Friday, July 25, 2025 – Hollywood, FL – Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory presented “Fists of Fury 7” on Friday night, as WBA #5-ranked lightweight Armando Martinez Rabi (16-0, 15 KOs) successfully defended his WBA Continental Americas Gold Lightweight Championship with a second-round knockout over Albeiro Paredes (14-1, 12 KOs) of Sincelejo, Colombia in the 10-round main event from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, FL.

After studying Paredes for a round, Martinez Rabi stepped up his attack in the second and landed a devastating right hand around the left glove that dropped Paredes for Referee Frank Gentile’s full 10 count at 1:09.

With WBA Light Welterweight Champion Rolly Romero watching ringside, Martinez Rabi showed why is on the verge of fighting for a world championship with this short but impressive display of raw punching power.

“It was a long camp, so I studied him well,” said Martinez Rabi, post-fight. “In the first round I came out to see what he had. In the second round, I wanted to show some of my stuff and the knockout came. I want a guy with a world title belt next. Any of the big names in my division.”

In the six-round co-featured bout, super middleweight southpaw prospect Ronny “King” Alvarez (3-0, 3 KOs) of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, impressively knocked out Vega Baja, Puerto Rico’s formerly undefeated Carlos Colon (1-1) in two rounds.

After a carefully fought opening round, 21-year-old Alvarez stunned Colon with three consecutive snapping right hooks and then dropped him hard with another right hook seconds later. Referee Samuel Burgos started a count, then waved it off, as Colon was in no shape to continue. Impressive showing for the former amateur junior world champion Alvarez. The official time was 36 seconds of the second.

Arlington, Virginia’s Mike “The Six Million Dollar Man” Austin (1-0) had a successful pro debut by scoring a four-round unanimous decision over Alex Ochoa (1-1) of Lubbock, Texas. The two lightweights went to war in this exciting slugfest. The shorter, but faster Ochoa took the first round with his rapid-fire combinations. Finding his timing in the second, Austin appeared to hurt Ochoa with a left hook near the end of the round and landed several strong follow-ups before the bell. Showing no ill effects, Ochoa landed a number of his own haymakers in a toe-to-toe round three. To the delight of the crowd, the two hungry newcomers continued their warfare in the fourth round with each having his moments. Austin took the nod by three identical scores of 39-37 in a fight that could have gone either way.

Nestor Santana (3-0, 2 KOS) of Hialeah, Florida, won his four-round battle of undefeated 2-0 heavyweights by outworking and out-landing Brazil’s Julio Dos Santos (2-1, 2 KOs). A tugboat-sized heavyweight with battleship-sized lungs, the shorter and heavier Santana was able to land the harder and more effective punches. Dos Santos gave a solid effort but was no match for his Cuban windmill opponent’s brawling and entertaining style. The scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37.

Undefeated welterweight prospect Montaser “The Boy King” Aboughaly (6-0, 2 KOs) of Miami won an entertaining six-round unanimous decision over durable Mexican veteran Luis May (22-21-1, 8 KOs) of Cancun. The more active Aboughaly deserved the nod, finding particular success with his uppercut. More than a professional survivor, however, May came to fight and kept it interesting throughout by using elusive head movement and jumping in unexpectedly with his own combinations. In a good learning fight for a young up-and-comer, Aboughaly took it by scores of 59-54, 59-54, and 58-55.

Knockout punching Lorenzo “Giant Killer” Medina (13-0, 11 KOs) of Hollywood, Florida, destroyed opponent Francisco Cordero (47-24, 36 KOS) of Barranquilla, Colombia, in their six-round heavyweight bout. Medina’s first meaningful punch, a right to the head, dropped Cordero for the full count at :55 seconds of the first.

Sebastian Santana (2-0, 1 KO) of Miami made quick work of hometown fighter Ivan Palacios (0-2). In the opening seconds of their featherweight four-rounder, the much taller Santana landed a left hook to the body that hurt Palacios. Santana then finished him against the ropes with another left hook to the liver for the knockout at 1:04 of the first.

