Ricardo Sandoval vs.Victor Sandoval on the undercard of Rocha vs. Santillan - October 21

On October 21, 2023, Alexis Rocha will face Giovanni Santillán in the main event of a Golden Boy Promotions fight at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Among the undercard bouts, Ricardo “El Niño” Sandoval (22-2-0) is scheduled to fight Victor “Chaky” Sandoval (37-3-0) in a 10-round flyweight match. While they share the last name, they are not related, but both have fought in Tijuana (and a few other places in Mexico as well), and on at least one occasion, they fought separate opponents on the same fight card.

Ricardo, 24, was born and raised in Southern California and Rialto is currently listed as his hometown. His first 8 professional fights were in Mexico, with 6 of those fights taking place in Tijuana. Of his 24 fights, 14 have been in Mexico with 9 having been fought in Tijuana. His first fight was in Los Algodones, a small border town West of Yuma, Arizona, best known for its low cost dental care sought by many Americans. His first fight in the United States was on August 4, 2017 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, which he won by unanimous decision. His last fight, in June of this year, was against Rocco Santomauro on the undercard of Jaime Munguia vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko in Ontario, California, which he won by unanimous decision. Of Ricardo’s 22 wins, 16 have been by KO.

Victor, 26, was born in Tijuana, Baja California, where lives with his wife and children. All 40 of his professional fights have been in Mexico, with all but four of them having been fought in Tijuana. For Victor, this will be the first time fighting outside of Mexico. His debut fight was at the Municipal Auditorium in Tijuana in 2013, a fight he won by TKO. While his record reflects 3 losses, the last one was in 2016, and since that loss he has won his last 25 fights. His latest fight was in April of this year at the Municipal Auditorium in Tijuana, a fight that he won by a majority decision. Of Victor’s 37 wins, 23 have been by KO. Victor acknowledged that Ricardo is a good and tough fighter, but feels he is ready and well prepared to give it his all in the ring come next Saturday. Given both Ricardo and Victor’s fight record, this has the potential to be both an entertaining and competitive bout between fighters from the U.S. and Mexico!