25-year-old middleweight Euri Cedeno, who represented the Dominican Republic on the Tokyo Olympics, has joined forces with High Rank and can make his promotional debut on their Juny seventh Keyshawn Davis vs Edwin De Los Santos present in Norfolk.
“It’s a terrific honor to hitch High Rank’s unbelievable secure,” Cedeño mentioned. “This chance outcomes from years of onerous work, together with over 400 novice fights, my Olympic run, and 11 wins as a professional. I’ve earned it, however there’s nonetheless a protracted option to go till I obtain my dream of turning into a world champion. I start this subsequent massive chapter in my profession on June 7 in Norfolk.”
Cedeno (11-0-1, 10 KO) defeated his first two Olympic opponents earlier than falling quick in opposition to the terrific Oleksandr Khyzniak within the quarterfinals. He subsequently made his professional debut in 2022, shortly racking up 4 wins in his native nation earlier than taking his abilities to the States. His lone setback was a draw in opposition to Cuban novice standout Dayan Depestre.
He’ll face Ecuador’s Abel Mina (18-3-1, 9 KO), who’s misplaced to most of his competent opponents however did take Kamil Szeremeta to a draw final 12 months. A slight step up on paper.
