The undercard is set for the welterweight clash between Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel, taking place December 14 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
The DAZN telecast begins at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET), with prelims streamed on Golden Boy’s YouTube channel at 1:10 p.m. PT.
Rocha, 25-2 (16 KOs), a former WBO No. 1 contender, faces Curiel, 15-0 (13 KOs), an undefeated 2016 Mexican Olympian who trains with Freddie Roach, in a 12-round main event with title implications. Rocha has rebounded with two wins since his October 2023 loss to Giovani Santillan, including a July victory over Santiago Dominguez. Curiel, who has only fought twice in 2024, last appeared in April with a first-round stoppage of Jorge Marron Jnr.
In the co-main event, 2016 U.S. Olympian Charles “Bad News” Conwell, 20-0 (15 KOs), competes at junior middleweight against Gerardo Vergara, 20-0 (13 KOs), of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a 10-round bout. Conwell rides a two-fight knockout streak, while Vergara, on a four-fight knockout streak, makes his debut outside Argentina.
John “Scrappy” Ramirez, 13-1 (9 KOs), returns in a 10-round junior bantamweight clash against Ephraim Bui, 10-0 (8 KOs). Ramirez looks to recover from his first career defeat, a unanimous decision loss to David Jimenez in April.
Former U.S. Olympic bronze medalist and unified titleholder Marlen Esparza, 14-2 (1 KO), takes on four-time world champion Arely “Ametralladora” Mucino, 32-4-2 (11 KOs), in a junior bantamweight crossroads bout.
Victor “El Tornado” Morales, 19-0-1 (9 KOs), opens the DAZN broadcast with a 10-round junior lightweight matchup against Jose Ortiz, 16-2-1 (6 KOs), of Ensenada, Mexico.
The prelims feature Jorge Chavez, 12-0 (8 KOs), against Ruben Casero, 12-3 (4 KOs), in an eight-round junior featherweight fight. Additional prelim bouts include Gael “El Terror” Cabrera, 5-0 (3 KOs), versus Garen Diagan, 10-5 (5 KOs), in a six-round junior featherweight contest, and Joshua “El Americano” Garcia, 9-0 (4 KOs), against Uhlices Avelino-Reyes, 2-1 (1 KO), in a six-round junior lightweight bout.
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