Ruben Villa: record, next fight and profile →
Promising featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (13-0, 5 KOs) headlines a talent rich card from his hometown of Salinas, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 13. Villa, 21, returns to the Salinas Storm House for the second time this year. The talented southpaw faces Mexico's Miguel Carrizoza (10-3, 2 KOs) in the 8-round "New Blood" main event.
Ruben Villa continues to win and doing so in impressive fashion. The unbeaten featherweight prospect outboxed former bantamweight contender Jose Santos Gonzalez to win by unanimous decision Friday night at the Omega Products International in Corona, California. It was another impressive performance for Villa, who is a former amateur standout from Salinas, California. On paper, Gonzalez was Villa's toughest test to date, but the southpaw Villa was too good and effective in the center of the ring.
Unbeaten featherweight standout Ruben Villa (12-0, 5 KOs) weighed in successfully at Thursday's weigh in coming in at 125.8 lbs., while challenger Jose Santos Gonzalez (23-6, 13 KOs) weighed 125.9 lbs.
Ruben Villa (12-0, 5 KOs), one of the rising talents in the featherweight division, takes to the ring for the fourth time this year on Friday, Aug. 24 from Omega Products International in Corona, Calif.
Featherweight prospect Ruben Villa stopped game Ricardo Lopez in round five late Saturday night at the Omega Products International in Sacramento, California. The southpaw Villa (12-0, 5 knockouts) was the aggressor from the opening bell, putting Lopez on the defensive. Lopez hung in there early on, but Villa consistently connected with each passing round..
Ruben Villa (11-0, 4 KOs) weighed in at 125.5 lbs. for his featherweight bout against Ricardo Lopez (7-2-2, 6 KOs) at Friday's weigh in. Lopez came in at 125.6 lbs.
Featherweight hopeful Ruben Villa faces Ricardo Lopez this Saturday night from the Omega Products International in Sacramento, California. Back on April 14th, Villa (11-0, 4 KO's) performed in his hometown of Salinas at the Storm House, defeating Marlon Olea over eight rounds.
After an impressive third round win over world title challenger Daulis Prescott, Puerto Rican prospect Subriel Matias (9-0, 9 KO’s) from the Maternillo neighborhood of Fajardo has a big test in his young career when he faces the Mexican puncher Adrian "Diamante" Estrella (28-1, 24 KO’s) on Saturday, May 19 at the Pedro "Perucho" Cepeda ballpark in Cataño, Puerto Rico.
ORANGE, Calif. - Prized prospect Ruben Villa (11-0, 4 KOs) continued his upward trajectory by thoroughly dismantling Marlon Olea (13-3, 12 KOs) to win the vacant WBO Youth Featherweight Title Saturday night from his hometown of Salinas, Calif.
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).