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  Press Release: February 1, 2023 – By ProBox TV – Cesar Francis has announced he will move up to the welterweight division, after the previously world ranked New Yorker dropped a close majority decision to Jesus Saracho.  Credit: ProBox TV   Francis was in control early, and had Saracho visibly shaken in the early rounds, however, Saracho pressed in the later stages of the fight, causing the fight to arguably swing in favor of the Mexican Saracho.   Francis opened up about the fight, "I felt it was close, and I felt I landed the cleaner work throughout, however, I should have taken this fight out of the judges hands and I didn't so I only have myself to blame.   "I want to thank ProBox TV for continuing to support me and standing by me. I know I should have been more active in the fight, and I'll learn from this and come back stronger.   "I'm not a bitter man, boxing is a gentleman's sport, so I want to congratulate Jesus Saracho. I wish ...

 Jr. Welterweight Jesus Saracho scored a hard fought ten round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Cesar Francis on Wednesday night at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, FL. The main event of digital Boxing streaming network Pro Box TV’s first installment of it’s Future Stars series did not disappoint as both Saracho and Francis brought their best in this ten round bout. In round two, Francis appeared to hurt Saracho with a body shot, but Saracho was able to withstand the barrage of offense at the end of the round.   Francis appeared to control the majority of the early rounds by using his range as well as timing to catch Saracho with offense as he came forward. As the fight progressed however, the two fighters appeared to switch roles in the sense that Saracho appeared to be landing the harder punches of the two and was the effective aggressor by periodically landing body shots and mixing in offense to Francis’ head in spurts. At the conclusion of the ten r...

  The official weigh-in for Wednesday night’s debut of ProBox TV’s Future Stars series took place on Tuesday in Plant City, FL. Weights for the entire card, which can be seen on digital Boxing streaming network ProBox TV are as follows.   Main Event: Jr. Welterweight – 10Rds. Cesar Francis 138 3/4lbs. vs. Jesus Saracho 140lbs. Lightweight – 8 Rds. Oscar Alvarez 132 1/2lbs. vs. Nicholas Polanco 131 3/4lbs. Lightweight – 8Rds. Johnatan Cardoso 133 3/4lbs. vs. Jose Arellano 133 1/2lbs. Heavyweight – 8Rds. Lorenzo Medina 227 3/4lbs. vs. Cleveland Billingsly 259 1/2lbs. ProBox TV Future Stars Series: Francis vs. Saracho takes place Tonight (January 25 th ) at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, FL. The card can be seen on the ProBox TV app on mobile, tablet, and connected streaming devices and Smart TVs beginning at 7PM ET/4PM PT. For more information about ProBox TV, including schedules, list of compatible streaming devices, platforms, Smart TVs, availability around the world...

  With the 2023 Boxing schedule now officially off and running, many fans of the sport are likely looking to dive in and see some of what Boxing will have to offer in the new year. For those who follow the Boxing scene in the state of Florida, there will be no shortage of action as there will be four Boxing cards scheduled to take place over a five day period throughout the state.   As a veteran Boxing scribe who is always monitoring the upcoming schedule worldwide in search of fights and full cards that I will be covering, I felt this provided a unique opportunity to spotlight some of the upcoming bouts that will be taking place on these cards in the sunshine state. First up, promoter Anthony Arvelo’s Undisputed Promotions will present a Boxing card at the Kissimmee Civic Center on January 20 th . Headlining this card will be Jr. Welterweight contender Wesley Ferrer facing Jonhatan Cardoso.   This will be a fight between two fighters who are trying to work their way int...

Press Release: January 6, 2023 By ProBox TV –   Brooklyn's rising star Cesar Francis is ready for his ring return on Wednesday, January 25 in Tampa, Florida, as he headlines the inaugural ProBox TV's Future Stars Series. Credit: ProBox TV  Francis is coming off the back of a breakout year in 2022, featuring consistently on ProBox TV, defeating former world champions Mohammed Mimoune, Raymundo Beltran whilst also producing a KO of the Year contender against Francisco Armenta. cesar1.png Francis discussed his 2022 and his hopes for 2023. The Panamanian-born stylist stated, "I enjoyed 2022, I was active consistently for the first time in my career, so I have to thank my team at ProBox TV and of course my team who have been together for years for all playing their part in making it the best year of my career. "I'm not young, but I'm in my prime, I've made up for lost time and now it's all systems go. I learned a lot in the Mimoune and Beltran f...