By: Sean Crose<\/p>\n
Saturday nights aren\u2019t what they used to be. There once was a time, not all that long ago, when boxing fans could almost be guaranteed to see a live fight on a Saturday night at least two or three times a month. Today that\u2019s not so much the case. While the sport of boxing itself may generally be in better shape than it has been for a while, there just aren\u2019t as many Saturday night fights as there used to be. The rise of Saudi Arabian sponsored boxing, as well as a thriving European scene means that you\u2019re less likely to be watching a fight broadcast in a North American time zone that you used to be. <\/p>\n
Take this weekend for example \u2013 there\u2019s no fight to sit down and watch to be found on Saturday. At least that\u2019s what seems to be the case. For Boxing Insider Promotions is broadcasting a live card from Atlantic City starting at 7 PM. The event features Justin \u201cMr. Atlantic City\u201d Figueroa as he squares off against Gilbert Venegas Jr. The scheduled 8 rounder is important for both fighters as the Junior NABF Super Welterweight Championship will be at stake. The undefeated Figueroa is undoubtedly looking to shine as his star is on the rise while Venegas Jr is no doubt looking to surprise a lot of people. The scheduled 6 fight card will be broadcast live on Boxing Insider\u2019s YouTube channel. <\/p>\n
What makes club fights so interesting is one is literally apt to be watching a future star get his or her start. There\u2019s no fake hype or hyperbole when it comes to event\u2019s like tomorrow night\u2019s Atlantic City card. It\u2019s simply an event that focuses on the action in the ring. And the truth is the action can be quite entertaining. You\u2019re as apt to see the sport\u2019s next power puncher as you are seeing a future ring stylist.<\/p>\n
Take Figueroa, for instance. The 27 year old has a 14-0 record as well as a considerable local following. Judging by the evidence, the hard hitting Jersey native is making regular steps up boxing\u2019s highly competitive ladder \u2013 and he\u2019s often doing so on a Boxing Insider card. While there\u2019s no telling what kind of resume a rising contender will end up having, there are certain young up and coming fighters who continually shine in one bout after another. For the moment, at least, that can be said for Figueroa. Yet Figueroa and Venegas Jr aren\u2019t the only fighters who will be plying their trade on Saturday. There are others hoping to make a mark, as well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By: Sean Crose Saturday nights aren\u2019t what they used to be. There once was a time, not all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-524058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}