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Santa Ana’s Ronny Rios to fight in a title boxing match on HBO this Saturday

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Community: Santa Ana Boxer Ronny Rios’ Title Fight this Saturday, August 26th at the StubHub Center / Live on HBO Boxing

Watch Santa Ana’s very own Ronny Rios (28-1) during the biggest fight of his career this Saturday, August 26, 2017 when he challenges WBC super-bantamweight champ Rey Vargas at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. The fight, which will also be shown live on HBO Boxing starting at 6:45 p.m. is the co-main event for Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai.

At 27 years of age, Rios is an American professional boxer in the Featherweight division who began boxing when he was 13 years old at the TKO Boxing Club in Santa Ana. He rose quickly in the world of amateur boxing and went on to win a National Golden Gloves and two U.S. National Bantamweight Champions in 2012. On November 21, 2015 Ronny defeated Jayson Velez at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas to win the WBC Silver Featherweight Championship. Rio’s younger brother, Alexis Rocha, will also be fighting at the StubHub Center on Saturday.

Founded by John M. Raya in 1994, TKO’s mission is to create champions in and out of the ring. For information about TKO’s programs, please call (714) 336-3361 or follow them on Facebook.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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