Manny “Gucci” Flores fought in the main event of the Golden Boy Promotions fight this past June at Fantasy Springs in Indio, CA. A Cochella resident and crowd favorite, he was widely expected to win and advance from 15-0, 11 KOs to 16-0. But his opponent, Walter Santibanes from Phoenix, Az, coming into that fight with a record of 11-2, ignored that expectation and won a unanimous decision by a wide margin on the score cards (91-99, 90-100, 91-99), dominating the action and handing Flores his first loss as a professional boxer. In doing so, he also earned the respect of the crowd, even though they were disappointed at Manny’s loss. And now, with a record of 15-1, Manny is looking to bounce back from that loss on September 7, again at Fantasy Springs in a 10 round fight, but this time as the co-main event. Manny’s cousin, Grant Flores 2-0, 2 KOs, will also appear on the card in a seperate bout.
Meanwhile, the main event will feature Raul “El Cugar” Curiel with a record of 12-0, 10 KOs, a former Mexican Olympian and current NABF Welterweight Titleholder from Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX, in a 10 round title defense against Courtney “BKNY” Pennington, with a record of 17-6-3, 7 KOs, and as his nickname suggests, he is from Brooklyn, New York. Tickets go on sale on Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10 am.
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