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The four fighters who will appear on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, made weight on their first try Thursday at The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Tomasz Adamek of Jersey City, N., by way of Poland, and Johnathon Banks, of Detroit, squared off after the weigh-in.
Adamek, 36-1 (24), who weighed 199 pounds, will defend his IBF cruiserweight belt against Banks, 20-0 (14), who weighed the division-limit 200 pounds, in the ShoBox main event.
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Giovanni Lorenzo and Dionisio Miranda will collide in a 12 round IBF middleweight elimination bout in the co-feature at The Prudential Center. Each weighed 159 pounds.
The winner between Lorenzo, 26-1 (18), of New York City via the Dominican Republic , and Miranda, 19-2-2 (17), of Barranquilla, Colombi , could be next in line to challenge IBF 160 pound champion Arthur Abraham.
The event is promoted by Main Events and Ziggy Promotions, in association with K2 Promotions.
Tickets, priced from $38, can be purchased at the arena box office or by calling Ticketmaster (201) 507-8900. The first live fight starts at 8:30 p.m. ET.
