THE JOE SMITH JR. STORY FROM THE COMMON MAN TO TOP RATED CONTENDER
July 7, 2017
BERCHELT VS. MIURA, CORRALES VS. CASTELLANOS AND SMITH, JR. VS. BARERRA LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
July 13, 2017
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NEW YORK, July 10, 2017
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® TRIPLE HEADER FIGHTERS PLUS UNDERCARD TO HOST MEDIA WORK OUT AHEAD OF JULY 15SHOW LIVE FROM THE FORUM
WEDNESDAY JULY 12th 1:30 PM PT
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WHO:
MIGUEL “EL ALACRAN” BERCHELT, Current WBC Super Featherweight Champ
TAKASHI MIURA, Former WBC Super Featherweight Champ
JEZEREEL “EL INVISIBLE” CORRALES, Current WBA Super World Featherweight Champ
ROBINSON CASTELLANOS, Super Featherweight Contender
JOE SMITH JR., Current WBC International Light Heavyweight Champion
SULLIVAN BARRERA, Current USNBC Light Heavyweight Champion
MERCITO “NO MERCY” GESTA, Lightweight Contender
RYAN “KINGRY” GARCIA, Lightweight Prospect
MANNY “CHATO’ ROBLES, JR., Featherweight Prospect
ROGER “THE KID” GUITERREZ, Super Featherweight Contender
RENE “GEMELO” ALVARADO, Super Featherweight Contender
EDGAR “KID NEZA” VALERIO, Featherweight Prospect
JAIME “JAIMITO” ARBOLEDA, Super Featherweight Prospect
JOSHUA “EL PROFESOR” FRANCO, Current WBC Youth Silver Super Flyweight Champ
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WHEN:
Wednesday July 12, 2017
1:30 p.m. PT – Media Arrival & Check In
1:45 p.m. PT – Workout Begins
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WHERE:
City of Angels Boxing*
3000 Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90007
*NOTE: Athletic shoes only are allowed in the gym
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WHAT:
Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) and Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KOs) will host a media work out ahead of their WBC Super featherweight Championship fight on Saturday, July 15, from the Forum and televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 9:50 p.m. ET/PT. The triple header will also feature Panamanian super featherweight Jezreel “El Invisible” Corrales (21-1, 8 KOs) who will be making his U.S. debut against Robinson “Robin Hood” Castellanos (24-12, 14 KOs) for Corrales’s WBA Super World title. Opening up the action-packed HBO telecast, current two-time WBC International light heavyweight Champion Joe Smith, Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) will put his belt on the line against the Miami’s Sullivan Barrera (19-1, 14 KOs). On the RING TV livestreamed portion, Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (30-1-2, 16 KOs) will run up against Martin “El Brochas” Honorio (33-10-1, 16 KOs), Ryan “Kingry” Garcia (9-0, 8 KOs) will go up against a TBA opponent, and Manny “Chato” Robles (12-0, 4 KOs) will step up his competition with Chihuahua, Mex.’s Juan “El Peñita” Jimenez (23-12, 16 KOs).
LA FIGHT CLUB’s July 15 fighters will also be a part of the work out, featuring Maracaibo, Venezuela’s Roger “The Kid” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 11 KOs) who will face Nicaraguan warrior Rene “Gemelo” Alvarado (24-8, 16 KOs). As the co-main event, Edgar “Kid Neza” Valerio will up the ante with Torreon, Mex.’s Jairo Hernandez (18-11, 9 KOs). Opening up the Boxeo Estelar telecast, Panama’s Jaime “Jaimito” Arboleda (10-0, 8 KOs) will be fighting Philly’s Recky Dulay (9-2, 6 KOs) and Joshua “El Profesor” Franco (11-0, 6 KOs) will be up against Antonio “Tony” Rodriguez (8-15, 3 KOs).
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MEDIA:
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Known as “The Common Man”, Irish-American Joe Smith Jr. burst onto the international boxing scene last June, knocking out the highly favored, former world title challenger Andrzej Fonfara in the first round of a nationally televised contest (NBC) from the Pole’s hometown of Chicago.
Six months later Smith challenged future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins at the Fabulous Forum and live on HBO. Dominating the legend on December 17 through the first seven rounds, the construction union laborer Smith drilled Hopkins to the canvas and out of the ring earning the knockout in the eighth round.
Sullivan Barrera is riding a two bout knockout streak with victories over Paul Parker on April 15 and Vyacheslav Shabaranskyy on December 16, 2016. His only loss was to light heavyweight champion Andre Ward in March 2016, and Barrera is considered one of the top fighters in the stacked divsion.
Smith vs. Barrera is presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Main Events. This fight is part of a sensational triple header featuring Miguel Berchelt vs. Takashi Miura, a 12-round fight for the WBC Super Featherweight World Championship and the WBA Super Featherweight World Championship with Jezreel “El Invisible” Corrales defending his title against Robinson “Robin Hood” Castellanos. Berchelt-Miura is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Zanfer Promotions and Teiken Promotions.
The event is sponsored by Tecate, BORN BOLD and Casa Mexico Tequila and will take place on Saturday, July 15 at Los Angeles’ “Fabulous” Forum and televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark at 9:50 P.M EST/PST. |
| Tickets are priced at $25, $50, $75 and $125, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 12 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or the Forum Box Office (Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. PST to 7:00 p.m. PST) at (310) 330-7300. Tickets will also be available for purchase at www.fabulousforum.com or ww |
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CONTACTS:
Bernie Bahrmasel, Star Boxing: (773) 592-2986, pr@starboxing.com
Antonio Palmieri, Star Boxing: (718) 823-2000, TonyPalmieri@
Ellen Haley, Main Events: (973) 903-6715, ehaley@mainevents.
Patrick Byrne, HBO: (212) 512-1361
Kevin Flaherty, HBO: (212) 512-5052
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