Golden Boy Fight Night delivered a scintillating start to its DAZN-streamed Prime Time series on the evening of Thursday, July 24, 2025, as Coachella Valley native Manuel “Gucci Manny” Flores squared off against San Diego-based unbeaten prospect Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chavez in a heated 10‑round super bantamweight main event. The action kicked off around 9:00 p.m. ET, drawing enthusiastic attention from boxing fans worldwide.
Flores, sporting a 20–1 record with 16 KOs, came into the ring riding the wave of five consecutive knockout victories following a 2023 unanimous-decision loss to Walter Santibanes. His most recent win was a fourth-round stoppage of Jorge Leyva at the same Fantasy Springs venue earlier this year. Backed by the Diaz Training Camp, he embraced the hometown stage in Indio, delighting local fans and declaring, “This is my home… I’m defending my honor and representing my roots.”
Opposing him was Chavez, a 25‑year‑old southpaw with a perfect 14–0 record and 8 knockouts. Despite his inexperience in ten-round bouts—this marked his first—he’d impressed through technical precision and consistent scoring in recent eight-round performances, including a unanimous-decision win over Brandon Douglas. Chavez’s rise from a 60‑7 amateur career to a leading Golden Boy prospect is a narrative of perseverance and steady progression beneath the Southern California boxing surface. “Winning this fight will take me to another level,” he said confidently before the contest.
Golden Boy Promotions chairman Oscar De La Hoya framed the matchup as a key developmental stage: “Flores is riding momentum… Chavez is an undefeated fighter hungry to prove he’s ready for the next level,” he noted.
Ahead of the headliner, Jordan Panthen took center stage in a 10-round super welterweight clash against Farid Ngoga. Panthen, an undefeated Hawaiian knockout artist (11‑0, 9 KOs), used his power and aggression to maintain his perfect record, while Ngoga (10‑1, 6 KOs) tested himself in a step-up opportunity.
Additional featured bouts included Grant Flores (10‑0, 8 KOs) in a super welterweight battle. Cayden Griffiths (5‑0, 5 KOs) faced veteran David Ramirez (18‑5, 13 KOs) in a welterweight bout. Other undefeated prospects—Leonardo Sanchez, Fabian Guzman, and Bryan Lua—competed across various weight classes and bout lengths, reinforcing the emphasis on male rising stars throughout the lineup.
This Golden Boy event served as an energetic kickoff to a multi-platform boxing weekend, with subsequent programming—including DAZN-backed cards and a TrillerTV pay-per-view—scheduled to feature established male fighters such as Elijah Pierce and Michael Dasmarinas in high-profile matchups later in the series.
Flores vs. Chavez offered a classic clash between a hometown hero carrying knockout momentum and a rising undefeated prospect hungry for a breakthrough headline moment. The fight’s timing—July 24 in the Coachella Valley—leveraged West Coast regional interest and Golden Boy’s strong storytelling around building future champions. The lead-in of fast-rising undercard names like Panthen provided a full night of prospect spotlight, reinforcing Golden Boy’s commitment to developing boxing’s next generation on DAZN prime time.
Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN once again demonstrated the series’ formula: pairing hungry prospects in meaningful matchups, while injecting local flavor and storyline depth to engage a broader boxing audience.
