NEW YORK (Dec. 28, 2015) \u2013 ShoBox: The New Generation begins its 15th year on SHOWTIME\u00ae with an explosive quadrupleheader on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 live from Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. (10:35 p.m. ET\/PT, delayed on the West Coast).<\/p>\n
undefeated heavyweight Jarrell \u201cBig Baby\u201d Miller (15-0-1, 13 KOs) of Brooklyn, N.Y. faces southpaw Donovan Dennis (14-3, 11 KOs, 2-1 in WSB) of Cleveland, Ohio<\/p>\n
Miller, a former New York Golden Gloves finalist who turned pro in July 2009, is a confident, power-punching heavyweight who comes to knock you out. He won his ShoBox debut, stopping Akhror Muralimov with a devastating right hand to the chin at 1:03 in the third round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I should have been here two years ago,\u2019\u2019 Miller said. \u201cI\u2019m not coming to make friends. I\u2019m here to annihilate and destroy the whole heavyweight division. On Jan. 22, I\u2019m going to put Donovan Dennis to sleep. I\u2019m not being heard right now, so I have to make myself known. After this fight and what I do to Dennis, things will really, really start to pick up. I\u2019m ready to destroy.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Besides being a hard hitter, Miller has good overall skills and movement for a big man whose weight fluctuates from fight to fight. He\u2019s won his last four by knockout, all inside three rounds.<\/p>\n
Known for an aggressive style, Miller is now fully focused on a fistic career, but he hails from an MMA and kickboxing background. For a few years, he competed in K-1, historically the world’s premier kickboxing organization, and twice fought the legendary Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovi\u0107.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere seems to be a new energy and enthusiasm on the American heavyweight scene,\u2019\u2019 Farhood said. \u201cPart of that is explained by the fall of a dominant champion in Wladimir Klitschko and part of it is explained by the emergence of Deontay Wilder, and even Travis Kauffman. So for a young heavyweight like Jarrell Miller, the time seems to be ideal to secure TV exposure and make a name for himself.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Dennis, 28, was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa. Before turning pro in June 2010, he was a top-level amateur: 11-time Iowa State Champion, 2011 National Golden Gloves runner-up in and 2012 U. S. Olympic Games Trials contestant.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-4 Dennis possesses good skills, movement and punching power to go with his strong amateur background. His weakness is durability; he\u2019s been knocked out in all of his losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready to fight,\u2019\u2019 Dennis said. \u201cI\u2019ve been training really hard and I am looking forward to the fight. I just want to get this win and move on as I will have a big year in 2016.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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