Another intriguing fight has been added to the undercard of this Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation telecast (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) presented by Warriors Boxing, entitled “Shootout at Texas Station”, from the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, as undefeated Cuban American Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) will now face Denmark, via Nigeria’s Robert “Super” Osiobe (11-4, 6 KOs) in an eight-round super featherweight battle.
“Shootout at Texas Station” will be headlined by a 10-round junior middleweight main event between Cuba’s Yudel Jhonson (12-0, 8 KOs) and Cleveland’s Willie “The Great” Nelson (17-1-1, 11 KOs). The eight-round co-feature will pit undefeated super middleweights Badou Jack “The Ripper” (10-0, 8 KOs) of Sweden and Colombia’s power-punching Alexander Brand (17-0, 15 KOs).
Barthelemy had originally been scheduled to face Mexico’s Aalan Martinez, but an injury forced his withdrawal and the removal of the fight from the televised portion of the show.
The addition of the capable Osiobe, however, makes that fact unfortunate for the television audience.
“That’s a great fight,” said event promoter Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing. “You really have to hand it to Rances to be taken off TV, but still want to go in against a tough opponent. He’s a true fighter and we’re very proud of him.”
Osiobe’s four losses have come against three undefeated fighters and one former world title challenger, in a fight for the European championship.
“Rances was sensational in his last fight against Hylon Williams, so we’re confident in his abilities, but this fight is by no means a gimme. Osiobe is competitive with just about any super featherweight in the world.”
Tickets for “Shootout at Texas Station” are on sale now, priced at $27 and $52 and are available at Ticketmaster, any Texas Station rewards center or at SCLV.COM/CONCERTS. A few VIP seats are available at a price of $102 can be purchased by calling (954) 985-1155.
On fight night, doors open at 6:30 and the action starts at 7:00 pm.
Station Bucks may be used to purchase tickets. All ages welcome. Under 21 must be accompanied by an adult 21 or over. Show subject to change without notice. Management reserves all rights. Digital Photography and video prohibited. Tickets can be purchased at any Station Casinos Boarding Pass Rewards Center, The Fiesta’s, by logging onto stationcasinos.com/concerts or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel is located at 2101 Texas Star Lane in North Las Vegas. Telephone: (702) 631-1000 or (800) 654-8888.
