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HARD-HITTING LAFARRELL BUNTING
REPLACES INJURED SAKIO BIKA
NEW YORK (Aug. 2, 2006) – Sakio Bika has withdrawn from the “ShoBox: The
New Generation” super middleweight tournament with an injured elbow and
has been replaced by once-beaten southpaw Lafarrell “Memphis Fairway”
Bunting. The announcement was made Tuesday by “ShoBox” Executive
Producer Gordon Hall and tournament promoter Gary Shaw.
The hard-hitting Bunting (15-1-1, 15 KOs), who enters the tournament
with an explosive 15-knockout wins, will box another prolific puncher,
Jose Luis Herrera (14-1, 14 KOs) of San Onofre, Colombia, when the “ShoBox’’
tournament continues with first-round bouts this Friday, Aug. 4, on
SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Tony Hanshaw (19-0, 13 KOs) of Warren, Ohio, will face Esteban Camou
(18-1, 15 KOs) of Navojoa, Mexico, in Friday’s second opening-round bout
at The Sports Center of Las Vegas. The winners of the 10-round bouts
will advance to face each other in the semi-finals on Oct. 6. The other
semi-final that evening will match a pair of unbeatens, Jean Paul Mendy
and Henry Buchanan.
On Jan. 5, 2007, the winner of the tournament final will take home the
International Boxing Organization (IBO) 168-pound title. Gary Shaw
Productions, LLC, is promoting the event, which also offers two boxers
from an original international field of eight the rare opportunity to
appear on national television three times in only six months.
Bunting, of Las Vegas, by way of Memphis, Tenn., is looking for his 11th
consecutive win. The six-foot-one-inch, 25 year old has won 10 straight
inside of the distance. In his most recent start on July 15, 2006, he
registered a first-round knockout over Carlos Bates to capture the
vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) light heavyweight title in
San Marcos, Texas.
The 1997 National Junior Olympics champion at 165 pounds, Bunting
started boxing at the age of 10 when his stepfather took him to a gym.
He turned pro three days after his 21st birthday on Oct. 4, 2001.
Bunting boxed to a draw in his third outing and suffered his lone defeat
in his seventh.
Tickets to the Aug. 4 show are on sale at The Pureformance Training
Center (PFTC) box office, or by calling 702.450.PFTC. Tickets also can
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