WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA — In the season finale of Telefutura Solo Boxeo tomorrow night, welterweight prospect Alan Sanchez will appear on the network for the third time this year as he takes on late fill-in opponent Alberto Herrera in the eight-round main event emanating from the Woodland Community & Senior Center. Fighters weighed in this afternoon at Paco’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant in downtown Woodland.
After taking his entire early career on the road, Sanchez (8-2-1, 3 KOs) of Fairfield, California will be fighting near home for the fourth consecutive time as he takes on Herrera (8-3-1, 5 KOs) of Riverside, California.
Sanchez comes in off of a dominate performance in June, as he battered durable Clint Coronel before forcing a cut-induced seventh-round stoppage in Fairfield. Sanchez is currently riding a three-fight win streak which began after a controversial draw against Luis Grajeda in September of last year. Sanchez had Grajeda down twice, but left San Diego, California with the draw in a fight he clearly deserved.
Herrera, the brother of world ranked contender Mauricio Herrera, ended a three-fight skid this past October with a six-round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Marcus Robinson. Herrera took the fight with Sanchez on short notice, after originally scheduled KeAndre Gibson was forced to withdraw with a training injury. Herrera scaled 146, while Sanchez came in at 149-pounds at today’s weigh-in.
In the televised co-feature, Guy Robb (6-0, 2 KOs) of Sacramento, California will take on tough Hugo Ramos (3-10-2, 1 KO) of Palm Springs, California in a six-round super featherweight bout. Robb comes in off of his career-best win to date, a dominate six-round decision over heralded prospect Pablo Armenta this past September. Ramos has been in with many of the top featherweight prospects in the state and always held his own. Robb and Ramos both weighed in at 127-pounds.
In an intriguing match-up, unbeaten Jonathan Chicas (3-0, 2 KOs) of San Francisco, California will take on debuting former amateur standout Paul Cano of Clovis, California in a four-round welterweight bout. Chicas, who holds a win over former accomplished amateur and frequent Cano sparring partner Michael Islas, weighed in at 144-pounds. Cano, who has been one of the top amateurs in the nation at his weight class over the last two years, also weighed in at 144.
Nicolas Balestra (1-1) of Sacramento will take on former gym mate Will Walters (0-2) of Sacramento in a four-round welterweight bout. Balestra, a former MMA competitor, got into the win column with a four-round decision over Alex Vlas in November. Walters, who used to spar Balestra on a daily basis, is still in search of his first pro win after two hard-fought battles with Bret De La Torre in April and November. Walters and Balestra both scaled 146-pounds.
Dmitry Chudinov (5-0, 3 KOs) of Los Angeles, California by way of Serpukhov, Russia will take on rugged Tony Hirsch (12-4-2, 6 KOs) of Oakland, California in a four-round super middleweight bout. Chudinov, a 2008 World Cup Championships bronze medalist, weighed in at 169-pounds at today’s weigh-in. Hirsch, who took the fight on very short notice, will weigh in tomorrow.
Oscar Godoy (3-1, 1 KO) of Watsonville, California will take on journeyman Juan Carlos Diaz (7-15, 6 KOs) of Lakeside, California by way of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Estado de Mexico, Mexico in a four-round light middleweight bout. Godoy, originally scheduled to take on Luis Sanchez, weighed in at 150-pounds. Diaz, who has dropped his last ten bouts, including nine to undefeated opponents, weighed in at 152-pounds.
Tickets for tonight’s event, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Don Chargin Productions, Paco Presents and Jorge Marron Productions, are available by calling Paco’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant in Woodland at 530-669-7946, Taqueria Guadalajara #1 in Woodland at 530-668-0628 or Travis Credit Union in Woodland at 530-668-0573.
Quick Weigh-in Results:
Welterweights, 8 Rounds
Sanchez 149
Herrera 146
Featherweights, 6 Rounds
Robb 127
Ramos 127
Welterweights, 4 Rounds
Chicas 144
Cano 144
Welterweights, 4 Rounds
Balestra 146
Walters 146
Light Middleweights, 4 Rounds
Godoy 150
Diaz 152
Super Middleweights, 4 Rounds
Chudinov 169
Hirsch*
*will weigh-in tomorrow
Mario Ortega Jr. can be contacted at ortega15rds@lycos.com.
