Arising tonight in Bethlehem, PA, rising tremendous middleweight prospect Sean Hemphill will get an opportunity to showcase himself in the principle occasion bout of the 2023 debut of “ShoBox” on Showtime. And the native of the bayou in New Orleans is aware of that a powerful displaying will result in larger issues and shortly.
Hemphill and his fellow unbeaten, prospect opponent David Stevens met with the media one ultimate time Thursday round their weigh in on the Wind Creek On line casino for Friday night time’s card. And, Hemphill is aware of to be prepared with this type of consideration on him,
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“I’m targeted and hungry and that is the chance that I actually needed. I feel I’ve the benefit in expertise and slightly little bit of maturity understanding he’s youthful than me,” Hemphill mentioned. “He has 11 fights and I’ve 14, which isn’t that a lot of a distinction, however when it comes to preventing and the various types I’ve confronted as a professional and within the amateurs, I really feel like that can assist me so much. My peak and attain benefit and the group that I’ve backing me and supporting me is also necessary.”
Hemphill, (14-0, 8 KOs), was to have headlined on ShoBox on two completely different events however pulled out each instances with harm, together with final October. His ring inactivity is now at 12 months.
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“I count on Stevens to come back ahead and to try to land energy pictures, a one-hit marvel sort of factor. I had an awesome camp, did a couple of weeks in New York, labored with completely different guys up there, then a pair weeks in Florida, and had some actually good guys to work with there so it’s been a very good camp for me,” Hemphill continued.
And, he’ll have among the best trainers within the enterprise in former championship fighter turned cornerman James “Buddy” McGirt. We’ll see if that pays off.
Hemphill’s combat with Stevens (11-0, 8 KOs) will cap the SHOWTIME card that begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT .
The co-feature pits undefeated prospect and Philadelphian Atif Oberlton (7-0, 6 KOs) and the power-punching Russian now coaching in South Florida Artem Brusov (12-0, 11 KOs) in an eight-round mild heavyweight bout. Plus, in a battle of two unbeaten Pennsylvanians, KO artist Julian Gonzalez (8-0-1, 8 KOs) from Studying faces Ellwood Metropolis’s Rosalindo Morales (9-0, 2 KOs) in an eight-round tremendous featherweight bout that opens the three-fight telecast.
Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Famer Barry Tompkins will name the motion with former world champion Raul Márquez and veteran fight sports activities reporter and MORNING KOMBAT host Brian Campbell additionally serving as an knowledgeable analyst, and Corridor of Famer Steve Farhood remotely performing unofficial scoring duties.
