“Big Gug” Hovhannisyan leads July 26 Most Valuable Prospects show in Miami

Gurgen Hovhannisyan missed all of 2023 but is 2-0 so far in 2024

Heavyweight prospect Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan will continue a busy 2024 on July 26th when he faces Robert Hall Jr in the latest Most Valuable Prospects main event.

The show airs live on DAZN from Miami.

Fresh off a six-round beating of Michael Polite Coffie, Hovhannisyan (6-0, 6 KO) looked poised for a breakout 2023 after signing to face Charles Martin on the Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia undercard, but suffered a rib injury and withdrew less than three weeks from fight night. Once recovered, he lined up a showdown with Viktor Faust in the opening bout of PBC’s Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford PPV, only for the latter to injure his back.

He’s since made up for lost time with two wins over limited competition in the span of four months. Hall (14-3, 11 KO) continues that trend, entering the ring on the heels of decision losses to Jerry Forrest and Roney Hines.

Also on tap are the latest from Amanda Serrano signee Krystal Rosado-Ortiz (3-0, 1 KO) and a heavyweight opener pitting David Garcia (6-0, 3 KO) against Dominicc Hardy (6-2, 4 KO).