Coming up tonight in Atlantic City, NJ is the latest edition of the Showtime “ShoBox” series as a junior welterweight main event that has definite future implications for Joseph “Blessed Hands” Adorno and undefeated Argentine Hugo Alberto Roldan.
Adorno-Roldan headlines a triple headline for Showtime in what is the most notable card this weekend.
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Adorno (16-1-2, 14 KOs), a former amateur standout with one-punch knockout power, and Roldan (21-0-1, 7 KOs) made weight at Thursday’s official weigh-in a day before his 10-round Super Lightweight Main Event from Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, the site of the first SHOBOX® on July 21, 2001.
Adorno has scored back-to-back early KOs earlier this year after losing to Michel Rivera by decision in March at the Minneapolis Armory. He also fought Jamine Ortiz to an eight-round draw in April 2021. Roldan, meanwhile, has been less active but has won four fights since he drew with Agustin Kucharski in December 2019.
Watch us preview Adorno-Roldan in the ShoBox main event tonight off of our weekly BetUS boxing show, as our BFW expert Dan Rafael joined me for the breakdown,
The co-feature from Atlantic City faces undefeated Filipino prospect Bernard Angelo Torres (16-0, 7 KOs) against Dominican Frency Fortunato (13-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight attraction. The telecast begins with SHOBOX comeback Janelson Bocachica (17-0-1, 11 KOs) taking on knockout artist Roiman Villa (24-1, 24 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight battle.
Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins recounts the action from ringside with veteran combat sports reporter and MORNING KOMBAT host Brian Campbell and former world champion Raul Marquez as expert analysts with Hall of Famer Steve Farhood performing unofficial scoring tasks remotely. SHOBOX: The New Generation is executive produced by Gordon Hall with Chuck McKean producing and Rick Phillips directing.
The Friday night event is promoted by Sampson Boxing.
