What started as a professional rivalry between Erickson Lubin (pictured) and Ardreal Holmes got personal during a heated head-to-head in March. The two fighters faced off at a public workout in Las Vegas and tempers flared between the former amateur rivals and now, on Saturday, May 10th, they will meet at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida, in an eliminator for the IBF’s junior middleweight title. The 154-pound division is one of boxing’s most stacked, with the likes of Vergil Ortiz, Sebastian Fundora, and Bakhram Muratazaliev – current IBF champion – jostling for position. Lubin defeated Holmes on points in the amateurs, and Holmes now wants revenge in the pros, staking his unbeaten 17-0 record to prove that he is the better man.

 

There’s a women’s world title fight on the card with unbeaten WBA junior featherweight champion Nazarena Romero defending her title against Mayelli Flores.

 

Also on the show, there are also fights for light heavyweight Najee Lopez, welterweight Nicklaus Flaz, junior middleweight Darelle Valsaint and junior lightweight Dominic Valle.

 

Lopez, who is 13-0, meets Juan Gerardo Osuna (22-2), while the Puerto Rican Flaz (14-2) goes up against Alan Sanchez (24-6-1). Meanwhile, Valsaint (12-0) takes on Rodolfo Orozco (33-4-3) and Valle (10-0) goes in with Brandon Valdes (15-5).

 

Brazilian super middleweight talent Herbert Conceicao Sousa (6-0), is paired with California veteran Rowdy Legend Montgomery (11-6-1) and LaVonte Earley (18-0) will be hoping to steal the show against heavy-hitting southpaw Jorge de Jesus (13-1).