Well, the time has come for the heavyweights to collide at the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, and live and exclusive on DAZN PPV, on Saturday. The fight will be part of the main card headlined by unified heavyweight ruler Oleksandr Usyk vs. kickboxer Rico Verhoeven.

Sanchez used 2025 to rebound from his May 2024 knockout loss to Agit Kabayel. The Cuban bounced back from that loss by stopping Ramon Olivas Echeverria via third-round TKO last February.

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He faces a younger, undefeated American in Torrez who was busier in 2025, having coupled a 10-round unanimous decision over Italian heavyweight Guido Vianello in April with a first-round TKO of Tomas Salek in November.

Will Sanchez prove to be too stiff a level up for Torrez? Or will ‘The Gentleman Boxer’ use his skills to outpoint or stop the Cuban? DAZN News examines who has the edge in this heavyweight tilt.

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Boxing Styles

At 6-foot-4, Frank Sanchez is a hulking heavyweight who owns an extensive amateur pedigree and brings a disciplined technical style to the glamour division, with potent punching, especially while countering.

The Cuban heavyweight will be piling that style against the shifty, level-changing tactics of Richard Torrez Jr., who relies on feints, deceptive hand speed, and methodical pressure punching to get the better of opponents.

That Sanchez can be hit, and Torrez can use his feet to get in and out of spots, could present the Cuban with serious problems Saturday before the Pyramids in Giza. It's why he gets the edge here.

Edge: Torrez

Power

With 12 of his 14 victories coming by the way of knockout, Richard Torrez’ Jr. has power that can turn explosive.

The 26-year-old American strings together his power via successive shots more than touting one-punch thunder, meaning he can wear on Sanchez en route to eventually overwhelming him.

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Sanchez has blunt power that a smaller Torrez will need to be cautious of. However, the American’s variation — in positioning and shot selection — gives him the edge in this category as well.

Edge: Torrez

Mental Warfare

Fully over the physical complications from his knee surgery, Sanchez must make sure that they’re not mentally a bother, either.

That aside, he touts more rigorous ring experience than Torrez, having shared the ring with the likes of Agit Kabayel and Efe Ajagba.

Torrez, seven years Sanchez’ junior, is trying to make headway at heavyweight, making this a pivotal test.

Torrez has the skill package that could supersede his lack of experience against top-tier opponents. To what degree? We’re about to find out. Until then, Sanchez ekes out the edge here.

Edge: Sanchez

DAZN News’ Mark Lelinwalla on who has the edge between Sanchez and Torrez

This fight is more of a must-win for Sanchez, who, at 33, must make more than ripples to see a title shot. Torrez is more on the upswing, however, and having recently aligned himself with Terence Crawford trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre should bestow an already cerebral fighter even more gems of ring wisdom to unleash on opponents. I expect Torrez to outpoint Sanchez, though I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets the stoppage in a defining win.

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