Sames Auto Arena in Laredo to Host Star-Studded, Talent-loaded Card on July 1

Big-time boxing returns to "the Gateway City" Laredo, Texas, in a major way. A talent-loaded and star-studded card invades the Sames Auto Arena on July 1. Laredo natives the legendary Canizales brothers will be in attendance, and so will four-division, seven-times world champion Roberto Duran. The card itself is headlined by the future world champion, all-world featherweight prospect, 17-year-old Felix "Gatito" Garcia, 5-0 (1) of Laredo. The undefeated hometown fighter puts his perfect record on the line against Jose Casiano of Nuevo Laredo. Casiano has gone the distance with other big-time undefeated prospects from Texas, including Rick Medina and Biggie Rodriguez, both of San Antonio. It will be a metric to see exactly how far the 17-year-old phenom has progressed. The card will also feature a must-win, super featherweight match-up between the surging Joshua Montoya, 5-3-2 (0), and hometown fan favorite "El Gallo Giro '' Jorge Ramos, 8-3-1 (5). Ramos has been featured on Top Rank cards and has world-class talent, as does Montoya, who has won three fights in a row against stiff competition. His last three opponets have a combined record of 20-5, including his last win, an upset victory of a 10-0 fighter, Marshall Sanchez of Houston. Ramos's little brother Alex will also be on the card. He will battle with San Antonio native Frank Brown in a four-round lightweight scrap.

Other bouts of note include Laredo native Nicholas Molina, who was featured on the Benavidez-Plant PBC card. He will scrap with Jermaine Whittington, the older brother of Legendary Texas Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Whittington. Additionally, undefeated blue chip prospect Jesus "Panterita '' Martinez 3-0-1(1), a 14x US national champ and international champion from Del Rio will be featured on the card. He takes on Laredo native Jaime Guevara in a battle of undefeated prospects. Also featured on the card is 20-year-old KO artist Juan Garcia, 2-0 (2) from nearby Carrizo Springs. Hard-hitting 6'3 super middleweight Bruno Pola, a southpaw, originally of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, now fighting out of San Antonio, will also return to the ring. Pola looks to follow up on his spectacular fourth-round KO in his last outing in April in San Antonio.

Carlos Alcocer to bring first of at least 5 cards a year to Gateway City on June 17th

Laredo is quietly becoming one of the premier fight cities. It has an impassioned and knowledgeable fan base that supports its local fighters. At the same time the "Gateway City" is producing several elite-level fighters such as Jorge Castaneda, Josh Juarez, and Nick Molina, in the amateur ranks, Jennifer Lozano has become a national and international champion and is currently representing Team USA in Turkey. There's a ton of talent for a city of around 250,000 people and now there's a promoter, a former fighter, who knows the industry inside and out, who wants to big that talent to the world championship stage. Former fighter and Laredo resident Carlos Alcocer founded Alcocer Entertainment and plans on bringing at least five fights a year to the Gateway City. Alcocer stated "that's what I am trying to do with my promotions give them at least five fights a year and get their records up. I know I can help the guys get their record up, I can protect my own from Laredo and give them a pathway to a championship and not just throw them to the lions"

The loyal fan base will certainly support more boxing shows and consistently show up for their Laredo fighters. There is something about Laredo fighters that is unique in boxing today. They simply aren't afraid to take the toughest fights. They aren't trying to take easy fights and build their record, they'll fight anyone, anytime. as Alcocer described "Everyone wants to watch a video on the opponent, check him out see some flaws but these Laredo fighters are ready to fight...They're not scared of anyone, it's a pretty tough city"

As for the night's main event, it's an intriguing and competitive fight between local fan favorite Jorge Ramos (7-3-1) vs Alec Magee (7-2) of El Paso. A huge fight and a must-win for both men and one that neither hesitated to accept as the promoter shared "they both said yes, they didn't hesitate at all! it's going to be a really good fight"

In the evening's co-main event is the highly touted undefeated prospect Nick Molina, a fighter everyone agrees has the talent and ability to reach the highest of highs will battle in a light heavyweight attraction against an opponent who has not yet been confirmed.

In other bouts of note Daniel “The Disciple” Villarreal who has a huge, loyal, following from Zapata will be in action and Robert Ocampo who is currently in camp with WBC super featherweight International silver champ Jorge Castaneda will be making his pro debut as well. 

It's an absolutely talent-loaded card and the first in a series that will help these young upstarts stay bust improve their craft and move on to bigger fights in the future. Fights that Alcocer thinks they can still do here in Laredo at the Arena "Sames Auto Arena" saying "there's a big arena, I feel that we can bring belts here and pack the arena"