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Argentine KO King Alan Chaves Faces
Miguel Madueno In Las Vegas Apr. 25
Alan Chaves will defend his WBO Latino Lightweight title
against Miguel Madueno on Saturday April 25, at the
BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, acting as
the co-main event on a card topped with the WBA World
Heavyweight title eliminator clash between Jarrell Miller
and Lenier Pero, exclusively live worldwide on DAZN.
Chaves (21-0 18 KOs) penned a promotional deal with Eddie
Hearn and Matchroom earlier this week, and now the unbeaten
Argentinian will be looking to impress in Sin City and move
into position to land a world title fight, with the KO
artist ranked #2 with the WBO, and top 15 with the IBF and
WBC. The 25 year old made it four straight wins inside the
distance in his last outing, a fourth successful defense of
the belt, this time only needing one round to dispatch Pablo
Vicente in October in Buenos Aires.
April 25 will be Chaves’ first fight in the States, and the
task in front of him is Mexico’s Madueno (31-4 28 KOs). The
27 year old has mixed in great company, with his last two
bouts seeing him take on Oscar Duarte and Keyshawn Davis,
and ‘Explosivo’ will be looking to spoil Chaves’ big night
and add to his own impressive KO stats.
“Signing with Matchroom is a crucial step in my professional
career,” said Chaves. “I’m highly motivated and eager to
make a name for myself in the world of boxing. I’m very
grateful to be part of the world’s number one promotional
company.
“It’s going to be a tough fight. Madueno is a very
experienced and dangerous opponent who has fought against
some big-name boxers. I’m in the best shape of my life—both
physically and mentally. As always, I’ll give it my all in
the ring, and I have no doubt that I’ll come away with the
victory.”
More additions to the undercard are confirmed today,
starting with former Team USA World Championship medalist
Freudis Rojas Jr fighting for the first time in just over a
year, as he takes on Damian Sosa over ten rounds at
Super-Welterweight. Rosas Jr (15-0 11 KOs) will be on home
turf in Las Vegas for the clash, where he last stepped
through the ropes last March over eight rounds and now the
27 year old plans to get back on track for major honors,
starting with his clash with Sosa (26-3 13 KOs) who took
now-unified 154lb king Xander Zayas the distance.
“One way is back and ready to take a step closer to becoming
a World champion,” said Rosas Jr.
The night starts live on DAZN with ten rounds of action at
Super-Bantamweight between Angel Barrientes and Isaac Rojas.
Barrientes (14-1 9 KOs) won his first ten round bout in
July, securing a stoppage with 30 seconds left of his battle
with Jorge De Jesus Romero, and now meets unbeaten Mexican
Rojas (18-0-1 12 KOs) who fights in the States for the first
time, in his first ten rounder.
“Fighting in my hometown of Las Vegas, in front of my
people, on a big stage like DAZN, is going to be amazing,”
said Barrientes. “I know Isaac is undefeated for a reason,
he’s coming in hungry, but so am I. I’ve put in a serious
camp, sharpened every aspect of my game, and I’m ready to
show a new level. April 25 is my time to shine. This is my
city, and I’m coming to give the fans a performance they
won’t forget.”
Before the live action on DAZN, three unbeaten talents look
to impress in the prelims. ‘The Sin City Sicilian’ Phillip
Vella (5-0 2 KOs) is swiftly back in the ring after
appearing on the Navarrete-Nunez undercard in Arizona in
February, and he faces Edwin Rodriguez (12-10-3 5 KOs) over
six rounds at Bantamweight, Indian Olympian Nishant Dev (5-0
3 KOs) tastes his first action of 2026 after picking up a
fifth win in the paid ranks in December in Ghana, and he’ll
take on Juan Carlos Guerra Jr (6-2-1 2 KOs) over eight
rounds at Super-Welterweight, while the first bout of the
night sees 19 year old Jorge Ruiz (3-0 2 KOs) meet Harley
Laws Jr over six rounds at Featherweight.
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