Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Lester Martinez, Joeshon James Each Inside 168-Pound Restrict For ProBox TV Important Occasion

Lester Martinez. Picture courtesy of ProBox TV

Lester Martinez will already enter the ring because the shorter fighter.

He’s additionally the lighter of the 2 unbeaten tremendous middleweights who will headline Wednesday’s ProBox TV present.

Guatemala’s Martinez (18-0, 15 knockouts) was a trim and match 167 kilos, whereas Joeshon James (9-0-2, 5 KOs) was 167.6 kilos. The 2 will meet in a ten-round regional title combat from ProBox TV Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida.

Martinez is The Ring’s No. 8-rated tremendous middleweight contender. The undefeated 28-year-old drew accolades for his June 28 factors win over Carlos Gongora in Washington, D.C. It snapped a five-fight knockout streak, however Martinez received practically each spherical versus the highly-regarded contender.

In the meantime, James is as soon as once more ready to play the spoiler position.

The 26-year-old from Sacramento, California has grown accustomed to upsetting the apple cart. James went 2-0-2 versus 4 consecutive unbeaten opponents. Most notably, he scored a shocking first-round knockout of David Stevens, who was 13-0 after they met final Oct. 21 in Inglewood, California.

James most not too long ago defeated Vaughn Alexander (18-8-1 on the time) atop a Feb. 16 ProBox present in Plant Metropolis.

Beneath are the weights for the remainder of the undercard, which begins at 8:00 p.m. ET.

10 rounds, junior middleweight
Vladimir Hernandez (15-6. 7 KOs), Stockton, California, 153.4 kilos
Raul Garcia (13-1-1, 11 KOs), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 154 kilos

8 rounds, light-weight
Jaycob Gomez (9-0, 7 KOs), Caguas, Puerto Rico, 134 kilos
Jerry Perez (9-2, 8 KOs), Oak Hills, Calif., 135 kilos

6 rounds, welterweight
Yoel Angeloni (3-0, 2 KOs), Las vegas through Roma, Italy, 149.8 kilos
Juan Carlos Campos (3-0, 3 KOs), Mexico, 153* kilos
* Campos was 3 kilos above the 150-pound contract restrict, as of 10:35 am ET

6 rounds, middleweight
Frayerson Puerta (5-4, 5 KOs), Cartagena, Colombia, 160.8 kilos
Yojander Martinez (4-0, 3 KOs), Las Vegas through Camaguey, Cuba, 160.4 kilos

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