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San Diego boxer Juju Ballo headlines a Long Beach card Saturday, Oct. 10
The unbeaten featherweight (4-0) faces Carlos Torres at Thunder Studios; his cousin and fellow San Diego fighter Jonny Mansour is on the undercard.
San Diego featherweight Juju Ballo, who is 4-0 as a professional, headlines "Champions of Tomorrow" on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, according to FightNews and FightMag. He fights Carlos Torres in the main event.
FightNews lists the venue as 1785 Lewis Ave., with doors at 5 p.m., the first bout at 6 p.m. and tickets starting at $85 through ThunderStudios.com. The card streams live on Adrenaline's platform; the two outlets name it slightly differently (Adrenaline TV and Adrenaline Plus). FightMag lists Torres at 6-6-1 with four knockouts and says he drew with Alec McGee in Alice, Texas, in September.
Ballo's cousin Jonny Mansour, a 26-year-old lightweight from San Diego, fights on the undercard against Colombia's George Camilo Rodriguez Pardo, FightMag reports. Mansour is 8-0 with three knockouts. The card is promoted by Salita Promotions, per FightMag.
FightNews also reports an open workout Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. at JackRabbit Boxing Academy, open to media and fans; the location was not given. "Fighting back in Southern California means a lot to me because I get to perform for the people who have supported me since the beginning," Ballo said in the announcement, as quoted by both outlets.
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