MASON MENARD RECOVERING FROM SHOULDER SURGERY

By boxingtalk.com

Press Release: No Limits Mindset announced the signing of lightweight Mason Menard to a managerial contract. Menard of Rayne, Louisiana has a record of 33-2 with 24 KOs. The 28 year-old Menard boasts career-best knockout victories over Eudy Bernardo (21-0), and Bahodir Mamadjonov (19-2) on ShoBox: The New Generation. Menard was featured on an HBO card in 2016 against Ray Beltran. Menard lost to Beltran but came back with an an eight-round decision victory over Carlos Cardenas (22-14) in March. Menard said he suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery that has kept him out of action for the remainder of 2017. They are shooting for an early 2018 return.

“The thing I love about Mason is that he is a fighter who is extremely dedicated to his craft, he is very easy to talk to and he is a family man who has his priorities in order. Mason is the type of fighter every manager wants to work with, the kind of guy who is always in the gym and will fight anyone I put in front of him,” said No Limits’ Shane Shapiro.

“I’ve been waiting a while for something like this to happen. It’s exactly what I need,”said Menard. “Shane stepped in and is willing to help me get to the level I need to be at. We both are big believers in God and this is all God’s work through answered prayers. Looking forward to the future with my man Shane. We are two young and hungry guys helping out each other with our God given talents. All I can say is, world stay tune, we coming for the straps!”

Shapiro seemed very excited to add Menard to his stable of fighters. Shapiro stated “The thing I love about Mason is that he is a fighter who is extremely dedicated to his craft, he is very easy to talk to and he is a family man who has his priorities in order. Mason is the type of fighter every manager wants to work with, the kind of guy who is always in the gym and will fight anyone I put in front of him” when asked what made him most excited about signing Menard.

The sky’s the limit for Menard according to Shapiro. “I don’t see any other scenario than Mason owning a piece of the lightweight championship crown fighting against all the big names at 135. If he continues to dedicate himself to his craft, I believe my team will get him the biggest fights possible.”

A change in training camps is also what Shapiro believes will lead to a new and improved Menard. “One thing that me and Mason both spoke about is the fact that I am based out of Los Angeles, and that we would look to move his training camps out here in LA, where there is better sparring available to him outside of what he has been accustomed to in Louisiana. I believe that with a change in training environment and better sparring this will result in even better performances from Mason inside the ring in future fights.”

“I think we will have Mason have 1-2 fights locally in Louisiana and then look to showcase him across the United States.”

Shapiro is also the manager of super middleweight Cem Kilic (8-0 5 KOs) and middleweight Kalvin Henderson (7-0 4 KOs).