Najee Lopez came in under the contract weight for his ten-round light heavyweight main event fight tomorrow night near Tampa, Florida, while his opponent Lenin Castillo came in a few pounds over it.
Lopez, 12-0 (9 KOs), weighed in officially at 174.4 pounds on Thursday afternoon while Castillo, 25-6-1 (19 KOs), weighed in officially at 177.2 pounds. The fight will headline a ProBox TV card on Friday night at ProBox TV Events Center.
Lopez, 25, of Atlanta will be facing his most experienced opponent to date as he steps up to the 10-round level for the second time since turning pro in 2021. The Marc Farrait-trained boxer is coming off a third-round knockout win over Ismael Ocles in October.
The 36-year-old Castillo of Miami by way of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is a former world title challenger, having lost a decision to Dmitry Bivol in a 2019 challenge for the WBA light heavyweight title. Castillo has now lost two of his last three fights, though he did give a spirited challenge to highly ranked contender Albert Ramirez three fights ago in September of 2023, losing a close but unanimous decision.
In the co-featured bout, Jeremiah Milton came in at the lightest he has been for his past seven fights, weighing in at 244.2 pounds for his 10-round heavyweight bout with late replacement Stanley Wright, who weighed in at 280.4 pounds. Milton, 11-0 (7 KOs), is fighting for the first time since August of 2023, and the first time since aligning himself with ProBox TV, while Wright, 13-0 (11 KOs), of Charlotte, North Carolina is fighting for the first time outside of the Carolinas.
6 rounds – super flyweight
Jordan Roach – 114.6lbs
Luis Quiles Rivera – 115lbs
8 rounds – middleweight
Jonas Sylvain – 158lbs
Yojanler Martinez – 163lbs
10 rounds – junior middleweight
Stephen Danyo – 155.6lbs
Darrelle Valsaint – 155.2lbs
6 rounds – light heavyweight
Ariel Perez – 177.6lbs
Pachino Hill – 174.4lbs
6 rounds – welterweight
Gil Garcia – 148.2lbs
Benjamin Johnson – 149lbs
4 rounds – welterweight
Nelson Morales – 153.4lbs
Geise Reyes Del Verso – 146.3lbs
6 rounds – middleweight
Marcelo Fabian Bzowski – 160.4lbs
Travon Marshall – 155.8lbs
4 rounds – junior middleweight
Juan Meza Moreno – 151.8lbs
David Whitmire – 150.2lbs
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