Diego De La Hoya tops Sept. 4 LA Fight Club, series moves to Fridays

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Featherweight prospect Diego De La Hoya headlines the Sept. 4 LA Fight Club show, as the popular series, which will now be televised on the Estrella TV network, moves to the first Friday of every month.

De La Hoya (11-0, 7 knockouts), of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, who will fight in a scheduled 10-round bout against an opponent to be determined. Fans outside of the Los Angeles area can get in on all the action, as the popular series will now broadcast live nationally on Estrella TV at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.

Also on the card, two-time Brazilian Olympian Everton Lopes (3-0, 1 KO) will make his second appearance in an eight-round lightweight co-main event.

Junior lightweight Christian “Chimpa” Gonzalez (10-0, 9 KOs) will open the broadcast in a televised six-round bout. The undercard will include Jesus Delgado (6-0-1, 2 KOs) and Rafael “El Alikin” Gramajo (4-1-1, 2 KOs) will be featured in separate six-round junior lightweight and junior featherweight bouts, respectively. Opponents will be announced shortly.

The Sept. 4 edition of LA Fight Club is presented by Golden Boy Promotions. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the first bout begins at 5:30 p.m. The Estrella TV broadcast will air live on 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.