Allentown, PA (March 23, 2026)–On Friday night April 3rd, Red Owl Boxing will present a big night of boxing that will streamed live on DAZN.

In the main event, undefeated lightweight Antonio Perez will take on veteran Abraham Montoya in a 10-round bout for the WBC USA Silver Lightweight Title.

Perez of Harrisburg, PA, has a record of 11-0 with five knockouts. The 24-year-old Perez is a five-year professional who has wins over Nigel Fennell (13-2), Haskell Rhodes (20-5-1), Antonio Williams (16-0-1) and his last outing when he took an eight-round unanimous decision over Alex Martin on June 6, 2025 in Houston.

Montoya of Mexicali, Mexico has a record of 23-7-1 with 14 knockouts. The 31-year-old Montoya is a 12-year veteran. Montoya has over future world champion Luis Alberto Lopez (12-0), Ricardo Lara (17-4), Julio Barraza (19-1-1), Alejandro Guerrero (12-0) and former interim world champion Joseph Diaz (33-6-1). In his last bout, Montoya dropped a 10-round decision to undefeated Tsendbatar Erdenbat on November 21, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In the eight-round co-feature, Current WBA Continental American champion and WBA number-13 ranked Emanuel Moreno (12-0, 3 KOs) of Wichita Falls, TX takes on Francisco Pedroza Portillo (20-13-2, 11 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico in a bantamweight contest.

In six-round Bouts:

Cornelio Phipps (6-0, 2 KOs) of Oxford, PA fights Frank Gonzalez (12-9, 6 KOs) of Hialeah. Florida in a super bantamweight fight.

Super Bantamweight’s Dennis Thompson (9-0, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be announced.

In Four-Round Bouts:

2023 National Golden Gloves champion Adrian Salazar of Tyler, Texas makes his pro debut against Cory Grant (0-1-2) of Mesa, Arizona in welterweight bout.

In a battle of debuting featherweights, 20-time PA state champion and seven-time National amateur champion Eric Martinez of Reading, PA takes on Chris Karagiannis of Saint Louis.

Former multi-time National Amateur champion Ivy Enriquez (6-0, 2 KOs) of El Paso, Texas takes on Chasity Roberts (1-0) of Jacksonville, Florida in a bantamweight fight.

Gustavo Morales (3-0, 2 KOs) of Allentown, PA will fight debuting Chevy Bridges of Durant, Oklahoma in a middleweight affair,

Jaclyne Mctamney (3-0, 1 KO) of Southampton, PA fights Loren Michaels (2-6) of Holidaysburg, PA in a featherweight bout.

Brooke Mullen (1-0, 1 KO) of Boyerstown, PA fights Breen Vaughn (0-2) of Las Vegas in a super welterweight bout.

Cahir Gormely (1-0) of Ireland, now residing in Scranton, PA takes on Dominque McBride (0-2) of Dallas in a junior middleweight bout.

Tickets are now on sale from $93-$294 and can be purchased at the following link.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/red-owl-boxing-presents-boxfest-xvii-allentown-pennsylvania-04-03-2026/event/30006448CC324D11

Emmanuel Moreno won a eight-round unanimous decision over Khalid Twaiti in a bantamweight bout at The Red Owl Boxing Arena in Houstion.

Moreno, 117.4 lbs of Wichita Falls, TX won by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 78-74 and is now 11-0. Twaiti, 117.8 lbs of Brooklyn, NY s 14-1.

Perez Decisions Martin

Antonio Perez remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Alex Martin in a junior welterweight bout.

Perez, 139 lbs of Harrisburg, PA won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 11-0. Martin, 143 lbs of Chicago is 18-8.

Carrillo Decisions Nahar

Emanuel Carrillo Jr. won a four-round decision over Jordan Nahar in a featherweight bout.

Carrillo Jr., 126.3 lbs of Wichita Falls, TX won by scores of 40-36 on all cards is now 4-0. Nahar, 127.4 lbs of Fort Worth, TX is 2-1.

Angel Perez and Axl Melendez Salgado Fight to a Draw

Undefeated Angel Perez and Axl Melendez Salgado fought to a six-round majority draw in a welterweight bout.

