David Morrell To Be Answer To Trivia Question

David Morrell, the super skilled under radar super middleweight, is likely to anoint himself the answer to a trivia question that will be asked among a certain segment of pro boxing fans— Who won in the main event of the last Showtime boxing card?—Saturday night in Minnesota.

This being boxing, but of course, no guarantees are offered before hand…But foe Sena Agbeka has looked to possess a skill set inferior to the rising star Morrell.

Stranger things have happened then Agbeko upsetting Morrell… but it’s likely we will be able to soak up the sentiment of clips presented over the 38 years the cabler, now subsumed by a behemoth parent company, without a lingering controversy, a crap judging call.

Morrell has risen the ranks on PBC cards and will have a stellar resume when his career is said/done.

Before the show, fans can check out ex world champion Alberto Puello, set to take on Ector Madera in an eight-round super lightweight clash.

They headline the SHOWTIME BOXING COUNTDOWN show this Saturday, December 16 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, an underrated town, you could offer, and one that has proven to be an offbeat but comforting niche market for PBC in the last 8 years.

PBC, and Mary Tyler Moore have enjoyed Minneapolis

Fights live on the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page will also feature middleweights Kyrone Davis and Cruse Stewart in an eight-round tiff, plus light heavyweight Lawrence King takes on prospect tester Alex Theran in a six-rounds (or fewer) fight.

The streaming presentation will be hosted by award-winning MORNING KOMBAT live digital talk show hosts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell.

Lil note: Campbell did a real solid job in the Jim Gray slot on the last PBC show; he merits strong consideration to inherit that spot if/when Gray shifts attention or platform.

These fights precede a four-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast headlined by undefeated WBA Super Middleweight Champion and Minnesota resident David Morrell Jr. battling Sena Agbeko and beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

…will be missed

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Warriors Boxing, are on sale.

From a release: Puello (21-0, 10 KOs) will return to action for the first time since August 2022 when he captured the WBA Super Lightweight World Championship with a victory over Batyr Akhmedov.

A native of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic, Puello now resides and trains in Las Vegas.

Puello first shot up the rankings in July 2019, when he bested the previously unbeaten Jonathan Alonso via unanimous decision to capture an interim title.

He will return to The Armory in Minneapolis for the second time, after previously scoring a unanimous decision over hometown favorite Veshawn Owens in December 2021.

He will face Bakersfield, California’s Madera (11-0, 6 KOs), who now resides in Stockton and who will step up in competition to challenge the former champion Puello.

The 27-year-old has fought professionally since 2016, and has put together a pair of three-fight knockout streaks so far.

He last fought in 2022, scoring victories over Timothy Parks in August and Alejandro Frias Rodriguez in December.

The 29-year-old Davis (17-3-1, 6 KOs) will look to pick up a second victory in 2023 after previously dominating Cristian Fabian Rios in January to earn a unanimous decision.

That victory came after a run that saw Davis battle two-time champion Anthony Dirrell to a draw in February 2021, before stepping in as a late replacement two fights later to drop a hard-fought contest against super middleweight superstar David Benavidez.

Showtime went out right, as platform to some notable battles that fans clamored for… and received

An amateur standout representing Wilmington, Delaware, Davis trains in Philadelphia under the tutelage of top trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards.

He duels the Maple Grove, Minnesota resident Stewart (8-2, 6 KOs) who will look to bounce back from a pair of defeats to unbeaten rising contender Elijah Garcia and then-unbeaten Hakim Lopez in 2022.

The 34-year-old turned pro in 2018 before reeling off eight-straight victories.

A native of San Bernardino, California, King (13-1, 11 KOs) is a frequent sparring partner of undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and enters this fight on a nine-bout winning streak.

Since a narrow decision defeat in his fifth pro fight, the 27-year-old has stopped eight of his last nine opponents. King has already earned two victories in 2023, including most recently stopping veteran contender Marco Reyes after six rounds in June.

He will be opposed by Colombia’s Theran (23-12, 15 KOs), who now trains in Lynn, Massachusetts.

The 33-year-old turned pro in 2011 and has fought a slew of contenders including Anthony Yarde, Yunieski Gonzalez and Radivoje Kalajdzic.

Highlighting the non-televised undercard is talented junior middleweight contender Joey Spencer in a six-round bout against Argentina’s Marcelo Bzowski.

The non-televised undercard will also see exciting rising prospect Michael Angeletti (9-0, 7 KOs) step in for an eight-round super bantamweight bout against Mexico’s Angel Contreras (13-7-2, 7 KOs).

Also, super middleweight Shawn McCalman (14-0, 7 KOs) facing Cristian Olivas (22-9, 19 KOs) in an eight-round duel and super lightweight prospect Jose Chollet (2-0, 2 KOs) battling Lyle McFarlane (2-2, 1 KO) in a four-round matchup.

Rounding out the card is a pair of Mayweather Promotions rising prospects as super middleweight John Easter steps in for a four-round fight against South Carolina’s Javier Frazier, while lightweight Charles Harris Jr. squares off against Minneapolis’ Marlin Sims in a six-round battle.

And end of the night, look for Morrell to get his hand raised, which will spur a countdown to black: Showtime Boxing will close shop, and yes, they will be missed, because they offered quality production and fare over the decades.