Tripleheader of up-and-comers on ShoBox announced

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altA tripleheader of up-and-comers has been announced for the April 8 telecast of Showtime's "ShoBox: The New Generation," a show to be co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Keeppunching.

A tripleheader of up-and-comers has been announced for the April 8 telecast of Showtime's "ShoBox: The New Generation," a show to be co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Keeppunching.

The three televised bouts will match super middleweight Marcus "Too Much" Johnson (20-0, 15 knockouts) of Houston against Florida's Dyah Davis (18-2-1, 9 KOs), welterweight Willie Nelson (16-0-1, 10 KOs) against Vincent Arroyo (10-1, 7 KOs), and light welterweight Danny O'Connor (14-0, 3 KOs) against Gabriel Bracero (14-0, 1 KO).

The show, entitled "Rumble on the Rio," will take place at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.

 

Dennis Taylor is editor/publisher of www.ringsideboxingshow.com and co-host of The Ringside Boxing Show.

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