Chato Martinez

Two Top Texas Prospects Return on Davis VS Garcia Card in Las Vegas

The Tank Davis VS Ryan Garcia card is the biggest boxing event of the year, and the card will feature two of the brightest prospects from the Lone Star State. A pair of Future world champions will take the stage. 20-year-old phenom Floyd "Kid Austin '' Schofield will be in the ring for the second time this year as he puts his 13-0 (10) record on the line. He will battle with rugged Mexican veteran Jesus Valentin Leon 23-1-2 (19), a veteran of 26 pro bouts. Leon should offer a solid test for the 2022 Prospect of the Year. Leon has won seven fights in a row. Six of those wins came inside the distance, and in five of them, Leon stopped his opponent within two rounds. His one loss was back in 2018 when Leon was just 18 years old. He was stopped by Jesus Raul Hernandez Melgar, In the sixth round of a bout that took place in Corregidora, Queretaro, Mexico. Schofield last fought in January and scored a one-sided beatdown unanimous decision victory over Alberto Mercado at the YouTube Theatre in Inglewood, California. He dropped Mercado in the second round and won every single round in a spectacular performance.

Also on the card is 21-year-old KO artist Tristian "Sweet T" Kalkreuth of Duncanville. The North Texas native who has campaigned at heavyweight and cruiserweight will move back down to a more natural 175-pound limit and battle with Jaime Solorio 12-5-2 (9), of Mexico. Solorio went the distance with the likes of Niko Vladez and D'Mitrius Ballard. Sweet T is coming off more than a year layoff. He last fought on the Ryan Garcia-Emmauel Tagoe card at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Kalkreuth scored an unforgettable second knockout of seven-time Columbian national champ Santander Silgado. Kalkreuth sports a 9-1 (7) record and turned pro back in 2019 on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz-Antonio Oroaco card at the Verizon Theatre, in Grand Prairie, Kalkreuth scored a first-round knockout and celebrated the victory with his signature back flip.

Also on the card is Jose Charles, who hails from Tamaulipas, Mexico, but has trained with famed trainer James Payton in the Rio Grande Valley and now trains in San Antonio with Chato Martinez. Charles, 20-3-1(12) last fought at the Payne Arena in Hidalgo and dropped a decision to former world champion Austin Trout. He will battle touted PBC prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr 14-1 (9) in 10 round Jr Middleweight affair.