“The San Antonio Summer Showdown” will hit the Boeing Center at Tech Port on Saturday, August 23rd with the ten-fight card to be streamed live on the Desi Martinez Promotions YouTube Channel beginning at 5:35 p.m. CT.  The show will be headlined by undefeated junior middleweight Justin Figueroa against Jarrod Tennant (9-5) in an eight rounder. Also stepping into the ring will be San Antonio native Javier “Pitbull” Rodriguez, who faces Brandon Cruz in eight rounds of lightweight action. Lightweight contender Justin Pauldo matches up against the streaking Said Chino in a ten-round showdown and local super middleweight Edward Ortiz takes on fellow San Antonio-resident Jose Sanchez Charles in a six-round matchup.

 

Rounding out the card are a series of Texas-based youngsters as Del Rio’s Jesus Martinez competes in a six-round bantamweight attraction, Fort Worth’s unbeaten Joseph Almajdi matches up against undefeated Santiago Buendia in a four-round junior middleweight tilt and undefeated San Antonio-native Isaac Bermea squares off against Pedro Pinillo in a six-round junior welterweight contest. Plus, San Antonio’s Ethan Perez puts his undefeated record on the line in a six-round featherweight battle against Mexico’s Osmar Rodriguez Gamez, Converse’s Ramon Soto competes in a four-round featherweight tilt against Emmanuel Saenz, and undefeated San Antonio heavyweight Oliver Guerrero meets Jerome Aiken for a four-round fight. Tickets for the live event are available for purchase.