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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)
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