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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Cohen Congratulates McCalla and Luis for ShoBox Victories Friday Night

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After co-promoting (along with GH3 Promotions) the historic 200th episode of "SHOBOX: The New Generation," last Friday, July 25, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions wishes to congratulate his two victorious fighters, Cecil McCalla and Tony Luis.

Welterweight McCalla (19-0, 6 KOs), of Randallstown, Maryland, won a dominating eight-round unanimous decision over Watsonville, California's Oscar Godoy (13-3, 6 KOs), while Canada's "The Lightning" Luis (18-2, 7 KOs) handed Newark, New Jersey's Wanzell "Venom" Ellison (11-1-1, 5 KOs) his first defeat via unanimous decision in a lightweight eight-rounder.

While many experts had predicted McCalla would be in tough against the capable Godoy, McCalla made it look easy and cruised to a wide unanimous decision with only one judge giving Godoy even a round. Scores were 80-72, 80-72 and 79-73.

McCalla's clever upper body movement and lead right hand backed up and befuddled Godoy, backing him to the ropes and slowing the Californian's work rate to minimal levels.

Luis, of Cornwall, Ontario, was considered an underdog in his battle against formerly undefeated Ellison, but stuck to his game plan and worked the body to great effect. Ellison had a few moments in the middle rounds, but the determined Luis wrested back control and cruised to the victory by scores of 79-73, 77-75 and 78-74.

"Both of my fighters were given strong tests and both passed with flying colors," said Greg Cohen. "Cecil's performance was strong enough to solidify him as someone to watch in the welterweight division, which is something I've known for a long time. And Tony Luis came back from a questionable loss to show what he's learned since then. He stuck to the strategy the team laid out for him and reignited his career with a clear win over a very talented opponent."

Cohen says he's already back at work, finding the next step for McCalla and Luis.

"They'll both be back in high-profile fights very soon. I'm very proud to be working with both of these fighters and they deserve high praise for coming through when tested."

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Douglas and Soro battle to majority draw on 200th Espisode of Sho Box: The New Generation

    


Odom scores spectacular stoppage over Quinonez; McCalla decisions Godoy; Luis decisions Ellison

For Immediate Release

Verona, NY (July 25, 2014)--Undefeated Antoine Douglas and former world title challenger Michel Soro fought to a majority draw that headlined the 200th Episode of ShoBox: The New Generation at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

The televised quadruple header was promoted by GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions and sponsored by Modell's Sporting Goods. 

In round two, Douglas started to work the body of Soro with a combination against the ropes. In round three, Douglas was very effective working the body with both hands and then came up with a right uppercut. Moments later a power jab sent Soro to the ropes which facilitated a five punch flurry. In round four, Douglas once again sent Soro to the ropes with a hard combination.

In round six, Soro got in his best offense as he landed a three punch combination that was capped by a hard uppercut. Douglas shook it off nicely and came back to land a nice body combination of his own. In round seven, Douglas blasted Soro with a pair of right hands. 

In round eight the door opened for Soro as he landed a flush right hand that wobbled Douglas to the ropes. Soro jumped on the opportunity and landed a follow up flurry and it looked like Douglas may go to the canvas but he gathered himself by throwing punches and then holding to get out of the potentially disastrous round.

In round nine, Soro carried on the momentum as he rocked Douglas several more times and had Douglas in a little trouble.

Douglas recovered enough to be competitive in the decisive 10th round but it was Soro who controlled the action with Douglas looking to counter.

Soro took a scorecard by a 96-94 tally but was overruled by two cards that read even at 95-95.

"I feel real bad but after the first couple of rounds I wasn't feeling myself," said Douglas.

"After being hit in the 8th round, i knew I had to respond and I would fight him again."

Soro said, "In the first few rounds, I was stressed because I was fighting outside of home."

"Around the 4th or 5th round, I started to relax. I know in the later rounds that experience was the difference. When I had him hurt in round eight, i just had to be more precise and had to accelerate my output a little more. This is not my best weight and I know I can do better."

