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CARSON, California - One done. One more to go. The first of the two-night boxing extravaganza that is taking place at the Stubhub Center during 'Cinco de Mayo' weekend went by with 19-year-old Ryan Garcia winning a 10 round unanimous decision over Puerto Rico's Jayson Velez.
Junior flyweight contender Felix Alvarado battered Ivan Meneses for three-plus rounds, stopping him in round four Saturday night at the Gimnasio Nicario in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua.
ONTARIO, California - Welterweight contender Giovani Santillan stopped Alejandro Barboza in the second round late Friday night. The southpaw Santillan was the aggressor from the opening bell, forcing Barboza to fight off his back foot. Santillan initiated exchanges, ripping combinations to the head and body of the Barboza, who resides in Michoacan, Mexico.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, unified welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus will face Kali Reis in the opening bout of the HBO 'World Championship Boxing' telecast on May 5. The 10 round bout will take place at the Stubhub Center in Carson, California.
Unified welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus will face Kali Reis on May 5, promoter Tom Loeffler told Boxingscene.com late Monday night. The 10 round bout will take place at the Stubhub Center in Carlos, California. Loeffler also told Boxingscene that highlights of the fight will air on the HBO 'World Championship Boxing' telecast.
Unbeaten heavyweight Oscar Rivas is solidifying his status as contender, stopping late-sub Sergio Ramirez after the second round late Thursday night at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jessie Vargas has yet to be in an easy fight. Or one that goes exactly the way it should play out. The welterweight contender and former world titleholder understands not only what is at stake tonight, but all the obstacles that are in his way to achieve a win tonight. Despite being the betting favorite in the eyes of many boxing scribes, he is listed as the B-fighter against Adrien Broner tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Max Ornelas and Juan Antonio Lopez fight under the same promotional banner and acknowledge one another outside the ring. It will be a different tune when the two bantamweights step inside the ring.
Junior bantamweight Alexandru Marin is making that transition from prospect to contender. The 26-year-old Marin scored an impressive knockout victory over former prospect Michael Ruiz, Jr. at the Masonic Temple in Norfolk, Virginia.
Ruben Villa has racked up frequent flyer miles as an amateur and a pro. He will do something tonight that he has never done in his career: Fight before a hometown crowd. Villa will face Marlon Olea at the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, California. The fight will headline a Thompson Boxing Promotions card and will be streamed live on their Facebook page or ThompsonBoxing.com (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT).