ShoBox the Next Generation is about to ruin someone’s record tonight when undefeated Frank Galarza (17-0-2, 11 KOs) takes on unbeaten Jarrett Hurd (16-0, 10 KOs) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It’s the main event of a ShoBox triple header that should have three action fights.
In the main undercard we’ll get Sergiy Derevyanchenko (6-0, 4 KOs) takes on Jessie Nicklow (25-7-3, 8 KOs) in a super middleweight fight.
The night will open with David Benavidez (10-0, 9 KOs) vs Filipe Romero (15-9-1, 9 KOs) in a light heavyweight fight.
Scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the preview information.
Here’s the info from Miguel Iturrate’s preview here on Get More Sports.
On Saturday, SHOWTIME brings heavyweight action from the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino as former WBC World Champion Bermane Stiverne returns to action for the first time since his January of 2015 loss to Deontay Wilder as he faces Derric Rossy. Stiverne seems to be a forgotten man in the resurgent heavyweight division after the long layoff,and he needs a strong performance to get his name back in the mix.
Rossy is 35 years old and he has managed to stay active fighting four times in 2013 and three times in 2014. He has already logged two fights in 2015, but his record in the span between 2013 and now stands at an average 4-5. The SHOWTIME event also features a Super Welterweight 10-round bout between Frank Galarza (17-0-2) and Jarrett Hurd (16-0) that could pop up with a late line at the books.
And here’s the press release Showtime released Friday.
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 13, 2015) – A ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader, highlighted by a super welterweight matchup between undefeated prospects Frank Galarza and Jarret Hurd, blue chip prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko and undefeated light heavyweight David Benavidez is set for tomorrow/Saturday, Nov. 14 live on SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
Featured in the main event, Frank “Notorious” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., will make his fourthShoBox appearance as he faces fellow undefeated Jarrett Hurd (16-0, 10 KOs), of Accokeek, Md., in a 10-round super welterweight bout.
Former Ukrainian Olympian and undefeated prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko (6-0, 4 KOs, WSOB: 23-1, 7 KOs) faces veteran Jessie Nicklow (25-7-3, 8 KOs) in the eight-round super middleweight co-feature. In the opening bout of the tripleheader, David Benavidez (10-0, 9 KOs), of Phoenix, Ariz., makes his ShoBox debut against veteran Felipe Romero (15-9-1, 9 KOs), of La Paz, Mexico, in an eight-round light heavyweight matchup.
Galarza and Hurd, both tipped the scales at 154 ½ pounds each. Derevyanchenko measured at 164 ¾ pounds, while his opponent, Nicklow, weighted 165 ½. Benavidez measured at 171 ¼ pounds while his counterpart, Romero, weighed-in at 173 ½ pounds.
In non-televised action, Bermane Stiverne weighed-in at 254 ½ pounds, while Derric Rossy measured at 230 ¾ pounds. Charvis Holifield weighed 142 ¾ pounds, and Dwain Victorian weighed-in at 140 ¼ pounds. Sanjarbek Rahkmannov measured at 143 ½ pounds, while his opponent Somner Martin weighed-in at 143 ¼ pounds andTrakwon Pettis tip the scale at 138 ¾ pounds, while his opponent, Marquis Hawthorne weighted at 140 pounds even.
The show begins on Showtime at 10:45 p.m. We have a solid main event and you never know what will happen when you put young prospects up against older jobbers.
