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PHILADELPHIA, Penn. /ORANJE, Calif. (April 11, 2018) – Top featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (10-0, 4 KO)looks to add the first championship of his young career when he battles Colombian Marlon Olea (13-2, 12 KO) voor de vacante WBO Youth Title this Saturday night from the Salinas Storm House in Salinas, Calif.
Villa, die draait 21 volgende week, will be fighting in his hometown for the first time as a professional.
“There’s a lot of firsts for this fight,” Villa zei. “It’s a great feeling to fight for a title and to do it in my home city with me as the headliner [also a first], het is een droom die uitkomt. These are the types of fights I’ve been working toward ever since I was little.”
The southpaw with fast hands and high IQ split his training camp from the arid climate of Riverside, Calif., to the coastal weather of Salinas. Villa faced a variety of sparring partners to prepare for the quick hitting style that Olea will bring on Saturday night.
“The key to any training camp is to get tested against quality fighters,” zei Villa, die wordt bevorderd door Banner Promoties en Thompson Boksen. “I went against boxers that were real slick with their movements, and others that came forward and threw a lot of punches. I feel confident in what I want to do against Olea.”
In addition to making his first headlining appearance on “Nieuw bloed,” Villa also fights for the first time at 8-rounds. He is coming off three straight 6-round unanimous decision victories. Until recently, Villa had won every round on every scorecard in his six decision wins with the exception of dropping one round on one scoresheet against Juan Sandoval in February.
Olea, for what it’s worth, holds a unanimous decision loss to WBA world champion Danny Roman from November of 2016. That matchup was contested at 122-pounds, while Saturday night’s fight is set for 126-pounds. Villa would appear to have the size advantage, as he is a natural featherweight with room to fill out as he gets older.
“In this sport, you take any advantage you can get,” Villa remarked. “He’s still a talented guy so I can’t get over confident on that.”
Tickets voor “Nieuw bloed” zijn geprijsd op $75 & $125, en zijn beschikbaar voor aankoop door te bellen naar 714-935-0900, of online op ThompsonBoxing.com.
All fights will be live streamed on TB Presents: New Blood via Thompson Boxing Facebook page and ThompsonBoxing.com.
De livestream begint om 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET with Beto Duran as the blow-by-blow announcer and Steve Kim providing expert color commentary.
Deuren open om 4:30 p.m. lokale tijd met de eerste aanval op ongeveer 6:00 p.m. De Salinas Storm House bevindt zich aan 185 Maryal Dr. Salinas, ZOALS 93907.
“Nieuw bloed” wordt gepresenteerd door Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions.
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