Cardenas Stops Robles in 5

Ramon Cadenas stopped Erik Robles in round five of a scheduled 10-round super bantamweight bout at The War Memorial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In round three, Cardenas landed a perfect counter right to the jaw that put Robles on the deck. In round five, Cardenas ducked under a left and landed another booming right on the chin that put Robles on his back and the fight was stopped at 1:21.

Cardenas, 124 lbs of San Antonio is now 27-2 with 15 knockouts. Robles, 123.6 lbs of Baja California, MEX is 16-4.

“The confidence I had in myself, I knew I could get him out of there. I’m not blowing smoke up my ass, but I knew I was at another level,” said Cardenas, post-fight. “I owe this performance to my new team. In training, I made sure I was focused when I was hitting the bag or even running. I used to catch myself dozing off. I learned to stay focused from my new trainers. I kept that in my head during the fight.

“I’m just finishing my work to become a world champion. I know Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani have their plans. I’d like the winner. I want a title shot against either/or. I want to fight the best competition. Coming up in ProBox, you’re used to fighting tough guys, so when you get to that level, you’re ready. When you come back, you must show you belong at that level and I think I showed that tonight.”

Conceicao Decisions Espadas

Hebert Conceicao won a 10-round unanimous decision over Elias Espadas in a middleweight bout.

Conceicao bloodied Espadas over the left eye

In round 10, Conceicao landed a little shot that could have been a push, but Espadas went down for a knockdown.

Conceicao landed 264 of 682 punches. Espadas was 75 of 478.

Conceicao, 150.4 lbs of Salvador, BRA won by scores of 100-89 twice and 99-90 and is now 10-0. Esoadas, 160 lbs of Yucatan, MEX is 23-8-1.

Joeshon James won an eight-round makority decision over Yojanler Martinez in a super middleweight bout.

In round one, James landed a left hook that sent Martinez back on his heels and his glove touched the canvas for a knockdown. In round two, Martinez was docked a point for hitting behind the head. In round three, a rarity of a double knockdown where both guys landed a right hands that sent each other to the canvas. Martinez took the worst of it as James was up quickly and Martinez staggered all over the ring was allowed to continue.

James landed 99 of 530 punches. Martinez was 88 of 267.

James, 163 1/2 lbs of Sacramento, CA won by scores of 77-74, 77-73 and 75-75 and is 10-1-2. Martinez, 165 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas is 5-1-1.

Myquan Williams stopped George Rodriguez Pardo after round four of their eight-round welterweight bout.

In round two, Williams landed a little left that made Pardo drop his knee on the canvas for a knockdown. Williams continued to dominate and Williams corner stopped the fight after round four.

Williams, 141.6 lbs of Hartford, CT is 23-1-2 with 12 knockouts. Pardo, 145 lbs of Bogota, COL is 11-6.

Marlon Harrington scored an explosive first round stoppage over Bryan Polaco in an eight-round junior middleweight nout.

In round one, Harrington was cut over the left eye. At the end of the round, Harrington landed a huge but short right that landed perfectly on the chin that sent Polaco knocked on his back and the fight was immediately stopped at 2:53.

Harrington, 153,2 lbs of Detroit is 13-2 with 11 knockouts. Polaco, 153,2 lbs of San Juan is 7-1.

Kenyan Valle stopped Taran Ward in the opening round of their four-round super bantamweight fight.

In round one, Valle landed a perfect right to the jaw that knocked the mouthpiece of Ward and dropped him at the same time. Ward was hurt and Valle landed a big flurry that forced a referee stoppage just before the bell at 2:58.

Valle, 124.6 lbs of Lutz, FL is 2-0 with one knockout. Ward, 128 lbs of Saint Louis is 5-15.




World-Ranked KO Artist Ramon Cardenas Faces Erik Robles in 10-Round Main Event of ProBoxTV’s ‘The Contender Series’ at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Thursday, December 18

December 3, 2025) – On Thursday, December 18, at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, ProBoxTV will proudly present “Merry Fistmas!” another a night of 50/50 The Contender Series matchups, live at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT.

