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<\/a>Tonight, undefeated Junior Lightweight Gadwin Rosa will look to stay undefeated when he battles 113-fight veteran German Meraz in a scheduled six-round bout at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.<\/p>\nThe bout will take place before a ShoBox: The New Generation card that airs live on SHOWTIME (9:35 PM E.T \/ P.T).<\/p>\n
In the main event, undefeated welterweight Jaron Ennis (21-0, 19 KOs) takes on Raymond Serrano (24-5, 10 KOs) in a ten-round bout. In the co-feature of Friday’s live telecast, ShoBox veterans Kenneth Sims Jr. (13-1-1, 4 KOs) and Samuel Teah (14-2-1, 7 KOs) meet in an eight-round super lightweight bout. Undefeated Ukrainian Arnold Khegai opens the three-fight card when he takes on New Jersey’s Jorge Diaz (19-5-1, 10 KOs) in an eight-round super bantamweight bout.<\/p>\n
Rosa, of Ocala, Florida had a great training camp as he prepared for his most experienced opponent.<\/p>\n
“Everything is going good. I put the finishing touches and, I am excited and ready for tonight,” said Rosa.<\/p>\n
“Meraz is a really experienced , and he is a hard guy to look good against. My goal is to beat him in a convincing way.”<\/p>\n
Meraz has faced many top prospects and contender, so this will be a good test to see where 24 year-old Rosa stacks up.<\/p>\n
“This is a measuring stick so people can see what I can do. People will compare my results with others he has fought.”<\/p>\n
The Florida native will be making his 3rd consecutive appearance in Philadelphia, and the knowledgeable fight crowd is beginning to get behind Rosa.<\/p>\n
“I feel the crowd is starting to embrace me with open arms. I am thankful for the fans in Philadelphia who have enjoyed my fights. I want to thank Hard Hitting Promotions for bringing me to this great boxing town. I hope everyone can watch this fight. It is going to be explosive. There are a lot of great prospects on this card, and I hope everyone will support this event and support me.”<\/p>\n
Branden Pizarro (12-1, 6KOs), of Philadelphia. takes on Jerome Rodriguez of Allentown, PA. in a eightround battle for the NBA Intercontinental title.<\/p>\n
Kieran Hooks (3-1-1, 1 KO), of Philadelphia, will fight Gledwin Ortiz (5-2, 4 KOs), of Bronx, N.Y., in a welterweight bout.<\/p>\n
Christian Tapia (6-0, 5 KOs), of Coamo, Puerto Rico, fights Darnell Pettis (3-12), of Cleveland, in a super featherweight contest.<\/p>\n
Light heavyweight Benny Sinakin (1-0), of Philadelphia, will face Darren Gibbs (1-5, 1 KO), of Ferndale, Mich.<\/p>\n
David Stevens of Reading, Penn. will make his pro debut against Dustin Long (0-1-2), of Johnson City, Tenn. in a cruiserweight battle.<\/p>\n