Perez took a scorecard by a 58-56 tally. Two cards were even at 57-57.

Perez, 145.8 lbs of Harrisburg, PA is 9-0-1. Salgado, 147 lbs of San Antonio is 7-1-1.

Acosta Decisions Soto

Steven Acosta won a four-round majority decision over Brian Soto in a super flyweight bout.

Acosta, 115.9 lbs of Dallas is 6-1. Soto, 115.8 lbs of San Antonio is 2-1.

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 16, 2022) – The event on March 19, will continue at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center now headlined by Orange County’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (18-1, 12 KOs) of Santa Ana, CA against Philadelphia’s Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight fight streaming live, worldwide on DAZN. In the new co-main event of the night Michael “The Problem” McKinson (21-0, 2 KOs) of Portsmouth, GBR will now face Jesus Antonio Perez (24-3, 18 KOs) from Tijuana, Mexico in a 10-round welterweight fight. Also part of the DAZN live stream, Bektemir “Bully” Melikuziev (8-1, 6 KOs) of Indio, CA will face seasoned veteran David “La Pantera” Zegarra (34-7, 21 KOs) of Lima, Peru in a scheduled 10-round light heavyweight fight. Opening up the stream, Evan Sanchez (9-0, 6 KOs) from Parlier, CA is set for a 6-round welterweight fight against Alejandro Munera (6-6-4, 5 KOs) from Medellin, Colombia.

Also on the card, but featured as part of the Golden Boy Fight Night live stream on YouTube, Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (20-3, 16 KOs) of Los Angeles, CA makes his grand return to the sport for the first time in 2022 by fighting Victor Ruiz (29-12, 16 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico in a 8-round Super Bantamweight fight. Fan favorite, Alex Rincon (9-0, 6 KOs) of Dallas, Texas, will make his will take on Puerto Rico’s Luis Sanchez (9-2, 6 KOs) in an 8-round super welterweight fight. Los Angeles’ undefeated fighter John “Scrappy” Ramirez (8-0,7 KOs) will fight Roberto “Escorpion” Pucheta (10-20-3, 6 KOa) of Jalisco, Mexico, in a scheduled 6-round bantamweight bout. Other fights featured as part of the live stream include two 4-round fights featuring prospects Miguel Gaona (1-0) of Los Angeles, CA, in a lightweight fight against Mexico City’s Gilberto Aguilar (0-4); and Delis Kaleiopu (1-0, 1 KOs) of Walanae, HI in a lightweight bout against Tamaulipas, Mexico’s Manuel Lara (2-7). Local fan favorite, Alejandro Reyes (6-0, 4KOs), will take on Daniel Evangelista Jr. (20-12-2, 16 KOs) of Mexico City in a 6-round super lightweight fight. Finally, opening up fight night, London’s Ramla Ali (4-0) will face Toronto’s Shelly Barnett (5-6-2) in an 8-round super bantamweight event.

Fans with tickets to Ortiz vs. McKinson do not need to take action to attend Rocha vs. Cobbs, as their tickets and seating locations are still valid.

If a fan purchased tickets directly through the Galen Center, on-line or in-person, for Ortiz Jr vs. McKinson, and do not wish to attend Rocha vs. Cobbs refund requests made by Saturday, March 19th at 3pm PST will be honored, in full by emailing USCTO@USC.EDU. Ticket holders seeking refunds for online purchases via secondary market sites must contact those vendors directly.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and are priced at $150, $75, $50 and $25 not including applicable service charges. Tickets will be available for purchase at www.galencenter.org or www.goldenboypromotions.com. Please note that LADPH guidelines and other protocols relating to admission requirements will be in place for this event, which include that all guests age 2 and older will have to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result within 24 hours for an antigen test or 48 hours for a PCR test.

Rocha vs. Cobbs is a 10-round welterweight fight presented by Golden Boy in association with Matchroom Boxing. The event is sponsored by Hennessy “Never Stop. Never Settle” and “BetOnline – Your Online Sportsbook Experts.” The fight will take place on Saturday, March 19 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, and will be streamed live worldwide on DAZN.

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