Andy Vences: record, next fight and profile →
While Southern California is known as a boxing hotbed, the Bay Area has produced its share of great fighters over the past decade. Fighters such as Andre Ward, Nonito Donaire, Robert Guerrero and othe solid fighters have honed their crafts in Northern California.
Undefeated prospect Andy “El Tiburon” Vences is all set for his return to the ring on Saturday, July 9, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California in a Top Rank Card that will be televised by Unimas in “Solo Boxeo Tecate”.
BoxingScene.com recently spoke with rising super featherweight prospect Andy Vences (15-0) of San Jose, Calif. who is scheduled to face Moises Delgadillo (15-15-2) on July 9th in Lemoore, Calif. in the evening's UniMas televised co-feature fight. Jose Ramirez faces Tomas Mendez in the main event.
Undefeated prospect and one of the most popular boxers in the Bay Area, Andy “El Tiburon” Vences of San Jose, California, is set to return to the ring on Saturday, July 9 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California in a “Solo Boxeo Tecate” show presented by Top Rank.
The broadcast opened in the Jr. lightweight division with both men weighing just over the division limit. 24-year old Andy Vences (15-0, 10 KO), 130 ¼, of San Jose, California, went eight rounds for the first time with a unanimous decision win over 21-year old Yardley Suarez (14-3, 8 KO), 132, of Sinaloa de Leyva, Sinaloa, Mexico. The referee was Jack Reiss.
On Saturday, February 13, 2016, the scene shifts to the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California for Valley Fight Night 6 and another installment of Top Rank's Solo Boxeo Tecate on Unimas. In the 10 round Welterweight main event, 21 year-old Oklahoma prodigy Alex "El Cholo" Saucedo (20-0, 14KOs) takes on the toughest challenge of his young career against Florida's Clarence Booth (13-1, 7KOs). Saucedo introduced himself to Southern California fight fans last year with a spectacular fourth round KO of Jake Giuriceo (17-3-1). But the powerful Booth is riding an 11 bout win streak, with his only professional loss coming at the hands of another undefeated prospect, Cleatus Seldin (currently 17-0). Photos by Mikey Williams.
Guy Robb pounded out an eight round decision over game but limited Juan Ruiz. Ruiz never gave in, but he was simply over matched. Robb improves to 17-1, 6KO's and Ruiz falls to 24-20, 7KO's. Local super lightweight Alex Rojas was gifted a TKO win over Emilio Hernadez, from Nebraska, as the referee stopped the bout in the second round. Rojas was dominating but Hernadez was fighting back and defending himself, even as the referee stepped in to stop it. Rojas improves to 2-0-1, 2 KO's while Hernandez slips to 2-3, 2 KO's.
Unbeaten junior lightweight Andy Vences will fight Victor Rojas on December 5, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com over the weekend. The eight round bout will take place at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. The bout will precede the junior welterweight bout between Jose Ramirez of nearby Avenal and Johnny Garcia.
Las Vegas - Power punching super featherweight Andy Vences, who has a hard left hook and a wicked straight right, has signed with Top Rank. Andy has a 12-0, 8 KO pro record He is from San Jose. "Andy is special. He has a great skillset, fights hard and has a great fan following. We are all excited about him at Top Rank," said Hall of Fame matchmaker Bruce Trampler. Manager Herb Stone said he first spotted Andy at the 3rd Street Gym in San Francisco.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that Las Vegas based promotional company Top Rank has signed a pair of undefeated prospects. William Silva (21-0) will make his Top Rank debut this Saturday on the Brian Viloria-Omar Soto undercard that takes place in Southern California. The Brazilian lightweight will face Adam Mate (15-4).