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About Hard Rock Live

Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is South Florida’s premier entertainment venue. An investment of more than $125 million, the 7,000-person capacity indoor venue features clamshell-style seating, offering guests an intimate experience. In 2024, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ranked No. 5 in Newsweek’s Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Casino with Live Entertainment. Hard Rock Live also ranked No. 4 worldwide in 2024 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine. Designed by Scéno Plus, the 225,000-square-foot facility is equipped with state-of-the-art, in-house sound and lighting, large HD viewing screens and mobile-stage technology. With its advanced capabilities, Hard Rock Live can support some of the entertainment industry’s biggest performers, as well as nationally and internationally televised awards shows, sporting events and more. A-list entertainers to perform at Hard Rock Live include The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Maroon 5, Billy Joel, and Dave Chappelle, among others.

About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship-integrated resort of Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The renowned entertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billion expansion in 2019, highlighting the debut of the world’s first and only Guitar Hotel. Between three hotel towers, the resort boasts 1,271 luxury guestrooms. Amenities include a 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; an 18-acre recreational water experience; private “Bora Bora” style cabanas; more than 20 food and beverage outlets; a 26,000 square-foot retail promenade; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting and convention space; and an expansive gaming floor with more than 2,500 slots, more than 200 table games and a 45-table poker room. In 2023, the casino launched live craps, roulette and retail sports betting, offering 10 craps tables, 20 roulette tables, and sports betting locations including both electronic kiosks and kiosks with live sports betting agents. Introducing the new games is a historic milestone that immediately puts Florida in the same league as the world’s great gaming destinations. Hard Rock Live, ranked No. 4 worldwide in 2024 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine, highlights A-list entertainers and performers, sporting events and live broadcast productions in an intimate 7,000-person capacity setting. Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood Seminole Reservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441). For more information, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com call 1 (800) 937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: @HardRockHolly

July 15, 2025 – On Friday, July 25, Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory will present the seventh installment of their “Fists of Fury” professional boxing series at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, FL.

In the 10-round main event, power-punching undefeated WBA #5-ranked lightweight Armando Martinez Rabi (15-0, 14 KOs) will return to take on dangerous knockout puncher Albeiro Paredes (14-0, 12 KOs) of Sincelejo, Colombia in a bout that is sure to produce fireworks while it lasts.

Tickets for “Fists of Fury 7” start at $98 and are available through Ticketmaster.

In his most recent ring appearance last April, Martinez Rabi knocked out former two-time world title challenger Alberto Guevara in three brutal rounds to retain his WBC and WBA Continental Lightweight Championships. Originally from Havana, Cuba, Martinez Rabi has become a fan favorite in his adopted home of Miami. The 30-year-old is a former top international amateur for the esteemed Cuban National Team and has also competed in the World Series of Boxing and Team Combat League. Quick and agile, Martinez Rabi can stand right in front of his opponents and seldom get touched while firing world-class power shots of his own that have resulted in knockouts in 14 of his 15 professional wins, dating back to his debut in 2021. Martinez Rabi had his first nine fights in Dubai before relocating to the United States. He has also already held the WBC Latin Championship, which he won via TKO 3 over Argentina’s Damian Alejandro Rojas.

As an amateur, Albeiro Paredes was a member of the Colombian elite team and a national champion. The 28-year-old Paredes turned professional in July 2019 and has never fought outside his native Colombia. He won the Colombian National Championship with a fifth-round knockout over countryman Wallington Orobio in July 2023 and picked up the WBA Fedecaribe Super Featherweight Championship with a fourth-round knockout over Manuel Felipe Gonzalez in March 2023. He successfully defended his belts with a seventh-round technical knockout over Sammy Ramos in June 2024.

The night’s six-round co-featured bout will showcase undefeated Cuban super middleweight Ronny “El King” Alvarez (2-0, 2 KOs) taking on also undefeated Carlos Colon (1-0) of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.

