
Giovani Santillan Bullies, Stops Jeovanis Barraza with Dominant 7th Round Stoppage
Giovani Santillan knew Jeovanis Barraza had nothing left to offer – it was up to Santillan to decide whether or not he wanted to make it a short night.
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Giovani Santillan knew Jeovanis Barraza had nothing left to offer – it was up to Santillan to decide whether or not he wanted to make it a short night.

Mayer, Han Weights Photos Gallery - WBO/IBF junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer, the Southern California native who is now one of the sport's top pound-for-pound talents, is ready for her home region title defense. (photos by Mikey Williams)

Mikaela Mayer looks to make a statement in her first fight as the queen of the junior lightweight division. The unbeaten WBO/IBF 130-pound titlist faces El Paso’s Jennifer Han in a scheduled 10-round main event, airing live on ESPN from The OC Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. The fight marks Mayer’s third overall title defense of the WBO strap along with her first fight in her childhood home state, as she was raised in Los Angeles.

WBO/IBF junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer, the Southern California native who is now one of the sport's top pound-for-pound talents, is ready for her home region title defense. (photos by Mikey Williams)

WBO/IBF unified junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer hasn’t fought in front of a hometown crowd in four years, but that all changes Saturday, April 9, as SoCal’s Olympic amateur star defends her titles against former world champion Jennifer Han at The Hangar at the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.

ANAHEIM - Welterweight Alexis Rocha slowly broke down Jeovanis Barraza, eventually earning a knockout win in round 9. With the win, Rocha, who grew up in nearby Santa Ana, improves to 18-1, 12 knockouts.

Jaime Munguia and Gabriel Rosado are set for their anticipated middleweight showdown. Both boxers came in fit and ready for their scheduled 12-round bout, which headlines a DAZN telecast Saturday evening from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Colombian Welterweight Champion Jeovanis “Meque” Barraza (22-1, 15 KOs) defeated Argentinian southpaw Jorge “Tomatito” Martin Garcia (13-7-1, 6 KOs) by way of an 8-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant ABF Continental Americas super welterweight title in the headliner on last night’s “Down & Dirty” card, presented by Reyes Boxing Club at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts.

The second installment of “Down & Dirty,” the only ongoing professional boxing series in New England, will be Friday night, October 29th, at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts.

Orange County will be represented on November 13th as Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (17-1, 11KOs) faces off against Jeovanis Barraza (22-1, 15KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia, in a 10-round welterweight co-main event for Munguia vs. Rosado at Anaheim's Honda Center.