to GH3 Promotions CEO Vito Mielnicki by Ron Sims.   "I am an aggressive counter puncher." continued Lopez.   GH3 Promotions is known for keeping their fighters busy and Lopez will be no different.   "I expect to be back in the ring in early February and will have a lot of fights in 2015.  This year I plan to make a splash with GH3 Promotions behind me."   "We are glad to add Adam to our stable.  He will fit in nicely with our other prospects and we expect big things from Adam this coming year and in the future." said GH3 Promotions CEO Vito Mielnicki.   Lopez joins undefeated Middleweight Antoine Douglas, Super Middleweight Jerry Odom & Featherweight Glenn Dezurn Jr. as well as Jr. Middleweight John Thompson and Featherweight Jorge Diaz to the GH3 Promotions stable.

GH3 Promotions signs undefeated Super Bantamweight Glenn Dezurn

Fights lined up for September 12 and October 24

NUTLEY, NJ (September 4, 2014)--Vito Mielnicki's GH3 Promotions is proud to announce the signing of undefeated Super Bantamweight Glenn Dezurn to an exclusive promotional contract.   Dezurn, 26 years-old of Baltimore, Maryland has compiled a professional record of 4-0 with three knockouts.   "This is a great company and I will continue to prove that I am going to be a champion", said Dezurn.   "I want to thank Vito and I look forward to doing big things."   Dezurn had a stellar amateur career as he amassed a reported 89-4 record and won many regional tournaments.  Dezurn almost made the 2012 Olympic trials but was defeated by future Olympian Raynell Williams.   He turned pro on July 20, 2013 with a 4-round unanimous decision over Marquise Pierce in Baltimore.   That was the only time he has gone the distance as he has stopped three consecutive opponents which includes his last bout when he stopped Andre Canada in one-round on July 25 in Verona, New York.   "It was a body shot.  I was working my way in and took my time.  I exposed a weakness to his body and nailed him with a good shot to the rib cage."   Dezurn is tentatively scheduled to fight on September 12 in Fort Washington, Maryland then he will come back on October 24 at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey on a big card promoted by GH3 Promotions.   Dezurn will campaign at 122 lbs and will eventually fill out at Featherweight..   He joins fellow undefeated Beltway area fighters Middleweight Antoine Douglas and Super Middleweight Jerry Odom under the GH3 Promotions banner.   "I am close to Antoine.  We came up together and we are like brothers.  I see how GH3 is moving him and I feel if I can get moved like that, big things will happen for me,"finished Dezurn.   Said promoter Vito Mielnicki, "Glenn is a very good prospect.  It is rare to find a kid like him in the lower weights on the east coast.  He has a good pedigree and he can punch.  We are really excited to watch him progress into a championship caliber fighter.   Douglas and Odom will both appear on October 24 at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey.

Undefeated and world ranked Jerry Odom returns this Saturday in Springfield, Virginia

Springfield, VA (APRIL 22, 2014)--This Saturday night at the Springfield ABC, undefeated and world-ranked Super Middleweight Jerry "The Kings Son" Odom will make his 4th start in as many months when he takes on Edgar Perez in a six round bout on a card that is promoted by Jeter Promotions and RBA Promotions.   Odom is promoted by GH3 Promotions   Odom of Bowie, Maryland is 10-0 with 10 knockouts which shot him up to number-15 by the WBA.  He has been picking up the competition as evidenced by his 1st round destruction over Douglas Otieno Okola on April 4 in Parsippany, New Jersey.   Perez of Chicago has a a record of 5-8 with three knockouts.   The combined record of his last 8 opponents is 68-3-1 which includes bouts with Steven Martinez, Jermall Charlo, Anthony Ogogo, Antoine Douglas and his last bout on January 10 with Joel De La Paz.   Tickets are $50 for General Admission and $75 for VIP.