Though still early in his professional career, the 6’1″ southpaw Alvarez brings an impressive amateur background to his professional career, having claimed gold medals in several prestigious international competitions: a qualifying tournament in Mexico, the first Junior Pan American Games in Colombia, an international cup in Montenegro, and the Youth World Championship in Spain.

In a six-round heavyweight clash, hometown hero Lorenzo “Giant Killer” Medina (12-0, 10 KOS) of Hollywood, Florida, will face Colombian veteran Francisco Cordero (47-23, 36 KOs) of Barranquilla. Medina will be making his second consecutive appearance at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. He stopped longtime gatekeeper Santander Silgado Gelez in one round last February.

Also scheduled is a four-round featherweight “All Florida” battle between Sebastian Santana (1-0) of Miami and Ivan Palacios (0-1) of Hollywood, Florida and a six-round heavyweight slugfest featuring Nestor Santana (2-0, 2 KOs) of Miami and Sergio Uribe Castro (5-2, 5 KOS) of Mexico.

In other action, Miami’s Montaser Aboughaly (5-0, 2 KOs) will take on Antoine Elerson (7-34-5, 4 KOs) of Milwaukee in a six-round welterweight contest; Miami’s Miguel Rosario Paredes (3-0, 2 KOs) will face Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico’s Israel Rojas (16-31, 6 KOs) in a four-round lightweight bout; and undefeated newcomer Alex Ochoa (1-0) of Lubbock, Texas will have his second pro fight against debuting Mike Austin of Arlington, Virginia in a four-round lightweight test.

Rounding out the action will be a four-round middleweight battle between Lazaro Medina (2-0, 2 KOs) of Hollywood, Florida and Julian Valerio (3-10, 2 KOs) of Green Cove Springs, Florida.

On fight night, doors open at 6:30 pm and the actions starts at 7:00 pm. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is located at 1 Seminole Way in Hollywood, FL. For more information, visit them online at visit them online at seminolehardrockhollywood.com or call (866) 502-7529.

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About Hard Rock Live

Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is South Florida’s premier entertainment venue. An investment of more than $125 million, the 7,000-person capacity indoor venue features clamshell-style seating, offering guests an intimate experience. In 2024, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood ranked No. 5 in Newsweek’s Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Casino with Live Entertainment. Hard Rock Live also ranked No. 4 worldwide in 2024 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine. Designed by Scéno Plus, the 225,000-square-foot facility is equipped with state-of-the-art, in-house sound and lighting, large HD viewing screens and mobile-stage technology. With its advanced capabilities, Hard Rock Live can support some of the entertainment industry’s biggest performers, as well as nationally and internationally televised awards shows, sporting events and more. A-list entertainers to perform at Hard Rock Live include The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Maroon 5, Billy Joel, and Dave Chappelle, among others.

About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship-integrated resort of Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The renowned entertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billion expansion in 2019, highlighting the debut of the world’s first and only Guitar Hotel. Between three hotel towers, the resort boasts 1,271 luxury guestrooms. Amenities include a 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; an 18-acre recreational water experience; private “Bora Bora” style cabanas; more than 20 food and beverage outlets; a 26,000 square-foot retail promenade; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting and convention space; and an expansive gaming floor with more than 2,500 slots, more than 200 table games and a 45-table poker room. In 2023, the casino launched live craps, roulette and retail sports betting, offering 10 craps tables, 20 roulette tables, and sports betting locations including both electronic kiosks and kiosks with live sports betting agents. Introducing the new games is a historic milestone that immediately puts Florida in the same league as the world’s great gaming destinations. Hard Rock Live, ranked No. 4 worldwide in 2024 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine, highlights A-list entertainers and performers, sporting events and live broadcast productions in an intimate 7,000-person capacity setting. Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood Seminole Reservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441). For more information, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com call 1 (800) 937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: @HardRockHolly