Golden Boy Promotions is again on the schedule and Manny Flores has returned to headliner standing for the event.
The resurgent southpaw will face Victor Olivo atop the Oct. 24 version of Golden Boy Combat Evening on DAZN present. Their scheduled ten-round bantamweight bout will happen at Fantasy Springs Resort On line casino in Indio, California.
Flores (18-1, 14 knockouts) hails from close by Coachella and can make his seventh profession look on the venue.
“I’m excited to headline in my hometown once more,” mentioned Flores. “To point out and redeem myself from the final time I used to be capable of headline at dwelling.”
The bout is the third of the 12 months for the 25-year-old Flores, who has received his final three begins all by way of second-round knockout. All three got here since his June 2023 defeat to Walter Santibanes at Fantasy Springs.
In his most up-to-date begin, Flores stopped Noel Arambulet inside of 5 minutes. A stiff problem is predicted right here.
“My opponent is a sturdy man,” acknowledged Flores. “I do know he’s going to be in entrance of me all evening and we shall be ready for all that.
“The followers will get a brand new and improved fighter. It’s going to be all fireworks as at all times!”
Olivo (21-4-1, 9 KOs) will make his U.S. debut.
The 28-year-old from Hermosillo, Mexico has fought simply twice earlier than away from dwelling, each of which resulted in defeat. He was stopped simply as soon as in 26 earlier outings. In his final combat, Olivo went ten rounds with former title contender Argi Cortes (27-4-2, 11 KOs) in a Jan. 20 factors loss.
“I want to thank God, Golden Boy, Paco Damián and my crew for this nice alternative,” famous Olivo. “We’re working onerous and shall be getting ready for battle. Manuel Flores is an excellent fighter, nonetheless, I’m up for the problem.
“I do know the significance of this combat. A win over Flores will open up many nice alternatives for me. For all of the boxing followers that shall be watching on DAZN, we will provide you with a Mexican battle.”
The occasion marks the primary for Golden Boy since its Aug. 10 DAZN present in Las Vegas. Vergil Ortiz outpointed Serhii Bohachuk over twelve rounds within the main 2024 Combat of the 12 months contender. It apparently wasn’t sufficient for DAZN to launch extra dates, nonetheless. The one different confirmed date for the autumn is the Nov. 16 Riyadh Season ‘Latino Evening’ present in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
