Robert Meriwether, a junior lightweight prospect, has fought twice already in 2024 and hopes to win three more before the end of the year.
The 19-year-old, Vegas-based native of Louisville is now 6-0 (2 KOs) with back-to-back decision victories in four- and six-round bouts over Carlos Andre Dos Santos Rocha (then 3-2) and Victor Manuel Lopez Gala (then 5-0).
Meriwether has made good progress in his boxing career on ProBox TV.
“I think I did pretty well,” he said. “I was able to demonstrate my potential, ability, and talents in my most recent bout, which was a little bit more than I had in the previous fight. I’m happy with my performance in the previous two bouts and my return to activity.
“I’ve already had two this year, and by year’s end, we want to have three more. Thus, we ought to be able to fit them in and proceed more efficiently.
“I’m pleased with how I’ve been displaying and sharing my battles with the public, so winning the rounds would be a nice bonus for me. That goes a bit beyond just taking out garbage cans, as the person I defeated in my last bout by a score of 5-0 made it a difficult battle. He entered, and somebody’s “0” had to go; it had to be his. I was 5-0, and he was 5-0. However, it is a gift to be able to hold that competition and demonstrate that boxing has levels.
Meriwether trains at the Vegas-based DLX Boxing Gym. A former protégé of Mayweather Promotions, he is learning all he can about the boxing industry behind the scenes as well as in the ring.
He said, “I’m young in that I can learn from my dad and my coaches because I’m still 19 years old.”
Additionally, he said that there is a lot for people to see that he hasn’t yet shown.
“I continue to learn,” Meriwether said. In the end, my art is still something I’m always honing. I work out every day. Daily learning is what I do. I have a lot coming up since I’m learning something new every single day. I’m excited for you all to see my little increase in strength and my tendency to fall back on my punches.
“I’ll take whatever necessary action. They throw opponents in front of me, and I take them out, so I don’t really care whether I accelerate [go forward rapidly] or take my time. I want to be able to pursue this as a marathon even though I can have a fast-paced profession at the end of the day. I see my career as a marathon, and my goal is to become the unchallenged winner in several divisions. A lot of the things I want to in boxing before my career ends. I can take my time a little bit since I don’t feel like this is a race.
“I think I’m just around the corner from reaching the top of that mountain.” And I’m going to be the global champion in a year or two.”
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