Northern California Pro Boxing Schedule - July/August 2014

Televised fights (all PT) are underlined. Local cards are highlighted. 
Only fights involving NorCal or NorCal-based fighters are listed.

Bilal Mahasin and several local pugilists fight in Pleasanton on Aug. 2.

THURSDAY, JULY 17

• At Madame Tussauds, San Francisco (1 p.m.): 

Weigh-in for Friday's card at Longshoremen's Hall (see below) 

FRIDAY, JULY 18

• At Huntington, N.Y. (ESPN2, 6 p.m.): 
Karim Mayfield (San Francisco) vs. Emmanuel Taylor, junior welterweights, 10 rounds. 

• At Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.):
Jonathan Chicas (San Francisco) vs. Emmanuel Robles, junior welterweights, 8 rounds; 
Andy Vences (San Jose) vs. Adolfo Landeros, junior lightweights, 6 rounds; 
Arturo Quintero (San Jose) vs. Mario Hermosillo, junior welterweights, 6 rounds;
Laura Deanovic (San Francisco) vs. Celene Roman, female lightweights, 4 rounds;
Fabian Melendez (San Carlos) vs. Payton Boyea (Sacramento), cruiserweights, 4 rounds; 
Ricardo Pinell (San Francisco) vs. Jamal Harris, middleweights, 6 rounds; 
Benjamin Briceno (Hayward) vs. Walter Santibanes, featherweights, 4 rounds; 
Joel Siapno (San Leandro) vs. Jesus Sanchez (Fresno), junior middleweights, 4 rounds. 

FRIDAY, JULY 25

• At Verona, N.Y. (Showtime, 10 p.m. tape delay):
Oscar Godoy (Watsonville) vs. Cecil McCalla, welterweights, 8 rounds.

• At Ontario, California:
Jonathan Garcia (Watsonville) vs. TBA, junior welterweights, 8 rounds;
LaRon Mitchell (San Francisco) vs. Zachary Bunce, heavyweights, 4 rounds.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

• At Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton:
Levan Ghvamichava (Hayward-based) vs. Chris Singleton, welterweights, 8 rounds;
Aaron Coley (Hayward) vs. TBA, middleweights, 8 rounds;
Wilkins Santiago (Hayward-based) vs. Luis Alfredo Lugo (Richmond), welterweights, 6 rounds;
Bilal Mahasin (Oakland) vs. Dwain Victorian, junior welterweights, 6 rounds;
Adam Fiel (Vacaville) vs. TBA, featherweights, 4 rounds;
Mauricio Zavaleta (San Leandro) vs. Tony Thompson, junior middleweights, 4 rounds;
Ryan Bourland (Vacaville) vs. Ray Mesa (Modesto), light heavyweights, 4 rounds;
Moises Benitez (San Jose) vs. Percy Peterson (Stockton), lightweights, 4 rounds.

• At Las Vegas:
Jose Ramirez (Avenal) vs. Alfred Romero, junior welterweights, 8 rounds.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

• At Glendale, California (UniMás, 11 p.m. tape delay):
Stan Martyniouk (Sacramento) vs. Ivan Najera, lightweights, 8 rounds.

Northern California Pound-for-Pound Top 10 (July 2014)

By Ryan Maquiñana
Norcalboxing.com

Robert Guerrero returned from a 13-month layoff in June to outslug Yoshihiro Kamegai. (Getty Images)

CRITERIA: Overall career body of work with an emphasis on recent performances.
ELIGIBILITY: The fighter must claim a Northern California city as his/her hometown; training in the region alone does not count. In this case, NorCal is defined as the area encompassing USA Boxing's Region 11.


1. Andre Ward, Oakland, super middleweight (27-0, 14 KOs)
LAST POLL: 1st
NICKNAME: "S.O.G."
BIRTHDATE: 2/23/1984 (age 30)
TITLES HELD (2): WBA (world), RING (world)
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES (1): WBC super middleweight
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (2): NABO/NABF super middleweight
LAST FIGHT: Won by UD12 over Edwin Rodriguez for WBA/RING super middleweight titles (Nov. 16, 2013)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: Goossen Tutor

2. Nonito Donaire, San Leandro, featherweight (31-2, 20 KOs)
LAST POLL: 2nd
NICKNAME: "The Filipino Flash"
BIRTHDATE: 11/16/1982 (age 31)
TITLES HELD (1): WBA (world)
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES (7): IBF flyweight, WBA interim jr. bantamweight, WBC/WBO bantamweight, IBF/WBO/RING jr. featherweight
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (3): IBO/WBO Asia Pacific flyweight, NABF jr. bantamweight
LAST FIGHT: Won by TD5 over Simpiwe Vetyeka for WBA featherweight title (May 31, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: Top Rank

