Atlantic City, NJ (Feb. 16, 2016) – Despite the fight being added just two weeks ago, many boxing insiders feel that the opening eight-round super middleweight between undefeated
John Magda and
Christopher Brooker this Friday, Feb. 19 live on
SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) could steal the show on
ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader that is loaded with talent.
Unbeatens Adam “Mantequilla” Lopez (14-0, 7 KOs), of San Antonio, Texas, by way Phoenix, Ariz., and Mario “Yayo” Muñoz (16-0-1, 10 KOs), of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, will face their toughest opponents to-date when they meet in the 10-round super bantamweight main event from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom inHistoric Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
In other televised bouts, all scheduled for eight rounds,
Ronald “Flatline” Ellis(12-0, 10 KOs), of Dorchester, Mass., takes on Washington D.C.’s
Jerry “The King’s Son” Odom (13-2, 12 KOs) in a clash of hard-hitting super middleweights, and southpaw
Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-0-1, 3 KOs), of Rochester, N.Y. risks his undefeated record against
O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (9-1, 6 KOs), of Orange, Texas, in a super featherweight scrap.
Tickets for the GH3 Promotions event are priced at $25, $50, $75, $100 and $150 and are available for purchase online at
www.Ticketmaster.com and over the phone at (800) 736-1420.
The bout between Magda and Brooker has a bit of the territorial rivalry feel as Magda will be fighting close to his Rutherford, N.J. home while Brooker will be making the one-hour trek on the Atlantic City Expressway from his residence in Philadelphia.
Both Magda and Brooker are 24-years old.
Magda has built his reputation on his volume punching that has catapulted him to a perfect mark of 11-0 with seven knockouts. The former New Jersey Junior Olympic champion is coming off the best win, a unanimous decision over Dionisio Miranda.
Brooker has a record of 7-1 with five knockouts and is an aggressive puncher with good power. Brooker stepped on late notice and scored an upset when he defeated previously undefeated Leo Hall on Dec. 29.