By Dan Ambrose: 35-year-old former two-time world title challenger Peter Manfredo Jr. (40-7, 21 KOs) will be coming out of a near three-year retirement to face 32-year-old unbeaten light heavyweight Angel Camacho Jr. (15-0, 5 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight next month on May 13 at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
It’s unknown why the nearly 36-year-old Manfredo Jr. is deciding to make a comeback after three years out of the ring. If he’s going to be campaigning as a light heavyweight, his chances for success will be about zero.
To be sure, Manfredo Jr. might be able to scratch out some kind of living as a gate keeper in the 175lb division, but surely not as a top fighter. It would likely lead to disastrous consequences for Mandredo Jr. if he were thrown into the ring against the following light heavyweights: Artur Beterbiev, Eleider Alvarez, Sullivan Barrera, Sergey Kovalev, Juergen Braehmer, Adonis Stevenson, Marcus Browne, Jean Pascal, Andrezj Fonfara, Isaac Chilemba, Edwin Rodriguez, Andre Ward and Vyacheslav Shabransky.