Abdusamadov Returns in Sacramento on Saturday 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Middleweight prospect Islam Abdusamadov takes on veteran spoiler Moris Rodriguez in the six-round main event of “Showdown in Sactown II” at the DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento on Saturday night. Fighters for the six-bout card weighed-in at the host venue on Friday afternoon. 

Abdusamadov (7-0, 3 KOs) of Santa Clara, California by way of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia is ready to get his year started, having last seen action in December, scoring an explosive first-round knockout over Jon Thomas. Ready for his second scheduled six-rounder, Abdusamadov weighed-in at 161.2 pounds on Friday. 

Rodriguez (9-18-3, 5 KOs) of Sacramento is back down closer to the middleweight limit, having moved up to upset light heavyweight Tony Hernandez via six-round unanimous decision at the nearby Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln two months ago. Rodriguez, a pro of seventeen years, weighed-in at 162 pounds on Friday. 

Junior middleweight prospect Sergio Gonzalez (4-0, 3 KOs) of Sacramento fights in his hometown for the first time as a professional to take on six-year pro Christian Seals (4-3-2, 2 KOs) of Carson, California in a six-round bout. Gonzalez, who moved up to the six-round distance in March with a unanimous decision over Michael Portales, weighed-in at 155.2 pounds on Friday. Seals, who local fans may remember for his split decision draw with Ruben Torres at the DoubleTree back in 2023, scaled 155 even. 

In a four-round bout, unbeaten super featherweight Jose Contreras (2-0) of Oakland, California will take on the most experienced opponent of his short career in Jonathan Almacen (7-15-3, 2 KOs) of Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Contreras was last in the ring in March, scoring a one-sided unanimous decision over MMA fighter-turned boxer Benji Gomez. Almacen, who has managed to hang tough with naturally larger opponents in the past, weighed-in at 127.2 pounds, while Contreras scaled 129.2 on Friday.  

Making their professional debuts, Aaron Wisdom of Atwater, California will meet Jorge Luna Ramirez of Carson City, Nevada in a four-round featherweight bout. Wisdom, an 18-year-old training out of the Merced Crossroads Boxing Gym in Merced, California, weighed-in at 127.1 pounds. Luna Ramirez, a 21-year-old training out of the Carson City Boxing Club in Carson City, weighed-in at 126.3 on Friday. 

Vicky Zhao (2-2) of Watsonville, California by way of Chongqing, China will take on Shavon Furrow (1-0, 1 KO) of Fresno, California in a four-round super flyweight bout. Zhao, riding a two-fight win streak, will be competing at the highest weight of her career to this point at 114 pounds. Furrow, moving down a few pounds from her pro debut in February, also weighed-in at 114 on Friday. 

With local bragging rights on the line, Maurice Powell (1-0, 1 KO) of Sacramento will take on fellow Sacramento native Milton Ramirez (1-2) in a four-round light welterweight bout. Powell turned pro with a quick first-round stoppage of Ty Tarver in March. Returning to the ring from a nearly three-year layoff, Ramirez weighed-in at 145 pounds, while Powell scaled 142.1 on Friday. 

Quick Weigh-in Results:

Middleweights, 6 Rounds

Abdusamadov 161.2

Rodriguez 162

Junior middleweights, 6 Rounds

Gonzalez 155.2

Seals 155

Super featherweights, 4 Rounds

Contreras 129.2

Almacen 127.2

Featherweights, 4 Rounds

Wisdom 127.1

Luna Ramirez 126.3

Super flyweights, 4 Rounds

Zhao 114

Furrow 114

Welterweights, 4 Rounds

Powell 142.1

Ramirez 145

Tickets for the event, promoted by Upper Cut Promotions, are available online at Leapevents.com 

Mario Ortega Jr. can be reached at ortegajr.mario@gmail.com