Jessie Magdaleno Will Fight Erik Ruiz on January 10th
By Francisco Salazar
Junior featherweight Jessie Magdaleno will fight Erik Ruiz on January 10, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com n Saturday night.
The eight round bout will headline a Top Rank card that will take place at the Texas Station Gambling Hall and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UniMas will air the "Solo Boxeo Tecate" broadcast.
The bout between Magdaleno and Ruiz was originally scheduled to take place on October 25 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif. About a week and half from the fight, Magdaleno had to withdraw from the fight to take care of a personal matter in his hometown on Las Vegas.
Magdaleno (19-0, 15 KOs) has not fought since August 2, when he stopped Carlos Rodriguez in the seventh round. He has stopped his last six opponents.
Magdaleno, who is managed by Frank Espinoza, works with trainer Joel Diaz in Indio, California along with his older brother, Diego Magdaleno.
Ruiz (13-1, 6 KOs) has not fought since July 19, when he defeated Jonathan Alcantara over six rounds in Lancaster, Calif. He has won his last four bouts in a row since losing his only pro bout at the hands of Isaac Zarate on August 24 of last year.
Ruiz resides in Oxnard, California and trains at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy.
This will be Ruiz's first scheduled eight round bout.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Salazar 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
