ОРАНЖЕВЫЙ, Халиф. (Мая 22, 2017) – Top featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (6-0, 4 КО) continues to impress early in his professional career. Вилла, a southpaw fighting out of Salinas, Калифорния., picked apart Anthony de Jesus Ruiz (2-3, 2 КО) to win by fifth round technical knockout.

Вилла, 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 the 2:43 знак.

“My jab was working well all night,” сказал 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 fantastic в пятницуночь,” сказал Кен Томпсон, Президент Томпсон 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.