By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Unbeaten welterweight Giovani Santillan (28-0, 15 KOs) returned with a ten round unanimous decision over Angel Ruiz (17-2, 12 KOs) in the Navarrete-Gonzalez co-feature on Friday night at the Pechanga Aren, San Diego, California. Ruiz injured his left hand early on and was a one-handed fighter for most the fight. Scores were 99-91, 100-90, 100-90.

Ruiz connected Santillan with an uppercut early in the first round. Santillan responded in round two with a flurry as he tagged Ruiz, the fight continued inside as Santillan, and Ruiz closed the round exchanging. In the third, Santillan backed Ruiz to the ropes and attacked with combinations, but Ruiz did not hold back. Ruiz began attacking the body in round four, but Santillan stood close and landed a huge uppercut, continuing to work solidly on the inside. The fight continued inside as both southpaws exchanged, Santillan pinned Ruiz up against the ropes.

Halfway through in the sixth, Santillan continued to keep Ruiz on the ropes and continued to score with the uppercut. Letting his hands go in the seventh, Santillan kept Ruiz on the ropes connecting solidly inside. Ruiz began to stay away and keep his distance late in the fight in the eighth as he circled, Santillan pressed pinning Ruiz up against the ropes. Stalking in round nine, Santillan kept backing Ruiz, but Ruiz fought well of the ropes. The tenth and final round, Santillan pressured as Ruiz popped the jab and appeared tired as the San Diego fighter finished strong for his hometown.

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Unbeaten junior lightweight Henry Lebron (14-0, 9 KOs) outscored Manuel Rey Rojas (21-6, 6 KOs) over eight rounds. Scores were 80-72 3x.

Unbeaten junior welterweight Lindolfo Delgado (14-0, 12 KOs) scored an eight round unanimous decision over Juan Garcia Mendez (21-5-2, 13 KOs). Scores were 80-71 3x. Delgado dropped Mendez late in round eight, but couldn’t get him out of there.

Unbeaten middleweight Javier Martinez (6-0, 2 KOs) defeated the very tough Darryl Jones (4-3-1, 2 KOs) over six rounds. Scores were 60-54, 60-53, 60-53.

In a clash of unbeaten 18-year-old bantamweights, Floyd Diaz (3-0, 0 KOs) won a dominant four round unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez (1-1, 1 KO). Scores were 39-36, 40-35, 40-35. Diaz dropped Ramirez in the first round.

6’9 heavyweight Antonio Mireles won his pro debut by first round KO over 314lb Demonte Randle (2-2, 2 KOs). Randle down 3x. Time was 2:07.