GH3 Promotions Antoine Douglas & Jerry Odom back in action this Saturday in Springfield, VA

Nutley, NJ (March 13, 2014)--This Saturday night at the Springfield ABC in Springfield, Virginia, two of the brightest prospects in the country will be back in action as undefeated Middleweight Antoine "Action" Douglas and undefeated Super Middleweight Jerry "The Kings Son" Odom will be part of the card that is promoted by Gulfstream Promotions. Both Douglas and Odom are promoted by Vito Mielnicki's GH3 Promotions. Douglas of Burke, Virginia has a record of 12-0 with 7 knockouts and will be facing veteran Jeremy Yelton in a 6 round bout while Odom will take on battle tested William Gill in a 6 round bout. Douglas is coming off a 8 round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Marquis Davis on January 17th in a bout that was nationally televised on ShoBox.  It was Douglas 2nd consecutive won over an undefeated fighter as he stopped Colby Courter in the 3rd round on December 4th. Yelton of Forest City, North Carolina has a record of 17-15 with 8 knockouts and has faced world champions such as Paulie Malignaggi &  Isaac Hlatshwayo; World title challengers Ricky Quiles, Eromesele Albert, Giovanni Lorenzo and Harry Joe Yorgey as well as undefeated fighters Americo Santos, Henry Crawford, Dominick Britsch and his most recent bout against Thomas LaManna. "He is a last minute replacement and I don't know much more than his record," said Douglas.  "I know in his last few fights he has been knocked out so I plan to make this quick.  I am in shape, I am ready and feel strong" Douglas will be fighting seven miles from his hometown and is eager to put on a good performance. "I have lots of people from home that will be there so I want to be very impressive." Odom of Bowie, Maryland has a record of 8-0 with all wins coming by knockout.  He is coming off a 3rd round stoppage over Demetrius Walker on January 17th in Memphis. "I haven't fought since January 17th and I am ready to do my thing as always and show my talent," said Odom. "I looked at Gill's record and I know he has a lot of fights and some losses.  I will not underestimate him.  He is still a fighter." "I just want to thank my promoter Vito Mielnicki for working with me and I want to thank my team for their continued support.", finished Odom.  Like Yelton, Gill is extremely battle tested and despite his record, he has some big wins on his ledger such as Bobby Rooney (3-0), Terrance Johnson (4-0), former U.S. Olympian Dante Craig (17-5-1), Richard Stewart (12-2-1) and currant world-ranked Light Heavyweight Anatoliy Dudchenko (3-0). Gill has fought 20 undefeated fighters and is coming off a 3rd round stoppage to Henry Buchanan on December 14, 2013.

GH3 PROMOTIONS WANZELL ELLISON GOES TO 10-0-1 WITH WIN OVER VILLALBA

NEWARK, NJ (FEBRUARY 4, 2014)--This past Friday night at the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey, Jr. lightweight Wanzell Ellison remained undefeated with a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over Esteban Villalba in a bout that part of a an ESPN Friday Night Fight's card. Ellison is promoted by Vito Mielnicki's GH3 Promotions. Ellison was very solid throughout the bout and won by scores of 60-54 on all cards to raise his record to 10-0-1. After the fight, Ellison spoke and news media outlets may use the video by copy/paste the embed code and use it on their websites: Wanzell Ellison For more information about GH3 Promotions:

GH3 Promotions Muriqi, Diaz and Ellison back in Action as part of ESPN's Friday night Fights card

Muriqi battles Caparello in main event; Diaz takes on Rosa in co-feature while Ellison fights Villalba

WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY (JANUARY 29, 2014)--This Friday night at the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey, Three members of the GH3 Promotions will be in action with two being featured in prominent fights as part of ESPN Friday Night Fight's televised portion of the 12 bout card. In the main event. popular Light Heavyweight Elvir Muriqi takes on undefeated Australian Blake Caparello in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds.  In the potentially exciting co-feature, Jorge Diaz battles undefeated Luis Rosa in a Featherweight bout scheduled for 8 rounds.  Also seeing action will be undefeated undefeated Super Featherweight Wanzell Ellison, who will be making his debut under the GH3 Promotions banner when he fights Esteban Villalba. Muriqi of New York has a record of 40-5 with 24 knockouts feels a win over Caparello (18-0-1, 6 KO's) is a must and has been completely focused in making that a reality. "Training camp was good," said Muriqi, who was training for a fight with former world champion Zsolt Erdei before Erdei bowed out of the fight.  "The only thing that changed with the opponent switch was that I had to have southpaw sparring.  That is not a big deal as people saw how i performed against Antonio Tarver a few years back who was not only a southpaw but the best Light Heavyweight in the world at that time." Muriqi has been mostly off the radar since the narrow loss to Tarver, knows that this is a spot to get back in the Light Heavyweight mix. "This is a 2nd chance.  A great opportunity to get in the mix.  This is great for me to be back on television here in America and I am looking for better things after this.  I will have a lot of fans here for me and I am not about to let them down" Caparello is a virtual unknown here in the United States but Muriqi did as much scouting as he could. "He is an awkward guy and he is undefeated.  I know he will fight hard but this will be new to him to come here and fight on the road." Diaz of New Brunswick, New Jersey has a record of 17-2 with 10 knockouts and will be looking to redeem himself after his last appearance when he was stopped in four rounds bu Yenifel Vicente on ESPN Froday Night Fights. "My training has been pleasing", said Diaz. Diaz who makes for action fights is not taking this fight lightly. "I think me getting this opportunity has to do with our records and I am here because of the opportunity that he is presenting me with." Despite Rosa being from nearby Connecticut, Diaz does not know much about the 15-0 fighter. "This is really the first I have heard of him.  I have received feedback that his style is similar to my last opponent and that he likes to come forward." Most fighters that are coming off of stoppage defeats usually look for a soft touch to get back in the win column, By taking this fight, Diaz is proving that he is a what the old school pundits would call a "Real Fighter" by getting right back in with an undefeated opponent. "I took this opportunity.  I don't want to waste anybodies time.  I just want to get right back in the mix of things." Ellison of Newark, New Jersey will be battling Esteban Villalba in a bout scheduled for six rounds. "Everything is going good," Said Ellison.  "I have been training for a long time and I am ready." "I do not know much about my opponent.  It doesn't matter because it will be the same outcome no matter who it is.  It will be a knockout.  The time is now.  Friday I will show who I am, Venom!!"     Tickets are priced at $150, $100, $75 and $40, and can be purchased by calling 1 (888) 612-4191 or by visiting https://tickets.completeticketsolutions.com/BOX/Online/default.asp#

SHO SPORTS VIDEO ALERT: Watch Marquis Davis Lose His Tooth and Keep Fighting on ShoBox - Replay Tonight/Tuesday at 10pm ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME

“He just kicked it into the fourth row.” – Steve Farhood

“A nice souvenir from here in Memphis.” – Barry Tompkins

–ShoBox announcers on boxer Marquis Davis kicking his tooth into the crowd during his fight

  SUGGESTED TWEET: #ShoBox fighters are tough! Watch what happens when one loses a tooth mid-fight & catch the replay at 10p on SHO Ex. http://s.sho.com/1hf14HI

ShoBox: The New Generation has made its reputation by matching up-and-coming prospects in their toughest fights to date. Friday night’s stellar quadrupleheader proved no different. The event featured a nail-biting main event, a vicious knockout, an action packed battle leading to a draw, and something nobody expected – a tooth extraction on live television. Yes, although Marquis Davis lost a tooth during his fight, he refused to give up and kept battling until the end. That is the epitome of the tough-as-nailsShoBox fighters fans have come to expect on SHOWTIME. Make sure to catch the replay of all four exciting ShoBox fights

tonight/Tuesday Jan. 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME.

Watch Marquis Davis lose his tooth and keep fighting in the below video:

**VIDEO ALERT** 

UNBEATEN IVAN REDKACH WINS HARD-FOUGHT, UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER TONY LUIS; FRANK GALARZA SCORES VICIOUS SECOND-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER JOHN THOMPSON ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION

Antoine Douglas Takes Easy Decision Over Marquis Davis,
 Maurice Hooker and Abel Ramos Battle To Exciting Draw
In Other Televised Results; Replay Is Tuesday on SHOWTIME EXTREME

MEMPHIS (Jan. 18, 2014) – Promising, world-ranked southpawIvan Redkach (16-0, 13 KO’s), of Los Angeles, by way of Ukraine, passed the toughest challenge of his career, scoring one knockdown en route to a unanimous 10-round decision over Canada’s Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KO’s), but the night belonged to “The Brooklyn Rocky” Frank “Notorious” Galarza (12-0-2, 8 KO’s), of Brooklyn, N.Y., who registered an exciting second-round knockout over John “Apollo Kidd’’ Thompson (14-1, 5 KO’s), of Newark, N.J., Fridayon ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME^® from Cook Convention Center.

In other ShoBox results on a four-fight card, Antoine Douglas (12-0, 7 KO’s), of Burke, Va., by way of Washington D.C., won a lopsided eight-round decision over Marquis Davis (8-1-2, 5 KO’s), of Tampa, Fla., in a matchup of unbeaten middleweights and undefeated junior welterweights Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (12-0-2, 9 KO’s), of Dallas, Texas, and Abel Ramos (8-0-1, 4 KO’s), of Casa Grande, Ariz., by way of Gettysburg, Pa., boxed to an eight-round draw in an exciting scrap that opened the telecast.

