Jeovanis Barraza: record, next fight and profile →
Gabriel Maestre defeated Diego Chaves via fourth round technical knockout to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedebol title in the super welterweight class at the Sugar Baby Rojas Coliseum in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Venezuela's Gabriel "Capitan" Maestre, a two-time Olympian with several medals in the amateur ranks, made his pro debut like a superstar - with a two round destruction of Colombia's undefeated Jeovanis "Meke" Barraza, to capture a regional title from the World Boxing Association.
Jeovanis Barraza keeps going back and forth between fighting at 147 and 154 pounds. Saturday night will be fought as a junior middleweight. Barraza will face Gabriel Maestre in a 10-round bout at the Coliseo Sugar Baby Ramos in Barranquilla, Colombia. Both will be fighting for a regional title belt.