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a top-10 contender in the division will emerge after this is all said and done:
The eight fighters fit the “ShoBox” formula; most are prospects, and no one is a clear favorite.
The matchups: First round: Jean Paul Mendy, France, 21-0 (11)-Dallas Vargas, USA, 21-2 (15); Henry “Sugar Poo” Buchanan, USA, 13-0 (11)-Lucas Green-Arias, Costa Rica, 11-0 (8); Sakio Bika, Australia via Cameroon, 20-1-2 (14)-Jose Luis Herrera, Colombia, 14-1 (14); and Anthony Hanshaw, USA, 19-0 (13)-Esteban Camou, Mexico, 18-1 (15).
you can download a PDF bracket here- http://www.sho.com/site/boxing/text_...6tourneybr.pdf
NEW YORK (July 24, 2006) - Opening-round match-ups have been set for the upcoming "ShoBox: The Next Generation" super middleweight tournament - two dates (Friday, July 28 and Friday, August 4), four great fights on SHOWTIME.
Both "ShoBox" telecasts will air live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from the PFTC at The Sports Center of Las Vegas. The winners of the opening-round bouts will then advance to the semi-finals on the Friday, Oct. 6, edition of "ShoBox". SHOWTIME will televise the tournament finals on January 5, 2007.
On July 28, Jean Paul Mendy of France, (21-0, 11 KOs) will face Dallas Vargas of Ohio, (21-2, 15 KOs) and Henry Buchanan of South Carolina (13-0, 11 KOs) will meet Lucas Green-Arias of Costa Rica (11-0, eight KOs).
A capsule look at the "ShoBox" super middleweight tournament participants:
JEAN PAUL MENDY, France, (21-0, 11 KOs) vs. Dallas Vargas: At 32 years old, Jean Paul Mendy is the oldest of the tournament participants and a five and one half year professional. The undefeated southpaw recently relocated to Las Vegas and will be making his desert community debut, and third U.S. start as a professional. Mendy turned pro on Dec. 22, 2000, in France. He captured the French super middle belt in his ninth start with a 10-round majority decision on Feb. 26, 2002, and has made four successful title defenses. He has KO'd four of his last five opponents, and is coming off an eight-round decision over Laurent Goury on June 10, 2006.
As an amateur, Mendy notched a 102-25 record. He represented his homeland of France at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
DALLAS "DEAF PRIDE" VARGAS, Toledo, Ohio, (21-2, 15 KOs) vs. Jean Paul Mendy: Dallas Vargas fights with a handicap. At 29 years old, standing, six-feet tall, Vargas is legally deaf. He was born two months prematurely in Toledo, Ohio, and has been hearing impaired his entire life. As a child, Vargas said, he was always told that he could not do many things because of the disability. As a result, Vargas has lived his life to prove his detractors wrong. Vargas played defensive end on his high school football team in Ohio and won the city league championship. He fights, not only to quench his thirst for competition, but to inspire disabled children to overcome their handicaps.
As a fighter, Vargas has fought more than 300 amateur fights. He turned professional in 2001 and won his initial 14 fights, most at light heavyweight. The only blemishes on his professional record are two majority decision losses in 2004. Since then, Vargas has rebounded with four consecutive wins including three by knockout.
Dallas Vargas is the older brother of 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Captain Devin Vargas.
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HENRY "SUGAR POO" BUCHANAN, Capital Heights, Maryland (13-0, 11 KOs) vs. Lucas Green-Arias: Why Sugar Poo, you ask? Buchanan's mother called him "Poo" as a child and his former trainer, Barry Hunter, put the Sugar on it, likening the young fighter to Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Buchanan, a very aggressive-minded prospect, turned pro on March 27, 2004.He won his initial 10 starts by knockout (all inside of six rounds, and eight inside of three) before taking back-to-back eight-round unanimous decisions in July and November of 2005. The stylish and supremely confident boxer-puncher displays impressive movement and hand speed. Buchanan is coming off a first-round TKO over Lloyd Brian on March 3, 2006, in Washington, D.C. Buchanan continues to impress industry experts with his power, a good uppercut from the inside and an ability to slip punches. He prefers to enter ring to the sound of rap music, wearing his trademark shades that give him the look of a superstar and adorning trunks emblazoned with the word, "Poo."
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LUCAS "El Pirata" GREEN-ARIAS, Costa Rica (11-0, eight KOs) vs. Henry Buchanan: Green-Arias notched a 48-11 record as an amateur and turned professional on August 30, 2004. He is undefeated, albeit untested, in his 11 pro starts. That'll change on July 28th when Green-Arias ventures off the island he calls home to make his U.S. and "ShoBox" debut. This will be his 10th fight in the last 16 months. Green-Arias fought seven times in 2005 and he has won each of his two 2006 outings by knockout.
Green-Arias considers himself a boxer with a big right hand. His goal is to be Costa Rica's first world champion. His mother's last name is Green, hence the hyphenation and when not training or competing in the ring, Green-Arias is taxi driver in Costa Rica. His friends nicknamed him "El Pirata," likening Green-Arias to a pirate cabbie.
