It will be a whole new weight class and opponent for undefeated Erick DeLeon, who is back in action when he takes on late replacement Hevinson Herrera in a eight-round welterweight bout at The Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Detroit. Inactive since 2019, Erick DeLeon previously campaigned at 130 pounds, and after signing with Salita Promotions, he was expected to fight around 135 pounds. Instead he came in at over 148 pounds! DeLeon, age 30, is managed by Split-T Management and is promoted by Salita Promotions. He'll face Herrera (27-19-1), who replaced Mario Ezequiel Sayal Lozano (18-5-1), who replaced Juan Jose Martinez (28-11). 

 

The Mexican-born, Detroit-raised DeLeon (19-0-1, 11 KOs) is a 10-year professional has racked up wins over Daulis Prescott (31-4), Adrian Yung (25-2) and, in his last outing he stopped Jose Gallegos in seven rounds on March 23, 2019 in Costa Mesa, California.