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Despite his two losses, Karlos Balderas still sees himself in the mix for a big fight at lightweight. The 2016 U.S. Olympian recently signed with Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions and will make his debut for his new promoter on Friday, June 7 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., against Gilberto Espinoza Zarate. The fight is a little over a half-hour drive from Balderas’ hometown of Santa Maria.

Robert Meriwether hopes this company he keeps will show itself Wednesday against undefeated Victor Manuel Lopez, as part of ProBox TV’s “Wednesday Night Fights” series at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida.


Robbie Davies Jr. has a young family, but was spending most of his time commuting to and from London to train with coach Shane McGuigan. Something had to change.


The belief is strong around Robert Meriwether and the 19-year-old prospect has been labeled a future star. Meriwether hopes to continue toward greatness on Wednesday, May 8, as a part of Wednesday Night Fights when he faces undefeated Victor Manuel Lopez Gala from the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida – live on the ProBox TV app.

Avious Griffin sat in a jail cell watching a fourteen-inch TV screen he paid $280 for - and saw his life in a movie.

Robbie Davies Jr is ready to end his long layoff after a freakish injury with a win that puts him into contention for a world title. The 34-year-old junior welterweight from Liverpool, England will face the former IBF junior welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets on Wednesday, May 8, at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida - live on the ProBox TV App. Davies Jr (23-4, 15 KOs) knows what is at stake for him - it is his career. After an 11-year professional journey and resurrection with three straight wins, he lost to Darragh Foley in March 2023. Davies Jr suffered a bad ankle injury in the fight that rendered him unable to continue and ended his hopes of a world title shot in his immediate future.

Robert Garcia is one of the most well-respected trainers in boxing. At any given time he has roughly 30 professional fighters in his gym throughout the day training for marquee televised fights. His perspective on Canelo Alvarez fighting Jaime Munguia on Saturday, May 4th, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is of significant interest. Garcia had a slew of fighters last Saturday in Fresno, Calif., including junior welterweight main eventer Jose Ramirez, junior middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jr., and lightweight Oscar Duarte to name a few. Garcia is not just a great trainer, but a road warrior - he goes city-to-city to help his fighters as they enter career-defining fights.