Tickets for “La Ultima Batalla” (The Last Stand) are available

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Յոթ. 13, 2021) – International Boxing Hall of Famer and former three-division world championMarco Antonio Barrera will return to the ring for the first time in more than a decade when he squares off against former two-time world titleholderDaniel Ponce de LeonՇաբաթ օրը, Nov 20, 2021, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero, New Mexico.

Come celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday five days early as these two legendary fighters square off in a six-round welterweight clash and headline an electrifying, eight-fight Tapia Promotions card.

Barrera (67-7, 44 Նոկաուտով) makes his dramatic comeback four years after being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Ranked by No. 43 among the greatest boxers of all time by ESPN, the “Baby Faced Assassin” has captured world titles across three weight divisions and earned 43 consecutive victories at the onset of his illustrious pro career.

Never one to shy away from an opponent, the pride of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Մեքսիկա, has battled many of the sweet science’s finest including fellow Hall of Famers Erik Morales (երեք անգամ), Johnny Tapia, and Juan Manuel Marquez, as well as future IBOFer Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Naseem Hamed, and Amir Kahn.

De Leon (45-7, 35 Նոկաուտով), Հյուրատետր Chihuahua, Մեքսիկա, will make his dramatic return to the famed squared circle for the first time in more than seven years. Fighting out of Huntington Park, Կալիֆոռնիա, որ 2000 Mexican Olympic team member opened his career with 24 անընդմեջ հաղթանակները, ներառյալ 23 նոկաուտով.

A former two-division world champion, De Leon claimed the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO վարկածով) super bantamweight title in October 2005 and made six successful defenses. Nearly seven years after earning his first world title, the southpaw slugger garnered a second with an eight-round technical decision over Jhonny Gonzalez in September 2012 to claim the World Boxing Council (WBC) Featherweight թագ.

In the first of two exciting co-features, undefeated super featherweight contenderAbel Mendoza(30-0, 23 Նոկաուտով) hopes to keep his perfect record intact and ascend to the upper echelon of the 130-pound division when he takes on fellow El Paso, Տեխաս, brawlerAntonio Escalante (29-11, 20 Նոկաուտով) 10-րդ տուրում բախման.

The second co feature pitsJosh “Pitbull” Torres (23-7-2, 14 Նոկաուտով), returning to Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino against once-beatenSteven “Manos de Oro” Villalobos (15-1-1, 11 Նոկաուտով) in a welterweight showdown.

Rounding out the card will be a found-round, 270-pound battle royale pitting Streetbeefs standoutsCody Beck իսկJohnathon Rice making their pro debuts, undefeated up-and-comersClinton Chavez(Albuquerque, N.M.), Javier Fernandez(San Antonio, Տեխաս) իսկAngel Chavez(Sacramento, Կալիֆոռնիա) against opponents to be named, իսկLuis Angel Jimenez of El Paso in his initial pro bout.

Տոմսերըfor the thrilling eight-fight extravaganza promoted by Tapia Promotions start at $75 and are on sale exclusively viahttps://innofthemountaingods.com