SAN ANTONIO, February 9, 2024 – Key to a professional boxer’s success at the highest levels is staying busy. However, it is increasingly challenging due to the fracturing promotional and media environment.
Taking matters into its own hands, Fighters Fight Management and promoter Desi Martinez created the new “Fighters First Showcase” boxing series to give emerging talents and prospects a platform to keep their skills sharp and provide them visibility.
First Event in San Antonio on Saturday, March 30
The first event in the planned four-fight card showcase takes place on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.
Top-rated lightweight contender Giovanni Cabrera of Chicago (21-1, 7 KOs) will headline the main event. Cabrera is coming off a narrow-split decision defeat to Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz on the Spence vs. Crawford undercard Cabrera is eager to get back to business.
“I am excited to return to the ring and showcase my skills in front of the fight fans from the great city of San Antonio,” said Cabrera.
Featured on the undercard is undefeated welterweight Justin Figueroa (7-0, 6 KOs), who scored a third-round knockout win on a December 14 Golden Boy Fight Night card; and lightweight Sharahya Moreu of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who won her professional debut at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in July 2023.
Breaking Down Promoter Barriers
Fighters First CEO Adrian Clark created the Fighters First Showcase series to keep the roster active and recruit new clients. Clark teamed with San Antonio native Martinez, who is new to the business of boxing as a promoter but not new to business leadership.
Martinez, age 49, is the founder of the law firm Martinez & Associates. The showcase series marks his debut as a new promoter.
“Desi and I want to push the boxing culture forward and break promotional logjams with a new approach,” said Clark. “We can provide more opportunities for current clients and recruit talented unsigned fighters and develop healthy working relationships with other promoters and managers.
Martinez says his background has prepared him to take on this challenge. “I needed to do this with the right personnel and at the right time. Like any perfect combination, when timed right, it makes for a beautiful knockout. Desi Martinez Promotions and Fighters First Management are an ideal combination.”
Future Fighter First showcase cards will also take place in San Antonio.
Tickets are available on the Boeing Center Events website.
