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MANUEL "GUCCI MANNY" FLORES DAZZLES HOMETOWN COACHELLA CROWD WITH KNOCKOUT OF JORGE "ZURDO" LEYVA PhilBoxing.com Fri, 07 Mar 2025  GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT ON DAZN FROM FANTASY SPRINGS INDIO, California (March 6, 2025) – In an exhilarating performance before a roaring hometown Coachella crowd, Manuel "Gucci Manny" Flores (20-1, 16 KOs) showcased his refined technical skills against Jorge "Zurdo" Leyva (18-4, 13 KOs) of La Paz, Mexico, in the main event of Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN. Scheduled for 10 rounds of bantamweight action, Flores faced a tough southpaw in Leyva. Flores took control from the opening bell, sitting on his punches as he attacked Leyva. Gucci Manny scored a knockdown in the third round and another in the fourth, where Leyva was unable to recover. The referee stopped the fight at 55 seconds into the fourth round. The event took place at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN. “I feel good. I feel amazing. It’s just a blessing to showcase my skills in front of my hometown, it’s just a blessing," said Flores. "What I believe is next for me is to face someone in the top ranks, maybe within the top 10. I want to get myself within the rankings and work our way to a belt. ” With a spectacular, fan-friendly knockout, Coachella Valley’s Grant Flores (9-0, 7 KOs) put on a boxing clinic against Philadelphia’s LaQuan Evans (5-4, 2 KOs). Scheduled for six rounds of welterweight action, Flores overwhelmed Evans with a flurry of punches that the Philadelphia fighter could not recover from, leading the referee to wave off the fight at 1:18 of the second round. Recently signed to Golden Boy, Olympian and amateur standout Ruslan Abdullaev (1-0, 1 KO) made a splash under the Golden Boy promotional banner with a second-round knockout over Puebla, Mexico’s Jose Alvarado (3-20-1, 2 KOs). Scheduled as a four-round welterweight fight, Abdullaev landed an electrifying body shot that sent Alvarado to the mat at 2:33, from which he could not recover. With a knockout performance to kick-start his tenure as a Golden Boy fighter, Federico Pacheco (8-0, 6 KOs) defeated Arnulfo Cazares (2-5, 2 KOs) in the final round of their scheduled six-round heavyweight fight. Cazares stood strong against Pacheco’s barrage of punches, but the referee waved off the fight at 1:46. Opening the DAZN broadcast, Johnny “Sugarcane” Cañas (7-0, 2 KOs) defeated Jesus Perez (14-20-1, 8 KOs) of Sinaloa, Mexico. Scheduled for six rounds of lightweight action, Cañas was warned for low blows midway through the fight, which sent Perez to the mat. All three judges scored the bout unanimously 60-54. Kicking off fight night, Mongolian fighter Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu (6-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Los Angeles, took home a majority decision victory against Santa Ana’s Mario Hernandez (12-6-1, 4 KOs) with scores of 57-57, 59-55, and 59-55. ### Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN was presented by Golden Boy Promotions. The event was available worldwide to all subscribers on DAZN, both live and on demand. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and DAZN.com. Follow on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing and @DAZNBoxing. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoy and https://www.facebook.com/DAZN. Follow on Instagram @GoldenBoy and @DAZNBoxing. Follow the conversation using #GBFightNight  |
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