HERIBERTO FLORES
Age: 22
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Weight class: welterweight
Peak: 5-foot-7 (174 cm)
Newbie file: 36-4
Turned professional: 2021
Professional file: 13-0 (11 knockouts)
Coach: Martin Gallegos
Supervisor: Martin Gallegos
Promoter: Promociones del Pueblo, Giber Lopez and Marco Antonio Barrera
Instagram: @heribertofloresg
Finest evening of professional profession and why: Flores scored a dominant win over a extra seasoned opponent in Could.
“[The] most vital was his final struggle,” Flores informed The Ring. “I used to be nervous to struggle [2016] Olympian Juan Pablo Romero. I bought via that robust check and am now prepared for larger challenges.”
The teenager paced himself effectively and displayed spectacular poise in what was by far his hardest project so far.
Worst evening of professional profession and why: The 22-year-old believes that whereas the Romero win was his finest it was additionally one he was least pleased with, however served as precious studying curve nonetheless.
“My final struggle,” he stated. “I used to be nervous and likewise underestimated preventing within the excessive altitude of the State of Mexico.”
What’s Subsequent: The rising younger fighter will return towards former world title challenger Dante Jardon in Puebla, Mexico on Friday.
Jardon (36-10, 26 KOs) turned skilled in 2006. The Mexico Metropolis native has scored wins over former world titleholders Gamaliel Diaz (KO 8) and Juan Carlos Salgado (UD 12), in addition to long-time contender Miguel Roman (UD 12). He additionally challenged then-WBC junior light-weight titleholder Takashi Miura in December 2013 however was stopped in 9 rounds.
The 35-year-old veteran has moved up in weight and was stopped by once-touted Omar Aguilar (TKO 1) however upset unbeaten Artem Oganesyan (UD 10) to say the NABF junior middleweight title. That earned him a visit to South Africa the place he was outboxed by Rourke Knapp (UD 10). He has received one and misplaced one since then.
This could present Flores with extra expertise and rounds towards a savvy veteran. A stoppage would seem like the purpose.
Why he’s a prospect: Flores received three nationwide titles in his 40 beginner contests earlier than turning skilled at 19.
He feels two issues will assist him attain the highest.
“I imagine I’m not well-known but however quickly everybody will see my energy,” he stated. “[Another] attribute is balls, we Mexicans have these. The remaining I’ll be taught, to throw mixtures or defend myself however I get pleasure from getting within the ring to slug it out.”
He’s clearly not missing in confidence.
“They are saying I struggle much like [Ring and WBO junior welterweight champion] Teofimo Lopez, which I don’t agree, I’m higher than him,” he stated.
Certainly one of his promoters, Oswaldo Kulche of Promociones del Pueblo, was tipped off concerning the younger prospect.
“[Marco Antonio] Barrera informed me about him, so I noticed him and I put him some robust exams and preferred the child, so we went and signed a multi-year contract,” stated the promoter. “Barrera is aware of what it takes to be a world champ.
“He impresses me that he enjoys preventing, he’s a really enjoyable man to look at.”
The aforementioned Barrera, who received world titles in three-weight courses throughout a corridor of fame profession, feels his fighter may make some noise on the world stage.
“Heriberto Flores is a very good fighter from Guadalajara,” he stated. “I bought him signed with Oswaldo in order that he may get extra out attain, so we’re working as companions.
“He had his first struggle headlining [against Ve Shawn Owens] in Mexico Metropolis. Often the way it goes is when a fighter not from there fights in Mexico Metropolis they lose, however he got here and received in an incredible approach [getting an eighth round stoppage.]
“He nonetheless has a protracted method to go however I see him as a future world champion.”
Ernesto Sandoval, who was with Eduardo Sanchez in July 2023, was impressed by Flores when he stopped his fighter in 9 rounds.
“I feel he is a good boxer,” stated Sandoval. “I used to be shocked by his energy and effectiveness of his punches, he’s additionally an clever boxer, who prepares his physique very effectively earlier than every struggle.
“I do know that he’ll go a great distance on this enterprise.”
Flores, is a stocky, however well-built power-puncher, one thing you possibly can’t train and has confidence and demeanor that may assist him achieve success.
Why he’s a suspect: Flores is usually Mexican in his strategy: an all-out assault.
“I want to enhance in my protection to not get hit,” he stated. “I’ve confidence in my energy, so I decrease my palms quite a bit. I really feel robust, it’s not a number of top however I really feel robust and with out giving [away] benefits.”
If he can discover a method to tighten issues up and preserve the identical or related offensive output that may sure assist him as he appears to step into contender standing.
He believes in his energy however he can’t let that blind him from following a plan and easily go in search of the knockout, ultimately that may discover him out.
Storylines: Flores hails from Guadalajara however grew up in Puerto Vallarta.
“Sports activities wasn’t that straightforward for me,” he stated. “I lived in Vallarta till I used to be 12 when my grandfather was unable to run his home rental enterprise and we took over.”
He discovered boxing when he was 15, after following his older brother, Leonardo, who was an beginner boxer, to the fitness center.
“I began with the aim of reducing weight, since I used to be obese and bought into fights in highschool due to bullying,” he recalled.
Guadalajara was a tricky place for him to develop up in and one the place there’s a number of competitors in boxing gyms.
“I adore it however the boxing gyms are robust,” he defined. “There’s a whole lot of children which have a dream of being Canelo Alvarez and world champions, all of them are robust to beat.”
Not surprisingly, given his model, he lists Mexico’s best amongst his boxing heroes.
“Julio César Chávez, like all of the Mexicans and [Gennadiy] Golovkin,” he stated. “Gorgeous types, at all times preventing ahead with out interested by taking a step again.”
He hopes to in the future comply with of their illustrious footsteps.
“First, being a world champion,” he stated. “And interested by unifying the welterweight division after which transferring as much as junior middleweight and middleweight.”
Away from boxing, Flores likes to remain lively.
“I wish to spend time with my pals however with out staying up late or falling into vices or unhealthy habits,” he stated. “I fall asleep early as a result of I’ve the duty to coach early.
“I additionally get pleasure from going to the Chapala and Cajitlán lagoons, it’s one thing that relaxes me and I can benefit from the truth that it’s about 40 minutes from my home.”
Battle-by-fight file
2024
Could 24 – Juan Pablo Romero – UD 10
March 8 – Miguel Macias – TKO 4
2023
Dec. 2 – Ve Shawn Owens – TKO 8
July 21 – Eduardo Sanchez – TKO 9
March 25 – Franco Ola – TKO 2
2022
Nov. 19 – Ernesto Sanchez – TKO 2
Sept. 10 – Alexis Rios – MD 8
Aug. 12 – Ricardo Banos – TKO 3
Could 21 – Felipe Orozco – RTD 3
March 5 – Mario Martinez – TKO 1
2021
Oct. 30 – Braulio Barajas – TKO 1
Oct. 9 – Alberto Reyes – TKO 3
June 26 – Geovanny Lopez – KO 1
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