Ryan "The Flash" Garcia (14-0, 13 KOs), the 2017 consensus prospect of the year and pride of Victorville, Calif., headlines a very special edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Garcia, who is the brightest rising star in the sport of boxing today, will kick off the Cinco de Mayo festivities as he faces seasoned Puerto Rican contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (26-4-1, 18 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight fight in this spectacular arena that has become the home for great battles. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos).
In the co-main event, Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan (27-2, 19 KOs), the incomparable and explosive Irish contender, will make his Southern California debut in a 10-round middleweight fight presented in association with Murphy's Boxing. O'Sullivan has faced the likes of current WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank, Jr., and he'll returning after his most significant and impressive victory against Antoine "Action" Douglass via seventh-round technical knockout. O'Sullivan will be next in line for a middleweight title shot if successful on May 4.
Garcia weighed in at 130.4-pounds, while Velez was 130.2. O'Sullivan came in at 158.2-pounds. Abreu was 159.8-pounds.
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Velez is coming off three impressive victories, including a unanimous decision win against the previously undefeated Alberto Mercado and back-to-back stoppage victories over former contender Giovanni "El Ruso" Caroand former world champion Juan Manuel Lopez.
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