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Ruben Villa IV Overwhelms Cristian Cruz With Jab, Late Aggressiveness

Ruben Villa Wants Knockout Performance Before Being Honored By San Jose Earthquakes

Featherweight contender Ruben Villa is looking for a performance that merits a roar – or a quake. Not unlike the one he will receive on May 4.

Salinas Star Ruben Villa Ready To Beat A World Champion This Year

Few American fighters are as decorated as Ruben Villa was in the amateurs.  Villa (21-1, 7 KOs) returns April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, against Cristian Cruz Chacon (22-6-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round fight. The featherweight Villa, a proud Salinas, California native is hoping to achieve his dream this year, and that is to win a world title.

Ruben Villa Hopes Luis Alberto Lopez Wants To Avenge His Loss, Give Villa A Rematch

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 night, when he defeated Joet Gonzalez unanimously in a 12-round main event ESPN aired from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Ruben Villa Beats Brandon Valdes By Unanimous Decision On Lopez-Gonzalez Undercard

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 Lopez-Joet Gonzalez undercard at American Bank

Joet Gonzalez Makes Weight On 2nd Try For Shot At Luis Alberto Lopez’s IBF Featherweight Title

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. They’re scheduled to box for Lopez’s IBF featherweight title in a 12-round, 126-pound main event ESPN will televise from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Joet Gonzalez Official on September 15: Undercard Information

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 championship showdowns abroad.

Ruben Villa Drops, Stops Maickel Lopez Villagrana In Fifth Round On Alimkhanuly-Butler Card

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 Villagrana. Villa scored a knockdown in round four and had Villagrana on the way out before referee

Janibek Alimkhanuly Weighs Career-Lightest 159.2 Pounds, Butler Within Limit For WBO Title Fight

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 middleweight title. He faces Montreal’s Steven Butler (32-3-1, 26KOs) who was 159.6 pounds for their scheduled 12-round bout which airs live this Saturday on ESPN (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

Ruben Villa Inks Promotional With Top Rank, Returns on Alimkhanuly-Butler Card

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 of the Janibek Alimkhanuly-Steven Butler WBO middleweight title fight at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.