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New Opening Bout Set For ShoBox June 9
Unbeaten light heavyweights Clay Waterman and Kenmon Evans
will square off in a new SHOBOX: The New Generation
eight-round telecast opener as the popular prospect series
returns to Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.,
during International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend on Friday,
June 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME.
Waterman (10-0, 8 KOs) had a solid amateur career with a
record of 140-20. A 2011 junior world champion, the
Queensland, Australia native was a 2018 Commonwealth Games
medalist and 2019 Asian Grand Slam champion. He is an
eight-time Golden Gloves champion and 13-time state
champion. Waterman is managed by Brendan Bourke.
Evans (10-0-1, 3 KOs) of Port Orange, Fla., is promoted by
International Boxing Hall of Famer and former world champion
Christy Martin and trained by Pete White. As an amateur,
Evans suffered just one loss with 29 victories. He won the
Florida Golden Gloves in 2013 and the Florida PAL tournament
in 2012. One of 16 children, Evans served eight months in
jail in 2014 on a charge that was eventually dropped. After
his release, he decided to turn pro. He also teaches youth
boxing classes at Pete White's gym.
"Evans is a real success story," said Martin. "He got out
[of jail] and he's going to stay out."
Blue-chip prospect and top-10 ranked light heavyweight Ali
Izmailov (10-0, 7 KOs) faces his toughest test to date when
he takes on fellow unbeaten and highly decorated amateur
Charles Foster (22-0, 12 KOs) in the 10-round SHOBOX® main
event. In the co-feature, highly regarded prospect Richard
Vansiclen (13-0-1, 6 KOs) from Seattle, Wash., faces fellow
unbeaten hard-hitting Colombian Juan Carrillo (10-0, 8 KOs)
in a 10-round super middleweight matchup.
Ryan Martin (25-2, 15 KOs) was originally slated to take on
former SHOBOX main-event winner and rising super lightweight
prospect Mykquan Williams (19-0-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-round
super lightweight bout before Martin pulled out due to
personal reasons.
This marks the fourth time since 2013 that a SHOBOX card has
taken place in conjunction with Hall of Fame Induction
Weekend, which will occur June 8-11. SHOBOX has visited
Turning Stone Resort Casino a total of seven times
previously during its 21-year history. The three-fight
telecast on June 9 is promoted by Dmitriy Salita’s Salita
Promotions.
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