Charly Suarez (L) lands a jab on Yohan Vasquez during their bout in August of 2023. Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images
After three decades in boxing, Charly Suarez has learned to roll with the punches outside the ring as well.
For the past several months, Suarez had been expecting to fight fellow unbeaten contender Henry Lebron on April 13 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Tex. Those plans changed a couple weeks ago when Lebron withdrew, leaving Suarez to face replacement foe Luis Coria in an eight-round junior lightweight bout on the Top Rank promoted card, which is headlined by the ring return of heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson against Ryad Merhy.
Switching from Lebron, a counterpunching southpaw, to an aggressive orthodox fighter required a significant adjustment to training. Fortunately for Suarez and team, there are plenty of right-handed boxers at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas, where they…
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