PHILADELPHIA, PENN. / ORANGE, Calif. (Sept. 22, 2018) – Featherweight
standout *Ruben Villa* (13-0, 5 KOs)makes his fifth appearance of the year
from his hometown of *Salinas, Calif.* when he headlines “New
Blood” on Saturday, Oct. 13, from the *Salinas Storm House*.
Villa, 21, returns to his hometown for the second time since winning the
vacant WBO Youth featherweight championship in April. In that bout, he
handedly outpointed fellow prospect Marlon Olea for his first professional
title.
The southpaw followed that performance with a knockout win over Ricardo
Lopez in June and a unanimous decision win against Jose Santos Gonzalez in
August.
“It’s exciting to be back in my hometown,”* said Villa, who is promoted by
Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing.* “All my friends and family are
already asking for tickets. We sold out the last time we were here, and I
think we’ll do it again this time.”
The livestream starts at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET on our Facebook page
with Beto Duran as the blow-by-blow announcer and Steve Kim providing
expert, color commentary.
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