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Rising junior featherweight contender Adam Lopez will square off with Danny Roman on Jan. Stitched Orioles Jerseys . 20 in the main event of the first ShoBox: The New Generation card of 2017, Showtime announced on Monday.The fight will headline a quadrupleheader (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT) at Ballys Atlantic City Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Lopez (16-0-1, 8 KOs), of San Antonio, has faced increasingly more difficult opposition in his four previous bouts on the series and now will face Los Angeles Roman (21-2-1, 7 KOs).This will be my toughest fight. It is all about levels and progressing, said Lopez, 26. Roman is a very good fighter and Im ready for a tough fight. Hes progressed a lot. Hes a good puncher, counterpuncher, and works the body. But Im ready for whatever he brings. A win would be huge (because) it puts me in contention to fight a world champion.Roman, also 26, has won 13 fights in a row since an eight-round decision loss in 2013.Ive been extremely active over the last few years and now all the hard work is starting to pay off, Roma said. This is a tremendous opportunity and the type of fight Ive been preparing for. Adam Lopez is a great fighter, and hes highly ranked just like me. We are going to give the fans an exciting fight.I can box, I can brawl. I give the fans what they want. I think people are going to be impressed with how I fight. People want to see a fight and I know Im going to bring it. Boxing fans are going to know who Danny Roman is on Jan. 20.There are also three scheduled eight-round bouts on the telecast:Super middleweight Ronald Ellis (13-0-1, 10 KOs), 27, of Lynn, Massachusetts, will face Christopher Brooker (11-2, 5 KOs), 25, of Philadelphia.I need this to further my career and put me in main event fights, said Ellis, the older brother of rising welterweight Rashidi Ellis. Ive seen Brooker fight a few times. Hes a tough guy who comes forward and comes to fight, and that is perfect for me. Brooker will be there for me to hit, and it will give me a great opportunity to showcase my talents.Brooker is looking to rebound from his first defeat, a 10th-round knockout to Ronald Gavril on Oct. 8. Im ready and excited to get back in the ring, Brook said. I cant wait to fight another undefeated fighter on ShoBox. Im still looking to get to the next level. I was at Ellis last fight, and I saw an average fighter compared to the guys Ive fought. Hes solid, throws nice, short punches, but runs out of gas.Chicago junior welterweight Kenneth Sims Jr. (10-0, 3 KOs), 22, a 2013 U.S. national amateur champion, will take on Wellington Romero (12-0-1, 6 KOs), a 2012 Olympian from the Dominican Republic.This is the biggest fight of my career, said Sims, who will be boxing in his first scheduled eight-round bout. I will be prepared for anything that I have to do. Ive seen videos of Romero and I know he is a good fighter. I fought world champions in the amateurs so its not a big deal to fight him. I need to take care of business and get my win on national television. Its as simple as that.Sims was a main sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao when Pacquiao was getting set to fight Floyd Mayweather in their 2015 megafight. He also served as a Mayweather sparring partner when he was preparing for his retirement fight against Andre Berto later in 2015. In the 2012 Olympics, Romero, 25, lost to eventual gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko.Im looking forward to introducing myself to the American public, Romero said. Sims is a good fighter, but I will always like challenges, and this will be my biggest challenge as a pro.In the opener, St. Louis Stephon Young (15-0-3, 6 KOs), 26, will face Daniel Rosas (19-3-1, 11 KOs), 27, of Mexico, in a junior featherweight fight. Custom Baltimore Orioles Jerseys . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Orioles Jerseys China . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. MADISON, Wis. -- A fourth-quarter flourish erased memories of a jittery first half for No. 6 Wisconsin against Minnesota.The latest installment of the most-played rivalry in major college football ended with a familiar scene: the Badgers triumphantly holding up Paul Bunyans Axe.Corey Clement ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and a big-play defense pitched a second-half shutout in a 31-17 win over the Golden Gophers to keep the trophy for a 13th straight season.Wisconsin (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 5 AP) turned in a stalwart defensive effort in the second half after getting outplayed early and falling behind by 10 points at halftime.In the fourth quarter we just kind of just locked in, cornerback Sojourn Shelton said after the ceremonial chopping down of the goal posts with the axe. You know what, no more. The rest speaks for itself.The comeback served as the exclamation point for an already big weekend. The Badgers wrapped up the Big Ten West and a trip to next weeks league title game after Nebraska lost to Iowa on Friday night.The Badgers will face Penn State in Indianapolis.Tomorrow well push the reset button and get ready to play Penn State, coach Paul Chryst said. This team has done a great job of playing in the moment.Mitch Leidner threw four interceptions in the second half for Minnesota (8-4, 5-4). The protection around him crumbled as the Badgers mixed up their defensive pressures.Im pretty (angry.) I dont know how else to describe it, Leidner said. He finished 9 of 26 for 158 yards with a touchdown.On offense, Wisconsins running game finally caught up in the fourth quarter.Jazz Peavy went 71 yards on a jet sweep down the right sideline to the Minnesota 11. Two plays later, Clement bowled into the end zone from 2 yards to give Wisconsin the lead for good, 24-17, with 6:42 left.Certainly the takeaways were huge, and the ability of our offense to finish in the second half, Chryst said.It was the 126th meeting in a series that dates to 1890.THE TAKEAWAYMinnesota: The rough fourth quarter overshadowed a terrific first half for Minnesota. Leidner threw off the Badgers active defense early with keepers around the edges, including his scoring run late in the first half. Leidner also had 46 yards rushing on 16 carries.But the interceptions shifted momentum. Baltimore Orioles Shirts. Most of the time he was trying to do too much, coach Tracy Claeys said about Leidners picks.A five-win season in the Big Ten, even with a softer schedule, is a confidence builder for the future. But the Gophers still cant catch up to their biggest measuring stick.Wisconsin: The Badgers had perhaps their worst first half of the season, with Minnesota following Wisconsins blueprint for success. The defense missed key tackles, and the running game couldnt get going. Left-handed starting quarterback Alex Hornibrook departed after taking a shot to his right shoulder following an incompletion near the sideline late in the second quarter. Hornibrook then fell to the turf, with the back of his helmet slamming hard into the ground.Chryst had no update on Hornibrook after the game. Backup quarterback Bart Houston played the entire second half and finished 9 of 14 for 123 yards.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith No. 3 Michigan losing in double overtime to No. 2 Ohio State, Wisconsin could move up a spot or two in the next poll.TURNING POINTShelton, a four-year starter playing in his last home game, had two interceptions. The senior had an entertaining 40-yard, across-the-field return to the Minnesota 19 after his first interception with about 13 minutes left.Shelton said he guessed that Minnesota would run a comeback route.I just took a risk and went for it, Shelton said.Clement scored his first touchdown of the game three plays later to tie it at 17.CATCHING ONFor Minnesota, Drew Wolitarsky had four catches for 76 yards, including a 35-yard reception after tipping the ball to himself and advancing to the Wisconsin 22 late it the second quarter. It set up Leidners 3-yard touchdown run with 53 seconds left for a 17-7 halftime lead.UP NEXT:Minnesota: Awaits its bowl destination. The Gophers will play in its fifth consecutive bowl game, tied for longest streak in program history.Wisconsin: Plays No. 7 Penn State in the Big Ten championship game Dec. 3 in Indianapolis.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '