Alan Chaves will face Xolisani Ndongeni as he fights for the position

It looks like a young member of Chaves’ fighting team is ready to take it to the next level.

Alan Chaves, the nephew of Diego’s former rival and a 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.

The card will be available on the TyC Sports channel or its TyCSportsPlay app in the US starting at 9 PM EST.

“Veneno” (“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 he now jumps into the bottom of the pool against his most experienced opponent to date.

“I was happy when I found out that (Ndongeni) will be my opponent,” said Chaves. “It adds more motivation to be able to fight with those who have experience fighting. He is coming off two brutal battles. This is the right time to improve my level of resistance.”

The polished 23-year-old southpaw will have the support and pressure of a family corner that includes a total of 11 fights including father Abel and uncles Ismael, Diego and Ariel, all three sons of the 1970 light heavyweight champion – Rudecindo Chaves.

“Today, I am a very active fighter in my family, and they encourage me a lot by being close to me”, said Chaves, referring to his brother Brian and his novice cousins ​​Taiel and Sebastian. “We always sit together and talk about boxing, fights, training and all that. I want to continue making history with them.”

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 is aiming to make it four before heading to his international debut after fighting all of his fights locally.

In this huge event, crowd pleaser Pablo “Pacman” Corzo (19-0, 16 KO) will also get the 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 face 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 six-round junior middleweight bout. -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 debutant Franco Nieto in a four-round middleweight title fight.

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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