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Unbeaten featherweight Rafael Rivera will fight veteran Giovanni Caro Saturday night. The eight round bout will take place at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel in Palm Springs, Calif. Rivera (23-0-2 1 NC, 15 KOs), who resides in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, has not fought since July 27, when he scored a first round knockout win over Miguel Tamayo.
ONTARIO - Unbeaten junior welterweight Giovani Santillan is beginning to turn heads based on the results he is getting inside the ring. Friday night was no exception. Santillan was able to grind out a hard-fought eight round unanimous decision over Omar Tienda before a near-sellout crowd at the Doubletree Events Center in this Los Angeles suburb.
At the Arena Oasis Cancun in Quintana Roo, Mexico, there was a big upset as Francisco Rojo (19-2, 12 KOs) secured a fifth round stoppage win over top lightweight contender Dante “Crazy“ Jardon (30-6, 23 KOs), who in the process lost a world title shot - as Jardon held the number one ranking under the WBC.
Jackie Nava thought her boxing career was over after defending her WBC and WBA junior featherweights titles against Mayra Alejandra Gomez almost two years ago. While she was content to serve her constituents in Congress, the itch to return to the ring was too strong to ignore.
Lightweight contender Dante Jardon is possibly one fight away from a world title opportunity. For that to happen, he must get by a fighter who has not tasted defeat in almost four years. Jardon risks his number one ranking by the WBC when he faces Francisco Rojo tonight at the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The 12 round bout will be a clash of fighters who reside in the Mexico City area.
One loss on a fighter's record is not the end of the world. Just look at Miguel Berchelt, who stopped Francisco Vargas last Saturday night to claim a world title belt at 130 pounds. Cruiserweight contender Kevin Lerena hopes that a similar path awaits him. Lerena faces Vikapita Meroro tonight in a 10 round bout at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa.
Lightweight Ryan Garcia (8-0, 7 KOs) dropped Devon Jones four times en route to a second round knockout. Garcia dropped Jones twice in the opening round, the last one right at the bell to end round one. The southpaw Jones (2-2, 1 KO) was game, but left himself open to get again with right hands. Garcia dropped Jones twice more, prompting referee Raul Caiz, Sr. to stop the fight at 55 seconds.
Heavyweight Travis Kauffman will face Amir Mansour on March 17, promoter Marshall Kauffman told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview. The 10 round bout will take place at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Kauffman (31-1 1 NC, 23 KOs), who is from Reading, was victorious in his last bout on September 9, stopping Josh Gormley in the second round. In his previous bout, Kauffman lost a 12 round split decision to Chris Arreola. The result was later changed to a No Decision, when Arreola failed a post-fight drug test.
WBC bantamweight world titleholder Shinsuke Yamanaka will defend his title against Carlos Carlson on March 2, Thompson Boxing Promotions announced Monday morning.
Middleweight contender Tureano Johnson will face Antonio Gutierrez of Mexico on Saturday night, Golden Boy Promotions announced Monday afternoon. The 10 round bout will take place at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Also taking place on the Golden Boy Promotions card will be a 10 round welterweight bout between former WBO welterweight titleholder Sadam Ali and Jorge Silva.