WEIGHTS FROM SANTA YNEZ ESPN "FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS"

12-ROUND MAIN EVENT

Jonathan Maicelo 135 vs. Darleys Perez 133

WBA Interim Lightweight Championship

Francisco Santana  145 vs. Kendal Mena  147

Roman Morales 121 vs. Ernesto Guerrero 119

Manuel Romero 136 vs. Carlos Gonzales 140

Aaron Kinch 253 vs. Jerrell Miller 281

Paula Estrada 106 vs. Kayana Rain 108

Maria Suarez 109 vs. Jolene Blackshear 110

 Francisco Santana vs. Kendal Mena

WBA International Championship

 Ernesto Guerrero vs. Roman Morales

 Manuel Romero vs. Carlos Gonzalez

 Jerrell Miller vs. Aaron Kinch

 Paula Estrada vs. Kayana Rain

 Maria Saurez vs. Jolene Blackshear

The ESPN "Friday Night Fights" telecast begins Friday January 9, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST from the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. 

Tickets priced $35, $50, $65, $85, and $95 are on sale now and can be purchased at the Chumash Casino Box office or online at HERE.  Doors open at 5:00 P.M, first fight starts at 5:30 P.M. 

ESPN "FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS" JAN 9 AT THE CHUMASH RESORT CASINO

SANTA, YNEZ (January 5, 2015) - Gary Shaw Productions welterweight contender, Francisco Santana (21-3-1, 10 KOs) has a new opponent for this Fridays "ESPN Friday Night Fights" show at the Chumash Casino.  Santana will now face undefeated prospect Kendal Mena (20-0, 11 KOs) of the Dominican Republic.  Santana vs. Mena, a 10-round bout, will serve as the co-feature to the 12-round main event featuring WBA Interim lightweight champion Darleys Perez (31-1, 20 KOs) vs.Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs).

After an impressive win against Eddie Gomez (17-1, 10 KOs) at super-welterweight earlier this year, Santana feels he has the talent to become something special in the welterweight division. 

"I was supposed to fight Sebastian Lujan and then Randall Bailey but both bouts fell out," said Francisco Santana. "Now I'm fighting Mena who is undefeated, which is a fight I'm looking forward to.  A win against Mena will be a nice nod on my record.  I'm moving down to 147 for this fight.  I know I can make some noise in the welterweight division.  Gary Shaw, who is a man of his word, has promised me some big fights, so I'm going to do my best to perform to my best ability."

 "Santana is a throwback fighter and he's willing to fight anyone to get to the top." said Gary Shaw. "Mena is undefeated but I believe Santana has what it takes to come out on top.  My undefeated featherweight sensation, Roman Morales, will be making his 2015 debut on this card as well.  It's gong to be a great show and I'm expecting a night filled with exciting fights." 

Undercard

8-Round Featherweight Bout

Roman Morales (18-0, 9 KOs) vs. Ernesto Guerrero (15-14, 10 KOs)

6-Round Heavyweight Bout

Jarrell Miller (10-0-1, 9 KOs) vs. Aaron Kinch (5-3-2, 1 KO)

6-Round Female Attraction

Maria Suarez (8-1-1) vs. Jolene Blackshear (9-5, 4 KOs)

4-Round Featherweight Bout

Manuel Romero (0-2-2) vs. Oscar Rojas (0-1)

4-Round Female Attraction

Paula Estrada (0-1) vs. Kayana Rain (Pro Debut)

8-Round Heavyweight Bout

Mike Perez (20-1-1, 12 KOs) vs. TBA

The ESPN "Friday Night Fights" telecast begins Friday January 9, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST from the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif.  Tickets priced $35, $50, $65, $85, and $95 are on sale now and can be purchased at the Chumash Casino Box office or online at HERE.  Doors open at 5:00 P.M, first fight starts at 5:30 P.M.

QUINTERO vs. DIAZ APRIL 5 ON ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS

March 11, 2013 - Gary Shaw Productions is excited to present lightweight contender Marvin Quintero (25-4, 21KOs) as he steps into the ring with Ammeth Diaz (31-11, 22KOs) in an IBF lightweight title elimination bout scheduled for 12 rounds on Friday, April 5th in the main event of ESPN Friday Night Fights. The fight will take place at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez,California.

The two lightweights have been on a collision course with each other and both have been in the ring with some of the division's best. Now, they will get the chance to meet and further separate the gap from one another.

Quintero is excited about getting the chance to get back to where he was and he says he will not squander his good fortune.

"I'm very grateful to my promoter Gary Shaw for getting me this opportunity.  I feel for Diaz because I know he is a good fighter, but he is in an impossible position. Standing between me and my destiny is not a smart career move, but he can use this fight as a lesson while I use it to get myself one step closer to my dream," Quintero said.

Diaz knows how important this fight is and what a win could do for his career; he doesn't plan on making it an easy night for Quintero.

"I'm going through hell in training camp and because of that I will put Quintero through hell on the night of the fight. This is everything to me and I won't let anyone stop me, but if Quintero is going to try he better be prepared that night. He better be prepared to deal with a wild beast and I'm warning him now that this fight won't come down to who is more talented, it will come down to who is prepared to suffer the most. I will out will him," Diaz said.

Gary Shaw is excited about the prospects of this fight and what it will mean to the winner. Shaw is also confident that this matchup will give ESPN the quality show that fans have grown accustomed to seeing on the network this year.

"I want to thank Doug Loughrey of ESPN for giving us the opportunity to put on these exciting fights," said Shaw. "ESPN has had some terrific matchups this year and this fight is a continuation of that trend. These two young hungry lions will help ESPN to maintain the quality shows they've been televising. This is a terrific fight, actually the entire card will be terrific and the main event alone is fantastic."

"This is a really special matchup with some special circumstances. The winner between Marvin and Diaz will align himself very nicely in the division. I know these guys, this eliminator is like throwing a T-bone steak between two starving dogs and that is the kind of action they'll produce," Shaw concluded.