Alan Chaves (right) lands a hook against Raul Morillo – Photo by Nelson Quispe/Boxeo de Primera
It looks like a young member of Chaves' fighting team is ready to take it to the next level.
Alan Chaves, Diego's nephew who was a rival and member of the three-generation boxing team in his native Argentina, will face his biggest challenge on Saturday, July 20 when he takes on South Africa's Xolisani Ndongeni in a ten-round main event. at the Argentina Boxing Federation Stadium in Buenos Aires.
“Poison” Chaves (16-0, 14 knockouts) has been steadily rising through the ranks in Argentina in his first three years as a professional fighter, and has been improving his striking rate significantly as of late. His last four opponents combined for a 30-1-1 record, and now he jumps into the bottom of the pool against his most experienced opponent to date.
The polished 23-year-old southpaw will have the support and pressure of a family that includes a total of 11 fights including his father Abel and uncles Ismael and Ariel, all three sons of 1970s light heavyweight champion Rudecindo Chaves.
Ndongeni (32-5, 19 KO), lists fights like Raymond Muratalla, Arnold Barboza Jr. and Devin Haney, but has only been stopped twice in 14 years. “The Wasp” is 1-3 in his last four fights, all of his losses coming against undefeated fighters, and Chaves aims to make it four before heading to his international debut after fighting all of his fights on the field.
In this huge event, crowd pleaser Pablo “Pacman” Corzo (19-0, 16 KO) will also get a chance to test his skills at the world level as he will face Luis Vidales from Mexico (24-10). , 10 KO) with the regional super middleweight title at stake.
Earlier, Marco García (13-1, 10 KO) will take on Juan Segovia in a six-round welterweight bout, while Baltazar Noria (10-0, 9 KO) will face Matías Díaz (9-13, 1 KO) in a junior middleweight bout. -six rounder. Also, Kevin Gómez (2-0, 2 KO) and Lautaro Estigarribia (1-3, 1 KO) will meet in a four-rounder at the super middleweight level.
In the first half of the card, another legacy in Argentine boxing will begin with the debut of Isaias “Pichu” Garay (son of former light heavyweight champion Hugo) against Franco Nieto in a four-round middleweight bout.
Diego M. Morilla has written for The Ring since 2013. He has written for HBO.com, ESPN.com and many other magazines, websites, newspapers and outlets since 1993. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a voter for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She has won two first place awards in the BWAA's annual writing contest, and is the moderator of The Ring's Women's Ratings Panel. He worked as a copy editor for the second season of The Ring en Español (2018-2020) and is currently a writer and editor for RingTV.com.
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