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Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is looking to shine bright with his needed reunion with respected trainer Ismael Salas. Gamboa will face undefeated WBA interim-super featherweight world champion Chris Colbert (15-0, 6 KOs), another talented young boxer who is on the rise, in a Showtime televised main event on July 3rd.
WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez is still riding high after his sensational knockout of heavily favored Miguel "Alacran'' Berchelt. Valdez, now a two-division world champion, is looking for the biggest possibilities out there.
Former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo'' Ramirez is preparing for his next return to the ring, which may take place on a date in June against light heavyweight veteran Sullivan Barrera of Cuba. The upcoming outing will be the first fight for Ramirez under the Golden Boy Promotions banner.
Veteran Cuban coach Jorge Rubio has received a call from the father of Teofimo Lopez - asking the well-known trainer to travel to Las Vegas to help prepare his son for the upcoming fight George Kambosos.
Former WBO junior middleweight world champion Jaime Munguia is very eager to secure a world title fight with IBF world champion Gennady Golovkin. Munguai will continued his run at middleweight on April 23, when he faces another unbeaten, D'Mitrius Ballard, who replaces Maciej Sulecki, after suffering an injury at his training camp.
Lester Martinez does not stop giving joy to the Guatemalan boxing scene, as he picked captured the Latino super middleweight title of the World Boxing Organization.
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux fought only one time in 2020, but he has not despaired. The great fight that Rigondeaux is looking for appears to be on the horizon, although it has not yet materialized. The clash between Rigondeaux and WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero has been in talks for some time.
Four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez is very frustrated with the scorecards from last Saturday's fight against Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada. The boxers collided for the second time in their respective careers. They initially met eight years ago at junior flyweight, with Gonzalez winning a twelve round unanimous decision.
Heavyweight contender Frank Sanchez would have given anything to fight in Miami last month, when Saul "Canelo'' Alvarez beat Avni Yildirim at Hard Rock Stadium. Sanchez and Canelo are both guided by head trainer Eddy Reynoso.
Former two division world champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez has showered down heavy praise for the current WBO super welterweight champion, unbeaten Brian Castano, and also analyzed who, in his opinion, will be the next three superstar fighters that Argentina will have.