Presented by Garry Jonas (ProBox Promotions) and Sampson Lewkowicz (Sampson Boxing), in the 10-round “don’t blink” main event, WBC #11-rated The Ring #7, WBA #2, and WBC #5, Ramon “Dinamita” Cardenas (26-2, 14 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas, will make his triumphant return to US soil to face Erik “Terrible” Robles (16-3, 10 KOs) of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

“It’s an ideal comeback fight for Ramon,” said ProBoxTV’s founder and CEO, Garry Jonas. “We don’t give tune-up fights, so it’s no walk in the park either. Ramon is a super entertaining fighter and a test like this will keep him ready. It will be a typical ProBoxTV high-action fight while it lasts!”

In the 10-round middleweight co-featured bout, Olympic Gold Medalist and WBA #11-ranked Hebert Conceicao (9-0, 5 KOs) of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, will face rugged Mexican veteran Elias “Latin Kid” Espadas (23-7-1, 16 KOs) in a strong test for the young Brazilian phenom.

“I think the world of Hebert,” continued Jonas. “Check him out. And Espadas is no slouch. Earlier this year, Sadriddin Akhmedov was considered a hot, undefeated prospect and Espadas fought him to a draw, right in his home state. This fight will let us all take a good look at the gold medalist and see what he really has in the pros. Hebert is fun to watch and we have him on the fast track. If he wins this fight, he will have a big year ahead of him.”

Tickets to attend ProBoxTV’s The Contender Series in person at the War Memorial Auditorium start at $105 and are available from the ProBoxTV website or directly from Seat Geek.

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A proven knockout puncher, 30-year-old Ramon Cardenas is best known for his most recent fight, a valiant stand against pound-for-pound undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue in May of this year, where he ultimately lost by technical knockout in the eighth round but famously knocked down the formidable champion in the second.

Formerly rated #5 in the world, Cardenas had won 14 consecutive fights before facing Inoue, including three consecutive electrifying appearances on ProBoxTV: a TKO 6 over Israel Rodriguez Picazo (then 30-5) to win the WBC Fecarbox Championship in February of last year, a KO 9 over Jesus Ramirez Rubio (then 22-2-3) to win the WBA Continental Latin American Championship in April of last year, and a unanimous decision over Bryan Acosta to defend his Continental American belt in February of this year. Cardenas also famously knocked out out formerly undefeated Panamanian Rafael Pedroza in the second round in one of the final ShoBox: The New Generation episodes ever.

“Training is going great,” said Cardenas. “I’m training with Manny Robles in LA and he’s a great match for me. We are fixing mistakes I’ve been making in the past, patching them up. I don’t really like watching tape of my opponents, so I don’t know much, but he has to adjust to me like I have to adjust to him. I’ve always said you can fight the same guy 100 times and every time will be different any way. People are expecting me to do good now, so I have a responsibility to show the fans that my fight with Inoue wasn’t a ‘one hit wonder.’”

Against Cardenas, 25-year-old Erik Robles will be having his first fight in the United States after turning professional in 2019 and spending his career in Mexico and the UK. The powerful slugger is best known for winning the IBO World Super Bantamweight Championship against formerly undefeated Lee McGregor (then 12-0-1) via unanimous decision in July 2023 and winning the WBO NABO Super Bantamweight Championship with a unanimous 10-round decision over Cesar Vaca Espinoza (then 16-0-1) in his very next fight in December 2023.

“Training’s going great,” said Robles. “We’ve been sparring with boxers like Christian Cruz, Logan Hernandez, Chino Quintana, and others. We’ve also added pool training to our preparation, which is a bonus and something different from what we normally do. We know Cardenas is an elite fighter with excellent technique and tremendous power. We all saw his performance against Inoue, and that’s keeping us on high alert to continue preparing for what’s coming on December 18. It’s a fight where anything can happen. He’s a dangerous fighter, and so am I. The difference between us is that I have nothing to lose.”

Before turning professional in 2022, 27-year-old Hebert Conceicao won a middleweight gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and took bronze in the 2019 World Amateur Championships.

In just nine professional fights, Conceicao has already beaten two Brazilian countrymen and 2012 London Olympics medal-winning brothers, Esquiva and Yamaguchi Falcao. In June 2024, in just his sixth fight, Conceicao won a unanimous 10-round decision over younger brother and Silver Medalist Esquiva Falcao and, in his most recent ring appearance in September of this year, repeated the feat against older brother and Bronze Medalist Yamaguchi Falcao to win the Brazilian (CNB) and WBO Latino Super Middleweight Championships.

