Feb. 2 ShoBox to feature James Kirkland vs. Billy Lyell

25/01/2007

Feb. 2 ShoBox to feature James Kirkland vs. Billy Lyell

Press Release: James Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and Timothy "Desert Storm'' Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) will risk their unblemished records against Billy Lyell (14-3, 2 KOs) and Michael Clark (36-4, 17 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured bouts Friday, February 2, 2007 on "ShoBox: The New Generation" at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).  Kirkland and Lyell will collide in a ten-round junior middleweight fight. Prior to the main event, Bradley will square off against Clark in an eight-round junior welterweight match-up.  Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will promote the doubleheader at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Kirkland, a native of Austin, Texas, looks to overwhelm opponents with brute force and tons of punches. The 22-year-old southpaw has won nine straight by knockout, and is coming off of a fourth-round knockout over David Toribio on Dec. 1, 2006. Lyell, of Warren, Ohio, is a strong, aggressive-minded, combination puncher who comes to win and makes for good scraps. After a six-fight winning streak ended two outings ago, the 22-year-old rebounded in his last outing to record an eight-round unanimous decision over Jarome Ellis. Bradley, of Coachella, Calif., will make his second consecutive ShoBox appearance. Clark, of Columbus, Ohio, won his initial 24 fights before losing to then-WBO lightweight titlist Artur Grigorian in October 1999. Clark, 33, who appeared on the "Contender'' television series, scored a first-round knockout over Ricky Alexander in his last start.