As Two Legends prepare for a final Stand Two Upstart Texans Look to Take Next Steps


Former three-division world champion and legendary Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera and fan favorite and former two-division world champ Daniel Ponce de Leon prepare to lock horns in an exhibition bout this Saturday at the Inn of the Moutain Gods. The bout will be the main event of a stacked card that features over 10 bouts and streams on FITE TV. As the two legends will steal the headlines perhaps no fighter on the card has more on the line than El Paso native, Odessa raised, undefeated featherweight & super-featherweight blue-chip prospect Abel Mendoza. Mendoza returns to The Inn of The Moutain Gods for the third time. He has compiled a 2-0 (1) record at the venue and has become his home away from home. The El Pasoan turned pro in 2016 and has compiled a shiny record of 30-0 (23) fighting the majority of his bouts in Mexico. He takes by far the biggest step-up bout of his career in former world title challenger who fought future hall of fame Leo Santa Cruz for the IBF bantamweight strap as well as Omar Narvaez for the WBO Super Fly belt. A win again a fighter of that stature as well as the perfect record makes Mendoza an attractive opponent for anyone in the top ten of either the 126 or other 130 pound divisions. It's a big card against a noticeable opponent that can propel Mendoza from prospect to contender overnight.

In the main event of the free portion of the card, that will stream on Golden Boy's Facebook page will feature the return of the San Antonio teenage phenome whose pro debut first-round knockout went viral and made him a star in the boxing community. and proved his nickname "War Machine"  was a well-deserved one. 1-0 (1) Christian Romero looks to put on an encore performance that is as good or better than thatdebut back in September. In his pro debut, a then 16-year-old landed a single right hand that is now internet famous that dropped  Jose Aguero Guerra like a building imploding on itself. That bout was in Mexico and in the interim the San Anontian has turned 17 and can fight in the US and is set to show the fans in the US the incredible skill and one-punch power that made him a star in the amateurs and will according to his trainer at South Park Boxing Academy, Rick Nunez "Make Him aMuliple weight class world champion"