Apochi faces undefeated Duquesne on Friday

By Christian Schmidt

26/03/2026

Apochi faces undefeated Duquesne on Friday

BiYu Promotions is set to present the first installment of its "Ascension" series this Friday night, March 27th in Houston.  Six exciting bouts are set to take place with undefeated boxers Joshua Franco (2-0), Jason Moreno (5-0), Christopher S. Gonzalez (8-0-1) and Chavon Davis Stillwell (8-0) all set to put their loss-free records on the line. The main event will see Efetobor Apochi (13-3. 13 KOs) of Ughelli, Nigeria against Dariel Duquesne (14-0, 11 KOs) of Pinar del Rio, Cuba in the cruiserweight division. Apochi has only three losses, all of them by narrow decision to accomplished opposition. He will have boxing hall of famer Christy Martin in his corner. Duquesne has the better record, but is taking a step-up in opposition level. Tickets can be purchased at BiYuPromotions.com. The first bell is scheduled for for 7PM, with the event taking place at the BiYu Arena. The ring announcer will be Boxingtalk writer Christian Schmidt.