Photo credit: Cris Esqueda

INDIO, California (March 6, 2025) – In an exhilarating performance before a roaring
hometown Coachella crowd, Manuel “Gucci Manny” Flores (20-1, 16 KOs) showcased his
refined technical skills against Jorge “Zurdo” Leyva (18-4, 13 KOs) of La Paz, Mexico, in
the main event of Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN. Scheduled for 10 rounds of
bantamweight action, Flores faced a tough southpaw in Leyva. Flores took control from
the opening bell, sitting on his punches as he attacked Leyva. Gucci Manny scored a
knockdown in the third round and another in the fourth, where Leyva was unable to
recover. The referee stopped the fight at 55 seconds into the fourth round. The event took
place at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.


“I feel good. I feel amazing. It’s just a blessing to showcase my skills in front of my
hometown, it’s just a blessing,” said Flores. “What I believe is next for me is to face
someone in the top ranks, maybe within the top 10. I want to get myself within the
rankings and work our way to a belt. ”


With a spectacular, fan-friendly knockout, Coachella Valley’s Grant Flores (9-0, 7 KOs) put
on a boxing clinic against Philadelphia’s LaQuan Evans (5-4, 2 KOs). Scheduled for six
rounds of welterweight action, Flores overwhelmed Evans with a flurry of punches that
the Philadelphia fighter could not recover from, leading the referee to wave off the fight at
1:18 of the second round.

Recently signed to Golden Boy, Olympian and amateur standout Ruslan Abdullaev (1-0, 1
KO) made a splash under the Golden Boy promotional banner with a second-round
knockout over Puebla, Mexico’s Jose Alvarado (3-20-1, 2 KOs). Scheduled as a four-round
welterweight fight, Abdullaev landed an electrifying body shot that sent Alvarado to the
mat at 2:33, from which he could not recover.


With a knockout performance to kick-start his tenure as a Golden Boy fighter, Federico
Pacheco (8-0, 6 KOs) defeated Arnulfo Cazares (2-5, 2 KOs) in the final round of their
scheduled six-round heavyweight fight. Cazares stood strong against Pacheco’s barrage of
punches, but the referee waved off the fight at 1:46.


Opening the DAZN broadcast, Johnny “Sugarcane” Cañas (7-0, 2 KOs) defeated Jesus
Perez (14-20-1, 8 KOs) of Sinaloa, Mexico. Scheduled for six rounds of lightweight action,
Cañas was warned for low blows midway through the fight, which sent Perez to the mat.
All three judges scored the bout unanimously 60-54. Kicking off fight night, Mongolian
fighter Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu (6-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Los Angeles, took home a
majority decision victory against Santa Ana’s Mario Hernandez (12-6-1, 4 KOs) with scores
of 57-57, 59-55, and 59-55.