Hall of Fame Promoter and boxing icon Lou DiBella brings home Fort Worth, native, and Featherweight world title contender Edward "Kid" Vazques home. Vazquez, 14-1 (3), will battle Panamanian KO artist Bryan De Gracia, 29-2-1 (25), in Saturday's main event at Riders Field, in Frisco, in what is a most-win fight for each man. The Fort Worthian inked a promotional deal with DiBella Entertainment last month. This will be the first fight of that deal, and another win will likely get the highly-ranked Texan closer to a world title fight. Vazquez had not fought in his home state since November 2021, when he dismantled Ezequiel Alberto Tevez in less than one round. Over the last two years, Vazques has fought on significant cards all over the US, including in the famous 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and the "Punch Bowl" in Carson, California. Vazques is currently riding a three-fight win streak with wins over touted contenders such as Misael Lopez and Viktor Slavinskyi. His lone defeat is a hotly debated loss in Arizona to Raymond Ford, a fight Ford's promoter, Eddie Hearn, acknowledged his fighter lost. Outside of that controversy, Vazquez has a flawless record. His opponent from Panama is also riding a hot streak. De Gracia has won five consecutive contest bouts, all by stoppage since his last defeat. In 2019, The Panamanian lost a thrilling slugfest to Eduardo Ramirez via 9th-round stoppage in Brooklyn's Barclays Center on the undercard of Lara-Castano.
In addition to Vazquez's return, the undercard is loaded with Texas talent. The Co-main event features fan favorite and bantamweight contender "Chiccn" Shurretta Metcalf, 11-4-1 (2), of Dallas. She battles undefeated Spring, Texas, native Melissa Odessa Parker, who captured the IBO Bantamweight title in her last outing by outpointing Mikenna Tansley in the Bayou Event Center in Houston.
Also on this card is a highly intriguing battle of unbeaten blue-chip prospects. Joel "The Owl" Martinez, of Fort Worth and an FHG Gym stablemate of Eddie Vazquez, will put his 3-0 (2) record on the line against the highly touted and upset-minded Sean "Gusto" Brewer, 4-0 (3) of Austin. Brewer now trains with former world champion Clarence "Bones" Adams in Las Vegas. That bout is scheduled for four rounds in the super featherweight division.
Additionally, rising heavyweight slugger Rashad Coulter, 5-1 (3), of Dallas, looks to bounce back from his first career defeat. In February, Coulter came up on the wrong end of a close decision dropping an entertaining fight with Edgar Ramirez.
In addition to the loaded card, fans who purchase a ticket, are invited to stay and watch the live closed-circuit viewing party as DeSoto native Errol Spence battles Terence Crawford for the undisputed welterweight crown.
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