El Paso's Jorge Tovar looks to remain unbeaten on July 27 in middleweight fight

Jorge Tovar is all business in training as he prepares for his middleweight fight on July 27 at the El Paso County Coliseum.

Middleweight boxers compete at 160 pounds.

Tovar, who is 8-0 with six knockouts, takes on 16-16-3 Lester Medrano of Nicaragua on the undercard of the Stephanie Han vs. Miranda Reyes fight for the WBA lightweight Intercontinental title.

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"Training has gone well. I have worked hard and I feel prepared," said the 25-year-old Tovar. "It's a process as a professional and I feel like I'm making progress."

After six straight knockouts to start his career, Tovar has been pushed hard in his last two fights going the the full six rounds in wins vs. Marcelo Fabian Bzowski and Keithland King, both at the El Paso County Coliseum.

"My last fight was really hard, very physical and it took some time to heal up from that fight," Tovar said. "But it was a great learning experience and I have to continue to build from my previous experiences. My goal is to continue to step up to the challenge and ultimately win a world title one day. It's one fight at a time and I have to take care of business on July 27."

El Paso cruiserweight Dominic Barry, who also fights on July 27, spars with Tovar and has gotten a close up view of Tovar's talents.

"Jorge is a hard puncher and he works hard in training," Barry said. "He'll be prepared to fight and give fans his best effort. Jorge has a good skill level and he has so much potential to be great in this sport."

Tickets for July 27

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com or go to the El Paso County Coliseum and get tickets at El Paso County Coliseum Tickets (tickets-center.com).

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Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X

Fight Card

• Stephanie Han (8-0, 2 KO's), El Paso vs. Miranda Reyes (7-2-1), Houston, Texas, 8 rounds lightweights, WBA Intercontinental title
• Jorge Tovar (8-0, 6 KO's), El Paso vs. Lester Medrano (16-16-3, ( 9 KOs), Juigalpa, Nicaragua, 6 or 8 rounds middleweights
• Amy Salinas, (6-4), Las Cruces, N.M. vs. Yadira Bustillos, (9-1, 0 KOs), Las Vegas, Nev., 8 rounds, flyweights
• Marcos Duran, (pro debut), El Paso vs. Siupeli Anau (2-1, 1 KO), Phoenix, AZ, 4 rounds heavyweights
• Victor Aranda (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Kevin Pantoja (1-1), Denver, Colo., 4 rounds, junior middleweights
• Dwayne Bonds (10-2-1, 1 KO), El Paso vs. Jason Phillips (2-5-2), Davenport, Iowa, 6 rounds featherweights
• Dominic Barry (4-0, 4 KO's), El Paso vs. Tommie Britton (Pro Debut), Oklahoma City, Okl., 4 rounds cruiserweights
• D'Angelo Sanchez (Pro Debut), Las Cruces, N.M. vs. Corion Hawkins (Pro Debut), Dallas, Texas, 4 rounds, super flyweights
• Julian Gonzalez (13-01, 10 KO's), Reading, Pa. vs Delvi Julio (28-15, 17 KO's), Monteria, Colo., 6 rounds, lightweights