Erickson Lubin and Ardreal Holmes Jr will battle it out for a super welterweight title shot in two short months
After claiming victory in a January purse bid, ProBox TV announced today that the IBF super welterweight eliminator between Erickson Lubin and Ardreal Holmes Jr will headline a May 10th show in Kissimmee, Florida. The winner will be in line to challenge Bakhram Murtazaliev, who stopped Jack Culcay for the belt last year before smashing Tim Tszyu in his inaugural defense.
It’s a bit unfortunate that ProBox abandoned its usual Wednesday haunt, as they’ll have to go head-to-head with Emanuel Navarrete vs Charly Suarez on ESPN that evening.
This marks the first major test for Holmes (17-0, 6 KO) a physical specimen and longtime ShoBox veteran, but he’s catching Lubin (26-2, 18 KO) at an advantageous time. “Bossman” has racked up three wins since Lubin eked out a hugely controversial decision over Jesus Ramos; by the time he enters the ring, he’ll have been out for over 19 months.
The show also features undefeated light heavyweight Najee Lopez (13-0, 10 KO) and Tokyo Olympian Darrelle Valsaint (12-0, 10 KO)
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