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GH3 Promotions developing into a promotional powerhouse

PhilBoxing.com


New Jersey based promotion to have 1st world title bout in October plus fighter's to appear on national television

Nutley, NJ (September 21, 2015) - in just three years, Vito Mielnicki's GH3 Promotions has become one of the top promoters in the United States.

In the next month, Mielnicki will see the fruits of his hard work as he will have his first fighter compete in a world title bout when WBO number-five ranked John Thompson (17-1, 6 KO's) takes on Liam Smith on October 10 for the vacant WBO Jr. Middleweight title in Manchester, England.

"It is only fitting that it is John that gets the first opportunity because he was the first fighter I signed and I am ecstatic for him to be getting the chance at the world title,"said Mielnicki. "Camp is going terrific down in Virginia and John is eagerly waiting for October 10."

Thompson will not be the only fighter under the GH3 banner to be seen in high profile bouts.

On October 23, Light Heavyweight, Lavarn Harvell (15-1, 10 KO's) of Atlantic City will be taking on Samuel Clarkson as part of the televised ShoBox: The New Generation card.

Harvell has joined Thompson in Virginia for training camp.

On November 6, GH3 Promotions will stage a ShoBox card that will feature the popular and undefeated Middleweight WBA number-9 ranked Antoine Douglas (18-0-1, 12 KO's) taking WBA number-12 ranked Les Sherrington (35-7, 19 KO's) for the WBA Intercontinental title.

The fight will mark the fifth ShoBox appearance for Douglas, who is also ranked number-10 by the WBO, and number-15 by the IBF

Douglas is currently training in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

With a win over Sherrington, Douglas will be inching closer to a world title opportunity.

On the same ShoBox card, GH3 Promotions prospects O'Shanique Foster and Keenan Smith will make their national television debuts.

Foster (7-0, 4 KO's) of Orange, Texas will take on Samuel Teah (7-1, 2 KO's) in a Lightweight battle while Smith (8-0, 3 KO's) of Philadelphia battles Benjamin Whitaker (10-1, 2 KO's) in a Welterweight clash.

Fighting off-tv that night will be undefeated Super Bantamweight, Adam Lopez (13-0, 6 KO's) of San Antonio, Texas.

Lopez is currently ranked number-10 by the WBA on the strength of two exciting wins on ShoBox in 2015.

GH3 Promotions is closing the final quarter of 2015 very strong as it looks towards 2016 for all of it's established talent to be fighting for regional belts that will move them up the rankings and in position for world title opportunities.

"I am very proud of what we have accomplished in a very short time. This could not have been done without people like Kay Koroma. Kay has helped us lock down all of the top talent in the country. He has deep roots behind the scenes. In the past year, Kay and I have added Ricardo Rizzo as an adviser to our company. Ricardo has over 40 years of experience in the industry and has been a great sounding board for advice to GH3 Promotions," said Mielnicki.

Going forward, GH3 Promotions has resigned undefeated Bantamweight Glenn Dezurn Jr. (6-0, 4 KO's) of Baltimore, Maryland

GH3 Promotions will be moving it's operations as it is on the verge of closing in on a building in Belleville, New Jersey which will house both it's offices and a state of the art gym for it's local amateurs and professionals to work out.


GH3 Promotions features undefeated Middleweight Antoine Douglas, Super Middleweight's Jerry Odom & Derrick Webster, undefeated Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez as well as Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight Champion John Thompson, Jr., undefeated Welterweight's Jerrell Harris & Keenan Smith,undefeated Super lightweight Bienvenido Diaz, Heavyweight Natu Visinia, Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell, Jr. Lightweight O'Shanique Foster & Super Middleweight Andrew Hernandez to the GH3 Promotions stable.






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