An absolutely loaded weekend of boxing is headed to Texas. In all, the Lone Star State will play host to four different cards. San Antonio has a Friday Card Promoted by Boxing's Finest Promotions. Then Saturday, there is a Davies Entertainment card. The week's action kicks off in Houston on a Thursday night card, with the fourth and final being a DFW area card in Frisco.
The action kicks off Thursday night in Houston on a UCF Streamed card co-promoted by Roy Jones Jr Promotions and ForceTrain/Next Fight Up. The card is headlined, by highly tortured Greek prospect Andreas Katzourakis, who now fights out of Los Angeles, California. He puts his 7-0 (5) record on the line against savvy veteran Cameron Krael 19-22-3 (6) in an 8-round affair. Katzourakis scored a six-round unanimous decision victory over Isiah Jones back in June. In the co-main event, native Houstonian Eduardo Garcia will put his 9-0 record on the line against hard-hitting Mexican knockout artist Abdel Sauceda in an 8-round affair. Garcia is fresh off his summer victory, a career-best win over Dewayne Bonds. The card also features Sugar Land native Bui Ephraim as well as, 8-1-1 Rio Grande Valley native Isaac Torres.
The action moves to San Antonio with two major cards. In Friday night's affair at the Shrine Auditorium, hard-hitting San Antonio native Javy Fernandez puts his undefeated 10-0 record on the line against rugged veteran and former ABF champion Rafael Reyes in the main event. Fernandez is coming off a close and perhaps controversial decision of Weslaco native Cesar Cantu back in August. The card also features all-world blue chip prospect Felix Garcia of Laredo. Garcia, a 17-year-old sensation, sports a perfect 3-0 record and picked up his last victory in the Gateway City by taking a points victory over 18-fight veteran Hector Gutierrez.
The action stays in San Antonio but moves to the Tech Port Arena on Saturday night. The main event is for a vacant ABF welterweight title, as Kevin Johnson 11-2 takes on Alejandro Frias Rodriguez. In the Co-main event Reshard "Too Quick" Hicks returns from a three-year layoff to battle Marquis Hawthorne. The card also features other high-level fighters like undefeated lightweight from Corpus Christi Xavier Nunez and Jason Limon, 4-0-1 of San Antonio, as well as female standouts Iranda Paola Torres and Melissa Holguin, both of San Antonio.
The action concludes at COMERICA Arena in Frisco. The night's main event features the comebacking Henry "World Star" Arredondo. World Star looks to score his second consecutive victory following his lone career defeat against the Fort Worth Wolf Tony Lopez a veteran of 28 professional fights and has been in with premier names like Floyd Schofield, Max Ornelas, Rico Ramos and has a win over Fernando Garcia. The card also features the return of Fort Worth native Jordan Najar 1-0 (0). as well as the professional debut of Juan Gomez.