JOE DEGUARDIA, CEO of Star Boxing announced the signing of undefeated French super welterweight, former WBA Continental Middleweight Champion and current French Super Welterweight Champion, DAVID PAPOT (Saint Nazaire, France, 22-0 3KO's) to a long-term promotional agreement

Papot, 27, who is also currently rated #7 Middleweight in the World (WBA) began boxing at the age of 5 in his hometown of Saint Nazaire, France, where he still currently resides. With an impressive amateur pedigree, Papot has fought over 100 amateur bouts, earning the titles of two-time junior French champion, two-time vice champion and senior champion of France. Papot fought a total of thirty bouts with the French national team, reaching the quarter-finals of the European Championship.

In March of 2017, Papot took on undefeated Belarus southpaw, DZIMITRY ATROKHAU (then 15-0 5KO'S), where he earned the WBA Continental Middleweight Title by a dominating unanimous decision victory, with scores of 116-112 and 115-113 (2X).  In his next bout, Papot took on co-Frenchman BARTHELEMY LEFEBVRE (then 16-8-1 4KO's), for the France Super Welterweight Title. Papot dismantled Lefebvre over the 10-round bout, winning another unanimous decision with scores of 99-91 and 98-92 (2X). Papot has successfully defended his title two times since being crowned Champion.
 
PAPOT has this to say about signing with Star Boxing, "Today I have global ambitions and that is why I need a strong team to accompany me to world titles and I trust my team and promoter Star Boxing to accomplish these goals. "

Promotor JOE DEGUARDIA said this about the signing of Papot, "We are excited to have signed David Papot, who has reached the pinnacle of boxing in France and now, together with Star Boxing, we believe David will have every opportunity to reach his goal of becoming a world champion."

Star Boxing anticipates announcing David Papot's next bout in the near future.

This past Friday night, November 9, two of DiBella Entertainment's top contenders, Eric "Baby Faced Assassin" Walker and Ievgen "The Ukrainian Lion" Khytrov scored victories with dominant performances on "The Contender: Season Five" Finale undercard at the Forum in Inglewood, CA.
 
In the televised co-feature on EPIX, Walker, of Plaquemine, LA, improved to 18-2 with eight knockouts, defeating Michael Moore (16-2, 7 KOs) over eight shutout rounds by scores of 80-73 and 80-72 twice. Walker previously defeated John Jackson and John Thompson during "The Contender" tournament before losing a majority decision to eventual champion Brandon Adams in the semi-finals.
 
Also on the undercard, fighting out of Brooklyn, NY, Khytrov (18-2, 15 KOs) stopped Malcolm McAllister (9-3, 8 KOs) in the fourth round. Khytrov dropped McAllister with a sensational combination before earning the referee's stoppage at the 1:44 mark from a barrage of power punches. Khytrov had also defeated Morgan Fitch as part of "The Contender" series this season.