The fight card has been finalized for Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN scheduled to return on Thursday, April 6 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. The event will feature former World Champion Angel “Tito” Acosta (23-3, 22 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico measuring up against Caracas, Venezuela’s Angelino “Huracán” Cordova (17-0-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round flyweight bout. The action will be broadcast worldwide LIVE on DAZN beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET.
Weights: Angel Acosta 111.6 vs. Angelino Cordova 111.6
Jorge Chavez 125.2 vs. Alberto Nieves 125.2
Grant Flores 150.8 vs. Terrance Jarmon 152.6
Daniel Garcia 130.6 vs. Aldimar Silva 129.4
Tickets for Acosta vs. Cordova are still on sale for $65, $55, $45, $35 and $25 plus applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased at FantasySpringsResort.com or GoldenBoyPromotions.com.
In the co-main event, San Diego’s Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chavez (5-0, 4 KOs) will participate in a six-round featherweight fight against Alberto “Pupo” Nieves (4-2-1, 2 KOs) of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Chavez is returning to the ring after a stellar first-round knockout win against Bryan Perez on March 18 that saw Perez almost fly through the ropes.
WHAT TIME IS THE ACOSTA CORDOVA FIGHT?
- Date: Thursday, April 6
- Start time: 9:00 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. BST
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 a.m. BST
- Viewers in the US, UK and the rest of the world can watch the fight live on DAZN.
- The fight will take place at Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino, Indio, California
- The main card is set to get underway at 9:00 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. BST with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 11:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 a.m. BST.
On the DAZN broadcast and in a four-round super welterweight fight, Coachella’s Grant Flores (1-0, 1 KO) will face Juan Herrera (0-1-1) of Tijuana, Mexico. Flores made a grand entrance in February with a phenomenal knockout victory in his hometown, and will be looking to impress yet again against Herrera. Daniel “Junebug” Garcia (4-0, 3 KOs) of Westminster, Colorado will return to the ring in a four-round super featherweight fight against Sao Paulo, Brazil’s Aldimar Silva (22-22, 14 KOs).
Opening up the DAZN broadcast, Cathedral City’s Leonardo “Bazooka” Sanchez (3-0, 2 KOs) will be matched up against Mychaquell Shields (0-1) of Alpine in a four-round super featherweight fight. Kicking off fight night, Victorville’s Daniel Luna (1-0, 1 KO) will be looking to add another impressive win in a scheduled four-round lightweight fight against Tipitapa, Nicaragua’s Giovanni Gutierrez (11-4-1, 6 KOs).
ACOSTA VS. CORDOVA FIGHT CARD
- Angel Acosta vs. Angelino Cordova; Flyweight
- Jorge Chavez vs. Alberto Nieves; Featherweight
- Leonardo Sanchez vs. M. Shields; Junior lightweight
- Daniel Garcia vs. Aldimar Silva; Junior lightweight
- Danny Luna vs. David Reyes; Lightweight
- Grant Flores vs. Juan Herrera; Junior middleweight
