Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-08-21, great performance by both boxers: the boxing fight Mark Magsayo vs Julio Ceja gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).
Ceja vs Magsayo, WBC featherweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-23, pretty good fight between Brandon Figueroa and Julio Ceja: it gets three stars.The undefeated Wba super-Bw champion Brandon Figueroa entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 20-0-0 (15 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.8 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Emanuel Navarrete). In his last three fights he has won over Moises Flores (Brandon Figueroa vs Moises Flores), Yonfrez Parejo (Brandon Figueroa vs Yonfrez Parejo) and Javier Nicolas Chacon (Brandon Figueroa vs Javier Nicolas Chacon).
His opponent, the former Wbc super-Bw champ Julio Ceja, has an official record of 32-4-0 (28 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Guillermo Rigondeaux (Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Julio Ceja) and Franklin Manzanilla (Julio Ceja vs Franklin Manzanilla); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Anselmo Moreno (Anselmo Moreno vs Julio Ceja). Figueroa vs Ceja is valid for the WBA World super bantamweight title; undercard of Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-23, nice and tough exchanges between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Julio Ceja it gets three stars.The 2000 and 2004 Olympic bantamweight gold medalist and former Wba super-Bw champion Guillermo Rigondeaux entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 18-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Emanuel Navarrete). He suffered his only loss when he faced Vasyl Lomachenko in 2017 (Vasyl Lomachenko vs Guillermo Rigondeaux), after this bout he has beat Giovanni Delgado (Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Giovanni Delgado).
His opponent, the former Wbc super-Bw champ Julio Ceja, has a record of 32-3-0 (28 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 26, 2018 when he was defeated by Franklin Manzanilla (Julio Ceja vs Franklin Manzanilla); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Anselmo Moreno (Anselmo Moreno vs Julio Ceja). Rigondeaux vs Ceja, WBC World super bantamweight title final eliminator, is on the undercard of Jermell Charlo vs Jorge Cota. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-26, some good exchanges between Julio Ceja and Franklin Manzanilla but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Wbc super-Bw champion Julio Ceja entered this fight with a pro record of 32-2-0 (28 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.7 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). Between 2015 and 2016 he faced twice Hugo Ruiz: in their first fight ‘Pollito’ Ceja had beat Ruiz (Ceja vs Ruiz I) while in their rematch he was defeated (Ceja vs Ruiz II); after this bout Ceja has beat Anselmo Moreno (Moreno vs Ceja) and Breilor Teran (Julio Ceja vs Breilor Teran).
His opponent, Franklin Manzanilla, has an official boxing record of 17-4-0 (16 KOs=94%) and he entered as the No.76 in the same weight class. He lost to Belmar Preciado in 2017 but he came back to win with Francisco Herrera in 2018. Manzanilla vs Ceja is valid for the WBC Silver super bantamweight title; undercard of Ibeth Zamora Silva vs Melissa McMorrow. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-25, nice and tough exchanges between Julio Ceja and Breilor Teran: it gets three stars.The former Wbc super-Bw champion Julio Ceja entered this fight with a professional record of 31-2-0 (28 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.6 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux). Between 2015 and 2016 he faced twice Hugo Ruiz: in their first fight ‘Pollito’ Ceja had beat Ruiz (=Ceja vs Ruiz I) while in their rematch he was defeated (=Ceja vs Ruiz II); after this bout Ceja has beat Anselmo Moreno (=Moreno vs Ceja).
His opponent, Breilor Teran, has a boxing record of 20-14-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He lost to Omar Narvaez last year (=Narvaez vs Teran) but then he has won five bouts beating Jeffrey Quintero in his last one. Ceja vs Teran is valid for the WBC Silver super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-27, pretty good fight between Anselmo Moreno and Julio Ceja: it gets three stars.The former Wba super-Bw champion Anselmo Moreno entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 36-5-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka) but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (=Moreno vs Rungvisai); after this bout ‘Chemito’ Moreno was defeated by current #1 Shinsuke Yamanaka in their rematch (=Yamanaka vs Moreno II).
His opponent, the former Wbc super-Bw champion Julio Ceja, has an official record of 30-2-0 (27 KOs=90%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 27, 2016 when he was defeated by Hugo Ruiz in their rematch (=Ceja vs Ruiz II) while in their first fight ‘Pollito’ Ceja had beat Ruiz (=Ceja vs Ruiz I). Julio Ceja vs Anselmo Moreno is valid for the vacant WBC Silver super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, Julio Ceja vs Hugo Ruiz 2 gets three stars thanks to an entertaining start of the fight.The Wbc super Bw champion Julio Ceja entered this fight with a pro record of 30-1-0 (27 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.6 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carl Frampton) while his opponent, Hugo Ruiz, has an official boxing record of 35-3-0 (31 KOs=86%) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. Ceja suffered his only loss when he faced Jamie McDonnell in 2013 (by majority decision, McDonnell vs Ceja), since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Hugo Ruiz in his last and their previous fight (=Ceja vs Ruiz). ‘Pollito’ Ceja vs Ruiz 2 is valid for the WBC World super bantamweight title (Ceja’s first defense); undercard of Leo Santa Cruz vs Kiko Martinez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-29, good fight between Julio Ceja and Hugo Ruiz: it gets three stars.Julio Ceja entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 29-1-0 (26 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.12 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss in 2013 when he faced Jamie McDonnell (via majority decision, McDonnell vs Ceja), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Oscar Blanquet in his last one (=Ceja vs Blanquet).
His opponent, Hugo Ruiz, has a record of 35-2-0 (31 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.26 super bantamweight. ‘Cuatito’ Ruiz suffered his last defeat in 2012, against Koki Kameda (via split decision), but after this bout he has won four consecutive fights. ‘Pollito’ Ceja vs Ruiz is valid for the interim WBC World super bantamweight title; undercard of Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, some good exchanges between Julio Ceja and Oscar Blanquet but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The 22-year-old Julio Ceja (seven years younger than Blanquet) entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-1-0 (26 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.12 bantamweight in the world; he suffered his only loss in 2013 when he faced Jamie McDonnell for the vacant IBF Bw title (the Mexican was defeated via majority decision in UK, McDonnell vs Ceja). Since then he has won four bouts beating Lionel Mark Duran in his last fight.
His opponent, Oscar Blanquet, has an official record of 32-9-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class but he lost his last five bouts. ‘Pollito’ Ceja vs Blanquet is on the undercard of Mariana Juarez vs Naoko Fujioka. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-08, good exchanges but disappointing finish: Julio Ceja vs Jesus Acosta gets two stars. The 21-year-old Julio Ceja entered this fight with a boxing record of 25-1-0 (23 KOs=92%) and he is ranked as the No.12 bantamweight in the world, he fought three times last year beating Henry Maldonado (=Ceja vs Maldonado) and Juan Jose Montes (=Ceja vs Montes) but he also suffered his only defeat in his first world title shot and first fight outside Mexico against Jamie McDonnell via majority decision (=McDonnell vs Ceja).
His opponent, Jesus Acosta, is also 21 and has an official record of 14-2-2 (10 knockouts), he entered as the No.86 in the same weight class but he has never faced any respectable opponent, just in his last fight he faced #37 super bantamweight Arturo Santos Reyes but he lost via unanimous decision. ‘Pollito’ Ceja vs Acosta is valid for the WBC Silver bantamweight title; undercard of Adrian Hernandez vs Janiel Rivera. Watch the video and rate this fight!
