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ProBoxTV Travels to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, This Friday, April 10, as Hebert Conceicao Sousa Battles Power-Punching South American Johan Gonzalez in Middleweight Main Event PhilBoxing.com Tue, 07 Apr 2026  Fan Favorites Francisco Daniel Veron & Raul Garcia Go to War in Super Welterweight Co-Feature (April 6, 2026) – This Friday April 10, (7:30 pm EDT/4:30 pm PDT) ProBoxTV is at Prudential Center in Brick City (Newark, New Jersey), for the latest thrilling installment of “The Contender Series.” PROBOXTV: 50/50 MATCHUPS WHERE RUNNERS, HOLDERS AND LOW-VOLUME PUNCHERS ARE NOT WELCOME! Presented by Thomas LaManna (Rising Star Promotions) and Garry Jonas (Pro Box Promotions), in the 10-round middleweight main event, WBO #15-ranked Hebert Conceicao Sousa (10-0, 5 KOs) of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, will face his toughest career test to date against dangerous knockout puncher Johan “The Chelo Manotas” Gonzalez (36-5, 34 KOs) of Las Vegas via Valencia, Venezuela. And in the 10-round co-feature, ProBoxTV fan favorites Francisco “Bebu” Daniel Veron (16-1-1, 10 KOs) of Jose Leon Suarez of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Raul Garcia (15-2-1 12 KOs) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will trade power punches in a guaranteed super welterweight slugfest. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and prucenter.com. Before turning professional in 2022, 28-year-old Hebert Conceicao won a middleweight gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and took bronze in the 2019 World Amateur Championships. In 10 professional fights, Conceicao has already beaten two prominent Brazilian countrymen: the 2012 London Olympic-medal-winning brothers, Esquiva and Yamaguchi Falcao. In June 2024, in just his sixth fight, Conceicao won a unanimous 10-round decision over younger brother and Silver Medalist Esquiva and in September of last year, repeated the feat against older brother and Bronze Medalist Yamaguchi to win the Brazilian (CNB) and WBO Latino Super Middleweight Championships. Conceicao was last seen in December of last year winning the WBO Latino Super Middleweight Championship via a nearly flawless 10-round unanimous decision over veteran Elias Espadas at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale and live on ProBoxTV. After turning professional in 2017, the 34-year-old Johan Gonzalez won his first 22 fights by knockout. In March 2025, he won a 10-round split decision over former Unified World Super Welterweight Champion Jarrett Hurd. Gonzalez has made two previous appearances on ProBoxTV. In August 2023, he stopped Ricardo Ruben Villalbain five rounds, and then in November of that year, he scored a majority 10-round decision over then 16-1-2 Guido Schramm. Both fights were held at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida. In the 10-round chief supporting bout, super featherweight William Foster III (19-3, 11 KOs) of New Haven, Connecticut, will face Joshafat Ortiz (13-3, 6 KOs) of Reading, Pennsylvania. Opening the televised action will be a six-round super lightweight battle between Gabriel Gerena (8-1, 6 KOs) of Piscataway, New Jersey, and Rani Jalomo (7-0-1, 4 KOs) of Chicago, Illinois, plus a six-round bantamweight tilt between Emmanuel Chance (3-0, 1 KO) of East Orange, New Jersey, and Angel Munoz (3-2, 2 KOs) of Baldwin Park, California. Prudential Center is located at 25 Lafayette St in Newark (Ph: (973) 757‑6000). On fight night, doors open at 5:00 pm and the action starts at 5:10 pm EDT. To request credentials for Brick City Fight Night, please go to: https://www.prucenter.com/media-request. *Please be advised that all bouts are subject to change  |
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