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Slim Promotions is staging a six bout card in Nampa , Idaho on April 18th.
Esteban Jimenez (0 1) will return to action as a local favorite on the card in the night’s main event. He lost his pro debut in a close split decision where the outcome of one round kept him from the win column. The fight will be contested in the welterweight division. An opponent has as of yet to be confirmed.
Heavyweights Ruben Manrajos (0 1 1)and Ryan Bailey (1 6 1) will square off in a four round affair. Both fighters are coming off knockout losses against tough opponents. Bailey brings more ring experience to the fight, and he has faced fighters with varying styles, while Manrajos has faced men who are heavy punchers. The men have Dylan Potter as a common opponent, Manrajos fought him to a split draw while Bailey lost in a split decision. While a four round fight opens the door for a draw, it is a a comfortable fight for these two who have much experience in four rounders.
Harley Sampson (1 1 0) will face Robert Jimenez (2 4 1) in a four round super lightweight fight. Sampson scored a knockout win in his pro debut before dropping his next fight on the Valenzuela–Xilohua undercard. Jimenez enters the fight as the hometown favorite as he lists Nampa as his residence. Jimenez has been in against a number of tough fighters, and with two exceptions has gone the distance each time. Sampson will bring amateur experience to the ring, providing a potential advantage.
Lightweights Eli Hernandez (0 1 0) and Derick Funkhouser (0 3 0) will each be looking for their initial win as a pro in their four round bout. Hernandez was on the losing side of a majority decision in his last fight, one in which one judge scored the bout even. What one has to know about Funkhouser is that he is not afraid to step up against fierce competition. His first two opponents have a combined record of seven wins and no losses, and each of them carried knockout power.
Southpaw Javier Beltran (1 0 0) will go to battle against Derrick Holm (1 1 0) in a super middleweight fight scheduled for four rounds. Both men are back in the ring after an eight month layoff. Holm’s only loss came in as a result of a close unanimous decision after claiming a unanimous decision win in his pro debut. Beltran’s win, also in his pro debut, came as a result of majority decision in which one judge scored the fight even. These two have faced heavy hitters in their previous bouts, and shown the ability to take punches while throwing effective counter punches.
Vasyl Yakymiuk (3 0 0) brings his unbeaten record in to the ring to face Emilio Lopez who will make his pro debut in the four round super featherweight fight. Lopez, another of the hometown fighters, should have the support of the local crowd in the fight. Yakymuik has faced a variety of styles in his previous fights, winning my majority decision, knockout, and unanimous decision. In each of these bouts Yakymuik showed he had the ability to adjust to his opponent’s style and level of aggression.
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