Boxing Match Preview: Weljon Mindoro (14-0-1, 14 KOs) vs. Dormedes Potes (14-7-1, 10 KOs)

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Event Details

Event: ProBox Fight Night

Date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Venue: ProBox Event Center, Plant City, FL

Broadcast: ProBox TV

Bout Type: Main Card

Weight Class: Middleweight (160 lbs / 72.6 kg)

Scheduled Rounds: 8

Estimated Ringwalk: 9:00 PM ET

Fighter Profiles

Weljon “Triggerman” Mindoro

Record: 14-0-1 (14 KOs)

Age: 25

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 161.8 lbs

Stance: Orthodox

Hometown: Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

Training Base: Los Angeles, CA (MP Promotions)

Style & Strengths:
Mindoro is a pure knockout artist with a 100% KO rate. He’s explosive, aggressive, and fights with a fan-friendly style. He recently trained alongside Manny Pacquiao and other elite Filipino fighters, and is coming off a first-round KO of Omar Munguia in June.

Momentum:

June 2025: KO1 vs. Omar Munguia (11-0)

May 2025: KO2 vs. Luis Martinez (10-1)

Oct 2024: Draw vs. Jhonatan Rivas (13-0)

Dormedes Potes

Record: 14-7-1 (10 KOs)

Age: 32

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 161.8 lbs

Stance: Orthodox

Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia

Style & Strengths:
Potes is a durable veteran with solid punching power and experience against tough opposition. However, he’s returning from a 14-month layoff and enters this bout on a three-fight losing streak.

Recent Form:

June 2023: UD loss vs. Carlos Gongora

Feb 2023: TKO loss vs. Jose Benavidez Jr.

Nov 2022: SD loss vs. Juan Carlos Rubio

Tale of the Tape

AttributeWeljon MindoroDormedes Potes
Record14-0-1 (14 KOs)14-7-1 (10 KOs)
Age2532
Height5’11”5’10”
KO %100%71%
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
Last FightJun 2025 (KO1)Jun 2023 (UD Loss)

Fight Analysis & Prediction

Mindoro’s Edge: Youth, momentum, and devastating power. He’s fighting regularly and improving with each bout.

Potes’ Threat: Experience and toughness. If he can survive the early rounds, he may test Mindoro’s stamina.

X-Factor: Ring rust. Potes hasn’t fought in over a year, while Mindoro is coming off two quick KOs in 2025.

FIGHT ODDS

Weljon Mindoro              – 2000

Dormedes Potes              + 950

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, August 14, 2025

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