by Francisco Salazar

Featherweight contender Bryan De Gracia returns to action tonight against unbeaten Edinso Torres Jr. at the Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall in Panama City, Panama.

The clash between De Gracia and Torres is a 10 round crossroads bout.

De Gracia (23-1-1, 19 knockouts) stopped fringe contender Wallington Orobio in round five of his last bout on Apr. 19. De Gracia, who resides in David, has won his last three fights since suffering his only loss as a pro to Jorge Sanchez.

The 24-year-old De Gracia, who has won a handful of regional title belts, is ranked number nine by the WBA.

His most notable wins are against Orobio, Sergio Perales, and gatekeeper Walter Estrada.

Torres (10-0, 6 KOs), who resides in Los Toques, Venezuela, will take a significant step-up in opposition against De Gracia. The 20-year-old Torres, who made his pro debut in February of last year, has yet to face an opponent with a winning record.

In another 10 round bout, junior lightweight contender Francisco Fonseca will square off against Sandro Hernandez.

Fonseca (21-1-1, 15 KOs), who resides in San Ramon, Costa Rica, is best known for his eighth round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.

Since the loss to Davis, Fonseca has won his last two bouts, both by knockout. He is ranked number 12 by the WBO.

Hernandez (14-3-3, 9 KOs), who hails from Cumana, Venezuela, is unbeaten in his last four bouts.

Lightweight Jaime Arboleda (12-1, 10 KOs) will face hard-hitting Kenin Betancourt (8-0, 7 KOs) in an eight round bout.

Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing