ShoBox: The Next Generation puts a two-hour card on display tonight in Miami, Okla. Yes, Oklahoma. In the main event on Showtime, Ivan Baranchyk (13-0, 10 KOs) takes on Abel Ramos (17-1, 12 KOs) for the USBA Super Lightweight title at the Buffalo Run Casino.
In the primary undercard, Lenin Castillo (15-0-1, 10 KOs) takes on Joseph Williams (10-0, 7 KOs) in a ligtht heavyweight bout.
We’ll probably get three fights with two hours to kill and two main cards with guys that, looking at their records at least, have knockout power.
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from Showtime.
MIAMI, OKLA. (Feb. 9, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweight powerhouse Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk and once-beaten Abel Ramos weighed-in on Thursday for their 10-round main event tomorrow/Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (10:05 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami, Okla. The hard-hitting Baranchyk (13-0, 10 KOs), who trains in Los Angeles and fights out of Miami, has scored 10 KOs inside of three full rounds, while the aggressive-minded Ramos (17-1-2, 12 KOs), of Casa Grande, Ariz., has knocked out three straight and promises to be the toughest test of Baranchyk’s career. Undefeated former Dominican Republic Olympian Lenin Castillo (15-0-1, 10 KOs) and former national Golden Gloves championJoeseph “Mack” Williams (10-0, 7 KOs), of Far Rockaway, N.Y., meet in a matchup of undefeated light heavyweights in an eight-round featured bout. In the opening bout of the telecast, Spain’s up-and-coming unbeaten Jon “Johnfer” Fernandez (10-0, 8 KOs) takes on southpaw Ernesto Garza (7-1, 4 KOs), of Fort Hood, Texas, in an eight-round super featherweight bout. Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions in association with Fight Promotions are priced at $35, $55 and $75 and are available at buffalorun.com and at stubwire.com.
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS:
Ivan Baranchyk: 140 Pounds Abel Ramos: 139 ½ Pounds Lenin Castillo: 177 ¼ Pounds Joseph Williams: 178 ½ ounds Jon Fernandez: 129 ½ Pounds Ernesto Garza: 126 ¼ Pounds
VAN “THE BEAST” BARANCHYK: “I’m working with a new trainer (Eduard Kravtsov) at Wild Card Gym. We had some mistakes with our old team and it was time for me to move on. It was my decision to move on. “We have better sparring now, a new coach, new strategy. Wild Card is a different experience. We have tough sparring, tough training. It was a good change. “I’m still the same aggressive fighter; I come forward and try to stop you. We’re just working on a few new things, more combos, better defense. “Ramos is my toughest opponent, but we’re ready for everything he brings. We’re ready to fight on the inside, on the outside. “The game plan is to get the victory. That’s the most important “The first couple rounds are the most dangerous. We know he’s tough and experienced. We need to make it my fight, style-wise. “My last two fights went the distance, but it was good to know I can go 10 rounds. It was good to get that experience. “People connect with me here (in Miami, Okla.). I can’t explain it, it just works.”
The fights are on Showtime at 10:05 p.m. EST. Watch them with me.
