Photos: Ryan Garcia, Javier Fortuna – Ready For War in Los Angeles

This Saturday night, Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, will step in the ring against former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) of La Romana, DR. (photos by Tom Hogan/HoganPhotos)

The 12-round lightweight fight will take place on Saturday, July 16 at the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles and will stream live worldwide, exclusively on DAZN. 

In the co-main event of the night, Orange County’s fan favorite, Alexis “Lex” Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) of Santa Ana, CA, takes on new opponent Luis “Lucho” Veron (19-4-2, 9 KOs) of Buenos Aires, Arg. in a 10-round fight for the vacant NABO Welterweight Title.

Also, on the DAZN live stream, Lamont Roach Jr. (22-1-1, 9 KOs) of Washington, DC, is scheduled for 12-rounds for the WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator against Angel “Humildad” Rodriguez (20-1, 10 KOs) of Barranquilla, COL.

Then, opening up the live stream, Rialto’s Ricardo “El Nino” Sandoval (20-1, 15 KOs) will take on undefeated fighter David “Medallita” Jimenez (11-0, 9 KOs) of Cartago, CRI, in a 12-round fight for the WBA Flyweight Title Eliminator.  All fights will take place on Saturday, July 16, and will stream live worldwide, exclusively on DAZN, starting at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET.