The Golden Boy Promotions 2026 calendar launches a couple of rematches as welterweight contender Alexis Rocha goes back in with Raul Curiel and Manuel Flores faces Jorge Chavez.
Southpaw Rocha, 25-2-1 (16 KOs) has not fought since his draw with Curiel in December last year, and Curiel has had just one outing since, stopping Victor Rodriguez in four rounds in June.
Curiel is 16-0-1 (13 KOs) and they will fight at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California.
Meanwhile, Coachella Valley’s Flores, 20-1-1 (16 KOs) and Tijuana’s Chávez (14-0-1, 8 KOs) will meet in a rematch that could define the next phase of their careers and the junior featherweights drew over 10 rounds in July.
“January 16th isn’t a new fight, it’s Round 13,” said Rocha, who fights out of Irvine, California. “Curiel and I left something unfinished, and this time I’m not stopping until there’s no doubt left in anyone’s mind. He’s going to feel everything I’ve carried since that night. At Acrisure Arena, I’m ending this story – permanently.”
“I am very excited to continue to build my legacy, be able to fight and continue this boxing saga,” replied Curiel. “I am filled with emotions knowing that I will represent Mexico and my hometown of Tampico.”
“I feel blessed to be making an appearance in this new arena,” said Flores. “I am ready to showcase in this rematch that we are on different levels.”
“Everyone knows I won our last fight,” countered Chavez. “Manuel knows this, the fans know this, his team knows this and more importantly I know this. Now it’s my job to take this out of the judges’ hands and to show Manuel once and for all who the real winner is between us.”
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya said: “We’re kicking off our 2026 fight calendar with the kind of high-impact, high-stakes rematches fans demanded we run back. January 16 will bring classic Golden Boy excitement and showcase the Coachella Valley’s next generation of stars we’ve been shaping from the ground up.”
