By Ryan Maquiñana

Welterweight prospect Alan Sanchez of Fairfield, Calif., hopes to capitalize on momentum gained following his latest victory Friday night with a homecoming bout in June, according to his promoter.

“I'm going to talk to Golden Boy as far as getting him a [TeleFutura] TV date in Fairfield in June,” Don Chargin told CSNBayArea.com/BoxingScene.com.  “As far as a venue, we're looking at either the Fairfield Sports Center or a converted Wal-Mart that can hold more than 1,000 seats.”

The 21-year-old Sanchez (10-2-1, 4 KOs) avenged a split decision loss two years ago to Artemio Reyes by stopping him in the first round during the latest installment of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights.

“He was using his jab pretty good, so I thought about moving at first,” Sanchez said via telephone.  “Then I threw my uppercut really hard, and when I saw he was hurt, I just jumped on him and went for it.”

“The plan was to stay on the outside and then go for the knockout in the later rounds,” trainer Jesse Lopez Sr. said, “but Alan had the opportunity to knock him out right there and he did it.”

Reyes (15-2, 12 KOs) had bravely continued to fight despite losing his father last week to prolonged complications arising from a tragic car accident four years ago.  The Colton, Calif., product saw a 14-bout winning streak that included an upset over 2008 Olympian Javier Molina come to an end.

Since signing with Chargin in the winter of 2010, Sanchez has gone 5-0 and is probably knocking on the door of a top 20 ranking in the 147-pound division with another win of this caliber.

“You can imagine the people that watched him at home in the Bay Area are proud of what he just did,” added Chargin, who runs his own promotional company but doubles as a Golden Boy consultant. “We’re all proud of him, and I’m sure the fans there will be packing the house for his next fight after watching that.”

Sanchez’ story has resonated with the local fight fans, as he works as both a cook and a dishwasher six days a week at a chicken restaurant when he’s not training at the JL Tepito Gym near Travis Air Force Base.

“I’m thankful to have a job, but this win was big for my career,” Sanchez said. “Maybe now I can start training in the gym 100 percent.”

Ryan Maquiñana writes a weekly column for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (CSNBayArea.com). He’s also a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his blog at norcalboxing.net or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.