Former WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco returns to the ring Saturday night, Zanfer Promotions matchmaker and liaison Sean Gibbons told RingTV.
DeMarco will face Luis Solis in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Gimnasio Municipal Gustavo Diaz Ordaz in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.
The 31-year-old DeMarco (31-6-1, with 23 knockouts) has not fought since losing a close and debatable 12-round decision to Omar Figueroa Jr. in December of 2015.
The former WBC lightweight titleholder, who resides in nearby Tijuana, has lost his last three bouts.
Solis (20-7-4, 17 KOs) has won his last four bouts since his loss to Ryan Karl on June 25. Among his four-fight winning streak was a fifth round TKO victory over Luis Antonio Fitch.
Solis has lost to lightweight contender Jose Felix Jr. and unbeaten Giovani Santillan.
In the co-feature, former flyweight titleholder Arely Mucino (22-3-2, 10 KOs) will square off against Kandy Sandoval (9-7, 2 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
Both fights will air on Azteca TV in Mexico and beIN Sports en Espanol in the United States (11 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT). Zanfer Promotions will promote the card.
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