SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – The long-running fight series at the Four Points by Sheraton San Diego ends the summer with a bang as it plays host to a promising six-fight card tonight. In the main event, light welterweight prospect Jonathan Garcia hopes to continue to build towards something meaningful as he goes up against tough Pedro Arcos in a six-rounder. Fighters weighed in Thursday at the hotel.
Garcia (8-0, 6 KOs) of Watsonville, California returns to his home state three fights into his 2012 campaign and looks to be taking a modest step up against Pedro Arcos (8-2, 6 KOs) of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Garcia, who scaled 139-pounds Thursday night, was last seen dropping Leo Martinez en route to a decision win in Columbus, Ohio in late May. Arcos, who also came in at 139, has fought outside of his native Mexico only once and it accounted for one of his two losses.
The supporting card features some promising young talent from mostly out of town in four-round attractions. Unbeaten Eduardo Rivera (7-0-1, 3 KOs) of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico makes his U.S. debut against longtime journeyman opponent Adolfo Landeros (22-26-2, 10 KOs) of Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico in a four-round super featherweight bout. Rivera, who scaled 132-pounds, was last seen in a scheduled eight-rounder, as he stopped 10-0-2 Luis Solis in six. Landeros, weighing in at 133-pounds last night, scored a rare win two fights back against 4-10 Cesar Garcia on June 28th. However, any thoughts of a winning streak were dashed by 18-0 Horatio Garcia, who scored a ten-round decision over Landeros just two weeks later.
In the most competitively-matched bout on the card at least on paper, Oscar Godoy (7-2, 3 KOs) of Watsonville, California will take on 2009 U.S. Championships bronze medalist Richard Hargraves (3-0-1, 2 KOs) of San Francisco, California in a four-round welterweight bout. Godoy thrilled area fight fans in defeat, as he traded knockdowns with Joshua Marks at the Gonzalez Sports Academy in nearby Chula Vista in January. Hargraves is coming in off of a big road win against fellow former national amateur standout Michael Faulk via six-round unanimous decision in Minnesota in June. Both Godoy and Hargraves scaled 147-pounds.
Co-promoter Jorge Marron has imported two of his fighters from Columbus, Ohio for this event as light heavyweight Donald Anderson and debuting light flyweight Jesus Rojas will see action in separate four-round bouts. Anderson (1-0, 1 KO) will take on Jose Jesus Hurtado (3-5, 3 KOs) of San Ysidro, California. Anderson, who turned pro in May with a first-round KO, scaled 175-pounds. Hurtado, coming off of a first-round stoppage to Rudy Puga Jr. last November, weighed-in at 177-pounds.
Rojas meets Christian Salgado (1-3) of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico to open the event. Rojas, making his debut many miles from the comforts of home, weighed 107 ½-pounds Thursday. Salgado, who had the unenviable task of going up against prospect Matthew Villanueva in his third pro bout, weighed-in at 110-pounds
Scheduled to hit the scales at noon today, Emmanuel Robles (4-0-1, 2 KOs) of San Diego by way of Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero, Mexico will take on career opponent Jaime Orrantia (26-27-5, 14 KOs) of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico in a four-round light welterweight bout. Orrantia had not yet arrived in town by the time of Thursday’s scheduled weigh-in. Orrantia has lost three straight, which accounts for his entire 2012 campaign. Robles will be returning to the site of his first three professional bouts.
Tickets for the event, promoted by Don Chargin Productions in association with Bobby D. Presents and Jorge Marron Productions, are available online at SanDiegoFights.com.
Quick Weigh-in Results:
Light Welterweights, 6 Rounds
Garcia 139
Arcos 139
Super Featherweights, 4 Rounds
Rivera 132
Landeros 133
Welterweights, 4 Rounds
Godoy 147
Hargraves 147
Light Heavyweights, 4 Rounds
Anderson 175
Hurtado 177
Light Flyweights, 4 Rounds
Rojas 107 ½
Salgado 110
Light Welterweights, 4 Rounds
Robles*
Orrantia*
*will weigh-in at noon tomorrow
Mario Ortega Jr. can be reached at ortega15rds@lycos.com.
