There is no easy feat when it comes to boxing and Saturday, May 21, in Long Beach, Murrieta’s Raul Lizarraga knew that when he stepped in to the ring for his eighth professional boxing match. Heading in to the fight, Lizarraga was undefeated at 7-0 with each victory coming by knock out.
The 2019 graduate from Murrieta Mesa High School fights out of the Temecula Boxing Training Academy, which is owned by his trainer, Jesse Moreno. Before Lizarraga turning pro, the now 20-year-old, was ranked as the No. 3 Amateur youth boxer in the United States by usaboxing.org.
Lizarraga’s fight Saturday, May 21, was against Roberto Yong, who is 18 years older than Murrieta’s Lizarraga and sported a 7-18-2 record. Yong was also the No. 11 ranked boxer in Arizona before the fight, which he lost by knockout in the third round. The win for Lizarraga keeps him undefeated with all eight fights coming by way of knockout. The young phenom from Murrieta is eager to get back in the ring, possibly later this year.
“We got the job done, and I’m thankful for all the support,” stated Lizarraga after the fight via social media.
An update for the rankings will be out later this week, which will show the boxing community where Team Lizarraga stands on the pro circuit after picking up another win.
BoxFest Round 4: H2O Homecoming was the title of the event where Lizarraga displayed his profound skills May 21. The professional event was attended by quite a few sports celebrities, including YouTube sensation, and boxer, Jake Paul, who kept the crowd entertained during the night which saw 11 fights take place.
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