When one door closed, another door opened for Brandon Glanton.
The undefeated cruiserweight will try to make the most of this opportunity tonight when he takes on Mario Aguilar tonight at the ProBox Events Center (also known as WhiteSands) in Plant City, Florida. The 10-round bout will headline a four-fight telecast on ProBoxTV (9 pm ET/6 pm PT).
At Thursday’s weigh-in, Glanton weighed in at 199.6 pounds. Aguilar weighed in at 199.8 pounds.
Glanton (16-0, 13 KOs), who is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and now resides in Riverside, California, dropped former prospect DeShon Webster three times en route to a fifth-round knockout in their last fight on July 9. . six of his last seven opponents.
The 30-year-old scored a major win recently, defeating Efetobor Apochi on June 21 last year in a clash of undefeated fighters. Glanton had fought on previous Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) cards and believes the victory over Apochi should have opened more doors for him. He will try to testify at Aguilar’s expense.
“I thought I was going to be with PBC,” Glanton said earlier this week. “They seemed to be upset when I came in and won on the B side. I was looking for other opportunities and then I got the call.
“My opponent (Aguilar) has a long night ahead of him. He’s a veteran (and) he’s coming to fight, it’s a great opportunity for him. Good fighters do better with better fighters, but it’s my job to show people that he’s a stepping stone.
“ProBoxTV has given me the opportunity to be active, and an active Glanton is a great Glanton.”
Glanton was a former college football player at Albany State University in Georgia. He was introduced to boxing and fell in love with the sport, losing his soccer scholarship after committing to boxing.
A solid win over Aguilar could put Glanton in position to compete in a competitive cruiserweight division. He already has his sights set on WBO champion Lawrence Okolie, who is ranked No. 1 by The Ring.
“I think Okolie is scared of me,” Glanton said. “He called me to spar. I told him, ‘I don’t get paid to kick your ass for free. Let me know when we can fight.
“He has a good right hand. He is a good athlete but has quite flat feet. I feel like a clash with him is what boxing needs, but I know I can knock him out.”
Aguilar (22-7, 18 KOs), who resides in San Luis Rio Colorado, won by disqualification against the once defeated Humberto Soto in his last fight on October 2. The 31-year-old has won four of his last six bouts.
In the co-feature, light heavyweight Hakim Lopez (13-0, 8 KOs) of Ellenwood, Georgia will take on Richard VanSiclen (12-0, 6 KOs) of Seattle in an eight-round bout.
Junior lightweight prospect Otar Eranosyan (11-0, 6 KOs) of Georgia will face former junior featherweight world title challenger Cesar Juarez (27-11, 20 KOs) of Mexico City in an eight fight. assaults.
Opening the ProBoxTV telecast is a six-round welterweight bout between undefeated Marques Valle (5-0, 5 KO) of nearby Lutz and goalie Benjamin Whitaker (15-9, 3 KO) of San Antonio, Texas.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for BoxingScene since September 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County, California, Star newspaper. He can be reached via email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing.
