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UNDEFEATED KO ARTISTS COLLIDE! ARMANDO MARTINEZ RABI SET TO FACE ALBEIRO PAREDES

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AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO HOLLYWOOD IN HIGH-POWERED MAIN EVENT OF FISTS OF FURY 7 ON FRIDAY, JULY 25

Presented by Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory, FOF7 Will Also Feature Undefeated Cuban Ronny ‘El King’ Alvarez in Co-Featured Attraction, Plus Seven More Bouts

July 15, 2025 – On Friday, July 25, Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory will present the seventh installment of their “Fists of Fury” professional boxing series at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, FL.

In the 10-round main event, power-punching undefeated WBA #5-ranked lightweight Armando Martinez Rabi (15-0, 14 KOs) will return to take on dangerous knockout puncher Albeiro Paredes (14-0, 12 KOs) of Sincelejo, Colombia in a bout that is sure to produce fireworks while it lasts.

Tickets for “Fists of Fury 7” start at $98 and are available through Ticketmaster.

In his most recent ring appearance last April, Martinez Rabi knocked out former two-time world title challenger Alberto Guevara in three brutal rounds to retain his WBC and WBA Continental Lightweight Championships. Originally from Havana, Cuba, Martinez Rabi has become a fan favorite in his adopted home of Miami. The 30-year-old is a former top international amateur for the esteemed Cuban National Team and has also competed in the World Series of Boxing and Team Combat League. Quick and agile, Martinez Rabi can stand right in front of his opponents and seldom get touched while firing world-class power shots of his own that have resulted in knockouts in 14 of his 15 professional wins, dating back to his debut in 2021. Martinez Rabi had his first nine fights in Dubai before relocating to the United States. He has also already held the WBC Latin Championship, which he won via TKO 3 over Argentina’s Damian Alejandro Rojas.

As an amateur, Albeiro Paredes was a member of the Colombian elite team and a national champion. The 28-year-old Paredes turned professional in July 2019 and has never fought outside his native Colombia. He won the Colombian National Championship with a fifth-round knockout over countryman Wallington Orobio in July 2023 and picked up the WBA Fedecaribe Super Featherweight Championship with a fourth-round knockout over Manuel Felipe Gonzalez in March 2023. He successfully defended his belts with a seventh-round technical knockout over Sammy Ramos in June 2024.

The night’s six-round co-featured bout will showcase undefeated Cuban super middleweight Ronny "El King" Alvarez (2-0, 2 KOs) taking on also undefeated Carlos Colon (1-0) of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.

Though still early in his professional career, the 6'1" southpaw Alvarez brings an impressive amateur background to his professional career, having claimed gold medals in several prestigious international competitions: a qualifying tournament in Mexico, the first Junior Pan American Games in Colombia, an international cup in Montenegro, and the Youth World Championship in Spain.

In a six-round heavyweight clash, hometown hero Lorenzo “Giant Killer” Medina (12-0, 10 KOS) of Hollywood, Florida, will face Colombian veteran Francisco Cordero (47-23, 36 KOs) of Barranquilla. Medina will be making his second consecutive appearance at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. He stopped longtime gatekeeper Santander Silgado Gelez in one round last February.

Also scheduled is a four-round featherweight “All Florida” battle between Sebastian Santana (1-0) of Miami and Ivan Palacios (0-1) of Hollywood, Florida and a six-round heavyweight slugfest featuring Nestor Santana (2-0, 2 KOs) of Miami and Sergio Uribe Castro (5-2, 5 KOS) of Mexico.

In other action, Miami’s Montaser Aboughaly (5-0, 2 KOs) will take on Antoine Elerson (7-34-5, 4 KOs) of Milwaukee in a six-round welterweight contest; Miami’s Miguel Rosario Paredes (3-0, 2 KOs) will face Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico’s Israel Rojas (16-31, 6 KOs) in a four-round lightweight bout; and undefeated newcomer Alex Ochoa (1-0) of Lubbock, Texas will have his second pro fight against debuting Mike Austin of Arlington, Virginia in a four-round lightweight test.

Rounding out the action will be a four-round middleweight battle between Lazaro Medina (2-0, 2 KOs) of Hollywood, Florida and Julian Valerio (3-10, 2 KOs) of Green Cove Springs, Florida.

On fight night, doors open at 6:30 pm and the actions starts at 7:00 pm. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is located at 1 Seminole Way in Hollywood, FL. For more information, visit them online at visit them online at seminolehardrockhollywood.com or call (866) 502-7529.




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