Video: Jessie Magdaleno “We want all the champions at 122”

“We want the winner of Carl Frampton and Chris Avalos. We want Rigondeaux, we want Leo Santa Cruz, we want all the 122 champions. We are ready.”
Jessie Magdaleno

Kicking things off for the 2015 boxing scene in Las Vegas were super bantamweights, Erik Ruiz (13-2 w/6 KOs) and the unbeaten, Jessie Magdaleno (20-0 w/15 KOs). Their Super Bantamweight Title Bout for the NABF jr championship was scheduled for 8 rounds as the main event from inside the Texas Station’s Star of the Desert Ballroom in Sin City. There, Jessie Magdaleno stitched together his best performance to date as the Las Vegas native used movement, angles and a serious right hand to pick his man apart for the entirety of the bout. If Jessie Magdaleno wasn’t weaving in and out of the pocket using his improved footwork, he peppered his man with clubbing right hand leads and counters. The southpaw’s power has yet to diminish in his now 20 professional bouts as his hand speed seems to have only increased, evident by his ability to land a 2 or 3-punch combination then effortlessly slide out of the pocket leaving Erik Ruiz to hit air.

When the judges announced their decision it was academic, all of them saw it 80-72 for the newly minted NABF jr bantamweight title holder. The loss is only the second for Erik Ruiz’ professional career taking Jessie Magdaleno the distance for only the 5th time in Magdaleno’s pro career.