Giovani Santillan Battles Jose De Jesus Macias in Ontario
By Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten Giovani Santillan will fight Jose De Jesus Macias this Friday night, Thompson Boxing Promotions announced earlier this week.
The eight round junior welterweight will top a six-bout 'Path to Glory' card and will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
Santillan (18-0, 10 KOs) has emerged as one of the top prospects in the 140-pound division that reside in Southern California. He has fought and defeated modest opposition of late, whether by outboxing or stopping his opponents.
In his last bout on November 20, Santillan, who has sparred against Timothy Bradley, stopped Rosbel Montoya in the second round.
Friday night will mark the 13th time Santillan has fought at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario.
Macias (18-5-2, 9 KOs) lost a one-sided decision to unbeaten junior middleweight Erickson Lubin in his last bout on January 31. He has lost his last two bouts.
Lightweight Jose Roman will square off against Miguel Martinez in a six round bout.
Roman (21-1-1, 14 KOs) has not fought since June 26. In that bout, Roman dropped Marco Antonio Lopez once in the fight to win an eight round decision.
Roman, who resides in nearby Garden Grove, has won his last seven bouts in a row.
Martinez (20-2, 16 KOs) scored a fifth round knockout over Jeyson Cervantes earlier this month on April 9. He has won his last four bouts in a row.
The Barranquilla, Colombia resident will be making his United States debut this Friday.
Also on the Thompson Boxing Promotions card, bantamweight contender Carlos Carlson (20-1, 12 KOs) fights veteran Giovanni Caro (24-17-4, 19 KOs) and featherweight Erick Ituarte (12-1-1, 2 KOs) battles Fernando Fuentes (8-6, 2 KOs).
Both bouts are scheduled for six rounds.
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 (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