In his lone ProBoxTV appearance to date in May of this year, Conceicao stopped iron-chinned Rowdy Legend Montgomery in two one-sided rounds.

Better than his record, Montgomery had previously taken the undefeated 0 from Kareem Hackett (then 12-0) via KO 3, as well as gone the distance with world-ranked contender Elijah Garcia, former NABO Champion Steven Nelson, former world title challenger Maciej Sulecki and undefeated prospect Jonathan Esquivel (7-0) before running into Conceicao’s heavy hands.

35-year-old Elias Espadas hails from Merida, Yucatán, Mexico. A 13-year professional, Espadas won the WBC FECARBOX Middleweight Championship in 2017 by beating Alan Carrillo via KO 2 and took the WBO Latino Middleweight Title in his very next fight the following year by knocking out Felipe Santos Pedroso in three rounds.

Most recently, Espadas fought to a 10-round majority draw with undefeated Sadriddin Akhmedov in April and then lost an abbreviated five-round technical decision to streaking Irish prospect Callum Walsh in June, when the fight was stopped before it really got started in the fifth round, due to an accidental headbutt.

The night’s televised undercard will consist of a 10-round super lightweight battle between hungry contenders “Marvelous” Mykquan Williams (22-1-2, 11 KOs) of East Hartford, Connecticut, and Jair “Kaiser” Valtierra (18-3, 9 KOs) of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, as well as an eight-round middleweight slugfest as part of ProBoxTV’s Future Stars Series between Las Vegas via Camaguey, Cuba’s Yojanler Martinez (5-0-1, 2 KOs) and Joeshon “Shontime” James (9-1-2, 5 KOs) of Sacramento.

“It’s a deep card overall,” said Garry Jonas. “Mykquan Williams vs. Jair Valtierra could be the co-main event. That’s a hell of a fight. Williams will be looking to come back from his first career loss, so Valtierra will tell the tale if he’s got what it takes. It’s ‘do or die’ for Mykquan. Is he a contender or not? And Yojanler Martinez vs. Joeshon James is a fun fight. Martinez is a ‘balls to the wall’ kind of fighter, while James is also back from his first loss. It’ll be a classic ProBoxTV crossroads battle.”

The action will start with Puerto Rico’s undefeated Bryan Polaco (7-0, 5 KOs) running into hard-rock Marlon Harrington (12-2, 10 KOs) from Detroit.

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MCGREGOR VS ROBLES WEIGH-IN 

Lee McGregor is 24 hours away from a potentially “life changing” moment when he fights for the vacant IBO world super bantamweight world title.

‘Lightning’ faces the big-punching Mexican Erik Robles at the Meadowbank Sports Centre tomorrow evening, on a packed night of action at the Wasserman Boxing event, which is delivered in association with LadbrokesNuman and Infinitum Entertainment.

Fans in the UK and Ireland can watch McGregor from 10pm, live and free-to-air on Channel 5, with the undercard being shown on the Wasserman Boxing YouTube channel.

Viewers in the rest of the world, can enjoy a huge Edinburgh fight night, live on DAZN from 7pm local time.

First bout 6pm local time

Weigh-In Results

4×3 Super welterweight contest 

Ryan Clark – weighs in tomorrow 

Dale Arrowsmith – tomorrow 

4×3 Middleweight contest 

Aston Brown 161.9lbs 

Vasif Mamedov 167.3lbs 

4×3 Super lightweight  

Jesse Brandon 147lbs 

Liam Fox – tomorrow  

8×3 Featherweight contest 

Isaac Lowe 127.2lbs 

Jonathan Santana 127.6lbs 

4×3 Light heavyweight contest 

Ben Andrews – tomorrow 

Darryl Sharp – tomorrow  

6×3 Heavyweight contest  

Kash Ali 253lbs 

Bohdan Myronets 216.5lbs 

10×3 Super featherweight contest 

Sultan Zaurbek 132lbs 

John Carter 134lbs 

6×3 Heavyweight contest  

Matty Harris 259lbs 

Kostyantin Dovbyshchenko 243lbs 

8×3 Super lightweight contest 

Harlem Eubank 142lbs 

Ishmael Ellis 139.8lbs 

Vacant IBO world super bantamweight title 

Lee McGregor 122lbs 

Erik Robles 121lbs 




QUOTES FROM MCGREGOR VS ROBLES PRESS CONFERENCE

  Lee McGregor said: “I never back down from a challenge, I’m a fighter and fear no challenge.

