Aaron Aponte: record, next fight and profile →
Xander Zayas picked up exactly where he left off six weeks ago. The only things that changed since then were his age and opponent, as a now 18-year old Zayas made quick work of overmatched Anthony Curtiss. A flurry of punches put an end to their Telemundo preliminary contest at just 0:55 into the 1st round Friday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Emanuel ‘Pinky’ Colon and Antonio Moran are ready to meet at the crossroads. Both boxers did their part to move forward with their junior welterweight regional title fight, which headlines Friday’s edition of Boxeo Telemundo. The show airs live from a crowdless Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, which has housed every boxing event of the series since the pandemic.
18-Year-Old Phenom Xander Zayas, (5-0, 4 KOs) of Davie, FL and Pro Debuting Aaron Aponte of Hialeah Gardens, FL will see action on Friday, October 16, 2020 at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, FL in featured bouts on the All-Star Boxing event telecast on Boxeo Telemundo (12:00 a.m. ET/9:00 p.m. PT) (The event will be held without fans on-site due to current state restrictions.) Welterweight Zayas and Junior Welterweight Aponte, managed by Peter Kahn’s Fight Game Advisors will both compete in scheduled four round bouts against opponents to be announced shortly.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Sometimes the first question is the toughest one. In the case of Aaron Aponte, son of a Puerto Rican father and an Argentinean mother, it has to be asked how the six-footer makes 140 pounds with such a rich culinary history in his blood. “I guess I train so hard that I burn all the calories off,” Aponte laughs. “I love the food; it's...
Top amateur standout Aaron Aponte has entered the professional ranks enlisting the support of renowned manager Peter Kahn, it was announced today. One of the most talked about amateurs in the United States with a record of 98-18, the 18-year-old Aponte joins a team that includes 17-year-old Xander Zayas and 16-year-old Trinidad Vargas as outstanding amateurs who headed towards the professional ranks at a young age.