Omar Henry Faces Juan Ubaldo Cabrera In ShoBox: The New Generation Main Event
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Nov 7, 2012)
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HALLANDALE
BEACH, Fla.—Don King’s Omar “El Boricua” Henry (12-0-1, 9 KOs), from
Oakland, Calif., will fight at 160 pounds when he faces World Boxing
Association No. 15-ranked middleweight Juan Ubaldo Cabrera (20-0, 14
KOs), from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in a main event battle of
unbeatens on ShoBox: The New Generation (live at 11 p.m. ET/PT,
on SHOWTIME, delayed on the West Coast) set for Friday, Nov. 16 from
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
The four fighters appearing on SHOWTIME-televised doubleheader are currently undefeated. In
the co-featured main event, lightweight Angelo “La Cobra” Santana
(13-0, 10 KOs), from Miami, will face Juan “Johnny” Garcia (13-0, 8
KOs), from Holland, Mich. Both matches are scheduled for 10 rounds.
Tickets priced at $25, $50, $100 and $200 are on sale and can be purchased online at www.gulfstreampark.com or by calling the Gulfstream Park box office at (954) 457-6201.
Henry, 25, has long been considered one of the top prospects in boxing. A proud Puerto Rican, he compiled a stellar amateur record of 60-5. The promising Henry is on the verge of realizing the greatness that so many have predicted for him.
Cabrera
defeated future pro world champion Jean Pascal and Yordenis Despigne in
the amateurs and also participated in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic games
representing the Dominican Republic. Now 33 years of age with a perfect record, Cabrera will face the toughest challenge to date against the talented Henry.
In the co-feature, Santana and Garcia will both be risking their perfect records—both are 13-0—In the lightweight scrap.
Santana
was a two-time national champion in Cuba before defecting to Miami to
follow his girlfriend, Anay, and dreams of winning a world championship. Now married to her, Santana is closing in on his first world-title shot. At 24, he has developed to the point where he has stopped his last six opponents in four rounds or less. In
his last appearance, Santana earned his best win against a quality
opponent, world-class contender Justin Savi, who he dispatched with a
third round technical knockout on June 23.
Garcia seeks to spoil Santana’s rags-to-riches story. No stranger to facing undefeated prospects, Garcia defeated William Jackson (10-0-1) last year. On March 23 he scored a shocking upset over highly touted Cuban Yordenis Ugas, who was 11-0 before they met.
Sunshine State Showdown is promoted by Don King Productions. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. A full undercard will be presented. Henry vs. Cabrera and Santana vs. Garcia will be televised on ShoBox: The Next Generation live beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME.
About Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream
Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred
racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa
Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland
Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous
Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training
Center in Florida, and is one of North America's top race horse breeders
through its award-winning Adena Springs operation.
The Stronach
Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering
systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a
global leader in wagering technology; XpressBet, an Internet and
telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management,
which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing
content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The
Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horseracing
programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North
America's premier supplier of virtual online horseracing games, as well
as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing
industry.
About Don King Productions
Don
King Productions has promoted over 600 world championship fights with
nearly 100 individual boxers having been paid $1 million or more. DKP
also holds the distinction of having promoted or co-promoted seven of
the 10 largest pay-per-view events in history, as gauged by total buys,
including three of the top five: Holyfield vs. Tyson II,
1.99 million buys, June 1997; Tyson vs. Holyfield I, 1.6 million buys,
November 1996; and Tyson vs. McNeeley, 1.58 million buys, August 1995.
DKP
has promoted or co-promoted 11 of the top 25 highest-grossing live
gates in the history of the state of Nevada including five of the top
seven: Holyfield vs. Lewis II, paid attendance: 17,078, gross:
$16,860,300 (NOTE: Also second-highest live-gate gross for any event in
the history of the world.), date: Nov. 13, 1999; Holyfield vs. Tyson II,
paid attendance: 16,279, gross: $14,277,200, date: June 28, 1997;
Holyfield vs. Tyson I, paid attendance: 16,103, gross: $14,150,700,
date: Nov. 9, 1996; Tyson vs. McNeeley, paid attendance: 16,113, gross:
$13,965,600, date: Aug. 19, 1995; and Trinidad vs. De La Hoya, paid
attendance: 11,184, gross: $12, 949, 500. Sept. 18, 1999.
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