Warren, Herring, Easter to all be featured on big undercard Saturday in Atlantic City

From left to right: Robert Easter Jr., Lamont Peterson, Rau’shee Warren, Anthony Peterson, Jamel Herring (Photo: Derek Barbanti/SHOWTIME Sports).

CINCINNATI (May 15, 2013) – Three promising young boxers training out of Cincinnati will be featuredthis Saturday in separate four-round bouts at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The fighters are appearing on the undercard of the welterweight matchup between Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse to be televised on SHOWTIME Extreme.

All three fighters – Rau’shee Warren, Jamel Herring, and Robert Easter Jr. – were members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team (Easter as an alternate) and are now working with renowned trainer Mike Stafford at the Mount Auburn Rec Center.

Warren, 26, will be fighting in the bantamweight division against Chicago’s Angel Carvajal (2-1). The Cincinnati native will be looking to build upon his 3-0 (1 KO) record.

“Everything is going great,” Warren said about his preparation for the fight. “We’re just looking to build off the last win and keep using the jab.”

Herring is a transplant to Cincinnati from Coram, N.Y., and has fit right in with his training partners. “I’m surrounded by good people who took me in – Mike (Stafford), Drew (Andrew Williams, CEO of R&R Promotions) – they’re good people took me in when I came here and Adrien (Broner), Nuke (Warren), and Robert (Easter) have all been a big help,” Herring said about the move. “I’ve had no problem adapting.”

Herring, 2-0 (1 KO), 27, will face Puerto Rico’s Victor Galindo (1-1) in a lightweight bout. “We’re working mostly on technique, adjusting to the pro style since I’ve been in the amateurs for a while,” Herring said. “As you saw my last fight was a knockout, and we’re adjusting to that pro style sitting on punches and focusing on power.”

Easter (3-0, 3 KOs), 22, originally from Toledo, Ohio, will also be fighting in a lightweight matchup against Antoine Knight (2-3) of Merrillville, Ind.

“What a lot of people don’t know, is Coach Mike and I have been working together since I was 13,” Easter said. “It’s just getting a lot more aggressive now; we’re working on a lot more skills than I was before.”

Easter is glad to be in his current position and appreciative of the opportunity he has to work with Stafford. “Coach Mike and Adrien Broner gave me an opportunity that most guys don’t get. Adrien took me under his wing and he’s teaching me a lot of stuff as well as Coach Mike. I thank them a lot for helping me throughout my career.”

All fighters have embraced the opportunity to work closely with each other every day. They often spar against each other learning new things not only from Stafford but one another, and pick up tricks along the way. Warren, Herring, and Easter are looking to display the fruits of their labor on Saturdayas they continue on the road to becoming champions.