Douglas, 155 1/2 lbs of Burke, VA was fighting his 2nd consecutive former world title challenger is now 14-0-1. Soro, 157 lbs of France is now 23-1-1.

Jerry "The King's Son" Odom won the WBC Interim FECARBOX Super Middleweight title with a spectacular 7th round stoppage over fellow undefeated Vilier Quinonez.

Quinonez landed a solid left in the opening moments of the 1st round that briefly drove Odom back. Odom finished off the round strong by landing a series of right hands. After one flurry, Quinonez came out with a cut around his right eye. It was ruled from a head butt. Odom started putting punches together in round two. Quinonez settled down in round three and pecked away with his jab and came back with straight lefts. In round four, Quinonez landed a hard left but that was only the beginning of things as Odom came back to land a huge flurry that Quinonez on the ropes and Odom landed a booming right that sent Quinonez to the canvas. Odom went in for the finish and landed some hard shots but it spurred Quinonez to gather himself and land some lefts at the end of the round.

In round five, Quinonez forced the action and landed some good left's to the body.

In round six, Odom rocked Quinonez with a perfect right on the ropes. That made Quinonez stumble across the ring. Odom pounced on Quinonez and in the process he suffered a cut around his left eye. In round seven. Odom started digging right's to the body. Late in the round, Odom landed a huge hook that staggered Quinonez clear across the ring and down and the fight was stopped at 2:25 of round seven.

Odom. 167 lbs of Bowie, MD is now 12-0 with 11 knockouts. Quinonez, 167 lbs of Miami, FL is now 8-1.

Cecil McCalla remained perfect with an 8-round unanimous decision over Oscar Godoy in a Welterweight bout.

McCalla started to show his quickness in round two. Later in the round, he smacked Godoy with a good left hook to the side of the head. McCalla then landed a hard left right combination in the corner. McCalla began to sit down on his punches in round three as he landed a nice three-punch combination to the body and then blasted a right to the head. The both tried working the body on the inside and then McCalla landed a couple right hands from distance that had Godoy backing up and then holding on. Godoy tried to trade power shots but at the end of round four, he was met with a hard right from McCalla.

McCalla continued to land quick combinations on the inside. Later in round five, he ripped a perfect right that forced Godoy to hold on. In round seven, Godoy tried to mount some offense but McCalla shook it off and even motioned to the crowd that he as not affected by any of the blows.

In the 8th round, McCalla landed some sharp and had Godoy in brief trouble on several occasions but he was unable to put Godoy away.

McCalla, 147 lbs of Randallstown, MD won by scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73 and is now 19-0. Godoy, 146 lbs of Watsonville, CA is now 13-3.

"I fought a great fight. I dominated like I said so," said McCalla. "I had my way but he is tough but I knew my rights hands would come."

"He is tough and he took a lot of shots. I know I have things to work on but I am ready to take over."

Said Godoy, "I couldn't adjust to his jab but he won fair and square."

Tony Luis pounded out an 8-round unanimous decision over previously undefeatedWanzell Ellison in a Lightweight bout.

Luis was quicker in the early going as he focused his lefts to the body. In round three, Luis continued to land lefts to the body. Later in the round, he landed a 4-punch combination in the corner that had Ellison holding on. It was more of the same in round four as Luis pushed Ellison back with a 4-punch combination.. The two finished off the round trading left hooks.

Luis continued it in round five as he landed countless left hooks and stunned Ellison with a shot to he body and two separate left's to the body and one to the head. Luis landed some hard combinations in round six including a beautiful double body shot-left to the head combo. Ellison was competitive and the beginning round seven but then ate a thudding left and right to the body that Luis cleaned up with a flush left to the head. Ellison fought hard down the stretch and even landed his best punches but he came up short as Luis won by score of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75.

Luis, 135 lbs of Cornwall, ONT, CAN is now 18-2. Ellison, 133 lbs of Newark, NJ is now 11-1-1.

"I did what I had to do to win," said Luis. "The body shots worked and they slowed down his attack. I am happy with my performance. I boxed him from the outside and outfought him on the inside", finished Luis.

Said Ellison, I don't know what the judges saw. It was a good learning experience. I was coming up in weight but I thought I won."

In a battle of undefeated Lightweights, Lavisas Williams scored a 4-round majority decision over Sam Teah.

It was a close and competitive fight with Williams being credited with little better work rate over Teah landing more of the harder shots.

Scores were 40-36, 39-37 and 38-38 for Williams, 134 lbs of Rochester, NY and he is now 5-0-1. Teah, 136 lbs of Philadelphia is now 4-1.

Jorge Diaz moved up two-weight divisions and pounded out a 6-round unanimous decision over Ramon Ellis in a Lightweight bout.

Diaz showed his superior hand speed through out the bout and consistently go through with three and four punch combinations. Ellis who was the naturally bigger man tried to force a rough fight and had some success with his right and and the fight was highly entertaining with some solid two way action. Diaz got the better of those exchanges and even played to the crowd.

Diaz, 133 1/2 lbs of New Brunswick, NJ won by scores of 60-54, 59-55 and 58-56 and is now 18-3. Ellis, 134 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is now 4-12-2. 

Glenn Dezurn scored a 1st round stoppage over Andre Canada in a scheduled 4-round Jr. Lightweight bout.

Dezurn landed some hard body shots and then dropped Canada with a double left hook to the body. Upon getting up, referee Paul Brown ruled that Canada would be unable to continue at 1:24 of the first frame.

Dezurn, 130 1/2 lbs of Baltimore, MD is now 4-0 with 3 knockouts. Canada, 132 lbs of Columbia, SC is now 0-2.
  



  

Saturday, July 26, 2014

ANTOINE DOUGLAS & MICHEL SORO FIGHT TO MAJORITY DRAW IN MAIN EVENT OF 200th TELECAST OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION




Don’t Miss The Replay Thursday, July 31 At 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME®

Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME

VERONA, N.Y. (July 26, 2014) – Antoine Douglas and Michel Soro fought to a majority draw (96-94 Soro, 95-95 twice) in a bout that was a tale of two halves in the main event of Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation, live on SHOWTIME® from Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, Calif. 

The undefeated Douglas (14-0-1, 9 KOs) dominated the first half of the fight, controlling the action with a plethora of jabs against the vastly experienced former world title challenger.  A rip in Soro’s gloves caused a halt in the bout midway through the fourth, but it was more of the same once the bout restarted with Douglas controlling the action. 

Soro (23-1-1, 13 KOs) had a solid sixth that gave him a bit more confidence, but as he took more risks it allowed Douglas to land his power shots.  A right hand followed by an onslaught of punches from Soro had Douglas dazed in the seventh, but the Frenchman stepped off the gas and allowed Douglas to escape the round.  Douglas was still struggling as he entered the ninth for the first time in his career and stayed in survival mode for the remainder of the fight. 

“I feel bad,” Douglas said.  “After the first couple of rounds I wasn’t feeling myself.  I would like to fight him again.  I had to respond and find myself in the eighth round, but I made it through to the end.”

Experience was certainly the difference for Soro, who had gone 12 rounds three times and 10 rounds twice but was fighting in the U.S. for the first time in his career.

“In the first rounds I was stressed because I wasn’t at home,” Soro said.  “I relaxed in the fourth and fifth rounds and I was never hurt.  I know experience was the difference down the stretch.  I need to be more precise and accelerate what I was doing in the eighth.  This is not my real weight and I am better than that.”

Expert analyst Steve Farhood agreed with the judges’ scorecards.

“We all felt a draw was reasonable,” Farhood said.  “It was a tale of two fights and there was nothing in the first half of the fight that would suggest what we’d see in the second half of the fight.  To Soro’s credit, he hurt Douglas with one punch and to Douglas’ credit he survived the two last rounds while being hurt.  I’d like to see them do it again.”

Jerry Odom overcame the first cut of his career and knocked out previously undefeated prospect Vilier Quinonez in the seventh round (2:25) of a matchup of undefeated super middleweights. 

