Emiliano Moreno could solely be 19 years of age, however he doesn’t signify that within the ring. Not solely is he unbeaten, however is starting to make a reputation for himself within the welterweight division.
Moreno will sq. off in opposition to Rashield Williams Wednesday evening on the Whitesands (also called the ProBox TV) Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida. The ten-round bout will precede the primary occasion bout between fringe contender Alberto Palmetta and Jesus Saracho.
Each fights will stream stay on the ProBox TV YouTube web page or software (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT).
Moreno (9-0, 5 knockouts), who resides in Lengthy Seashore, California, has confronted and defeated modest opposition by using an aggressive, fan-friendly type to overwhelm his opponents. He has additionally had the profit, to date, of overpowering his opponents together with his 5’11” body, raining down punches from completely different angles.
ProBox TV’s Chris Glover believes Moreno has a vivid future forward, particularly with an enhancing skill-set, and anticipates an excellent struggle tomorrow in opposition to Williams.
“He’s glorious,” Glover instructed The Ring Monday night. “The child was in a correct (candidate for) ‘Combat of the 12 months’ (in his final struggle). That’s going to be a banger of a struggle in opposition to Rashield Williams.”
In his final bout on February 16, Moreno defeated Axl Melendez Salgado by unanimous determination in probably the greatest motion fights of this 12 months. In his earlier struggle on November 15, Moreno stopped Daniel Lim late within the second spherical.
Each Melendez and Lim had been unbeaten previous to dealing with Moreno.
Melendez is managed by Ray Frye, who additionally manages Saracho and once-beaten junior light-weight Jonathan Javier Fierro.
Williams (11-2, 9 KOs), who’s initially from Nassau within the Bahamas and now resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stopped Andres Viera within the second spherical of his final bout on March 2. In his earlier struggle on November 18, Williams stopped Nestor Armas Hernandez, additionally within the second spherical.
The 34-year-old has gained his final 5 bouts, 4 by knockout, since dropping by cut up determination to present unbeaten prospect Elijah Flores in October 2022. Williams’ different defeat as a professional was additionally by cut up determination, dropping to unbeaten Javaune James in March 2019.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