The eight fighters fit the “ShoBox” formula; most are prospects, and no one is a clear favorite.
The matchups: First round: Jean Paul Mendy, France, 21-0 (11)-Dallas Vargas, USA, 21-2 (15); Henry “Sugar Poo” Buchanan, USA, 13-0 (11)-Lucas Green-Arias, Costa Rica, 11-0 (8); Sakio Bika, Australia via Cameroon, 20-1-2 (14)-Jose Luis Herrera, Colombia, 14-1 (14); and Anthony Hanshaw, USA, 19-0 (13)-Esteban Camou, Mexico, 18-1 (15).
you can download a PDF bracket here- http://www.sho.com/site/boxing/text_...6tourneybr.pdf
NEW YORK (July 24, 2006) - Opening-round match-ups have been set for the upcoming "ShoBox: The Next Generation" super middleweight tournament - two dates (Friday, July 28 and Friday, August 4), four great fights on SHOWTIME.
Both "ShoBox" telecasts will air live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from the PFTC at The Sports Center of Las Vegas. The winners of the opening-round bouts will then advance to the semi-finals on the Friday, Oct. 6, edition of "ShoBox". SHOWTIME will televise the tournament finals on January 5, 2007.
On July 28, Jean Paul Mendy of France, (21-0, 11 KOs) will face Dallas Vargas of Ohio, (21-2, 15 KOs) and Henry Buchanan of South Carolina (13-0, 11 KOs) will meet Lucas Green-Arias of Costa Rica (11-0, eight KOs).
A capsule look at the "ShoBox" super middleweight tournament participants:
JEAN PAUL MENDY, France, (21-0, 11 KOs) vs. Dallas Vargas: At 32 years old, Jean Paul Mendy is the oldest of the tournament participants and a five and one half year professional. The undefeated southpaw recently relocated to Las Vegas and will be making his desert community debut, and third U.S. start as a professional. Mendy turned pro on Dec. 22, 2000, in France. He captured the French super middle belt in his ninth start with a 10-round majority decision on Feb. 26, 2002, and has made four successful title defenses. He has KO'd four of his last five opponents, and is coming off an eight-round decision over Laurent Goury on June 10, 2006.
As an amateur, Mendy notched a 102-25 record. He represented his homeland of France at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
DALLAS "DEAF PRIDE" VARGAS, Toledo, Ohio, (21-2, 15 KOs) vs. Jean Paul Mendy: Dallas Vargas fights with a handicap. At 29 years old, standing, six-feet tall, Vargas is legally deaf. He was born two months prematurely in Toledo, Ohio, and has been hearing impaired his entire life. As a child, Vargas said, he was always told that he could not do many things because of the disability. As a result, Vargas has lived his life to prove his detractors wrong. Vargas played defensive end on his high school football team in Ohio and won the city league championship. He fights, not only to quench his thirst for competition, but to inspire disabled children to overcome their handicaps.
As a fighter, Vargas has fought more than 300 amateur fights. He turned professional in 2001 and won his initial 14 fights, most at light heavyweight. The only blemishes on his professional record are two majority decision losses in 2004. Since then, Vargas has rebounded with four consecutive wins including three by knockout.
Dallas Vargas is the older brother of 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Captain Devin Vargas.
[IMG]http://www.*********.com/1photos/mccall_dc8.jpg[/IMG] (on right)
HENRY "SUGAR POO" BUCHANAN, Capital Heights, Maryland (13-0, 11 KOs) vs. Lucas Green-Arias: Why Sugar Poo, you ask? Buchanan's mother called him "Poo" as a child and his former trainer, Barry Hunter, put the Sugar on it, likening the young fighter to Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Buchanan, a very aggressive-minded prospect, turned pro on March 27, 2004.He won his initial 10 starts by knockout (all inside of six rounds, and eight inside of three) before taking back-to-back eight-round unanimous decisions in July and November of 2005. The stylish and supremely confident boxer-puncher displays impressive movement and hand speed. Buchanan is coming off a first-round TKO over Lloyd Brian on March 3, 2006, in Washington, D.C. Buchanan continues to impress industry experts with his power, a good uppercut from the inside and an ability to slip punches. He prefers to enter ring to the sound of rap music, wearing his trademark shades that give him the look of a superstar and adorning trunks emblazoned with the word, "Poo."
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)LUCAS "El Pirata" GREEN-ARIAS, Costa Rica (11-0, eight KOs) vs. Henry Buchanan: Green-Arias notched a 48-11 record as an amateur and turned professional on August 30, 2004. He is undefeated, albeit untested, in his 11 pro starts. That'll change on July 28th when Green-Arias ventures off the island he calls home to make his U.S. and "ShoBox" debut. This will be his 10th fight in the last 16 months. Green-Arias fought seven times in 2005 and he has won each of his two 2006 outings by knockout.
Green-Arias considers himself a boxer with a big right hand. His goal is to be Costa Rica's first world champion. His mother's last name is Green, hence the hyphenation and when not training or competing in the ring, Green-Arias is taxi driver in Costa Rica. His friends nicknamed him "El Pirata," likening Green-Arias to a pirate cabbie.
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here's a small look at the bracket that can be found here: 
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