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Lightweight Prospect &
Former Olympian
Cesar Villarraga In Action This Friday
Former Olympian Cesar Villarraga (6-0, 4 KOs), one of the
brightest prospects in the lightweight division, is featured
on the undercard of Thompson Boxing's fifteenth year
anniversary show, titled "Path to Glory" this Friday, May 29
from the Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, Calif.
Villarraga, out of Colombia, looks to remain unbeaten
against Erick Aguirre (6-6-2, 4 KOs) of Mexico in a fight
scheduled for six rounds.
Since turning professional two years ago, Villarraga has
split his time between Los Angeles and his native Colombia.
Trained by the Southern California-based Danny Zamora,
Villarraga has made expedient progress as a professional,
one made possible by his outstanding amateur run. Villarraga
had more than 200 wins as an amateur, and represented
Colombia in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
"Cesar isn't your typical prospect," Zamora said. "He comes
from a tremendous amateur background. He is far more
experienced and polished than what his record indicates."
Villarraga, a southpaw, registered four wins last year and
is coming off a first round knockout win over Jesus Angulo
in February. The scouting report on Villarraga would mention
his outstanding hand speed and knockout power in either
hand.
"Everyday is a new opportunity to improve in some way,"
Villarraga said. "The truly great boxers are able to
dominate a fight in a variety of ways. That's the boxer that
I want to become. I want to be as versatile as possible."
Other action on the card features Danny Roman (13-2-1, 5
KOs), a super bantamweight from Los Angeles, going up
against the battle tested Chris Martin (28-5-3, 9 KOs) of
San Diego (8-rounds).
One of Southern California's most popular fighters, Efrain
Esquivias (17-3-1, 10 KOs), jumps to the featherweight
division to face the young Jose Haro (8-1-1, 6 KOs) of Salt
Lake City. The fight is scheduled for eight competitive
rounds.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. PT and the first bout starts at 7:30
p.m. PT. The Doubletree Hotel is located at 222 N. Vineyard
Ave, Ontario, CA 91764, and can be reached at 909-937-0900.
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