Chris Colbert and Omar Salcido made correct use of the one-week delay of their head-on collision.
Each boxers had been contained in the agreed-upon restrict for his or her scheduled ten-round ProBox TV major occasion Wednesday from ProBox TV Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida. Colbert was 136.8 kilos, whereas Salcido checked in at 136 kilos.
The battle is contracted at 137 kilos. They had been because of meet one week in the past, however the occasion was shut down because of Hurricane Milton, which wreaked havoc on the larger Tampa space.
Colbert (17-2, 6 knockouts) beforehand held the WBA junior light-weight title. The Brooklyn, New York native has misplaced two of his three previous begins, nonetheless. He suffered a lopsided defeat to then-unbeaten Hector Luis Garcia in Feb. 2022 to finish his title reign.
13 months handed earlier than Colbert returned to the ring. He moved as much as light-weight, the place he claimed a disputed 10-round unanimous resolution over Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela final March 25 in Las Vegas. Valenzuela received it again in blood, as Colbert was savagely knocked out within the sixth spherical of their rematch final Dec. 16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Valenzuela-Colbert II aired stay on the final ever broadcast of Showtime Championship Boxing. Showtime bowed out of the game quickly thereafter. The evening serves as Colbert’s most up-to-date ring look, a minimum of till the opening bell sounds for Wednesday’s major occasion.
Salcido (19-1, 13 KOs) fights within the U.S. for the third straight time. The 24-year-old is initially from Mexico, which housed his first seventeen profession bouts.
The U.S. debut for Salcido produced his lone profession defeat. It got here on a ProBox present, as he was outpointed by Jose Nuñez (17-0-2, 7 KOs) of their battle of unbeaten prospects final Oct. 4 in Plant Metropolis, Florida.
Salcido rebounded with an eight-round win over Luis Coria final Dec. 1 in Houston, Texas.
Beneath are the weights for the remainder of the undercard.
Tsendbaatar Erdenbat (10-0, 5 KOs), Paramount, California by way of Tsetserleg, Mongolia, 130 kilos
Frency Fortunato (15-1, 11 KOs), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 129.8 kilos
10 rounds, junior light-weight
Najee Lopez (11-0, 8 KOs), Atlanta, Georgia, 176 kilos
Ismael Ocles (15-16-2, 3 KOs) Quito, Ecuador, 173.4 kilos
8 rounds, mild heavyweight (176-pound contracted restrict)
David Navarro (6-1, 3 KOs), Los Angeles, California, 127.2 kilos
Mykell Gamble (7-0, 4 KOs), Cincinnati, Ohio, 128 kilos
8 rounds, featherweight (128-pound contracted restrict)
