{"id":61281,"date":"2016-06-30T20:11:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T01:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61281"},"modified":"2016-06-30T20:16:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T01:16:25","slug":"jarrell-big-baby-miller-returns-august-19th-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61281","title":{"rendered":"Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller Returns August 19th – Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Undefeated heavyweight Jarrell Miller claims he\u2019s America\u2019s top heavyweight prospect. \u201cBig Baby\u201d will get a chance to back up his boast when he faces his toughest test to date in veteran Fred Kassi in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Aug. 19.<\/p>\n

The confident and hard-hitting Miller (17-0-1, 15 KOs) and the durable and vastly experienced Kassi (18-5-1, 10 KOs) will headline a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET\/PT from the outdoor soccer venue Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, N.Y.
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Two undefeated young bantamweight prospects will square off in the ShoBox co-feature as world-ranked Nikolay Potapov (14-0-1, 6 KOs) and Antonio Nieves (16-0-1, 8 KOs) meet in a 10-round bantamweight bout.<\/p>\n

In the opening bout of the telecast, undefeated welterweight knockout artist Bakhtiyar Eyubov (10-0, 10 KOs) will face battle-tested veteran Karim Mayfield (19-3-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round match.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the event presented by Salita Promotions go on sale this Friday at Noon ET and are available at http:\/\/www.rhinossoccer.com\/ and http:\/\/www.etix.com<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an amazing opportunity. I\u2019m in the main event going against a tough opponent, and he\u2019s definitely game to fight,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI\u2019m ready to put his lights out like I do everybody else. I know he\u2019s durable and a little older than me. He\u2019s a tough guy and he can take a beating. So far, he\u2019s only been stopped once. I\u2019ll be the second.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going back to basics in this camp. I\u2019m an advanced fighter, but there are a couple of things I\u2019ve wanted to work on. It\u2019s easy for heavyweights to rely on power and forget about technique. You see what happened to Dominic Breazeale against Anthony Joshua? His power didn\u2019t mean jack because there was no technique behind it. I want to be the kind of fighter who puts his technique first and power last.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI approach Jarrell like all young fighters,\u201d Kassi said. \u201cI\u2019m a seasoned pro that has fought top-tier opponents. Jarrell will have to bring his \u2018A game\u2019 against me. He’s got size and power, but it\u2019s nothing I haven\u2019t seen. I’m tired of getting robbed by judges like in El Paso (against Chris Arreola), and in Alabama (against Dominic Breazeale). That should have been me fighting Anthony Joshua in The O2. Against (Hughie) Fury, the cut saved him. Another round or two and he would have been done. Then we heard what we always hear, \u2018oh, Fury had a bad night, so did Breazeale, so did Arreola.\u2019 They all seem to have \u2018bad\u2019 nights when I’m in the other corner. I’m hoping to actually get some credit when Miller has a \u2018bad\u2019 night too. I\u2019m a heavyweight boxer, that\u2019s boxer underlined. I move my feet, I use angles, I hit and don\u2019t get hit. That\u2019s boxing and it\u2019s my art. Boxing fans are going to have a great time watching me dismantle a giant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy to be back on SHOWTIME fighting the best opponent of my career,\u201d Eyubov said. \u201cI know this will be my hardest fight to date and that’s what motivates me. I am grateful that I am getting an opportunity to prove myself and I want to show that I am ready for the best fighters in the world. I am ready for the boxing world to know my name. August 19, Karim Mayfield, here I come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be a special event at Rochester Rhinos soccer stadium. We have America\u2019s brightest heavyweight contender in Jarrell \u2018Big Baby\u2019 Miller and a knockout sensation out of Brooklyn by way of Kazakhstan in Bakhtiyar \u2018Bakha\u2019 Eyubov,\u201d promoter Dmitriy Salita said. \u201cThis show has all the ingredients to be one of the most talked about boxing events of the summer, and we think Miller has all the skills and charisma to break through in the heavyweight division. I am grateful to SHOWTIME and Rhinos Stadium that boxing fans will witness talented fighters in their toughest fights to date. I look forward to an explosive night of boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWendy and I are so excited to be hosting both SHOWTIME and the fighting debut of Jarrell \u2018Big Baby\u2019 Miller at Rhinos Stadium,\u201d said Wendy and David Dworkin, owners of the Rochester Rhinos soccer stadium. \u201cAugust 19 will be a great opportunity to showcase our stadium and the City of Rochester to a nationwide audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The menacing Miller, a 6-foot-4 Brooklyn, N.Y. native, is a consensus top 15 heavyweight \u2013 he\u2019s ranked No. 8 in the WBO, No. 9 in the WBA and No. 14 in the IBF. The 27-year-old former professional kickboxer has knocked out six consecutive opponents as he\u2019s risen through the rankings as one of America\u2019s top heavyweight hopes. Prior to Miller\u2019s knockout of Nick Guivas on May 27, his previous two fights were on ShoBox \u2013 a third round destruction of Akhror Muralimov last October and a knockout of Donovan Dennis in January in which he was pushed to the seventh round for the first time.<\/p>\n

Kassi has been in with some of the most recognizable names in the heavyweight division, including Amir Mansour, Dominic Breazeale and Hughie Fury. The 36-year-old fought to a disputed majority draw with three-time world title challenger Chris Arreola last July on PBC on CBS in which most ringside observers, including ShoBox analyst Steve Farhood, had Kassi winning by a wide margin. The New Orleans resident has been stopped just once \u2013 in 2014 by Mansour \u2013 and stands as an excellent barometer for Miller\u2019s progression as a legitimate contender.<\/p>\n

The fast-rising Potapov, of Potolsk, Russia, is ranked in the top 15 in three of the four sanctioning bodies (No. 7 WBO, No. 13 IBF, No. 14 WBA) after just 15 professional fights. A former amateur standout with over 200 fights, the 25-year-old Potapov has already gone at least 10 rounds seven times since turning professional in 2010. The only blemish on his record is a draw with undefeated prospect Stephon Young in his last fight on April 15 on ShoBox.<\/p>\n

Coincidently, the only blemish on Antonio Nieves\u2019 record is a 2015 draw with Stephon Young. The 29-year-old is coming off his first 10-round performance, a unanimous decision over then once-beaten Oscar Mojica on June 18. The Cleveland, Ohio native will face his toughest opponent to date in fellow unbeaten Potapov in the matchup of unbeaten bantamweights.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn-based Eyubov has passed every test he\u2019s faced, and knocked out all of his opponents in the process. The 29-year-old native of Kazakhstan is coming off an impressive third-round stoppage of veteran Jared Robinson last January on ShoBox. Eyubov will step up his level of opposition when he faces Karim Mayfield, a 35-year-old veteran who owns wins over Mauricio Herrera and Steve Forbes and has never been stopped in 23 fights.<\/p>\n

Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez will serve as expert analysts. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.<\/p>\n