Red Owl Boxing Presents Box Fest XVII on Friday, April 3rd at The Archer Music Hall in Allentown, PA and LIVE on DAZN
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Tue, 24 Mar 2026
Antonio Perez Takes on Abraham Montoya in Main Event
Allentown, PA (March 23, 2026)--On Friday night April 3rd, Red Owl Boxing will present a big night of boxing that will streamed live on DAZN.
In the main event, undefeated lightweight Antonio Perez will take on veteran Abraham Montoya in a 10-round bout for the WBC USA Silver Lightweight Title.
Perez of Harrisburg, PA, has a record of 11-0 with five knockouts. The 24-year-old Perez is a five-year professional who has wins over Nigel Fennell (13-2), Haskell Rhodes (20-5-1), Antonio Williams (16-0-1) and his last outing when he took an eight-round unanimous decision over Alex Martin on June 6, 2025 in Houston.
Montoya of Mexicali, Mexico has a record of 23-7-1 with 14 knockouts. The 31-year-old Montoya is a 12-year veteran. Montoya has over future world champion Luis Alberto Lopez (12-0), Ricardo Lara (17-4), Julio Barraza (19-1-1), Alejandro Guerrero (12-0) and former interim world champion Joseph Diaz (33-6-1). In his last bout, Montoya dropped a 10-round decision to undefeated Tsendbatar Erdenbat on November 21, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In the eight-round co-feature, Current WBA Continental American champion and WBA number-13 ranked Emanuel Moreno (12-0, 3 KOs) of Wichita Falls, TX takes on Francisco Pedroza Portillo (20-13-2, 11 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico in a bantamweight contest.
In six-round Bouts:
Cornelio Phipps (6-0, 2 KOs) of Oxford, PA fights Frank Gonzalez (12-9, 6 KOs) of Hialeah. Florida in a super bantamweight fight.
Super Bantamweight's Dennis Thompson (9-0, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be announced.
In Four-Round Bouts:
2023 National Golden Gloves champion Adrian Salazar of Tyler, Texas makes his pro debut against Cory Grant (0-1-2) of Mesa, Arizona in welterweight bout.
In a battle of debuting featherweights, 20-time PA state champion and seven-time National amateur champion Eric Martinez of Reading, PA takes on Chris Karagiannis of Saint Louis.
Former multi-time National Amateur champion Ivy Enriquez (6-0, 2 KOs) of El Paso, Texas takes on Chasity Roberts (1-0) of Jacksonville, Florida in a bantamweight fight.
Gustavo Morales (3-0, 2 KOs) of Allentown, PA will fight debuting Chevy Bridges of Durant, Oklahoma in a middleweight affair,
Jaclyne Mctamney (3-0, 1 KO) of Southampton, PA fights Loren Michaels (2-6) of Holidaysburg, PA in a featherweight bout.
Brooke Mullen (1-0, 1 KO) of Boyerstown, PA fights Breen Vaughn (0-2) of Las Vegas in a super welterweight bout.
Cahir Gormely (1-0) of Ireland, now residing in Scranton, PA takes on Dominque McBride (0-2) of Dallas in a junior middleweight bout.
Tickets are now on sale from $93-$294 and can be purchased at the following link.
https://www.ticketmaster.com/red-owl-boxing-presents-boxfest-xvii-allentown-pennsylvania-04-03-2026/event/30006448CC324D11
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