The reginoal bantamweight title fight Mares (13-0, 8 KOs) against Garcia (24-3-2, 8 KOs). Mares, a 2004 Olympian for Team Mexico was quickly signed by Golden Boy Promotions following his international spotlight. With no prior title bouts to his name, this will be the highly-touted Mares first attempt to rise into contender status in the bantamweight division.  He has chosen a stiff test as he takes on the more experienced Garcia, who to date has already competed in ten title fights, including the infamous 1999 last minute battle against Jose Lopez for the WBO Flyweight belt.

Headlining the co-main event is Mexico’s Antonio Escalante (15-2, 9 KOs). A former Golden Gloves Champion as an amateur, Escalante will go ten rounds in the featherweight division against Colombia’s Feider Viloria (20-1-1, 14 KOs). Viloria is making his first showing inside the U.S.

The undercard features Nestor Rocha (17-0 5 KOs) out of California in an 6-round jr. featherweight bout against Puerto Rico’s Jonas Hernandez (6-1, 2 KOs). Returning to Desert Diamond Casino is Scotland’s Craig McEwan (6-0, 5 KOs), New York’s Darrel Madison (5-1 3 KOs) and Nogales youngster, Adan Leal (6-0, 5 KOs). Leal will face Julio Perez (4-6 3 KOs) and Madison will go up against Corey Winfield (2-1, 2 KOs). McEwan’s opponent is Maryland native, Nick Collins (4-2, 4 KOs).  

Doors open at 4:00 PM with the first bout starting at approximately 4:30 PM. Select fights will be televised on TeleFutura starting at 5:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now and range from $30 to $100 in advance. They can be purchased at any Ticketmaster location, by calling 520-321-1000, by contacting the Desert Diamond Casino Box Office, or by visiting www.desertdiamondcasino.com.

For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com.