Odom (12-0, 11 KOs) leaned in and fought from close quarters to start the bout and a heabutt opened a deep gash over the left eye of his opponent.  Quinonez (8-1, 5 KOs) rallied back and had Odom tired and backing up in the ring, but a big right hand set up by repeated shots to the body in the fourth sent Quinonez to the canvas. 

Quinonez again worked his way back into the fight and landed a powerful shot that opened a deep gash over Odom’s left eye – the first cut of his professional career.  But the blood seemed to rejuvenate Odom, who came out blazing in the seventh and staggered Quinonez against the ropes.  Sensing he was about to score his 11th KO in just 12 fights, Odom continued the onslaught and referee Charlie Fitch stopped the bout as the Cuban was falling into the ropes. 

“I said I was going to come out and do whatever I had to do to win,” Odom said.  “I got cut and I kept fighting.  Blood doesn’t discourage me or make me back down; I just keep pushing no matter what.  I could have stopped him a couple of times but I paced myself like a true champion. 

Welterweight prospect Cecil McCalla kept his perfect record intact with a dominating eight-round unanimous victory (79-73, 80-72 twice) over previously twice-beaten Oscar Godoy. 

McCalla (19-0, 6 KOs) controlled the pace and tempo from the opening bell, landing over 50 percent of his power shots and 87 body shots to Godoy’s (13-3, 6 KOs) seven.  It was an impressive performance by McCalla, who went eight rounds for just the third time.  It was his first time going the eight-round distance in five years. 

“He was tough and he took a lot of my shots,” McCalla said.  “I dominated like I said, I had my way.  I knew the right hands would come.  I know I have things to work on, but I am ready to take over.”

Late-replacement Godoy couldn’t’ figure McCalla out and didn’t disagree with the decision.   

“I couldn’t adjust to his jab and he beat me fair and square,” Godoy said. 

In the opening bout of the telecast, lightweight Tony Luis handed Wanzell Ellison the first loss of his career with an eight-round unanimous decision scored 77-75, 79-73, 78-74.

Effective aggressiveness and power punches to the body were the difference for the naturally bigger Luis (18-2, 7 KOs), who’s most damaging and impressive punch was a brutal left hook to the body landed that with ease.  Ellison (10-1-1, 5 KOs), who picked up the pace in the second half of the fight, went eight rounds for the first time in his career and clearly tired in the middle rounds. 

“I did what I had to do to win,” Luis said.  “The body shots were what worked – they slowed down his attack.  I’m happy that I boxed him from the outside and fought him on the outside.”

Ellison became the 121st fighter to suffer his first loss on ShoBox. 

“I don’t’ know what the judges saw but it was a good learning experience,” Ellison, said.  “The world got to see it.  I came up in weight and I feel I won the fight.”

Friday’s fights will replay on Thursday, July 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME®and On Demand through Aug. 22.  

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

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About ShoBox: The New Generation
Since its inception in July 2001, the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: The New Generation has featured young talent matched tough. The ShoBox philosophy is to televise exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches while providing a proving ground for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. Some of the growing list of the 54 fighters who have appeared on ShoBox and advanced to garner world titles includes: Andre Ward, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, 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 and more.

Friday, July 25, 2014

ShoBox Weigh In Video Plus Fighter Video Interviews

    



Verona, NY (July 24, 2014)--Below are videos from Thursday's weigh in plus interviews with all 8 fighters that will compete on the television quadruple header that will take place Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.

The show is promoted by GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions and the broadcast will begin at 10 PM ET.

In the main event, Antoine Douglas takes on Michel Soro for the WBA International Middleweight title while Jerry Odom battles Vilier Quinoez for the WBC Interim FECARBOX Super Middleweight title.

Media outlets may use the videos for journalistic use by copy/pasting the embedded codes on their websites.

