Gabriel Flores Jr. will take on former world champion Joe Cordina in Stockton, California on December 13.

The 25-year-old Flores (27-2, 8 KOs) had been scheduled to box on the card in his hometown, but he was awaiting an opponent. Eddie Hearn, the show’s promoter, told The Ring on Friday that the lightweight clash between Flores and Cordina has been signed and sealed.

DAZN will stream the card headlined by super middleweight contenders Diego Pacheco (24-0, 18 KOs) and Kevin Lele Sadjo (26-0, 23 KOs).

Wales’ Cordina (18-1, 9 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career to underdog Anthony Cacace in May 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which cost him his IBF junior lightweight title.

Cordina returned to the ring 14 months later, marking his first fight up at lightweight by outpointing Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz on Matchroom’s show July 5 in Manchester, England. It was enough to earn him rankings with the WBO (6), WBC (10) and IBF (14) at the new weight.

A victory over Flores, ranked at No. 4 by the WBO, will nudge him closer to a world title shot at 135 pounds.

Flores is on a six-fight winning streak since his one-sided decision defeat to Giovanni Cabrera in July 2022.

He has boxed twice so far this year, registering points wins against Jose Arellano and Christian Villanova Arriola. Cordina represents the toughest test of his career to date.