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Three Undefeated Prospects
To See
Action Tomorrow Night In Cabazon
This Friday night, former undisputed world middleweight
champion Jermain Taylor returns to the ring and the
160-pound division when he faces 24-year-old Jessie "Beast"
Nicklow, of Baltimore, MD, in the main event of a special
edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live at 11 p.m. ET/PT
(delayed on the West Coast), from the Morongo Casino in
Cabazon, CA. Seeing action on the undercard will be four of
DiBella Entertainment's (DBE) undefeated prospects:
lightweight Jose Pedraza (5-0, 4KO's), welterweight Alex
Perez (14-0, 8KO's), and junior welterweight Ivan Redkach
(8-0, 7KO's). The event is promoted by DiBella Entertainment
in association with Gary Shaw Productions.
Pedraza-who is part of a group of fighters known as Team
Puerto Rico, promoted by DBE, Gary Shaw Productions and
Universal Promotions-is one of the hottest prospects in all
of boxing. Pedraza was recently recognized as one of Dan
Rafael's 2011 "Prospects to Watch", on ESPN.com. Rafael
noted that "Pedraza, a 2008 Olympian and 2009 silver
medalist at the amateur world championships, is perhaps the
most heralded Puerto Rican prospect since Miguel Cotto came
out of the 2000 Olympics." Pedraza, known as "The Sniper",
turned pro in February of this year, and has thus far torn
through the competition, scoring three first round knockouts
in the process. Pedraza will be looking to capture his first
title as a professional when he takes on Herbert Quartey
(7-6, 4KO's) in an eight-round contest for the WBC junior
lightweight youth title.
Perez, a New Jersey Golden Gloves champion, turned pro in
2004 after compiling an impressive 56-3 record as an
amateur. Since turning pro, Perez has gained valuable
experience sparring with such world champions as Sergio
Martinez, Miguel Cotto and Felix Sturm. Perez will square
off against Calvin Odom (15-11, 11KO's) in an eight-round
welterweight showdown.
The Ukraine-native Redkach, who now calls Los Angeles his
home, is coming off an impressive third-round TKO over
Vernon Alston in his last bout on the undercard of Andre
Berto's IBF welterweight championship match against Jan
Zaveck, on September 3. Redkach will look to keep things
rolling when he takes on Dillet Frederick (8-4-3, 5KO's) in
a six-round junior welterweight contest.
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