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\"Trey-Show-005-300x225\"<\/a>Trey Lippe Morrison is 11-0 with 11 knockouts. He is the son of the late former world heavyweight champion Tommy \u201cThe Duke\u201d Morrison. A Grove, Okla., native, Trey resides in Hollywood, Calif., and is trained by Freddie Roach at Wild Card Gym.<\/p>\n

This Friday, Sept. 23, Morrison makes his eagerly awaited television debut when he faces fellow unbeaten and Roc Nation prospect Ed Latimore (13-0, 7 KOs), of Pittsburgh, Pa., in the second bout of a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET\/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla. <\/p>\n

Morrison, who turns 27 on Sept. 27, has recorded eight first-round knockouts, two second-round knockouts and one fourth-round KO in a career that began in February 2014. He bears a striking resemblance to his late father facially, physique-wise and with his fighting style, wears red, white and blue trunks with \u201cTOMMY\u201d written across the belt. He has fought all but one of his fights in Oklahoma; this is his 10th start at Buffalo Run.<\/p>\n

A popular member of Holden\u2019s Four State Franchise stable, the 6-foot-2 Morrison is fighting for the first time since he underwent surgery on his right tendon from an injury suffered in his most recent bout, a fourth-round TKO over Thomas Hawkins last Jan. 23.<\/p>\n

Below is what Morrison and Roach said about Trey\u2019s fight against Latimore Friday, his up-and-coming career, life outside the ring, remembrances of his father, working with Freddie and more:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to approach this fight against Latimore just the same way I approached my first 11 fights,\u2019\u2019 said Morrison ahead of the scheduled six-round bout. \u201cI\u2019ve gained a lot of confidence and a lot of new skills, and I\u2019m just honored to be able to showcase them. Being on SHOWTIME is just a huge bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morrison\u2019s thoughts on Ed Latimore \u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched a little bit of video. He\u2019s really similar to me. The way he bobs his head all the time and is a real aggressive fighter and always comes forward. It\u2019s almost like I\u2019m fighting a clone of myself. He kind of has that Mike Tyson style, and that\u2019s what I expect to see. If he doesn\u2019t come at me that way, then I\u2019ll have to have a game plan for something else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is Latimore your toughest fight to date? \u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, yeah. Sure. 100 percent. His record says it all [13-0, 7 KOs]. He\u2019s athletic. From just what I\u2019ve seen of his past fights, he would be the toughest guy I\u2019ve fought so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the injury suffered in his last fight \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it is 100 percent healed. It was kind of a freak accident. I threw an uppercut and it hit him in the hard part of his head. Since I\u2019ve been able to put my glove on it, it hasn\u2019t been a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are the keys to this fight? \u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think you always find the keys within the first couple rounds of the fight. That\u2019s when you figure someone out. I figure I\u2019m just going to be patient, and wait for my shot and when it comes, take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tommy was known as a left-hooker, you\u2019re known for a strong right hand? Did you work more on your left when you were sidelined? \u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, yes. Tremendously. I would say me being hurt was a blessing. I think it helped me more than it hurt me. I was really able to develop and sharpen my left hand. So right now I feel like my left hand is just as lethal as my right. I\u2019m confident I can now do everything with my left that I can with my right. I was more of a right-handed fighter before because my left hand wasn\u2019t as developed yet. My timing and my speed wasn\u2019t quite there with my left before, but now I\u2019m good with both.\u201d<\/p>\n

On working with Freddie Roach\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working with Freddie for about a year now. I\u2019m living in West Hollywood; right smack dab in the middle of all the craziness. But I stay away from all of it. I\u2019m more of a hermit. If I\u2019m not training, I\u2019m at home. I really don\u2019t go out much. I really just like being alone at times and being at my place. I don\u2019t have many hobbies. I would say I\u2019m a nerd. I like to play video games with my friends online.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did you end up with Freddie?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI originally moved out here to train with Jesse Reid. He decided he wanted to make a move to Las Vegas, and that just wasn\u2019t a move my promoter, Tony Holden, and I were going to make. Since I was already here, Tony had a lunch with Freddie who agreed to look at me. So I had a private session with him and after that he said he\u2019d be willing to work with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

