ORANGE, Calif. – Carlos “Memin” Carlson (22-1, 13 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico finds himself in the toughest fight of his young career.
The 26-year-old challenges WBC Bantamweight Champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (26-0-2, 18 KOs), one of boxing’s longest tenured title-holders, this Thursday, March 2 in Yamanaka’s home turf of Japan.
The mini-documentary, titled, “Memin: Portrait of a Boxer,” starts with Carlson’s arrest in 2008 for vandalism and subsequent time served at a foster home for criminal rehabilitation. Only 18 at the time, Carlson soon discovered the sweet science, which took him off the streets and catapulted him to a world championship stage.
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