{"id":49696,"date":"2015-01-08T20:26:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T02:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49696"},"modified":"2015-01-08T20:26:34","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T02:26:34","slug":"shobox-the-new-generation-fighters-make-the-weight-for-first-telecast-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49696","title":{"rendered":"SHOBOX: The New Generation &#8211; Fighters Make the Weight for First Telecast of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49696 \" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49696 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2320 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/reyesglovesheader1.jpg\" alt=\"reyesglovesheader\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>The six fighters who will compete on Friday\u2019s ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET\/PT, delayed on the west coast) made weight on Thursday at Morongo Casino, Resort &amp; Spa in Cabazon, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>In the main event of the DiBella Entertainment-promoted event, unbeaten lightweight Ivan \u201cEl Terrible\u201d Redkach (17-0, 1 NC, 13 KOs), of Los Angeles by way of Ukraine, will meet Yakubu Amidu (19-5-2, 17 KOs), of Los Angeles by way of Ghana, in a 10-round fight. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the co-feature, former amateur standouts Patrick Day (9-0-1, 5 KOs), of Freeport, N.Y., and Alantez \u201cSlyAza\u201d Fox (13-0-1, 4 KOs), of Forestville, Md., collide in an eight-round junior middleweight bout.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening bout of the telecast, former amateur sensation Ievgen \u201cUkrainian Lion\u201d Khytrov (7-0, 7 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y. by way of Ukraine, will take on Maurice \u201cThe Natural\u201d Louishomme (8-0-1, 4 KOs), of Colorado Springs, Colo., in an eight-round middleweight bout.<\/p>\n<p>ALL ACCESS: Stiverne vs. Wilder will premiere at 10:45 p.m. ET\/PT on SHOWTIME immediately preceding the ShoBox telecast.<\/p>\n<p>Weights: Redkach and Amidu tipped the scale at 137 pounds; Day weighed 154 pounds while<\/p>\n<p>Fox measured 155 pounds; and Khytrov weighed in at 163 pounds and Louishomme measured 161 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the fighters had to say prior to Thursday\u2019s weigh-in:<\/p>\n<p><strong>IVAN REDKACH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year I have a new team, I have a new manager and this year I\u2019m going to fight for a world title. It would be my dream matchup to fight Jorge Linares for the title. I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trained for about five months, training three times a day in Oxnard at Robert Garcia\u2019s gym.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Robert Garcia we\u2019ve been sparring with some of the top fighters. We sparred with Brandon Rios, Jessie Vargas, Ray Beltran, Mike Perez. Top fighters. It was a great experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobert has changed some of my techniques to get ready for this fight. He\u2019s made 11 world champions out of his gym. That\u2019s why he was the top trainer of the year. There\u2019s a reason that he\u2019s made so many champions so I think I\u2019m in good hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve sparred with Amidu and I\u2019ve seen him train. It\u2019s good to have that under my belt going into this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>YAKUBU AMIDU:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining camp has been going great. I\u2019ve been working out for a few months because I was supposed to fight an opponent at an earlier date that had to pull out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy entire team has been working very hard, focusing on this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been training with Freddie [Roach] at WildCard gym, we are all a family at the gym. It has been very comfortable for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Redkach is a tall, strong puncher. I have a strategy for him. We will see what he comes with after the first few rounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRedkach is a very good fighter. I have done my homework on him. If the knockout comes then I will take it, but if it doesn\u2019t come then there\u2019s nothing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>PATRICK DAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess we\u2019ll find out tomorrow in the ring if this is the toughest guy that I\u2019ve faced. On paper he is, but statistics don\u2019t always prove it. We\u2019ll find out. We\u2019ll see how he reacts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis height won\u2019t be a problem for me. Not at all. It will be a bit different than usual, but I\u2019ve faced tall opponents in the past before and I know how to deal with it. It\u2019s not new to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll try to clinch once he feels my speed, how fast I can strike. If I release a hard power shot he\u2019ll definitely try to clinch to slow things down a little.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking to make a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCamp was excellent. We had a superb camp. We trained for about two months straight. We brought in some tall sparring partners to prepare for his height and style. We were running in freezing weather in New York and my will kept me going. We\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALANTEZ FOX:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining camp has been great, I feel super strong. I\u2019m ready for this fight and will be in great condition if the fight goes eight rounds. It was a six week camp and I feel 100 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know much about [Patrick] Day. I know he\u2019s short, but everyone is short to me. I will use my distance to my advantage like I always do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that he has to come on the inside and press, and if he doesn\u2019t then he will be playing to my game beautifully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to thank my team for giving me this wonderful opportunity to be fighting on SHOWTIME. This is what I have been waiting for my entire boxing career since I was eight years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope this won\u2019t be my last time on SHOWTIME. I hope to be fighting for a championship bout within the next year or two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>IEVGEN KHYTROV:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining camp was great. We were sparring with Daniel Jacobs, Luis Collazo, Marcus Browne, the strongest guys in the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew about this guy for about a week, but it doesn\u2019t matter who I fight. I want to be champion of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll do my best to knock him out. Fans want the knockout and I\u2019ll try to give them a knockout. I can\u2019t predict the future, but I\u2019m going to do everything possible to get it done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t predict the future, but I\u2019m looking for a big year in 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAURICE LOUISHOMME:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been training the past 10 years for this fight. I have constantly stayed busy in the gym with the hopes of being able to get this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest strength in this fight will be my jab. I really utilize my jab well. I am looking to set the entire fight up with the jab, and then look for openings with my right hand and uppercuts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an eight round fight. I am looking to box, move and avoid his big shots. If I can catch him and hurt him I am definitely going to jump on him for the knockout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel privileged and blessed to be here. I am thankful for SHOWTIME for giving me this opportunity. It\u2019s a chance of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/imagez\/rsrad.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The six fighters who will compete on Friday\u2019s ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET\/PT, delayed on the west coast) made weight on Thursday at Morongo Casino, Resort &amp; Spa in Cabazon, Calif. In the main event of the DiBella Entertainment-promoted event, unbeaten lightweight Ivan \u201cEl Terrible\u201d Redkach (17-0, 1 NC, 13 KOs), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11729],"class_list":["post-49696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-shobox-the-new-generation-fighters-make-the-weight-for-first-telecast-of-2015"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49696"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}