“Tonight was our first ShoBox telecast of the year and it was a smorgasbord,’’ ShoBox expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood said afterward. “We got a little bit of everything. The fights we thought would go long went short and the fights we thought would go short went long.

“Redkach was legitimately tested for the first time and while he didn’t get the knockout, he showed the fans why he’s considered such an exciting fighter to watch. Galarza, who had limited credentials coming in, absolutely stole the show with a savage, stunning and sudden knockout.’’

Redkach dropped Luis late in the first round, but never could relax despite winning by the seemingly one-sided scores of 99-90, 97-92 and 97-93. 

“I won the fight clearly,’’ said Redkach, the WBC’s No. 13-ranked contender. “I learned a lot. Tony is a true warrior. He made the fight a dirty fight and I got sucked into that game.

“I will take this as a lesson learned into my next training camp and improve on it.’’

Luis was livid with the scoring. “There’s always room for improvement and I didn’t fight the perfect fight, but I thought this was a much, much closer fight,’’ he said. “I felt I was hurting him, and he was getting tired. I felt I’d knocked him down in the first, but the referee didn’t call it even though his gloves hit the canvas. The ref was breaking us up too soon. He wouldn’t let me work.

“This is very disappointing to say the least.’’

Galarza stopped Thompson with a devastating left hook at 0:16 in the second round. “This is the way to start the year,’’ a beaming Galarza said. “People are going to have to think twice about me now. What they saw tonight is who I am.

“Considering this was on a national stage, it has to be one of the very best wins in my career.’’

After starting slowly and losing the first round on all the scorecards, Galarza came out strongly in the second, threw a couple of right hands and then delivered the hook that sent Thompson crashing to the mat.

“Our game plan was to feel him out in the first and then step it up,’’ Galarza said. “The key was to get to him first, to not let him get off.’’

Douglas won by the scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73, but he wasn’t thrilled with his performance. “I am happy to get the win, but I’m not happy that the fight didn’t play out the way I thought it would. I expected more from myself; I expected to knock him out. I know I wasn’t 100 percent because I had a touch of the flu, so maybe I overestimated what I could do. Still, I expected more.''

To make matters worse for Davis, Douglas knocked out one of Davis’ teeth midway through the fight. To continue throwing punches – and perhaps save the tooth – Davis kicked it out of the ring without giving it a second thought.

The Hooker-Ramos was an excellent eight-round fight with give-and-take, two-way action from start to finish. In the end, one judge had it for Hooker, 77-75, but the other two scored it 76-76.

The event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with GH3 Promotions, Greg Cohen Promotions and Prize Fight Boxing.

The ShoBox quadrupleheader will re-air for first time this week as follows:

            DAY                                                                 CHANNEL

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 10 p.m. ET/PT       SHOWTIME EXTREME

Friday’s four-fight telecast will be available ON DEMAND beginning today, Saturday, Jan. 18.

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox action from ringside with Farhood and former World Champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

FINAL WEIGHTS AND QUOTES FOR SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION QUADRUPLEHEADER TOMORROW NIGHT

Tomorrow/Friday, Jan. 17, Live on SHOWTIME^® at 10 p.m. ET/PT

From Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2014) – The eight fighters featured in tomorrow night’s ShoBox: The New Generation live telecast onSHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) made weight Thursday at Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honky Tonk in downtown Memphis.

In an eagerly awaited 10-round main event tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 17, highly regarded, hard-hitting lightweight Ivan “The Terrible’’ Redkach (15-0, 13 KO’s), of Los Angeles, by way of Ukraine, puts his undefeated record on the line against once-beaten Tony “Lightning” Luis (17-1, 7 KO’s), of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. 

In three televised eight-rounders between six undefeated up-and-comers on an event presented by DiBella Entertainment, in association with GH3 Promotions, Greg Cohen Promotions and Prize Fight Boxing: John “Apollo Kidd’’ Thompson (14-0, 5 KO’s), of Newark, N.J., faces “The Brooklyn Rocky” Frank “Notorious” Galarza (11-0-2, 7 KO’s), of Brooklyn, N.Y., Antoine “Action” Douglas (11-0, 7 KO’s), of Burke, Va., by way of Washington D.C. meets Marquis “MD Goodnite” Davis (8-0-2, 5 KO’s), of Tampa, Fla., in a middleweight match and Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (12-0-1, 9 KO’s) of Dallas will be opposed by Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO’s), of Casa Grande, Ariz., by way of Gettysburg, Pa., in a junior welterweight scrap.  

