NEW
YORK (July
12, 2011) – Russian-born Georgi Kevlishvili (8-2, 3 KOs) of
Philadelphia will face unbeaten Casey
“The Wizard” Ramos (13-0, 4 KOs) of Austin, Texas., in the new co-feature
this Friday, July 15, on the 10th anniversary telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11:05 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West
Coast).
The
30-year-old Kevlishvili (pronounced
kev-LISH-vuh-lee) stepped in after Joselito Collado withdrew from the
eight-round junior lightweight bout late last week with the
flu.
In the
main event of a Top Rank-promoted event at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las
Vegas, undefeated local favorite
and world-ranked southpaw, Diego
Magdaleno (19-0, 7 KOs), of Las Vegas, will defend his North American Boxing
Federation (NABF) junior lightweight title against Alejandro “Alacran’’ Perez (15-2-1, 10
KOs), of Salinas, Calif.
A long-time top
amateur in Russia who turned pro at 27, Kevlishvili is a well-conditioned,
versatile boxer with excellent movement and durability. At his best when he can
set a busy pace and outwork you, Kevlishvili will be making his third start in
the United States since relocating to Philadelphia and hooking up with manager Lev Prysler in April
2010.
Kevlishvili
has been involved in close fights in each of his U.S. starts this year. In his
stateside debut and initial outing in 15½ months, he won a six-round split
decision over Anthony
Flores last March 18 at
Chester, Pa. Last May 20 in Costa
Mesa, Calif., Kevlishvili dropped a close eight-round decision to Southern
California prospect Ronny Rios (13-0
going in) in a good fight that featured a number of shifts in momentum.
Kevlishvili cut Rios over the left eye, but fell short by the scores of 77-75
twice and 78-74.
The 5-foot-7
Kevlishvili turned pro in Russia on Dec. 13, 2007, and won his first seven
fights.
Tickets are
$50 and $35 plus applicable taxes and fees and may be purchased at all Stations
Casinos Rewards Centers, online at stationcasinos.com or by telephone (702)
547-5300.
Curt
Menefee will
call the blow by blow action alongside expert analyst Steve Farhood. Gordon Hall is the executive producer of ShoBox with Richard Gaughan producing the Rick Phillips directing.
For information on
SHOWTIME Sports Programming, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and
photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, please go the new
SHOWTIME Sports website at http://
sho.com/sports.
About
ShoBox: The New Generation
Since
its inception in July 2001, the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: The New Generation has featured young talent matched tough. The ShoBox philosophy is to televise exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive
matches while providing a proving ground for willing prospects determined to
fight for a world title. The growing list of fighters who have appeared on ShoBox and advanced to garner world titles includes: Leonard Dorin, Scott
Harrison, Juan Diaz, Jeff Lacy, Ricky Hatton, Joan Guzman, Juan Urango, David
Diaz, Robert Guerrero, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Malignaggi, Kendall Holt, Timothy
Bradley, Bernard Dunne, Yonnhy Perez, Yuri Foreman, Andre Ward, Cornelius
Bundrage and, most recently, Rico Ramos.
About
Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime
Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and
operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and
FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE,
SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME
FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD™, SHOWTIME
2 HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD™, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND™
and FLIX ON DEMAND®. SNI also manages Smithsonian Channel™, a joint venture
between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution. All SNI feeds provide enhanced
sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and
entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis
through SHOWTIME PPV®.
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