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Tickets are on sale now at The Turning Stone Resort Casino  for $60, $35 and $25 or by calling 315-361 7469 or via Ticketmaster at or 1 800-745-3000
 
1st Bell: 7:30 PM ET

Thursday, July 24, 2014

ANTOINE DOUGLAS vs. MICHEL SORO SHOBOX 200 FINAL WEIGHTS & QUOTES



Landmark 200th Telecast From Turning Stone Resort & Casino In Verona, N.Y.
Tomorrow/Friday, July 25, LIVE On SHOWTIME At 10 p.m. ET/PT


VERONA, N.Y. (July 24, 2014) – Undefeated middleweight prospect Antoine Douglas weighed in at 155 ½ pounds and once-beaten, former world title challenger Michel Soro tipped the scales at the contracted weight of 157 pounds during Thursday’s official weigh-in for Friday’slandmark telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation, live onSHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

The 21-year-old Douglas (14-0, 9 KOs), of Washington, D.C., will take on his toughest test to date against the experienced Soro (23-1, 13 KOs), of France by way of Ivory Coast, in the 10-round middleweight main event from Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N.Y.  Soro, 26, will be making his U.S. debut but has won five bouts in a row since dropping a close decision to defending junior middleweight world champion Zaurbek Baysangurov in 2012.

The eight-round co-feature showcases a matchup of undefeated-yet-untested prospects with hard-hitting super middleweight prospect Jerry Odom (11-0, 10 KOs), of Washington, D.C., taking on Cuban amateur standout Vilier Quinonez (8-0, 5 KOs), of Miami by way of Cuba.  Odom and Quinonez both weighed-in at 167 pounds. 

Undefeated welterweight Cecil McCalla (18-0, 6 KOs), of Randallstown, Md., tipped the scales at 147 pounds and Oscar Godoy (13-2, 6 KOs), of Watsonville, Calif., measured 146 pounds for their eight-round welterweight bout. 

Facing off in the eight-round opening bout of the telecast is unbeaten lightweight Wanzell Ellison (11-0-1, 5 KOs), of Newark, N.J., and twice-beaten Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KOs), of Ontario, Canada.  Ellison weighed in at 133 pounds while Luis measured 135 pounds. 

Here’s what the fighters had to say at Thursday’s weigh-in:


ANTOINE DOUGLAS:
“On the stats sheet he [Soro] might be my toughest opponent to date but I don’t see it like that. 

“He [Soro] can say what he wants, but he’s never been in the ring with Antoine “Action” Douglas before.  I’ll show him what it’s like to face the real deal. 

“I’m not concerned with going the distance.  I’m a professional athlete and I have to be prepared for anything that they throw at me.  Going 10 rounds comes with the territory.  I’ve been ready for eight, 10, 12 rounds, you name it, I’m ready. 

“You never know what’s going to happen next.  That’s what makes boxing great.  There’s always a surprise.”

MICHEL SORO:
“This is my first time fighting in the United States, and I’d be lying if I say I don’t feel I have to knock him out.  He’s at home and I’m not. I feel that if I knock him out, the people in the U.S. will accept me more, so I’ll be looking for the knockout.

“Douglas has never faced somebody as tough as I am. He doesn’t know what he is in for.

“The fact that Douglas has never gone over 10 rounds and I’ve done 12 several times is definitely an advantage for me.  I’m far more experienced than he is.

“It’s a huge opportunity to fight on ShoBox.  Everybody back in France knows about SHOWTIME.  My family and friends are proud of me.  And the fact I’ll be on national television in the United States makes me feel proud of my achievements.

“This is my first fight as a middleweight, but I’m not concerned about moving up in weight class.  I’ve trained as a middleweight, I’ve sparred with middleweights.  My natural weight is super welterweight, but I’m ready for Douglas.  I’m happy and eager to go through with this challenge. “

JERRY ODOM:
“Him knocking out [Edgar] Perez has nothing to do with tomorrow night.  He knocked him out, that’s fine.  But I’m not that person.  He hasn’t been in the ring with anyone like me before.

“Is he my toughest opponent? Of course not.  This guy hasn’t been in the ring with me.  He doesn’t know what I bring to the table.  It’s going to be a short night.”