“The atmosphere on Friday night is going to be electric and I am sure the crowd will help me if times get tough.  You know what you are getting with these Mexican fighters and Robles is going to come and have a fight.

“But I’ve got the biggest heart out there.  There is no quit in me and it is going to take something special to beat me on Friday night.

“I’ve been through far too much to not come away victorious and there is no way I am accepting leaving not leaving with that belt.

“They call me the Scottish Mexican because of my style and this is going to be an exciting fight because our styles match up well.”

Erik Robles said: “I am not worried about being the away fighter and there is no pressure on me.

“Mexicans bring war everywhere they fight, this will be the same and I am not scared at all.

“Lee is really good fighter, he hits hard and this is going to be a war and a great fight.  But Mexico is going to win.”

Wasserman Boxing’s Nisse Sauerland said: “This has been a long time coming and I couldn’t believe Lee had not fought in his hometown since his debut in 2017.

“This is not an easy fight but should Lee win on Friday night, then the world is his oyster and there are a lot of big fights out there for him.

“We promoted Josh Taylor during the World Boxing Super Series and we know there is a huge boxing market in this part of the world, and so we wanted to deliver this homecoming for Lee.”

Ben Davison, McGregor’s coach, said: “Lee thrives on pressure.  He captured three titles in such a short space of time and a lot of those title fights have seen his best performances.

“Lee has got so many great attributes, one of which is his big heart.  Hopefully we don’t need to show that on Friday night, Lee is well-schooled, he’s also huge for the weight, big and strong and he prepares himself well.”




LEE MCGREGOR LANDS IBO WORLD TITLE SHOT FOR JULY 21 HOMECOMING  

The vacant IBO world super bantamweight title will be on the line when Lee McGregor makes a hero’s return to Edinburgh next month. 

‘Lightning’ faces the dangerous Mexican Erik Robles at the Meadowbank Sports Centre on Friday, July 21, live-and-free-to-air on Channel 5

Excitement levels were already through the roof for McGregor’s homecoming, but the stakes have been raised with today’s news that the Hearts supporter will be fighting for the IBO belt. 

Tickets for the 26-year-old’s shot at world glory go on sale at 12pm today and are expected to sell out quickly. 

The Wasserman Boxing event, delivered in association with Ladbrokes, Numan and Infinitum Entertainment, will be McGregor’s first since signing with the global promoter and he has described the fight as potentially “life changing”. 

But the former bantamweight king knows that Mexico’s Robles is a “very risky” opponent to face and is predicting a bruising battle in front of a full house.

Lee McGregor said: “It’s a big fight, it’s a life changing fight for me.

“I didn’t think it would be possible to go straight back into a big title fight like this, and so when it got put forward, it was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down. 

“It’s going to get the fans buzzing, get people talking about me again and so I need to go in and put on a performance to pick up this belt and add it to my collection. 

“But it is very, very risky with these fights. We’ve seen time and time again with Mexicans coming over to the UK and upsetting people, so I need to be switched on.” 

Erik Robles, the hard-hitting southpaw who has stopped four of his last five opponents, said: “On July 21, in Edinburgh, I will add my name to the long list of world champions from Mexico. 

“Everyone expects McGregor to win this fight, he is the favourite and he has his home fans on his side, but he has never faced a Mexican fighter before. Next month, he will learn all about the Mexican fighting spirit.” 

Kalle Sauerland, Global Head of Boxing at Wasserman Boxing, said: “We had an incredible reaction when we revealed Lee would be fighting back in Edinburgh, so today’s news that he will also be fighting for the IBO world title, is going to send his fans wild. 

“Everyone at Wasserman Boxing is delighted to deliver this opportunity for Lee and we know, with the backing of his amazing fans, he is going to grab it with both hands, in what promises to be an exceptional fight on a memorable night.”