Former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal appeared to have revitalized his career in 2019 after upset wins over Marcus Browne and Badou Jack but before his scheduled rematch with Jack, Pascal failed a test for PEDs and has not fought since.
Pascal hasn't fought in the two and a half years since his victory over Jack and coming off such a layoff, Pascal is taking quite a chance against the undefeated if untested Meng Fanlong.
A former Olympian, Fanlong had risen to the number one contender spot in the IBF rankings and twice had scheduled fights against Artur Beterbiev for that title canceled during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fanlong is still the top contender in the IBF rankings but with Beterbiev unifying with WBO champion Joe Smith next month and the winner perhaps facing WBA king Dmitry Bivol in the fall, Fanlong could still be in quite a wait before his title shot.
The southpaw from China is undefeated against soft competition and he has only fought once since 2019, so he hasn't been a lot more active than Pascal.
Pascal at 39 and hopefully past his PED use is an even larger question with what he has remaining for this fight.
I'm not really sure what ProBoxTv is because every time I click a link to check it out, I am getting a message that I cannot access the site.
It is an interesting main event and former top featherweight contender Xu Can is on the card as well, so it is worth the watch tonight-IF I can find it.
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