One of the Beltway’s top prospects will take a major step up in competition next month. Undefeated Waynesboro, VA cruiserweight “JC Superstar” Juan Carlos Robles will battle “The All-American” Prizefighter” Rob Calloway in a 10-round contest on Saturday, March 15 in Allentown, PA.
Calloway will be the most experienced foe Robles (9-0, four KO’s) has faced and the first bout he has had since his April 28 six-round victory over James Johnson in Fisherville, VA. Calloway (67-7-1, 53 KO’s) has faced a number of former champions and top challengers as a heavyweight, including a 2004 bout against Hasim Rahman in 2004 in Glen Burnie, MD. But Calloway has resurrected his career since dropping back down from the heavyweight division, winning nine straight contests, including a fourth-round TKO over Galen Brown on October 6 in his adopted hometown of Saint Joseph, MO. That bout gave Calloway three major regional titles. No word if any of those titles will be on the line against Robles.
“Rob Calloway is a good fighter with a lot of experience,” said Robles’s promoter Joe Hensley in a press release. He’s a tough guy. But he’s got something that we want and that’s a world ranking and he’s in our way. Juan is in the best shape of his life, he’s strong as a bull, he’s smart, and he’s as hungry as any fighter in the game today. (Trainer) Bruce Frank will have Juan in shape to go 20 rounds and he will devise a game plan to defeat this dangerous opponent. Juan is going to win on March 15th and then he will be one step closer towards his goal of winning a world title!”