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Arnold Barboza continues to wait for his opportunity to fight for a world title belt. The junior welterweight contender does not mind doing so. Barboza does hold out hope a shot at the world title will eventually come, sooner than later. In the meantime, he does not mind facing worthy challengers.
Junior middleweight contender Serhii Bohachuk was victorious again, stopping Nathaniel Gallimore Friday night at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello, California.
Junior middleweight contender Serhii Bohachuk suffered a bump on his path toward the upper echelon in the division, but is back on track towards that goal.
With 2022 in the rearview mirror, 2023 brings a lot of promise to the boxing world. Fans are optimistic fights between the best fighters in the division can take place, despite network deals and ties to promoters. On the flip side, fans are pessimistic for the same reasons.
Milan Melindo hopes to find success in a new weight class. Melindo is now campaigning at featherweight. He was victorious in his last bout on January 11, defeating Chaiwat Buatkrathok by unanimous decision at the Sports Complex in his hometown of Cebu City in the Philippines.
Junior middleweight contender Damian Sosa made significant progress in 2022. He hopes that could translate to landing bigger opportunities in 2023.
Welterweight Fabian Maidana returned to action this past Friday night, stopping Carlos Daniel Aquino in the third round at Club Sarmiento in Resistencia, Argentina.
Quilisto Madera (14-3, 9 KOs) returned to the ring with an eight-round unanimous decision win over Hector Manuel Zepeda (21-6, 7 KOs) in front of a hometown crowd on Saturday night at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium in Stockton, California. The fight headlined a full card of action that was presented by Toscano Boxing Promotions and was streamed live on FightHype.
Vladimir Shishkin has been patiently waiting for his turn to face Canelo Alvarez. That opportunity could come next with a win tonight. The unbeaten Shishkin will face Jose Uzcategui in a world title super middleweight elimination bout at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 12-round bout will precede the main event bout between lightweight contenders Michael Rivera and Frank Martin.
Roarke Knapp dropped former world junior lightweight title challenger Dante Jardon once en route to a hard-fought unanimous decision victory this past Saturday night at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa.