Eddie Hearn and Matchroom and DAZN are delighted to announce the launch of a new \u2018Project Series\u2019 in association with Boxlab Promotions \u2013 with the first event taking place at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida on Friday August 28, with Corey Marksman taking on Christian Barreto for the WBA Continental Americas and WBO Global Lightweight titles.<\/p>\n
Project Series is designed to develop and test the rising stars and young talents alike, providing a breeding ground for the next title contenders in the sport, and pit prospects against each other to provide even more exciting fight nights live on the global home of boxing, DAZN.<\/p>\n
Marksman (13-0-1 9 KOs) gets his wish after he called on promoter Eddie Hearn to give him more opportunities after his last outing at Caribe Royale in March, where he defeated Jaycob Gomez to land the WBA strap he defends for the first time in August. The 25-year-old took his sixth unbeaten record from his opponents that night and will be out to do the same and add the WBO Global strap in his second ten round bout and tenth contest at Caribe Royale.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy time has come,\u201d said Marksman. \u201cEverything I been asking and working for and main event Marksman has arrived!\u201d<\/p>\n
Barreto (15-0 9 KOs) boxes for his first titles and the first ten round bout of his career, and the Puerto Rican known as El Capit\u00e1n, backed by Miguel Cotto Promotions, can burst into the big time by taking out Marksman in his third fight on US soil, and second at Caribe Royale.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy for this opportunity and truly grateful to my team and the WBA and WBO for making it possible,\u201d said Barreto. \u201cThis is exactly the kind of fight I\u2019ve been looking for, I\u2019m more than ready to show the world what I\u2019m made of and come out victorious. The fans are going to enjoy every second because, as I always say, whenever you watch El Capit\u00e1n, you\u2019re guaranteed action.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very excited about this great fight for Christian against Corey Marksman,\u201d said H\u00e9ctor Soto, President of Miguel Cotto Promotions & H2 Entertainment. \u201cIt\u2019s the opportunity he wanted for the world to see \u2018El Capit\u00e1n\u2019s\u2019 talent. We know his discipline and quality and on August 28, everyone will witness the best Lightweight prospect in Puerto Rico.\u201d<\/p>\n
The co-main event is an all-Florida affair between two more unbeaten talents as Alex Bray takes on Antraveous \u2018Yamz\u2019 Ingram over ten rounds at Super-Welterweight. Bray (11-0 8 KOs) went the distance in his first ten round action in February at Caribe Royale, making it 11 wins from 11 in the paid ranks for the 20-year-old who turned pro in July 2023.<\/p>\n
Ingram (13-0-1 7 KOs) fights at Caribe Royale for the 11th time in a row, and the 27-year-old believes a taking Bray\u2019s unbeaten record can see him make a splash in the 154lb division.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing undefeated is something I\u2019ve earned through hard work, discipline, and staying focused every single day,\u201d said Bray. \u201cOn August 28, I plan to protect that record and show everyone that I\u2019m ready for bigger opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI respect Antraveous for stepping into the ring, but when the fight starts, my only goal is to put on a dominant performance and continue proving that I\u2019m one of the rising prospects to watch. My plan is to take him out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Yamz season \u2013 anything in my way must fall,\u201d said Ingram. \u201cI\u2019m putting on for my city. On August 28 I will be win big and make my name at 154lbs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two more bouts confirmed for the first Project Series card sees unbeaten Lightweight Kaipo Gallegos (12-0-1 9 KOs) take on Desmond Lyons (11-3 2 KOs) over eight rounds, and Puerto Rico\u2019s Carlos DeLeon (8-0 6 KOs) meets Nicaragua\u2019s Maxwel Montes (13-5-1 7 KOs) over eight rounds at Super-Featherweight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am delighted to launch the Project Series live on DAZN,\u201d said Hearn. \u201cGiving young talents and contenders a platform to showcase their skills on the global home of boxing is vitally important to their progression, as is matching them tough to create more great fight nights for subscribers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no better partner for this exciting new series than Amaury Piedra and the Boxlab Promotions and Caribe Royale teams. This series extends our continued work with Amaury and Boxlab, confirms the fantastic Caribe Royale as one of the best and most important venues for boxing in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCaribe Royale is proud to partner with Matchroom Boxing to launch the exciting, new Project Series,\u201d said Amaury Piedra, CEO of Boxlab Promotions. \u201cThese upcoming events align with Caribe Royale\u2019s Strategy of providing our guests, and local residents alike world class entertainment options.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy partnering with Matchroom, the world\u2019s biggest promoter, we ensure that this series will be one of the most exciting events in boxing. The depth of Eddie Hearn and his Matchroom team will ensure a progressive series that sets up fighters for long term success and produces the next generation of Champions. The entire team at Caribe Royale is looking forward to the kick- off as we start another venture ensuring Orlando remains the hub of Boxing in Florida and the entire Southeast.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eddie Hearn and Matchroom and DAZN are delighted to announce the launch of a new \u2018Project Series\u2019 in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-801966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}