The heavyweight bout between Dainier Pero and Cesar Navarro headlines Most Useful Prospects 12 at Caribe Royale Orlando on Might 9. The heavyweight contest is scheduled for 10 rounds with the WBA Continental USA title on the road. The occasion airs reside on DAZN.
Miami-based unbeaten Pero (10-0, 8 KOs) makes his first ring look of the 12 months following 5 profitable outings in 2024. In his earlier bout final December at MVP 10 on the identical venue, the 25-year-old Cuban Olympian stopped Walter Burns within the first spherical, securing his sixth victory inside the gap.
Mexico’s Navarro (13-2, 11 KOs) is coming off two straight victories. The Phoenix, AZ-based 25-year-old TKO’d Jesus Adrian Haro Campos within the first spherical final November and knocked out Jorge Armando Martinez within the opening spherical final August.
Additionally confirmed for the MVP 12 battle card is an eight-round light-weight matchup between Corey Marksman and Tayden Beltran.
Marksman (10-0-1, 7 KOs) was scheduled to face Lucas Bahdi on the Paul vs Tyson prelims final November however was changed by Armando Casamonica. Orlando’s 24-year-old received two fights in a row, defeating Tony Aguilar by majority choice in a rematch final July and Jonathan Perez by knockout within the first spherical final June.
26-year-old Beltran (10-0-1, 5 KOs) of Pomona, CA is recent off a win through fourth-round TKO in opposition to Eugene Lagos in January.
“Most Useful Prospects continues to be the final word proving floor for the subsequent technology of boxing superstars to showcase their abilities, and this card is stacked with severe expertise able to make their mark,” reads the assertion from MVP co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul.
“Dainier Pero has been on a dominant run, and defending his WBA Continental USA heavyweight title in opposition to a harmful opponent like Cesar Navarro is strictly the type of check that can push him to the subsequent degree.”
“Within the co-main, Corey Marksman and Tayden Beltran are two undefeated younger killers, and solely one in every of them is leaving with that zero intact on Friday, Might ninth.”
“Thanks to Boxlab Promotions and DAZN for sharing our imaginative and prescient and giving these rising stars the platform to shine.”
Different bouts featured on the Most Useful Prospects 12 battle card are anticipated to be confirmed shortly.
