SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – Undefeated welterweight Jacob Macalolooy ends the longest layoff of his pro career as he meets his toughest test to date in once-beaten Angel Munoz in the six-round main event of the BXNG TV-broadcasted “Brawl in the Bay” on Saturday night at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in nearby Pleasanton, California. Fighters weighed-in for the seven-bout card, presented by Elite Underdog Promotions, at Benjamin’s Boxing in San Ramon on Friday morning.
Macalolooy (9-0, 4 KOs) of Union City, California was kept away from the ring over the last 13 months due to the business side of the sport, as it was not anything physical that delayed the rise of the unbeaten welterweight prospect. After fighting five times over the previous two years, Macalolooy has only seen two rounds of competitive ring action thus far in 2025, as he took part in the Team Combat League, fighting two, one-round fights on June 27th in Arizona.
“It wasn’t up to me,” said Macalolooy regarding his year away from traditional ring action. “I’ve been trying to fight all year. I was signed with another promoter and ended that contract at the beginning of the year. Then I floated around as a free agent, trying to pick up some fights. I came real close, started a camp and everything. When that didn’t happen, I ended up fighting for the TCL for the Phoenix Fury team, but it was just a couple rounds, nothing really serious. But I stayed ready and I had this fight on my radar. They had it set pretty far out, so I knew I was going to finish my year fighting here, but I didn’t know it would be my only fight of the year.”
Hoping to derail the local favorite’s return, Angel Munoz (7-1, 5 KOs) of San Bernardino, California saw his undefeated rise derailed inside the ring earlier this year. Munoz will be looking to rebound from his only professional defeat, a six-round unanimous decision to well-regarded David Whitmire this past March at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Munoz, who began his career with three straight knockouts, is a formidable opponent for a local prospect coming back from over a year away and that is by Macalolooy’s design.
“I am always looking for good fights,” says Macalolooy. “I am never looking to pad my record and take the easy way out. I am trying to push my way up the rankings and get closer and closer to being a contender and getting a title shot. Once they put [Munoz] in front of me, I said, ‘Perfect. Let’s run it.’”
Macalolooy, a few inches shorter than his fellow southpaw opponent, weighed-in at 148 ½-pounds, while Munoz scaled 146 ½.
An otherwise cordial weigh-in saw a spike in excitement during the face-off between light heavyweights Kumar Prescod and Isaac Johnson, who will fight in a four-rounder on Saturday night.
Prescod (3-0-1, 3 KOs) of Oakland, California was last in the ring on August 16th when an unfortunate clash of heads brought an unsatisfying end to his night. Prescod was dominant through two completed rounds against Michael Nelson, but along the way an accidental headbutt had opened up a cut above Nelson’s eye. Prior to the start of the third, the fight was called on the advice of the ringside physician, resulting in a technical draw.
Johnson (4-15-1, 1 KO) of Denver, Colorado presents the most experienced opposition Prescod has seen early in his promising career. When Johnson turned professional in 2015, Prescod was eight-years-old. While it is questionable what type of power he carries at light heavyweight, Johnson has only been stopped four times in his fifteen career defeats.
Things got heated during the ceremonial weigh-in after some trash talk turned into a shoving match initiated by Prescod. The two were quickly separated, but continued their vocal disagreement before being further removed from each other. According to Johnson, the beef stems from the circumstances of Prescod’s weight. The bout had originally been contracted for 172-pounds. Johnson was not informed of Prescod’s inability to make the weight until the morning of the weigh-in and agreement came to pass just before it took place. By the time they hit the scales for the official weigh-in, which took place before their shoving match during the ceremonial one, Prescod weighed-in at 176-pounds, while Johnson, who turned pro at lightweight, scaled 174.
Making his U.S. debut, exciting power-punching junior welterweight Rob Gutierrez Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) of San Jose, California takes on Imer Lima (1-0-1, 1 KO) of Los Angeles, California in a four-round bout on Saturday. Gutierrez, trained out of Benjamin’s Boxing by former world champion James Page and Ali Benjamin, scaled 141 ½-pounds on Friday, while Lima, also making his stateside debut, scaled 140.
Both looking to nab their first professional victory, Johnie Williams (0-0-1) of Suisun City, California takes on Terrence Coleman (0-1) of New York, New York in a bout contested just over the super middleweight limit and scheduled for four rounds. Williams, whose name has appeared on a few Northern California bout sheets over the last couple years before his fight ultimately falls off, is coming off of a majority draw in Stockton in May. Coleman came up short against a tough assignment in his pro debut, ironically on the same day Williams fought, falling to Ethan Smith, who is now 4-0 with three knockouts. Williams scaled 170 ½-pounds, while Coleman made 171 ½-pounds.
In an intriguing super featherweight fight, Tiare Womack (2-0, 2 KOs) takes on Danna Pineda (1-0) of Orosi, California in a four-rounder. Womack, who trains out of Benjamin’s Boxing in San Ramon, where the weigh-in was held, thrilled the fans at the Alameda County Fairgrounds by scoring a devastating first-round knockout over six-fight veteran Lauren Michaels in her pro debut this past May. Pineda turned pro with a four-round unanimous decision over Tanishia Lopez in Merced, California on September 12th. Womack and Pineda, two fighters with some amateur accolades to their credit, both scaled 129 ½-pounds.
Making their professional debuts, Colin Madlangbayan of Hayward, California will take on Ralie Gulley of Fresno, California in a four-round lightweight bout. Madlangbayan, who often can be found sparring at Benjamin’s Boxing, offered his hand in sportsmanship after a long stare down, but Gulley refused to oblige. Both fighters scaled the same 133 ½-pounds.
Making his U.S. debut, Danny Belloso Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) of Modesto, California will take on Antonio Ferrel (0-2) of Santa Rosa, California in the four-round super bantamweight opener on Saturday night. Belloso, who turned professional in Mexico at age 17 this past March, scaled 121 ½-pounds, while Ferrel, taking on his third straight tough assignment, weighed-in at 123-pounds even.
Quick Weigh-in Results:
Welterweights, 6 Rounds
Macalolooy 148 ½
Munoz 146 ½
Light heavyweights, 4 Rounds
Prescod 176
Johnson 174
Light welterweights, 4 Rounds
Gutierrez Jr. 141 ½
Lima 140
Super middleweights, 4 Rounds
Williams 170 ½
Coleman 171 ½
Super featherweights, 4 Rounds
Womack 129 ½
Pineda 129
Lightweights, 4 Rounds
Madlangbayan 133 ½
Gulley 133 ½
Super bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Belloso Jr. 121 ½
Ferrel 123
Tickets for the event, promoted by Elite Underdog Promotions and Benjamin’s Boxing, are available online at Eventbrite.com
Mario Ortega Jr. can be reached at ortegajr.mario@gmail.com
