September 20: Richard Torrez Jr. vs Joey Dawejko heavyweight showdown elevated to co-feature at Desert Diamond Arena
Junior lightweight contender Andres Cortes forced to withdraw from Charly Suarez fight with a training injury
Junior lightweight contender Andres “Savage” Cortes suffered a training injury and was forced to withdraw from his ESPN-televised co-feature against fellow unbeaten Charly Suarez underneath the Jaime Munguia-Erik Bazinyan main event on Friday, Sept. 20, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
The new co-feature will be the eight-round heavyweight showdown between Olympic silver medal standout Richard Torrez Jr. (10-0, 10 KOs) and Philadelphia-born veteran Joey Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs).
In the eight-round televised opener, undefeated junior welterweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) steps up in class against upset-minded Irishman Larry Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs).
Suarez (17-0, 9 KOs), a world-rated contender from San Isidro, Philippines, will now fight hard-charging Texan Jorge Castaneda (17-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBO Intercontinental junior lightweight belt on the ESPN+-streamed undercard.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Eye of the Tiger, Zanfer Promotions, and Golden Boy Promotions, Munguia-Bazinyan, Torrez-Dawejko, and Vargas-Fryers will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. Tickets are ON SALE NOW via Ticketmaster.com.
Suarez-Castaneda headlines a loaded undercard that also features the following bouts:
Alan Garcia (14-0, 11 KOs) vs TBA, 8×3 Lightweights
DJ Zamora (13-0, 9 KOs) vs Gerardo Antonio Perez (12-5-1, 3 KOs) 8×3 Jr. Lightweights
Steven Navarro (3-0, 2 KOs) vs Oscar Arroyo (3-2, 2 KOs) 6×3 Jr. Bantamweights
Jorge Garcia Perez (30-4, 25 KOs) vs Ilias Essaoudi (22-2, 15 KOs) 10×3 Jr. Middleweights
Art Barrera Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs) vs Frank Brown (3-6-2, 1 KO) 6×3 Welterweights
Sebastian Hernandez (16-0, 15 KOs) vs Yonfrez Parejo (24-6-1, 12 KOs) 8×3 Jr. Featherweights