Ruben Villa

  • Underdog Wilberth Lopez Upsets Jose Roman on Friday Night

    In a stunning upset, junior welterweight Wilberth Lopez (19-8, 13 KOs) thoroughly stymied Jose Roman (24-2-1, 16 KOs) to win by unanimous decision in Friday’s “New Blood” main event. Lopez, a southpaw fighting out of San Diego, Calif., controlled the pace of the fight from start-to-finish by landing numerous...
  • Prospect Ruben Villa Battles Veteran Ernesto Guerrero Friday Night in Ontario

    Ruben Villa (7-0, 4 KOs), one of the featherweight division’s brightest young talents, takes the next step in his development by clashing with veteran Ernesto Guerrero (26-19, 18 KOs) in one of two highly anticipated match-ups on Friday’s “New Blood” undercard. The 6-round bout takes place at the Doubletree...
  • Jose Roman Defends 10-Fight Winning Streak Friday Night in Ontario

    In Thompson Boxing Promotions’ “New Blood” main event, junior welterweight Jose Roman (24-1-1, 16 KOs) of Garden Grove, Calif. puts his 10-fight winning streak on the line against Wilberth Lopez (18-8, 13 KOs) of Tucson, Ariz. in a bout scheduled for 8-rounds. The five-bout show takes place on Friday,...
  • Erick Ituarte edges Isaac Zarate to claim vacant NABF title

    On Friday night at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario Ca., Thompson Boxing Promotions celebrated it’s 17 year anniversary with an all action main event that saw two local talents go to war for eight tough rounds. Santa Ana’s Erick Ituarte (17-1-1, 2 KOs) came off the canvas to...
  • Ituarte and Zarate make weight

    Erick Ituarte (16-1-1, 2 KOs) and Isaac Zarate (12-2-2, 2 KOs) successfully weighed in for Friday’s Junior NABF featherweight championship scheduled for eight compelling rounds from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif. Ituarte (126 lbs.) and Zarate (125.8 lbs.) both hail from Southern California, Santa Ana and San Pedro,...
  • Santillan Beats Tienda and Ituarte Tops Martinez at “Path To Glory”

    Thompson boxing Promotions kicked off their 2017 season with a six fight card from the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario Ca. The “Path To Glory” card featured undefeated Giovani Santillan taking on Omar Tienda in the main event and supported by Erick Ituarte taking on Naciff Martinez in the...
  • Giovani Santillan Makes Weight, Defends Undefeated Record Friday Night

    Promising junior welterweight Giovani Santillan (20-0, 11 KOs), headlines a stacked “Path to Glory” card Friday night from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif. Santillan weighed in at 143 lbs., while challenger Omar Tienda (18-3, 11 KOs) checked in at 142.2 lbs. The “Path to Glory” main event is...
  • Giovani Santillan Headlines this Friday!

    Top junior welterweight prospect Giovani Santillan (20-0, 11 KOs) and featherweight standout Erick Ituarte (15-1-1, 2 KOs) make their 2017 debuts on “Path to Glory,” Friday, Feb. 10 from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif. In the 8-round main event, Santillan, 25, will face Mexico’s Omar Tienda (18-3, 11...
  • Taras Shelestyuk Wins Hard-Fought Decision

    Photos: Art Gallegos Jr. / Standnfight.com Tares “The Real Deal Shelestyuk maintained an unbeaten record and continued his ascent in the welterweight division with a close, unanimous 10-round decision over his toughest opponent to date, Jimmy “The Truth” Herrera in Friday’s main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation...