Undefeated Baltimore middleweight Ishmail "The Arsenal" Arvin takes a step up in class of opponent when he faces undefeated Yuri Foreman of Brooklyn, NY on Friday, September 2 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. The bout will be the main event on the next ShoBox telecast on Showtime at 11 PM ET.
This should be a very good matchup. Foreman (18-0, 7 KO's) made two appearances at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie early in his career and he looked impressive. He's faced other local competitors such as George Armenta, Charles Clark and Jose Luis Almanzar. Foreman, who is originally from Belarus, won a six-round majority decision over Armenta (his first fight at Michael's), he stopped Charles Clark in the second round and won a four-round unanimous decision over Almanzar.
None of those boxers will pose the problems that Arvin should give Foreman. Arvin (13-0-1, six knockouts) has good speed and his power is improving. Arvin probably will have to rely on speed more than power because I remember Foreman having a decent chin but he was knocked down by Armenta early in their bout.
But this is a good matchup at the right time for Arvin. We need to see if he can step up to the next level. I wish him well.
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