Euri Cedeno faces Aro Schwartz in a ‘stay busy’ fight tonight in Pennsylvania
Euri Cedeno hopes to add his name to the list of the Dominican Republic’s top fighters.
Meanwhile, the middleweight prospect, who has defeated the best fighters in the sport, is still working in hopes of getting a big chance.
Cedeno will face Aro Schwartz tonight at the Wind Creek Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The eight-round fight will precede the big fight between James Bernadin and Matt Conway.
Both fights will headline a card promoted by Marshall Kauffman and will be broadcast live on BXNGTV.com (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT).
On Thursday’s scale, Cedeno weighed 161.3 pounds. Schwartz came in at 160.8 pounds.
Manager Trifon Petrov believes Cedeno is the real deal and has high hopes for the middleweight, hoping a world title fight is on the way, as long as Cedeno continues his winning ways.
“This is actually a busy fight for Euri,” Petrov told The Ring on Thursday night. “He had a fantastic performance on ESPN in June and we expect less against Aro Schwartz. An early victory would continue to solidify Euri as the next big star in the middleweight division.
“Our goal for next year is to climb the ranks and have a chance at the world title in 2026.”
Cedeno (9-0-1, 8 knockouts), who lives in La Romana in the Dominican Republic, scored a first-round knockout over Dormedes Potes in his last fight on June 29, live on ESPN+. In his last fight on February 16, Cedeno handled Antonio Todd before ending matters in the fifth round.
Both victories over Potes and Todd came on Top Rank cards.
The 24-year-old was very active in 2023, fighting five times. Cedeno regularly takes on IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
Schwartz (23-8-1, 15 KOs), who lives in Karlsruhe, Germany, was stopped by undefeated Daniel Blancas in the opening round of his last fight on June 15. In his previous fight on May 4, Schwartz knocked out a runner. Andras Toth in the fourth round.
The 30-year-old will be making his United States debut against Cedeno.
Another striker managed by Petrov will see action this evening in Bethlehem. Julian Gonzalez (14-0-1, 11 KOs) of Reading, Pennsylvania will square off against Mexico’s Oscar Barajas (7-9-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round fight.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has handled boxing in Southern California and internationally since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. They can be reached at [email protected]
