Golden Boy Fight Night Results - Sanchez vs. Santibanes Fight Card - December 14

Main Event

Jose Sanchez vs. Walter Santibanes

Featherweights - 10 Rounds

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Walter Santibanes 12-2 (2 KOs) earned a return to this main event when he won an upset win with a domineering performannce over Manny “Gucci” Flores at this venue this past June. But tonight, it was Jose “Tito” Sanchez who outperformed Santibanes in the ring, and though it went the distance, Sanchez earned the unanimous decision by wide margins of 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92 on the scores cards. Sanchez advances to 12-0 (7 KOs), Santibanes record is now 12-3 (2 KOs).

Co-Main Event

Eric Priest vs. Paul Mendez

Super Middleweights - 8 Round

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Priest came into this fight at 11-0 (7 KOs) and was matched a veteran of 27 bouts, Paul Mendez, with a record of 24-4-2 (11 KOs).  It was all Priest from the start of the match, dropping Mendez once before later getting the KO win by waive off at 2:09 of the first round. Priest advances to 12-0 (8 KOs), Mendez picks up another loss to move to 21-5-2

Jorge Chavez vs. Jerson Ortiz
Feartherweights - 6 Rounds

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Making his first appearance after being signed by Golden Boy, Chavez 8-0 (6 KOs) from Tijuana, punished the Nicaraguan fighter, Jerson Ortiz 17-9 (8 KOs for the first 2 rounds, causing his corner to call the fight after the second round ended. Chavez advances to 9-0 (7 KOs), Ortiz drops to 17-10 (8 KOs)

Ricardo Rulvalcaba vs. Irwin Macia
Welterweights - 8 Rounds

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Macias 15-3 (10 KOs) from Monterrey, Mexico, had his moments but not enough to outshine Ruvalcaba 10-0-1, and though the fight went the distance, Macias took the loss.  Ruvalcaba was granted the win with score cards of 78-74, 80-72, 80-72. Ruvalcaba advances to 11-0-1 (9 KOs), Macias’ record now stands at 15-4 (1 KOs)

Justin Figueroa vs. Jerome Clayton
Superwelterweights - 4

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqueda

Figueroa stopped Clayton at 1:57 of round 3, after dropping him 3 times to take the win by KO. Figueroa advances to 7-0 (6 KOs), Clayton’s record is now 3-3-1 (3 KOs)

Non- televised Preliminary Bout
Fabian Guzman vs. Rueben Johnson
Middleweight - 4 Rounds

Photos courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions and Chis Esqued

Guzman 2-0 (2 KOs), from Orange, CA, won by KO when the ref waived off the fight at 2:01 of the second round. Johnson 0-3, from Milwaukee, WI, had been downed once prior to the stopage. Guzman advanced to 3-0 (3 KOs), Johnson falls to 0-4.