The next era of great San Antonio fighters is upon us, and the Saturday night Card at the Alzafar Shrine highlights the elite talent that the Alamo City is pumping out led by fan-favorite pressure fighter Javy Vargas Jr., 12-0 (6), the unbeaten 20-year-old will battle Fort Worth tough guy Caly "3RD Degree" Burns 10-20 (2) in the six-round main event. Burns has a deceiving record and has fought many of the top prospects on their way up, including Hector Tanjara, Devin Haney, and Demler Zamora. Burns will prove to be a good litmus test for the young San Antonian. Despite his 20 losses, Burns has been stopped just once by Jose Valenzuela in 2021.
The card also features a pair of unbeaten prospects with world championship ambitions. 3X National champion David Cardenas, 1-0 (1), who made his debut earlier this month and scored a second-round KO, will return to the ring and battle Rodric Cherry 0-2 in a four-round super flyweight fight. Cardenas plans to fight at the minimum weight class of 105 pounds in the future but to secure fights now and stay active, he will move up and down the weight classes and fight as high as 115 as needed.
Also on the card is the hard-hitting teenage phenom "Pretty Boy" Ricky Nunez, 1-0 (1). He also made his professional debut on August 4th in Mexico alongside Cardenas. Nunez, whose style is much more fitting for the professional ranks, showed off the power in the little 8 oz gloves and no headgear by absolutely annihilating Pedro Abdiel Alatorre, finishing him in just 45 seconds. He will lock up with Ruben Martinez Jr. in a four-round Jr welterweight affair. Martinez was stopped by fellow San Antonio Prospect Daniel Cortez in his last fight. Nunez, is trained by his father, the famed San Antonio-based trainer and owner of South Park Boxing Academy Rick Nunez, who has worked the corner for would-class fighters like Mario Barrios and Omar Juarez.
Also on the card is "The Fighting Ring Card Girl '' Mayra Rodriguez, 1-1 (1), the fan-favorite turned pro in late 2022 and picked up her first career win in March of this year when she stopped Domonique Hernandez in the third round. Rodriguez will battle El Paso native Roxanne Ceasear, who is making her pro debut.