Ruben Villa is one of only two opponents who has beaten Luis Alberto Lopez in a professional fight. Lopez learned from that defeat and went on to win the IBF featherweight title. The Mexican champion defended that belt for the second time Friday nigh...
Ruben Villa aggressively outboxed Brandon Valdes on Friday night. The left-handed featherweight contender continued his journey toward another 126-pound title shot by beating Valdes unanimously in an entertaining eight-round fight on the Luis Alberto...
Joet Gonzalez made weight on his second attempt Thursday for his third featherweight title shot in less than four years. Gonzalez got on the scale at 126 pounds even, the featherweight limit, for his fight against Luis Alberto Lopez on Friday night....
Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez will defend his IBF world title against former two-time world title challenger Joet Gonzalez on Friday, September 15 at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lopez returns stateside after back-to-back champions...
Ruben Villa embraced the cheers from the crowd as he entered the ring for the first time in more than a year. The former title challenger rewarded his fans with a second straight victory after a one-sided, fifth-round stoppage of Maickol Lopez Villag...
Janibek Alimkhanuly was all business throughout fight week and ever the professional at the scale. A well-distributed and career light 159.2 pounds graced the frame of Kazakhstan’s Alimkhanuly (13-0, 8KOs), who attempts the second defense of his WBO...
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Featherweight contender Ruben “Drac” Villa, the 25-year-old southpaw dynamo from Salinas, California, has inked a multi-fight promotional contract with Top Rank. Villa will make his ring return in an eight-rounder Saturday, May 13, on the undercard o...
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Last night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, Thompson Boxing Promotions former featherweight world title challenger, Ruben “Drac” Villa (19-1, 6 KOs), who is co-promoted with Banner Promotions, scored a ninth-round knockout over Horacio Garcia...
Upset minded featherweight, Horacio Garcia (35-5-1, 25 KOs), of Guadalajara, Mexico, will looking derail Thompson Boxing’s featherweight contender Ruben “Drac” Villa (18-1, 5 KOs), who is co-promoted with Banner Promotions. Villa vs. Garcia, a 10-rou...
Thompson Boxing’s featherweight world title contender, Ruben “Drac” Villa (18-1, 5 KOs), who is co-promoted with Banner Promotions, has wrapped up training camp in Salinas, California for his fight, Friday, April 15, 2022, as he battles tough veteran...
Returning after his first chance at a world title, Thompson Boxing’s featherweight contender Ruben “Drac” Villa (18-1, 5 KOs), who is co-promoted with Banner Promotions, will make his 2022 debut as he headlines Thompson Boxing’s “Path To Glory” event...
Whether this weekend turns out to be a dog fight or strictly a boxing match, Xavier Martinez has every angle covered. The unbeaten rising junior lightweight looks to make the leap from prospect to contender as he faces former interim titlist Claudio...
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Navarrete, Villa Fight Photos Gallery - MGM Grand Conference Center - For the vacant WBO featherweight title, Emanuel Navarrete (33-1, 28 KOs) scored two knockdowns on his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Ruben Villa...
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Fighting a more controlled pace (14 of 56 punches landed per round), Emanuel Navarrete had a 131-58 edge in power landed vs. Ruben Villa, whose 73 landed jabs were the most by a Navarrete opponent. Navarrete, who averaged 26 of 76 punches per round i...
Navarrete, Villa Official Scorecards - New weight class, same buzzsaw. Former junior featherweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete defeated Ruben Villa via unanimous decision (115-111 and 114-112 2X) to win the vacant WBO featherweight world title F...
