Nicklaus Flaz is the most recent to command the headlining spot on a present that continues to vary on the prime.
The streaking welterweight prospect will face Guadalajara’s Christian Gomez within the new Nov. 9 ProBox TV foremost occasion. Their scheduled ten-round bout will anchor a nine-fight card from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
Flaz-Gomez was confirmed throughout Wednesday’s ProBox TV present which noticed Shurretta Metcalf dethrone IBF bantamweight titlist Miyo Yoshida in New York Metropolis.
Former junior light-weight titlist Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (33-6-1, 15 knockouts) was beforehand because of command the highest spot. His beforehand scheduled bout versus Nicholas Walters was because of happen Oct. 9 after which pushed again one month to this present.
The intriguing matchup between former titleholders is not in play. Diaz will as a substitute face Miami’s Yoandris Salinas (23-2-2, 16 KOs) in a ten-round light-weight contest.
Flaz (13-2, 9 KOs) will struggle for the third time on the ProBox TV circuit. His earlier two appearances got here on the sequence’ headquarters in Plant Metropolis, Florida. This time, he will get a much more Boricua-friendly location within the larger Orlando space, which boasts a big Puerto Rican inhabitants.
Amongst Flaz’s present five-fight win streak are back-to-back upset wins over unbeaten prospects Brian Ceballo and Jahi Tucker. He has since transformed that to a spot with the ProBox household. The bout will mark his third of the yr due to that relationship.
Gomez (23-4-1, 21 KOs) will struggle for the fourth time within the U.S., with this marking his East Coast debut.
A daily undercard fighter on Guadalajara’s most well-known boxer, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs), Gomez has posted knockouts in his final ten wins. Nevertheless, the run was interrupted by back-to-back losses to unbeaten welterweights Shakhram Giyasov and Isaias Lucero.
Jesus Saracho (14-2-1, 11 KOs), one other Guadalajara native will tackle Fernando Bunch (13-1, 6 KOs), in a 10-rounder at junior welterweight. Saracho will struggle on a ProBox occasion for the fourth time in his previous 5 begins.
Additionally on the present, Orlando-based 2020 Haitian Olympian Darrelle Valsaint (11-0, 9 KOs) meets Angel Ruiz (18-3-1, 13 KOs) in a ten-round middleweight conflict.
Valsaint has been with ProBox since its 2022 inception. This look might be his ninth underneath the Garry Jonas-run firm.
Extra undercard bouts:
Collection common Dominic Valle (10-0. 7 KOs) takes on Mexicali’s Abraham Montoya (22-6-1, 14 KOs) in an eight-round junior light-weight struggle.
“Fairly Boy” Pablo Valdez and Eudy Bernardo collide in an eight-rounder at junior middleweight.
The Philippines’ Weljon Mindoro (12-0-1, 12 KOs) takes on Brazil’s Lucas de Abreu (14-5, 11 KOs) in an eight-round middleweight bout.
Emiliano Moreno (10-0, 5 KOs) and Chris Velez (11-0-2, 7 KOs) collide in an eight-round battle between unbeaten welterweights.
Tampa’s Ariel Perez (4-0, 3 KOs) faces Denver’s James Weissman (5-2, 4 KOs) in a six-round gentle heavyweight affair.
Welterweight prospect Terrence Williams (7-0, 5 KOs) seems in a six-rounder versus a yet-to-be-confirmed opponent.
Jake Donovan is a senior author for The Ring and vp of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America.
