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SD Fight Night: Family Business Results
SD Fight Night: Family Business, presented by G2G Promotions
and Frontwave Arena, delivered a highly successful debut,
setting the tone for a new era of boxing in San Diego.
Broadcast live across North America by Integrated Sports
Media on major cable providers, DISH, and digital platforms
including Bash.tv, PPV.com, TrillerTV, and Fubo, the event
marked a historic milestone—drawing the largest attendance
for a boxing event in Frontwave Arena history at 5,000
tickets sold.
In the double main event and final fight of the evening, San
Diego’s Julius “JuJu” Ballo (3-0) rose to the occasion in
the toughest test of his young career, earning a unanimous
decision victory over heavy-handed Roman Reyes (6-2, 5 KOs)
of Santa Ana, Calif. Drawing from an uber-successful amateur
career that included more than 60 bouts, the 2024 Golden
Gloves champion showcased his speed, composure, and ring IQ,
consistently picking his shots while neutralizing Reyes’
power. Despite Reyes entering the bout with five knockout
wins and a reputation as a dangerous finisher, Ballo
controlled the tempo throughout, using sharp combinations
and disciplined movement to keep his opponent at bay.
Building on back-to-back statement wins to begin his
professional career, Ballo once again displayed the maturity
of a seasoned fighter, further solidifying his status as one
of San Diego’s brightest young prospects. With another
dominant performance in front of his hometown crowd, Ballo
continued to deliver on the promise that has followed him
since his standout amateur days.
“I took this fight minute by minute, punch by punch,” said
Ballo. “This is only my third professional fight, but as the
fight went on, I felt more and more comfortable. I thank my
coaches for the brilliant gameplan. Reyes had a lot of
experience, but I studied so hard for this fight. Everything
in the ring comes naturally to me. I was born for this; I
know boxing is my purpose. It was a great feeling to see
5,000 fans in attendance. I want all the smoke. I’ll fight
whoever. I have a big fight coming up pretty soon.”
In the evening’s first half of the double main event,
Ballo’s cousin Jonny Mansour (7-0, 2 KOs) remained unbeaten
with a dominant performance over the dangerous William King
(6-4-2, 3 KOs). Mansour controlled the fight from start to
finish, badly hurting the Perris, Calif., resident in both
the opening and final rounds. Displaying sharp footwork,
speed, and composed aggression, Mansour dictated the pace
throughout, leaving King unable to mount a consistent
response. Attention turned to the judges following the
action-packed eight round fight with Mansour registering a
landslide decision victory. In an emotional moment before
his walkout alongside the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard,
Mansour also shared a heartfelt tribute honoring his late
mother, who passed away last year.
“It’s a blessing to share the card with my cousin JuJu,”
said Mansour. “San Diego doesn’t have a world champion.
Imagine if JuJu and I became world champions on the same
night. This event marked a huge milestone for us. I asked
everyone to put on a fight in San Diego, and no one wanted
to do it. I bet on myself and chose to put my promoter hat
on. SD Fight Night: Family Business was a major investment,
and it paid off. King was an extremely tough opponent, and I
was trying to get him out of there. I couldn’t have done
this without God, my family, and my fans.”
In a clash between two highly touted undefeated
welterweights, Daniel Morales (9-0, 5 KOs) protected his
perfect professional record against Alejandro Quintana
(7-1-1, 5 KOs). Morales became the aggressor early in round
one and forced Tijuana, Mexico’s Quintana onto his back foot
throughout the six round battle. Nearly ending the contest
in the final minute of the last round, Morales preserved his
undefeated record.
Fighting out of Oceanside, Calif., Angel Munoz (9-2, 5 KOs)
delivered a near-perfect performance against Cruz Becerra
(3-2, 1 KO) in a six round super welterweight bout.
Successfully out-striking the Mexico native, Munoz scored a
second-round knockdown and pushed the pace in the sixth
round en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Pedro Angel Cruz (6-6, 4 KOs) from San Jose, Calif., stormed
into hostile territory and wasted no time against San Diego
veteran Angel Estrada (12-2-1, 9 KOs). Cruz took control
immediately, cutting off the ring and pressuring from the
opening bell before unloading a sharp three-punch left-hand
combination from his southpaw stance that resulted in a
devastating first round knockout, handing Estrada his first
defeat since 2011.
Undefeated San Diego prospect Richard Fernandez Jr. (5-0, 3
KOs) displayed incredible durability and grit in his super
bantamweight outing against Wild Card Boxing Gym’s Sugary
Montales (6-3, 4 KOs). With both pugilists pushed to their
limits and each scoring a knockdown in round two, Fernandez
Jr. bullishly claimed a unanimous decision victory after six
rounds.
Competing for the first time in his hometown of Oceanside,
Calif., Kyle Erwin (11-3, 5 KOs) saw his hand raised
following a back-and-forth brawl against Phoenix’s Jose
Marruffo (15-20-2, 2 KOs). With the raucous Frontwave Arena
crowd backing him, Erwin strategically countered the
aggressive Marruffo before ultimately scoring a fifth-round
knockout.
In a bantamweight tilt, Pomona, Calif.’s Isaac Anguiano
(11-1-1, 5 KOs) quickly found his rhythm, pitching a shutout
against Jose Negrete (4-3, 4 KOs). Chula Vista, Calif.’s
John Ornelas (6-2-1, 3 KOs) dominantly inserted himself back
in the win column following an overwhelming first round TKO
victory over Brandon Mendoza (6-12, 6 KOs). Making a
statement in his professional debut in front of his hometown
crowd, San Diego’s Angel de la Cruz Ramirez (1-0, 1 KO) made
quick work of Mexico City native Antonio Sosa (1-1, 1 KO),
earning a first round knockout win. Franklin Garcia (2-0, 2
KOs) of Vista, Calif. kicked off the night of action in
spectacular fashion, swarming North Carolina’s Rahmel
McKinley (1-3) to secure a first round knockout victory.
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