Olympic champion Hebert Conceicao Sousa will return to action against also-undefeated Jose de Jesus Adame Chio, on Friday, September 11th on ProBoxTV’s next $5 members only Championship Series broadcast (8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT) live from Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California. The Brazilian Sousa (11-0 with 5 KOs) and the Mexican Adame Chio (15-0-1 with 7 KOs), will meet in a ten-round middleweight battle. The night’s main event will feature Giovani Santillan returning to his hometown of San Diego to take on former WBA junior middleweight champion Abass Baraou of Berlin. Also o n the show, former IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez (32-3 with 19 KOs) of Baja California, Mexico, will make his ProBox Promotions debut against Daniel Lugo (28-4-1 with 19 KOs), of Sonora, Mexico. Tickets to attend live at Frontwave Arena are on sale now and available through axs.com.

 

 

Able to fluctuate between weight classes, Sousa was last seen in a surprisingly tough fight against Johan Gonzalez in April at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The 28-year old suffered the first knockdown of his career, either as an amateur or professional, in round three from a heavy right hand, but managed to remain calm and use his superior skills to earn a close, but unanimous decision by scores of 96-93 twice and 95-94. A 2021 Olympic gold medalist, Sousa has vowed to be a much better version of himself against 27-year-old Adame Chio, who will be having his first fight outside his homeland. This will be Sousa’s fourth appearance on ProBoxTV. 

 

“Venado” Lopez will be fighting for the third time since losing his IBF title to fellow ProBox Promotions stablemate Angelo Leo in August 2024.

 

In the chief supporting bout, undefeated junior lightweights Dominic Valle (13-0, 7 KOs), of Lutz, Florida, and Francois Scarboro Jr. (14-0, 9 KOs) of Cheverly, Maryland, will collide... In the televised opener, Top Rank’s Julian Montalvo (7-0 with 5 KOs) will face Anthony Cruz Herrera (4-1) in a junior lightweight six-rounder.