Undefeated junior light-weight contenders Andres “Savage” Cortes and Charly Suarez will collide in a high-stakes 10-rounder on Friday, Sept. 20, at Desert Diamond Area in Glendale, Arizona.
Cortes-Suarez would be the co-feature to the 12-round tremendous middleweight foremost occasion between Mexican celebrity Jaime Munguia and the unbeaten Erik Bazinyan.
The eight-round televised opener sees undefeated junior welterweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas step up at school in opposition to upset-minded Irishman Larry Fryers.
Promoted by High Rank, in affiliation with Eye of the Tiger, Zanfer Promotions, and Golden Boy Promotions, Munguia-Bazinyan, Cortes-Suarez, and Vargas-Fryers might be broadcast stay on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale NOW by way of Ticketmaster.com.
Cortes (22-0, 12 KOs), an eight-year professional from Las Vegas, is a prime 10-ranked contender by the WBC and WBO at 130 kilos. He’s had a breakout 2024, knocking out Bryan Chevalier in 4 rounds in February and edging former world title challenger Abraham Nova by unanimous determination in June. Suarez (17-0, 9 KOs), a 2016 Filipino Olympian, is ranked No. 6 by the WBO and IBF. He’s fought on a pair of High Rank on ESPN payments, profitable a one-sided determination over Yohan Vasquez final August and turning away the sport Louie Coria over eight rounds in April.
“Ever because the Nova battle, I’ve been engaged on my craft within the fitness center. I’m exhibiting the world my full arsenal on September 20,” Cortes mentioned. “I need a world title shot quickly, and I must earn it with a devastating efficiency over Suarez.”
Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs), the youngest preventing son of former world champion Fernando Vargas, makes his fourth outing of 2024 as he continues to construct his résumé as one of many sport’s prime prospects. Since leaping to junior welterweight, “El Normal” has scored a pair of knockouts, together with June’s first-round destruction of the usually sturdy Jose Zaragoza. Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs) has gained two straight fights, turning his profession round following a six-bout winless streak. He final fought in June 2023, securing a technical determination over Dimash Niyazov, who entered the competition with a 14-1-3 file.
Undercard motion, streaming stay and solely on ESPN+, consists of the next bouts:
In a scheduled eight-rounder, heavyweight knockout artist Richard Torrez Jr. (10-0, 10 KOs), the Olympic silver medal star from Tulare, California, faces his most skilled foe in Philadelphia native Joey Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs). Torrez has been prolonged previous the third spherical solely twice in his younger profession, whereas Dawejko has gained seven of his previous eight fights.
Welterweight prospect Artwork Barrera Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs) seems for his fifth victory of 2024 in a six-rounder in opposition to Jose Belloso (5-4, 5 KOs).
Junior light-weight DJ Zamora (13-0, 9 KOs), a Las Vegan southpaw of Filipino heritage, will see motion in an eight-round conflict. Zamora earned a choice win over Mexican veteran Jose Antonio Meza in June.
Junior bantamweight phenom Steven Navarro (3-0, 2 KOs), the newest uber-talent from Los Angeles, returns in a six-rounder versus Oscar Arroyo (3-2, 2 KOs). Navarro picked up win quantity three final Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, stopping Israel Camacho within the opening spherical.
Up-and-coming junior featherweight Sebastian Hernandez (16-0, 15 KOs) steps up in opposition to former interim world champion Yonfrez Parejo (24-6-1, 12 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
