Jan Paul Rivera: record, next fight and profile →
Jan Paul Rivera earned a seventh-round stoppage against the previously unbeaten Justin Goodson in the Most Valuable Prospects 7 series Friday at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Puerto Rican prospect Jan Paul Rivera (9-0, 5 KOs) will fight Atlanta, Georgia's Justin Goodson (8-0, 8 KOs) in a revised main event on MVP's Most Valuable Prospects 7 show at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida on July 26
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Tiara Brown continues to fight while awaiting to face those in the upper echelon in the featherweight division. Brown remained unbeaten Friday night, defeating Liliana Martinez by majority decision at the Club Mauricio Baez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Juan Carlos Camacho is claims victory over Fernando Diaz via Unanimous Decision to win the NABF Super Flyweight crown on Friday, August 19, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan..
Najee Lopez continues to be a knockout every time out. The unbeaten cruiserweight from Ellenwood, Georgia turned away his most established foe to date, stopping Jeysson Monroy in the third round of their preliminary bout Friday evening on ProBox TV from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Monroy (1-1, 1KO) was floored twice in round two but it was internal bleeding in his right eye that forced the stoppage. Lopez (5-0, 5KOs) was well in control to that point, putting in body work early against Monroy, a 2012 Olympian for Colombia who has participated in several combat sports mediums before returning to boxing last summer.
Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez arrived at the lightest weight of his career for his first fight as a defending major titlist. The crafty Puerto Rican southpaw tipped the scales at a shredded 107.6 pounds in defense of his WBO junior flyweight title. Rodriguez faces Philippines’ Mark Anthony Barriga, who checked in at a fighting ready 106.4 pounds for their scheduled 12-round main event Friday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Top talents from Puerto Rico will be featured on the Gonzalez-Barriga undercard on Friday, June 24 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida and live on ProBox TV.
Cruiserweight Najee Lopez, super middleweight Daniel Blancas, middleweight Darrelle Valsaint, and super featherweight Jan Paul Rivera all got knockouts this past Friday on the newest edition of the emerging Florida based ProBox Promotions card. All four fighters are managed by Tim VanNewhouse.
Christian Thun (7-0, 5 KOs) of Schwelm, Germany and Amron Sands (11-1, 9 KOs) of Orlando, Florida will meet in a heavyweight battle in the eight-round co-feature to Mimoune vs. Francis on Friday, March 25. The event, which also will feature a stacked card of undefeated prospects, will take place at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Streaming information will be announced shortly.