ORANGE, Халіф. (Мая 22, 2017) – Top featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (6-0, 4 КО) continues to impress early in his professional career. Villa, a southpaw fighting out of Salinas, Каліфорнія., picked apart Anthony de Jesus Ruiz (2-3, 2 КО) to win by fifth round technical knockout.
Villa, who was naturally bigger than Ruiz, unloaded a serious of damaging shots in the fifth round. By that point, Ruiz had already absorbed a great deal of punishment and his corner wisely put an end to the onslaught at the2:43 знак.
“My jab was working well all night,” said Villa, who is promoted by Thompson Boxing and Banner Promotions. “I worked off backing him up with the jab and then that opened up a lot of angles for me to land power shots.”
“Ruben looked fantasticу пятніцуноч,” said Ken Thompson, Прэзідэнт Томпсан бокса. “He looked really comfortable and was in firm control of the fight from start to finish. He managed to fight a patient, yet aggressive fight to secure another knockout win.”
“We have been very happy with Ruben’s development. He is shaping to be the fighter we believe he will be,” said Banner Promotions vice-president, Matthew Rowland. “He is going to have a big future.”
The fight can be viewed on Thompson Boxing Promotions Facebook page.
