ProBox TV Contender Series on February 27
College Park Center at UT Arlington
Arlington, TX
Friday, February 27th
ProBox Promotions and Sampson Boxing on ProBox TV
Edward Vazquez vs Grimardi Machuca Tale of the Tape
Edward "Kid" Vazquez (18-3, 5KOs)
Ft Worth, TX
Age: 30
Height: 5'7"
Reach: 65"
Stance: Orthodox
Grimardi Machuca (17-3, 14KOs)
Guarico, Venezuela
Age: 35
Height: 5'7.5"
Reach: 70.5"
Stance: Orthodox
Edward Vazquez vs Grimardi Machuca Breakdown
Ft. Worth native, Edward "Kid" Vazquez, is no stranger to the upper echelons of the sport. He has worked his way up to a world title bout not once, but twice. His last chance at gold came against Rafael Espinoza. He come up short but had a good showing and has since gotten another solid win. He plans to pick up another one and continue his upward trajectory in hopes to work his way back into title contention.
Grimardo Machuca came from Venezuela and is currently fighting out of Camden, New Jersey. He started his career with 17 straight wins, 14 of which were by knockout. The last 3 fights did not go as planned, which makes this weekend all the more important for Machuca. A victory over a contender like Edward Vazquez will no doubt "right the ship" and get his promising career back on track.
Ruben Aguilar vs Luis Lopez Tale of the Tape
Ruben "Pollito" Aguilar (23-0-1, 20KOs)
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Age: 25
Height: 6'0"
Reach: 69"
Stance: Orthodox
Luis "Louie" Lopez (16-2-4, 5KOs)
Corona, CA
Age: 29
Height: 5'9"
Reach: -
Stance: Orthodox
Ruben Aguilar vs Luis Lopez Breakdown
The highly entertaining, undefeated welterweight Ruben Aguilar looks to further his upward momentum and make it 4 wins in a row since his lone draw in March of 2023.
"Louie" Lopez is no stranger to a draw, entering this fight coming off 2 in a row himself. On Friday Lopez looks to get back to adding to his win column, and leaving no doubt that he is the better man.
ProBox TV Contender Series Breakdown
ProBoxTV brings their Contender Series to Arlington, Texas for a full night of solid match-ups, with more than a few young favorites of the Texas scene.
ProBox is partly known for giving an outlet to up-and-comers. They are even more well-known for making sure there are no walkovers or easy nights. Their Contender Series marries the two concepts perfectly, and this particular event, headlined by Edward Vazquez vs Grimardi Machuca and Ruben Aguilar vs Luis Lopez, will serve as a great showcase for what ProBoxTV is, and how much value they bring to the sport.
Full Fight Card
Xavier Bocanegra (9-0, 7KOs) vs Malik Lewis (8-2, 5KOs) —Super Featherweight
Emilio Garcia (3-0, 3KOs) vs Ociel Vazquez (2-2, 2KOs) —Welterweight
Hugo Amador Mendez (6-0, 3KOs) vs Christian Anibal Luna (3-1, 1KOs) —Lightweight
Ranulfo Bocanegra (4-0, 2KOs) vs Kevin Ronquillo Nunez (10-13-1, 2KOs) —Featherweight
Joseph Almajdi (2-1, 2KOs) vs Rey Vega (2-2, 0KOs) —Super Welterweight
Damylo Scott (debut) vs Polk Jacquez (0-1-1, 1KOs) —Super Featherweight
Jahyden Franklin Britton (7-0, 4KOs) vs Symari Alexander (3-6, 2KOs) —Light Heavyweight
Figo Ramirez vs Antonio Alejandro Mejia Martinez (5-2, 1KO) —Super Bantamweight