3. Robert Guerrero, Gilroy, welterweight (32-2-1, 18 KOs)
LAST POLL: 3rd
NICKNAME: "The Ghost"
BIRTHDATE: 3/27/1983 (age 31)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES (5): IBF featherweight (twice), IBF jr. lightweight, WBA/WBO interim lightweight, WBC interim welterweight
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (2): NABF featherweight, WBO intercontinental lightweight
LAST FIGHT: Won by UD12 over Yoshihiro Kamegai (June 21, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: Golden Boy 

4. Ava Knight, Chico, junior flyweight (12-2-3, 5 KOs)
LAST POLL: 5th
NICKNAME: "The Lady of Boxing"
BIRTHDATE: 8/15/1988 (age 25)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES (2): WBC/IBF flyweight
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (2): WBC Silver flyweight, IFBA North American bantamweight
LAST FIGHT: Lost by UD10 to Ibeth Zamora for WBC jr. flyweight title (Oct. 26, 2013)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: HG Boxing 

5. Karim Mayfield, San Francisco, junior welterweight (18-1-1, 11 KOs)
LAST POLL: 4th
NICKNAME: "Hard Hitta"
BIRTHDATE: 12/14/1980 (age 33)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES: None
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (1): NABO jr. welterweight
LAST FIGHT: Lost by UD10 to Thomas Dulorme for NABF jr. welterweight title (Mar. 29, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: July 18 vs. Emmanuel Taylor (ESPN2)
PROMOTER: None

6. Melissa McMorrow, San Francisco, flyweight (9-4-3, 1 KO)
LAST POLL: 7th
NICKNAME: "Mighty"
BIRTHDATE: 6/19/1981 (age 33)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES (1): WBO flyweight
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (2): WIBF/New York State flyweight
LAST FIGHT: Lost by UD10 to Mariana Juarez for WBC International jr. bantamweight title (Feb. 22, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: None 

7. Alejandro Perez, North Salinas, junior lightweight (19-4-1, 13 KOs)
LAST POLL: 8th
NICKNAME: "El Alacrán" ("The Scorpion")
BIRTHDATE: 5/3/1986 (age 28)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES: None
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (2): WBC U.S. jr. featherweight, NABO jr. lightweight
LAST FIGHT: Lost to Juan Carlos Martinez by SD10 (Mar. 29, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: Top Rank

8. Brandon Gonzales, Sacramento, super middleweight (17-1-1, 10 KOs)
LAST POLL: 6th
NICKNAME: "Flawless"
BIRTHDATE: 5/24/1984 (age 30)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES: None
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES: None
LAST FIGHT: Lost by TKO4 to James DeGale (May 31, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: Gary Shaw 

9. Carina Moreno, Watsonville, flyweight (23-6, 6 KOs)
LAST POLL: 10th
NICKNAME: "La Reina" ("The Queen")
BIRTHDATE: 10/9/1981 (age 33)
TITLES HELD: None
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES (3): WBC strawweight, WBC interim jr. flyweight, WBA flyweight
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES (2): WIBA strawweight, IBA jr. flyweight
LAST FIGHT: Lost by UD10 to Susi Kentikian (July 6, 2013)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: None

10. Paul Mendez, Salinas, middleweight (16-2-2, 7 KOs)
LAST POLL: NR
NICKNAME: "El Gallo Negro" ("The Black Rooster")
BIRTHDATE: 2/26/1989 (age 25)
TITLES HELD (1): IBA Continental Americas (regional)
PREVIOUS WORLD TITLES: None
PREVIOUS MINOR/REGIONAL TITLES: None
LAST FIGHT: Won by UD8 over Santiago Perez (Apr. 5, 2014)
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
PROMOTER: Don Chargin/Paco Presents/Golden Boy

THE NEXT 10 (in alphabetical order; minimum 10 bouts):
Manuel Avila, Fairfield, junior featherweight (15-0, 6 KOs)
Jonathan Chicas, San Francisco, junior welterweight (13-1, 6 KOs)
Bruno Escalante, San Carlos, junior bantamweight (13-1-1, 6 KOs)
Jonathan Garcia, Watsonville, junior welterweight (14-0, 11 KOs)
Oscar Godoy, Watsonville, welterweight (13-2, 6 KOs)
Stan Martyniouk, Antelope, lightweight (13-1, 2 KOs)
Roman Morales, San Ardo, junior featherweight (18-0, 9 KOs)
Jose Ramirez, Avenal, junior welterweight (10-0, 8 KOs)
Guy Robb, Sacramento, featherweight (13-1, 5 KOs)
Alan Sanchez, Fairfield, welterweight (13-3-1, 7 KOs)

ON HIATUS:
Vicente Escobedo, Woodland, junior lightweight (26-6, 15 KOs)
Ana Julaton, Daly City, featherweight (13-4-1, 2 KOs)
Martha Salazar, San Francisco, heavyweight (12-4, 3 KOs)