VILIER QUINONEZ:
“This is going to be a tough fight; we are both undefeated so we’re both hoping to keep our records intact.  But the victory is going to be mine; I’m going to be the one that walks out undefeated.

“I haven’t had an opponent that has given me tough opposition. But if I had to choose my toughest opponent was, I would say Eddie Tigs, who I fought back in August of 2012. It was a four-rounder and I remember I thought he was a good boxer.

“This is my first time fighting an eight-rounder and I’m confident I can go the distance. I’m ready.  The distance doesn’t worry me because I can adapt well to anything my opponent brings in the ring.

“I feel that when my opposition is better, then I perform better. Tough opposition brings the best out of me.

“Everything I have I owe to my trainer and the art of the Cuban school of boxing, and the result is a fighter that is at the top of his game.  I’m confident, I’m ready and I’m not intimidated by my opponent.”

CECIL MCCALLA:
“I’m not worried about this guy; he’s never faced anyone like me before. 

“I’ve been eight rounds three times and have been sparring 14 rounds in training camp.  There is nothing this guy can bring in the ring that I haven’t seen before. 

“We’re not looking past this guy, but I’m ready for the big guys in this division that are already there – Keith Thurman, Andre Berto.  It’s taken me a while to get this opportunity and it’s finally here. 

“I’m really excited to be a part of this big event –it’s a huge opportunity.  I’m here to put on a show.”

OSCAR GODOY:
“Fighting on the road doesn’t make me nervous, it motivates me more because it shows to all the fans that I can come to someone’s turf and be successful, get a win. 

“I’m not coming out there looking for a knockout.  I think I can win convincingly by decision. 

“I was already training when I got the call for this fight.  I thought, ‘hey, that’s an opportunity to fight on national TV and we have to jump on it.’ 

“This is my first time on SHO and I’m excited because I always grew up watching SHOWTIME.  And I told myself I have to be on there one day.  Dreams come true when you work hard.

“I think he’s the toughest opponent that I’ve faced, but I also think I’m the toughest guy that he’s faced.  It’s just going to come down to who wants it more.  We both want to win this fight to move onto bigger and better things, so that’s why I think this is going to be a good fight.”

WANZELL ELLISON:
“I don’t know too much about my opponent.  There wasn’t much footage on him, but he looks pretty basic.  He doesn’t seem to be as quick as I am or as slick as I am so I’m not worried about much. 

“His record may be a step up but I’m not worried about him.  I’ve been in this game for a while and been in there with decent people.  I’ve also been in camp with some big names, Zab Judah, Kendall Holt, and I don’t anyone is punching as hard as Kendall Holt.  He’s a KO artist.  So I’m feeling real confident for this fight.

“I just have to stay calm, relaxed and keep my composure and stick to the game plan.  Sometimes I get caught up in banging out with my opponents.  But as long as I stay calm and relaxed and slick then everything should just flow fluidly.”

TONY LUIS:
“I saw Ellison’s last fight three months ago and I saw a talented and aggressive fighter. So I’m expecting a good and competitive fight.

“This fight doesn’t necessarily have to be a war, but is that what it turns into, if that’s what it comes down to, we both know who’s going to win –me. 

“I have more heart and character than Ellison and it’s going to show. I can match his boxing ability; I think I’m just as fast if not faster. I’ll fight sharp and fight with discipline.

“I’m expecting a tough fight.  But as good as he is, as talented as he is, I am the better fighter.

“I cannot say Ellison is my toughest opponent to date until I’m inside the ring with him.  I can say that I’ve fought much tougher opposition than he has.

“I have more seasoning and experience and I still have the skills and the ability to back it up and win this fight. “

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About ShoBox: The New Generation
Since its inception in July 2001, the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: The New Generation has featured young talent matched tough. The ShoBox philosophy is to televise exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches while providing a proving ground for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. Some of the growing list of the 54 fighters who have appeared on ShoBox and advanced to garner world titles includes: Andre Ward, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, 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 and more.