His ability to slug it out at age 33 placed him in Saturday’s main event against David Peralta at Honda Center. The former two-division champion from Gilroy has suffered losses only to unbeatens Floyd Mayweather Jr., Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia since 2013. Robert Guerrero welterweight 33-4-1, 18 KOs 1 contender is Jessie Magdaleno of Las Vegas.Ĩ. Donaire, 33, has only lost to Cuba’s supreme boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux and Jamaica power puncher Nicholas Walters in the last decade. The Bay Area’s “Filipino Flash” has won belts in four divisions and currently owns the WBO super-bantamweight title. Nonito Donaire super-bantamweight 37-3, 24 KOs Next fight: Promoter Bob Arum is trying to bring Valdez back to Tucson for a late-November card.ħ. He knocked out seven of his last eight opponents and won the WBO featherweight belt July 23 with a second-round TKO of Matias Rueda. He has roots in Mexico and Tucson, but Valdez, 25, lives and trains in the Southland. Next fight: Eye issues in New York pushed his bout against WBC featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar back to California, likely on Oct. But Mares’ action-packed fighting style is likely to earn him another title shot this fall at Staples Center. The Hawaiian Gardens fighter and ex-Olympian for Mexico has won world titles in three divisions. Next fight: Talks are in progress to pit Garcia against WBC champion Dejan Zlaticanin on Oct. Garcia, from Oxnard, is now linked to powerful manager Al Haymon’s Premiere Boxing Champions. Mikey Garcia lightweight 35-0, 29 KOsĭespite an extended layoff, due to a contract dispute with his former promoter, Garcia didn’t show much ring rust in his fifth-round TKO, with four knockdowns, of Elio Rojas in July. Next fight: Talks are underway for a late-fall rematch with Frampton in Las Vegas.Ĥ. ![]() Santa Cruz’s training camp was hampered by the limited involvement of his father/trainer, Jose Sr., who was fighting cancer. is determined to avenge his July 30 majority decision loss to Carl Frampton. Leo Santa Cruz featherweight 32-1-1, 18 KOs Next fight: ESPN boxing analyst Teddy Atlas will return as Bradley’s trainer for their third fight in the winter, against an opponent yet to be determined.ģ. Coachella Valley’s Bradley has defeated current welterweight world champ Jessie Vargas, power-puncher Ruslan Provodnikov, boxer Devon Alexander and former champs Lamont Peterson and Junior Witter. He’s only lost to Pacquiao and has been champion in two divisions. He coaches a big group of Eastern European fighters in Ventura County, while Garcia’s younger brother, unbeaten lightweight Mikey Garcia, and former three-division champion Abner Mares, train in Riverside.īelow is the Los Angeles Times’ list of the top 10 California boxers:Ģ. Trainer Robert Garcia has facilities in Riverside and Oxnard. There’s also defending trainer of the year Abel Sanchez’s the Summit in Big Bear and trainer Virgil Hunter’s Bay Area hub that hosts Andre Ward, Andre Berto and Amir Khan as members. Seven-time trainer of the year Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood is Manny Pacquiao’s local gym. The Golden State not only boasts a slew of native boxing talent, it also has new residents such as Kazakhstan’s three-belt middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, who resides in Los Angeles and trains in Big Bear, and former two-division champion Canelo Alvarez of Mexico, who trains in San Diego.Ĭalifornia also has exceptional trainers who continue to draw talent into the state. California is loaded with boxing star power.
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