Jose Aldo isn’t one to stay down after retirement. After taking his retirement from the UFC, the Brazilian fighter took up the mantle of a professional boxer and debuted against Emmanuel Zambrano, back in February 2023. ‘Junior’ surprised the entire world when he proved his prowess as a boxer and defeated his Argentinian opponent.
Aldo didn’t stay down following his successful boxing debut. He took up a second bout that ended in a draw. With two boxing fights under his belt, the former UFC contender is set to fight his third professional boxing bout under a new promotion. Recently, the president of Shooto Boxing, Andre Pederneiras took to Instagram and shared the posters for Aldo’s third boxing match. The date for the fight read 2nd July 2023. Without a doubt, Aldo has caught the eyes of the world once again.
Jose Aldo has got a third professional boxing fight
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It seems like Shooto Boxing has found the right opponent for Aldo. ‘Junior’ is set to fight Esteban Gabriel for his third boxing match. Without a doubt, the fighter slid back into the headlines as the Shooto Boxing president shared the poster for Aldo’s next boxing fight. Undoubtedly, Aldo’s fight is set to entertain the entire world.
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Pederneiras recently shared the poster for the upcoming fights. The poster showed that the fighter would return to the arena of Shooto Boxing to fight Gabriel on July 2, 2023.
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The poster further showed that Hernani Perpetuo was pitted against Leonardo Guimaraes in the undercard of Aldo’s fight. Without a doubt, the event is destined to enhance the hype amongst the fans of combat sports.
Jose Aldo’s second boxing fight was quite controversial
Soon after his successful debut at Shooto Boxing against Zambrano, Aldo fought against Jeremy Stephens at Jorge Masvidal’s boxing promotion named ‘Gamebred Boxing’. However, the fight ended in a majority draw that sparked outrage amongst the fans.
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Thereafter, a well-known reporter, Danny Segura, tweeted Aldo’s words. Aldo said, “I don’t understand … I thought I won the fight comfortably. I hit a lot and I didn’t get hit. Don’t know”. Nonetheless, Aldo’s return to fight Gabriel has begun to lift the fans’ entropy.
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