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Curiel vs. Pennington &
Zepeda vs. Gesta Media Workouts
Fighters from the Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN: Curiel vs.
Pennington on Thursday, September 7 and the Mexican
Independence Weekend’s Zepeda vs. Gesta on September 16
hosted a special media workout to promote their upcoming
fights.
On Thursday, September 7, Mexican Olympian and current NABF
Welterweight Titleholder Raul “El Cugar” Curiel (12-0, 10
KOs) will defend his title against Brooklyn, New York’s
Courtney "BKNY" Pennington (17-6-3, 7 KOs) in a 10-round
main event. In the co-main event, Manuel “Gucci Manny”
Flores (15-1, 11 KOs) will return to the ring for redemption
in a 10-round super bantamweight fight against Jerson Ortiz
(17-7, 8 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua. Hot prospect and
fan-favorite Grant Flores (2-0, 2 KOs) who represents the
Coachella Valley with his cousin “Gucci Manny” will
participate in a six-round welterweight fight against Jaleik
Bogle (4-1-2, 2 KOs) of Tampa, Florida. Victorville’s Daniel
Luna (2-0, 2 KOs) will fight Alexander Gutierrez (0-2) of
Lake Elsinore in a four-round super featherweight fight.
Opening the Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN broadcast, Jorge
Chavez (7-0, 5 KOs) of San Diego will participate in a
six-round featherweight fight against a soon-to-be-announced
opponent. Also on the card, Leonardo Sanchez (5-0, 4 KOs) of
Cathedral City will fight in a four-round super
featherweight against Luis Perez (8-7, 2 KOs) of Puebla,
Mexico. The card will take place live worldwide on DAZN from
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.
For the Mexican Independence Weekend on September 16,
William “El Camarón” Zepeda (28-0, 24 KOs) will defend his
WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title in a 12-round
match against Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (34-3-3, 17 KOs) live
from the Commerce Casino & Hotel. The co-main event will
feature Vancouver’s Victor “El Tornado” Morales (18-0-1, 9
KOs) who is scheduled to defend his WBA Intercontinental
Featherweight Title against Mexico City’s Edwin “Pupo”
Palomares (18-4-2, 9 KOs) in a 10-round fight.
Three-division and five-time world champion Yokasta Valle
(28-2, 9 KOs) will make her grand 2023 return to U.S. soil
and will defend her IBF and WBO Minimumweight World
Championship titles against Maria Santizo (11-3, 6 KOs) of
Guatemala City, Guatemala. On The Golden Boy Fight Night:
Zepeda vs. Gesta Prelims streamed on YouTube and Facebook
Watch, Daniel “Junebug” Garcia (6-0, 5 KOs) of Denver,
Colorado will fight Guadalajara, Mexico’s Erick “Aidahoe”
Benitez (4-4, 1 KO) in a four-round super featherweight
match. In a six-round super lightweight fight, Mexicali,
Mexico’s Pinpon Reyes (10-0, 5 KOs) will measure up against
Roberto Gomez (5-1, 5 KOs) of Mexico City. Doors to The
Commerce Casino & Hotel open at 2:30 p.m. PT, The Golden Boy
Fight Night: Zepeda vs. Gesta Prelims on YouTube and
Facebook Watch begin at 2:30 p.m. PT, and the DAZN broadcast
will begin at 5:00 p.m. PT/ 8:00 p.m. ET.
Here is what some of the participants from today's workout
had to say:
RAUL CURIEL, NABF WELTERWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER:
"It's a dream come true to fight on September 7 as the main
event. I am now just a couple of steps away from my goal of
becoming a world champion. I am going to close this year
with a victory, and then look for a chance for a world
title."
MERCITO GESTA, LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CONTENDER:
"I knew this fight with William "El Camarón" Zepeda was
coming. I wanted this fight because he is an up-and-coming
fighter in my weight division. I think this how all boxers
should do it; not cherry-pick, but the best fighting the
best. My family, my team and my newborn son are my biggest
motivation. Watch me on September 16!"
VICTOR MORALES, JR., WBA INTERCONTINENTAL TITLEHOLDER:
"I am feeling good to go man. I am working on everything.
The last fight against Diego De La Hoya just gave me so much
more drive. It gave me the stage to show what I am trying to
prove and we just want to keep on excelling at that. I've
really started to learn the business side of boxing this
year, just not the fighter-side of the sport. We're just
excited for this next phase."
YOKASTA VALLE, IBF AND WBO MINIMUMWEIGHT CHAMPION:
"I celebrated my birthday training hard. I'm thankful to
Oscar and Golden Boy for remembering my birthday! I will
defend my titles and I'll be more than ready to take on the
biggest challenges in the sport. The fans will fall in love
with me when they watch me inside the ring!"
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