WEIGHTS: Redkach weighed 134¼ pounds, Luis tipped scale at 134½ pounds; Thompson weighed 153¼ pounds, Galarza 153½ pounds; Douglas weighed 158 pounds, Davis (making weight on his third attempt, 45 minutes after his initial try) weighed 159½ pounds; and Hooker and Ramos both tipped the scale at 141½ pounds.  

Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood and former World Champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

Below are the final thoughts from the fighters competing on SHOWTIME:

IVAN REDKACH

“This is going to be a great fight. I feel that it is the biggest of my career. I am facing a very good opponent who I know is coming to win.

“I appreciate the nice things people say about me, but boxing is my life and I put pressure on myself to be a world champion someday. I watch tape every day because I know there is still a lot of work for me to do.

“I am very focused. I want to perform well on SHOWTIME because if you don’t perform well on television you don’t always get invited back. I always want to finish my opponents because I know they are trying to take something away from me.’’

TONY LUIS

“This is definitely a career-defining fight for me and I am very excited about this opportunity. I’m looking at it as payback for my loss.

“This fight means everything to me. I know I can’t afford another loss on television, I can’t afford another loss – period.

“We all know about my opponent, but I have more experience and have been places as a pro that he hasn’t. There’s no denying his power or ability, but he hasn’t fought the caliber of me.

“I have a lot of respect for him, but I’ve learned so much since my loss. Speed makes power. I love that I am getting this chance. I didn’t come here to lose.’’

JOHN THOMPSON

“I feel that I’m still learning, but I love the fact I’m fighting against an undefeated opponent. I definitely consider this a step up and it’s one that can open new doors for me.

“I think his main focus is to punch his way to success, so I plan to keep him on the outside.

“I love fighting on television. It gives other people, nation-wide, a chance to see me. Fighting on SHOWTIME is excellent.’’

FRANK GALARZA

“I’m fighting a guy taller than me so he has the reach advantage, but I’m ready to do whatever I have to do. I feel I’ve become smarter with experience, that I use my mind and feet more and that I’m not just a brawler.

“He’s an aggressive guy. I plan to attack, but smartly, and see how it works. I’m not just going to go crazy in there. I actually think I’m more elusive than people think I am.

“This is a good fight for both of us, a good fight for boxing and a good one for ‘ShoBox’. I no longer feel I’m a one-dimensional fighter and I am excited for the chance for you to see what I’m all about.’’

ANTOINE DOUGLAS

“I’m excited to be fighting on SHOWTIME for the first time. I look at this as a big step, but I know the time is right and I’m in the right place to showcase my skills.

“I am not a bragger, but I want you to be able to say in six months that you remember when you saw me on ‘ShoBox’. I hope to show you greatness.

“My plan, like always, is to execute and not worry about what my opponent might do. I do what I have to do. I feel I can throw every punch. I feel I can adjust to anything. My mindset is probably more of a puncher but I feel I can do anything.’’

MARQUIS DAVIS

“I’m a power-puncher that likes to work on the inside. This is a great matchup because I want to make a statement and I know my opponent also wants to make a statement.

“I remember Douglas from the amateurs. He has talent but I don’t feel he’s been tested as a pro like I have. I consider my draws, like losses, and they’ve only served to motivate me more. If you win easy all the time, you get comfortable. I learned that lesson with the draws.

“I’m very thankful for this opportunity. I expect to get better as the fight progresses.’’

MAURICE HOOKER  

“I’m moving from six rounds to eight rounds, and he’s moving from four to eight, but it won’t matter. I’m ready. I consider myself a boxer-puncher. I like to go inside but will also fight from the outside.

“Bottom line is, I love to fight. I come from a tough area near Dallas. But I know I need to fight smart and utilize my physical attributes. I’m not underestimating Ramos; he can really box but I’m totally prepared.

“I’m dedicating this fight to Muhammad Ali, who is 72 on Friday. I’ll be wearing a patch on my trunks in his honor.’’

ABEL RAMOS

“This is my first fight outside Arizona, but I traveled a lot in the amateurs. I’m a little nervous but definitely more excited about this opportunity.

“Condition-wise, going up to eight rounds, will not be a problem. I’m actually really looking forward to it. It gives me more time to break down my opponent.’’