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Jesús Magdaleno
Jesús Gabriel "Jessie" Magdaleno (born November 8, 1991) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO junior featherweight title from 2016 to 2018. He is the younger brother of boxer Diego Magdaleno. Amateur career Magdaleno was one of the best amateur fighters in America, finishing his amateur career with a 120–16 record. In 2009 Magdaleno won both the United States national amateur boxing bantamweight champions, United States National Championship by beating Rau'shee Warren and won the List of US national Golden Gloves bantamweight champions, National Golden Gloves Championship by beating Antonio Nieves (among others) in the Bantamweight division. Professional career Magdaleno is signed to Bob Arum's Top Rank. On June 6, 2012, Magdaleno knocked out Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican veteran Carlos Valcárcel in the first round. The bout was televised on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. On 5 November 2016, Magdaleno faced Nonito Donaire in his first ever bid to win a world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomona, California
Pomona ( ) is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 151,713. The main campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, also known as Cal Poly Pomona, lies partially within Pomona's city limits, with the rest being located in the neighboring unincorporated community of Ramona, Los Angeles County, California, Ramona. History Beginnings to 1880 The Tongva were the first inhabitants of the area. The city is named after Pomona (mythology), Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruit. For horticulturist Solomon Gates, "Pomona" was the winning entry in a contest to name the city in 1875, before anyone had ever planted a fruit tree there. The city was first settled by Ricardo Véjar and Ygnacio Palomares in the 1830s when California and much of the now-American Southwest were part of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