How much have you learned under Freddie\u2019s watchful eye? …<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned so much — probably everything. And anything I was good at before, he\u2019s sharpened it. I\u2019d probably give him full credit for everything. The guys I\u2019ve sparred with have also taught me a lot. It\u2019s really helped me in every way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you play sports in high school? \u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI played football, basketball and track. I played tight end and defensive end in football and I ran the hurdles and threw the shot and disc. I played four years of college football at the University of Central Arkansas. I played defensive end there. I had a couple of pro teams looking at me, but I screwed up my senior year and ended getting kicked off the team. I made some bad decisions, just being a dumb college kid, and that led to it. When boxing came up, it was like a second chance for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t ready for my athletic career to be over. Football ended for me because I made bad decisions. I needed to be told that I wasn\u2019t good enough for me to move on and go out and get a regular job. Around the same time that happened, my dad passed away. My mom told me that Tony Holden had a casino in the next town from where I went to high school. I had never met him before but we went out and had a great time talking about my dad. So I popped the question to him and asked if he\u2019d help me get into boxing. He said absolutely not. I told him I was going to give it a shot because I wasn\u2019t able to give up athletics. He called me back three days later.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you feel pressure being the son of Tommy Morrison? …<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. I think there\u2019s a lot of pressure on me to do well, and I think that really weighed on me the first couple of fights. That\u2019s always going to be there. No matter who I fight, or how good I do, they are always going to compare me to my dad. I just have to deal with it. There definitely is pressure, but I can deal with it better now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first started, people were comparing my first fight ever with how my dad ended his career\u2026to his best fight. So obviously I wasn\u2019t going to match up that way. I knew that I\u2019d get better and that one day I\u2019d get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

How would you describe your relationship with your father? \u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say our relationship was awesome. We were great friends. You know, our time got cut short, and we didn\u2019t get to spend a lot of time together. But the time we did have was amazing. And we really cherished it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Would you think your dad would be proud of you today, following in his footsteps?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think he would be proud of me. I wish he was here because the things he would say would help me a lot. I really do think he\u2019d be proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

How much has your promoter Tony Holden meant to you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be where I\u2019m at without him. I can\u2019t even put it into words. Honestly, if I would have started boxing without him, no one would know who I was. Everything I have in boxing, is because of him. I met him in October of 2013, two or three months before I got into boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Freddie<\/a>Freddie Roach, a seven-time Boxing Writers Association of America Trainer of the Year and 2012 inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, will be in Morrison\u2019s corner Friday in Miami. He said Trey is dedicated, a joy to work with and has continued to improve. But he remains a work in progress.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTrey\u2019s a very nice person, a simple guy, real polite like most boxers.\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe inherited his father\u2019s punch. He\u2019s a big puncher. He\u2019s learned how to box and is getting better every day. He tries hard. I like the way he\u2019s progressing. He holds his own with some of the veteran guys here at the gym and is doing very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce he learns to box a little more, he\u2019s going to make a lot more noise in the division. My thoughts on the heavyweights right now is that it is not all that strong of a division. [Anthony] Joshua may be the best, and there are a couple other big names. But I think the division is mostly wide open for guys who have heart and balls and are ready to take it the distance. Trey\u2019s that kind of kid.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

It was Roach who wanted this fight. \u201cHis manager asked me if he was ready and I said he was 100 percent ready. Latimore is his toughest fight, but it\u2019s time to step up.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

In Friday\u2019s ShoBox main event, once-beaten Radivoje Kalajdzic (21-1, 14 KOs), of St. Petersburg, Fla. will try and resume his winning ways when he meets undefeated Travis Peterkin (16-0-1, 7 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y. in a 10-round light heavyweight scrap. In the co-feature, super lightweight livewire Ivan \u201cThe Beast\u201d Baranchyk (11-0, 10 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., takes on Roc Nation\u2019s Wang Zhimin (7-0, 3 KOs, 7-1 WSB), of Nutley, N.J. by way of Ningbo, China, in a 10-rounder. In a scheduled eight-round bout, Ukrainian welterweight Ivan \u201cThe Volk\u201d Golub (12-0, 10 KOs, 5-0 WSB), of Brooklyn, N.Y. faces James \u201cKeep\u2019em Sleepin\u201d Stevenson (23-2, 16 KOs), of Baltimore, Md.<\/p>\n

The combined record of the eight boxers on the televised card is 114-3-1 with 78 knockouts.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions in association with Roc Nation Sports are priced at $35, $55 and $75 and are available at buffalorun.com and at stubwire.com.<\/p>\n

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