On Friday, September 11, ProBoxTV is back, featuring Giovani Santillan returning to his hometown of San Diego, California, to take on former WBA junior-middleweight champion Abass Baraou of Berlin, Germany, in a crossroads 10-round main event. Santillan, 35-1 (18 KOs), the WBO No. 8-ranked welterweight, and IBF No. 12-ranked junior-middleweight contender, and Baraou, 17-2 (9 KOs), the WBA No. 4-, WBO No. 6- and WBC No. 12-ranked junior-middleweight contender, will headline a live broadcast (8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT) from Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.
Southpaw Santillan will be looking for the fourth victory of his comeback since losing by knockout to Brian Norman Jnr for the interim WBO welterweight title in May 2024.
Baraou will be making his first ring appearance since losing his 154lbs title by split decision in a WBO/WBA unification battle against Xander Zayas in late January this year.
In the co-main event, former IBF featherweight world champion Luis Alberto Lopez, 32-3 (19 KOs) of Baja California, Mexico, will make his ProBox Promotions debut against Daniel Lugo, 28-4-1 (19 KOs), of Sonora, Mexico.
WBO No. 6- and IBF No. 11-ranked “Venado” Lopez will be fighting for the third time since losing his IBF title to fellow ProBox Promotions stablemate Angelo Leo in August 2024.
In the chief supporting bout, undefeated junior-lightweights Dominic Valle, 13-0 (7 KOs), of Lutz, Florida, and Francois Scarboro Jnr, 14-0 (9 KOs), of Cheverly, Maryland, will collide with someone’s 0 on the line in a battle between rising prospects.
ProBoxTV says more fights will be announced shortly.