SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – With just a handful of days’ notice, undefeated featherweight William Villa will return to the ring for the first time in eighteen months to meet 50-fight veteran Diuhl Olguin in the six-round main event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sacramento on Saturday fight. Fighters for the card weighed-in Friday afternoon at the venue.
Sacramento’s Villa (6-0) last fought in October 2021, scoring a four-round decision over Michael Mendez at the DoubleTree. Villa had been pegged to return in May on an Upper Cut Promotions-promoted card at the Gold Country Casino Resort in Oroville, California, but got the call to step-in on short notice just days ago.
Olguin (15-30-5, 10 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico had originally signed to meet Sacramento featherweight prospect Malikai Johnson in Saturday’s main event. Johnson was ruled out with an eye injury that ultimately required surgery. Having gone the distance with a long list of unbeaten pros, Olguin figures to provide a litmus test for Villa.
Olguin, who has gone eight rounds many times, scaled 127-pounds. Villa, scheduled for six-rounds for the first time, came in at 127 ½-pounds.
Sacramento’s Ruben Torres returns to fight before his vocal following for the first time in three years in the four-round junior middleweight co-feature. Torres (4-2, 1 KO) will take on Luis Garcia (3-1, 1 KO) of San Diego, California. Torres is very familiar with the DoubleTree ring, as four of his six pro bouts have taken place at the venue. Garcia hopes to rebound from his lone pro defeat, which took place against mega prospect Callum Walsh last May. Torres weighed-in at 155-pounds, while Garcia scaled 156.
Irving Xilohua (4-0, 2 KOs) of Stockton, California returns to the DoubleTree to take on debuting Phillip Ramirez of Sacramento in a four-round super bantamweight bout. Xilohua made his DoubleTree debut last May with a second-round stoppage and capped his 2022 campaign with back-to-back decision wins in his hometown. Xilohua and Ramirez both weighed-in at 123-pounds Friday.
Julian Bridges (2-0, 2 KOs) of Antioch, California will take on Milton Ramirez (1-0) of Sacramento in a four-round light welterweight bout. Bridges came in at 140 ¼-pounds, while Ramirez made 140 even.
Sacramento’s Terrell Glynn will meet Mario Alexander of Sparks, Nevada in a four-round light heavyweight bout. Both fighters are making their professional debut. Glynn and Alexander both weighed-in at 177-pounds. Glynn had been scheduled to meet debuting Matthew Monroe, who may await the winner in May at Gold Country Casino Resort, should the winner come out unscathed Saturday night.
Aaron Cadena of Sacramento will make his professional debut against Josias Gonzalez (0-1) of Whittier, California in a four-round light middleweight contest. Cadena weighed-in at 153, while Gonzalez scaled 152 ¼-pounds.
Two three-round amateur kickboxing bouts are also on the card. In a pairing of lightweights, Everett Alanis, 133, of Sacramento meets Ermias Jones, 136, of Sacramento to open the evening. Heavyweights Alberto Montano, 229, of Sacramento and Yusuf Kamara of Antioch meet later in the night. Fighters for the kickboxing portion will also weigh-in on the day of the show.
Quick Weigh-in Results:
Featherweights, 6 Rounds
Villa 127 ½
Olguin 127
Light middleweights, 4 Rounds
Torres 155
Garcia 156
Bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Xilohua 123
Ramirez 123
Light welterweights, 4 Rounds
Bridges 140 ½
Ramirez 140
Light heavyweights, 4 Rounds
Glynn 177
Alexander 177
Light middleweights, 4 Rounds
Cadena 153
Gonzalez 152 ½
Tickets for the event, promoted by Upper Cut Promotions, are available online at uppercutpro.com
