GOLDEN BOY TO DONATE ALL PRIEST VS. HOWARD EVENT TICKET SALES TO LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION
As Los Angeles recovers from the effects of the Los Angeles wildfires, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions has announced a major decision to donate 100 percent of ticket sales from the upcoming Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN: Priest vs. Howard event to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
The fight night will feature the headlining debut of top prospect Eric Priest (14-0, 8 KOs), of Kansas City, Kansas, who will compete in a 10-round middleweight bout against Crossville, Tennessee’s Tyler “Hercules” Howard (20-2, 11 KOs). The event will take place at The Commerce Casino & Hotel and will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN at 6 p.m. PT. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at GoldenBoy.com. The undercard will feature Golden Boy’s fan-favorite fighters on the rise.
In his Golden Boy debut, Jordan “The Patriot” Pantheon (9-0, 8 KOs), of Honolulu, Hawaii, will co-headline with a 10-round middleweight bout against Columbia, South Carolina’s DeAundre “Dixianimal” Pettus (12-3, 7 KOs). Making his grand return after a two-year absence from the ring, Hector Valdez Jr. (16-0, 8 KOs), of Dallas, Texas, will be eager to prove he still has the tools to be a world champion in an eight-round super bantamweight fight against Los Teques, Venezuela’s Franklin “El Abuelo” Gonzalez (25-3, 25 KOs). Golden Boy’s must-watch prospects will also be featured, including Coachella Valley’s Grant Flores (7-0, 5 KOs), who will face Heredia, Costa Rica’s David “Lobo” Ramirez (17-3, 12 KOs).
Also representing Coachella Valley, Cayden Griffiths (2-0, 2 KOs) aims to impress in a four-round super lightweight fight against Scranton, Pennsylvania’s Marc “Hitman” Misiura (3-6-1, 1 KO). In a four-round bantamweight bout, Olympic trials medalist Jordan Fuentes (2-0), of Fresno, California, will meet Charlotte, North Carolina’s Brandon Badilo (0-2-1). Opening the fight night, Amarillo’s Javier Meza (1-0, 1 KO) will participate in a four-round super lightweight bout against an opponent to be announced.
