Escalante will take on Victor Ruiz 12-2 (9 KOs) for the IBA Continental Junior Bantamweight Title.

Prospect Bruno Escalante Will Defend his IBA Continental Junior Bantamweight Title against Víctor Víctor Ruiz at the Cache Creek Casino Resort on April 5th

Bruno “the Aloha Kid” Escalante 12-1-1 (6 KOs), from Redwood City, CA by way of Cebu, Philippines, was just named 2013 Northern California Fighter of the year. After the first round KO on February 28th over Lorenzo Trejos, Escalante is now ready to put his title on the line against his most challenging opponent yet. On April 5^th Escalante will take on Victor Ruiz 12-2 (9 KOs) for the IBA Continental Junior Bantamweight Title.

Victor “Pelon” Ruiz from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico has knocked out 6 of his last 7 opponents. Victor will be making his United States debut on April 5^th at Cache Creek Casino Resort in the beautiful Brooks, CA. This will be Victor’s first attempt at a title. “This is my chance to shine and make a name for myself in the states. So, Bruno better be ready because he hasn’t faced anybody with the punching power that I have,” said Victor. 

Paul “El Gallo Negro” Mendez 15-2-2 (7 KOs) of Salinas, CA will also take on Santiago Perez 12-3 (3 KOs) of Los Angeles in an eight round battle on April 5th. Mendez was previous scheduled to fight for the IBA title but due to visa issues with opponent Samuel Miller 27-8 (24 KOs) of Colombia, the title had to be put aside. Perez has also had his disappointments with fights falling out lately but is excited for this opportunity to take on Mendez. Perez said, “It is meant to be, everything has fallen in place. I have been waiting for this moment.”

Mendez amazed the audience in Salinas on February 17 when he scored a 3^rd round KO victory over Raul Casarez on Golden Boy’s Fox Sports 1 series. Since first winning the title in December 2012 against Lester Gonzalez, Mendez has also remained 4-0 throughout 2013 against fighters such as Alfredo Contreras, Dashon Johnson, Rahman Yusubov and Luis Rose. Mendez wants to use this opportunity on April 5^th to prove that he is ready to take the next step up.

The show will also feature four more exciting fighters: Sacramento native and crowd pleasing Guy Robb 12-1 (5 KOs) vs TBD. Ricardo Pinell 7-1-1(5 KOs) of San Francisco, CA vs TBD. Fresno’s, Luis Ambrosio 4-0 (3 KOs) vs Cesar Martinez 4-2-1 (1 KO) of Los Angeles. Ryan “Rhino” Bourland 1-0 (1 KO) of Vacaville, CA vs. Zlatko Ledic 0-1-1 of Oxnard, CA.

Escalante vs Ruiz and Mendez vs Perez headlines a night of world-class professional championship boxing presented by Don Chargin Productions, Paco Presents Boxing and Cache Creek Casino Resort. Doors open at 5:00 pm, the first bell rings at 6:00 pm.

Tickets, priced at $65, $95 and $125, are on sale now and available for purchase at Cachecreek.com, Tickets.com and PacoPresentsBoxing.com.

The weigh-in will take place at the Cache Creek Casino Resort on Friday, April 4 and is free to the public. The official weigh-in time is 3:30 pm.

Fotos: Luis Alberto Torres ISC@2014