By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

WBO/IBF lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer (17-0, 5 KO’s) successfully defended her WBO and IBF junior lightweight titles with a unanimous decision win over Jennifer Han (18-5-1, 1 KO) of El Paso, Texas, Saturday night at the Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. A fast start from the opening bell as Mayer and Han let their hands go staying active. Mayer was cut on the left eye from a punch. Han boxed well in the second round as Mayer attacked behind the jab. In round three, Han boxed as she stuck and moved Mayer attacked but was caught with a short right hand. Han’s nose was busted in the fourth round by a left hook from Mayer as blood gushed out of Han’s nose to finish the fourth.

Mayer stalked to begin the fifth round as she pressed Han and connected solidly. The bleeding continued from Han’s but she continued to fight on and mix it up with Mayer in the sixth. Han continued to bleed from her nose in the seventh as Mayer targeted boxing from a distance shooting the jab. Continuing to box from a distance in round eight, Mayer popped Han with the jab as she continued to bleed from her nose. Landing power shots, Mayer connected effectively as Han appeared to be fading away. Mayer closed strong as she dominated the tenth and final round, credit to Han for going the distance and battling.

The judges scored the bout 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91.

San Diego’s undefeated welterweight Giovanni Santillan (29-0, 16 KOs) stopped Jeovanis Barraza (23-3, 15 KOs) from Colombia in the seventh in the co-feature bout. Santillan came out attacking in the first round, Barraza did not hold back as he stood in the pocket and let his hands go. In round two, Santillan worked the inside sneaking in the uppercuts and backing Barraza to the ropes throughout the round. Continuing to work on the inside, Santillan kept Barraza on the ropes attacking the Colombian constantly. Staying busy in round four, Santillan was on the offensive as he continued to back Barraza, who appeared to be in survival mode at this point.

Dominating and continuing to work in the fifth, Santillan was effective in his offensive attack having his way with Barraza. In the sixth it continued to be Santillan’s fight as he worked over Barraza and in the next round the referee had seen enough as Santillan’s offense was too much for Barraza forcing the referee Thomas Taylor to stop the fight at 33 seconds of the seventh.

Former WBA world junior bantamweight champion Andrew Moloney (23-2, 15 KOs) of Melbourne, Australia stopped Gilberto Mendoza (19-12-3, 10 KOs) of Modesto, California in the tenth and final round. Moloney boxed well and was on the attack early, busting up Mendoza’s face. Working patiently throughout the fight, Moloney dissected Mendoza, who kept bleeding profusely from the cut on his right eye. At the end it was all Moloney as he broke down and finished Mendoza in the tenth referee Jerry Cantu stopped the fight at 2:28 of the tenth.

Australian bantamweight Jason Moloney (23-2, 18 KOs) of Melbourne won a ten round unanimous decision over Francisco Javier Pedroza (18-11-2, 10 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico. It was a fast-paced opening round as Moloney and Pedroza let their hands go at close range. In the second, Moloney attacked the body as he let his hands go and followed up with a left hook to the body as Pedroza pressed. Fighting at close range in round three, Moloney and Pedroza stood busy. Pedroza continued to stay busy and work in round four as Moloney kept the pace. Staying busy in the fifth, Pedroza outworked Moloney as he chased Pedroza around the ring.

Halfway through in the sixth round, Pedroza boxed keeping his distance as Moloney stalked and later connected with a huge right, snapping Pedroza’s head. Pedroza appeared to be tired in the seventh with Moloney gaining momentum staying busy boxing effectively, referee Thomas Taylor warned Moloney for shoving Pedroza on the face at the break. In the eighth round, the referee once again warned Moloney, the action continued as Pedroza appeared to outwork Moloney. The Mexican came out strong in the ninth letting his hands go and boxing away, Moloney stalked behind the jab and followed up to the body, slowing down Pedroza’s momentum. With the fight close in the tenth and final round, Pedroza fought off his backfoot using the jab as Moloney pressured attacking the body staying busy and following up to the head with the straight right.

In the end, despite the fight Pedroza put up, the judges scored the bout 100-90, 99-91, and 99-91.

IBF #1 junior Lightweight Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez (25-2, 14 KOs) Mexicali, scored an impressive fourth round KO over Raul Chirino (19-14, 12 KOs). Lopez dropped Chirino once in round two, twice in round three, and finished the job with another knockdown in round four. Time was 1:08. The bout was contested at a contract weight of 129 pounds. “This was a win dedicated to my Latino fans,’ said Lopez. “Next, I want the IBF world title shot. It’s that simple. Josh Warrington has the belt, and I’m coming for it.”

Featherweight prospect Floyd Diaz (4-0, 1 KO) scored a fourth-round knockout over Blake Quintana (4-2, 1 KO) of Kearney, Nebraska. Diaz was busy in the opening round as Quintana also stood busy, later in the round Diaz connected with a left hook to the body followed by a right upstairs. The fight continued at a fast pace with Quintana letting his hands go as Diaz connected with solid counter punches, later in round three Diaz tagged Quintana sending him stumbling across the ring. A crunching body shot by Diaz in the fourth did it as Quintana hit the canvas and did not make it to his feet as the referee reached a ten count at 43 seconds of the fourth.

2021 U.S Olympian silver medalist Duke Ragan (5-0, 1 KO) of Cincinnati, Ohio was dominant winning a unanimous decision over Diuhl Olguin (15-22-5, 10) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The hand speed was evident in the opening round as Ragan stood busy outworking Olguin. Ragan boxed and kept his distance in round two as Olguin stalked. The Olympian was smooth in the ring boxing effective as Olguin had nothing for Ragan, dominating his way to a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 60-54.

In the opening bout of the afternoon, Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado (15-0, 13 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Gustavo Vittori (25-11-1, 12 KOs).

2021 U.S Olympian flyweight Ginny Fuchs (1-0, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas made her professional debut with a fourth-round knockout over Randee Lynn Morales (4-4, 2 KOs) of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fuchs attacked in the opening round and she dropped Morales in the final seconds of the round. Boxing patiently from the southpaw stance in round two, Fuchs popped the jab and followed up with the straight lefts. In the third, Morales was all heart as Fuchs connected with big shots. A snapping jab by Fuchs in the fourth, did it as Morales’s head snapped back forcing the referee Jerry Cantu to stop the fight at 24 seconds.