Tag: Sampson Promotions

Sampson Boxing Signs Panama’s Jaime Arboleda to a Promotional Contract

Sampson Boxing proudly announces the signing of Panamanian junior lightweight Jaime “Jaimito” Arboleda to a promotional contract.  Arboleda (13-1, 11 KOs) has been fighting since he was six years old. As an amateur, he fought internationally, going 117-13 and winning the national title at 123 pounds in 2012. He turned professional in 2014. Arboleda is from a fighting family, as his father, uncle and two older brothers all fought. Brother José was a world-ranked junior featherweight before being killed in a bus accident in 2009.  Growing up in the notorious Curundu section of Panama City, Arboleda avoided the gang life by spending most of this time at the Pedro Rockero Alcazar Gym in Panama City, working with trainer Rigoberto Garibaldi. The 24-year-old is known as a stylist Read more [...]

Melian Demolishes Santillan in “Lomachenko Style” Pro Debut; Now wants Argentine National Title

Last Saturday night, two-time Argentinean Olympian Alberto "Impact" Melian turned professional the "Lomachenko way" by knocking out the former world title challenger Diego Ricardo Santillan in the fifth round.  Fighting in front of a sold out F.A.B. Stadium in his hometown of Buenos Aires, Melian hit Santillan (now 23-3, 15 KOs) with a sizzling right hand that dropped him for the 10 count. Promoted by Sampson Boxing, in association with Tello Box and JEB Boxing and with the sponsorship of Abitab and Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors, "Night Of High Impact" and was broadcast live by TyC Sports for all of Latin America and a large part of the United States. Next up, the Argentinean super bantamweight phenom will face Julián "Chispita" Aristule for the Argentinean championship. "Alberto Read more [...]