STOCKTON, California – Gabriel Flores Jr. is poised for his third Stockton appearance under G-Squad Entertainment, led by his father, Gabe Flores Sr., with just 24 hours remaining until fight night at Adventist Health Arena.
The 22-year-old Stockton native Flores (24-2, 8 KOs) successfully weighed in at 134.6 pounds for his eight-round main event against Dennis Contreras (24-14-1, 22 KOs). Contreras, stepping in on short notice, missed weight at 136.6 pounds.
Flores enters the bout riding a three-fight winning streak, with all of his victories occurring in Stockton, where he headlined the last two events.
The scheduled co-feature between Sacramento’s Lorenzo Powell (2-0, 1 KO) and Salinas’ Adrian Serrano (4-0-1, 1 KO) was canceled. Promotional representatives have not disclosed the reason for the cancellation.
The card will be streamed on BLK Prime.
Full weigh-in results are as follows:
Lightweight – eight rounds
Gabriel Flores Jr. (134.6 pounds) vs. Dennis Contreras (136.6 pounds)
Junior lightweight – eight rounds
Dominique Francis (130.8) vs. Julio Carrera (130.8)
Junior bantamweight – four rounds
Andrew Rodriguez (114.0) vs. Marcelino Rangel (114.6)
Junior bantamweight – six rounds
Jessie James Guerrero (112.8) vs. Bryan Santiago (114.0)
Junior welterweight – four rounds
Steve Canela (136.2) vs. David Music (136.8)
Welterweight – four rounds
Jennah Creason (148.8) vs. Roshetta Vatuvel (154.8)
Flyweight – four rounds
Tatiana Almaraz (110.6) vs. Vickie Zhao (108.8)
Featherweight – four rounds
Kyle Lacanlale (122.6) vs Ricardo Antonio Luna (124.8)
*Initially came in heavy
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