SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Rising featherweight prospect Kyle Lacanlale will take on veteran Jonathan Almacen in the all-Filipino main event of Showdown in Sactown III at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sacramento on Saturday night. Fighters for the six-bout card weighed-in at the host venue on Friday morning.
Lacanlale (7-0, 4 KOs) of San Ramon, California is coming off of a dominant second-round kayo of Javier Rojas Campos on April 4th. The young featherweight has outgrown preliminary opposition and has appeared ready for a proven veteran for some time. Tonight’s bout was originally slated as Lacanlale’s first foray into the six-round distance as well. However, the California State Athletic Commission made the decision to limit the contest to a scheduled four. Lacanlale weighed-in at 124 pounds on Friday morning.
Fitting the veteran label, Almacen (7-16-3) of Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines will be familiar with the venue, having come up short to unbeaten Jose Contreras here just over one month ago. Almacen began his career in the Philippines, fighting fellow Filipinos, before taking his career to the U.S. in 2023. The shorter Almacen matched his opponent, weighing-in at 124 pounds on Friday.
Khristopher Estep (2-0, 1 KO) of Sacramento jumps into the six-round distance against veteran William Davis (5-4-2, 1 KO) also of Sacramento in the semi main event. Estep turned professional at the DoubleTree last November and was last in the ring scoring a four-round unanimous decision this past March. The battle-tested Davis marks a step-up in Estep’s level of competition, having the experience that comes with ten years of professional fighting. Estep weighed-in at the junior middleweight limit of 154, while Davis scaled 152 pounds.
Unbeaten bantamweight Jose Aguilar (4-0, 3 KOs) of Linden, California takes to the ring for the fourth time this calendar year as he takes on returning Eduardo Sanchez (1-1) of Watsonville, California in an intriguing four-rounder. Aguilar, who scaled 117 pounds on Friday, turned professional last November in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico and has already racked up three knockouts there to go along with a four-round unanimous decision in Jamestown, California this past March. Sanchez, a Noble-Moreno Boxing product who came in at 116 ½ pounds on Friday, returns to the ring after sitting out 2025.
Dorrel Fore Jr. (3-0) of Sacramento will make his third start at the DoubleTree as he takes on Harley Sampson (2-1, 2 KOs) of Reno, Nevada in a four-round junior welterweight bout. Fore, who scaled 140 pounds on Friday, impressively decisioned tough Ebert Diaz in November in his last time out. Sampson, also weighing-in at 140 on Friday, scored a dominant third-round stoppage over Robert Jimenez this past April in his last ring action.
In the opener, former amateur standout Miguel “Tito” Elizondo (1-0) of Carson City, Nevada will meet Reymundo Rangel (1-0) of Grand Prairie, Texas in a four-round super featherweight bout. Elizondo, originally scheduled to compete at the DoubleTree last month before his opponent was late to withdraw, made his professional debut in March with an impressive four-round unanimous decision over Yoel Sandobal Ochoa. Rangel, who turned pro in a four-round firefight win over Albert Mayo in February, was originally scheduled to fight in Dallas this weekend. The event in Dallas ended up being canceled as Elizondo’s opponent was again a late pullout. In need of new dance partners, the two unbeaten fighters agreed to meet each other just last weekend. Elizondo scaled 129 pounds, while Rangel made the 130-pound super featherweight limit on Friday.
Rounding out the bill will be a three-round pro kickboxing bout. Moises Rodriguez of San Diego will make his pro debut against Sacramento’s Santiago Moralez, also making his debut. Moralez, out of Ronin Warrior Muay Thai & Fitness, weighed-in at 152 pounds on Friday morning. Rodriguez, out of Victory MMA & Fitness, needed a little extra time to sweat down to the lightweight kickboxing limit of 155 pounds.
Quick Weigh-in Results
Featherweights, 4 Rounds
Lacanlale 124
Almacen 124
Light middleweights, 6 Rounds
Estep 154
Davis 152
Bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Aguilar 117
Sanchez 116 ½
Light welterweights, 4 Rounds
Fore 140
Sampson 140
Super featherweights, 4 Rounds
Elizondo 129
Rangel 130
Kickboxing
Lightweights, 3 Rounds
Rodriguez 155
Moralez 152
Tickets for the event, promoted by Upper Cut Promotions, are available online at Leapevents.com