Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) successfully defended his WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Lightweight Titles with a split decision victory against the English southpaw “Cool Hand” Luke Campbell (17-2, 14 KOs) at Los Angeles’ “Fabulous” Forum. Linares dropped Campbell in the second round with a hard right hand and

In front of a packed house at Valdez Hall in Fresno, CA, hometown fighter Michael Ruiz Jr. (12-4-3 4KOs) picked up a close ten round decision over Jonathan Torres of Modesto, Ca in a junior bantamweight bout. Ruiz Jr seemed off and didn’t appear to have the same burst as