Filipino Olympian Eumir Marcial will return to the ring to battle California's Omar Ulisses Huerta in an eight-round middleweight attraction that highlights the non-televised undercard on Saturday, September 19th at Pechanga Arena in San Diego and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The non-televised lineup will also feature an all Tijuana showdown between Lazaro Francisco Lorenzana (21-0, 13 KOs) and Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez (21-2-1, 10 KOs), as they meet in an eight-round middleweight affair. The card also features undefeated Robert Guerrero Jr., the son of former champion Robert Guerrero, dueling Ohio’s Shawn Rall (4-7) in a six-round tilt.
Rounding out the card is a six-round heavyweight clash between Valerii Tadtaev (5-0, 5 KOs) and Ohio’s Juan Silva (3-1, 3 KOs) and San Diego’s Diego Luna (8-1-1, 6 KOs) in a four-round super lightweight matchup against Las Vegas-native Renny Viamonte Mastrapa (4-4-2, 2 KOs).
The event is headlined by a four-fight card streaming live on DAZN beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT featuring WBC interim junior wleterweight title holder Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz defending against once-beaten Puerto Rican contender Nestor Bravo. In the co-main event, WBC interim middleweight champion Jesús “Mono” Ramos Jr. takes on unbeaten Meiirim Nursultanov plus super middleweight Daniel “Iceman” Blancas steps in against once-beaten Sergio Jimenez and 2024 Mexican Olympic runner-up Marco Verde battles fellow unbeaten Guillermo Hernandez in the eight-round middleweight opening bout. Tickets for the live event are available through AXS.com. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions.
A highly-decorated Filipino amateur, highlighted by two trips to the Olympics, an Olympic bronze and a silver at the 2019 World Championships, Marcial (7-1, 4 KOs including the World Series of Boxing) will look to continue his rise in the pro ranks on September 19th. The 30-year old went the ten-round distance for the first time in October, defeating Eddy Colmenares by decision, snapping a three-fight knockout streak. He’ll be opposed by San Ysidro’s Huerta (15-1-1, 13 KOs), who most recently dropped a decision in April to 160-pound contender Vito Mielnicki Jr. The 30-year-old has fought professionally since 2020 and stopped 13 of his first 15 opponents.
