DAZN Friday Night Fights! Sanchez vs. Ramirez Thunder Studios Long Beach Preview
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Long Beach, CA (January 22, 2026)– DAZN Friday Night Fights will present a televised five bout card of professional boxing at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, on Friday night, January 23, 2026, featuring the 10-round main event super bantamweight bout between Jose Tito Sanchez and Jesus Eduardo Ramirez Rubio.
Sanchez, 14-0 with eight knockouts, Cathedral City, California, is predicted to win by knockout or stoppage over Rubio, 23-4-3 with 27 knockouts, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.
The approximate odds from various sources clearly favor undefeated prospect Sanchez.
Jose Tito Sanchez is the favorite with odds of 1 to 6, or -600 (moneyline). His opponent, Jesus Ramirez Rubio, is the underdog, with odds of approximately 4 to 1, to 9 to 2, or +400 to +450 (moneyline). The odds of a 10-round draw are around 16/1 to 20/1.
Sports analysts anticipate an entertaining matchup, but the consensus favors the undefeated Jose Tito Sanchez. Presently, Sanchez boasts an unblemished professional record of 14-0 with 8 knockouts. The pro record of Ramirez Rubio is a mixed record of 23-4-3 with 17 knockouts. He did win his last fight by knockout, which ended a two-fight losing streak.
Sanchez is expected to win, leveraging his undefeated momentum and consistent performance. Since 2022, Ramirez Rubio is 0-3 against main event fighters with a combined record of 53-1, and was knocked out or stopped by all three of them. Sanchez Rubio has been plagued by a weak chin and has never won a bout outside of Mexico, where his record was padded by victories over limited opposition fighters. This fight has no chance of going the distance.
Kazakhstan 13-0 southpaw super bantamweight Aidos Medet faces 21-6 Armenian Azat ‘Crazy A’ Hovhannisyan of Glendale, California, in an eight-round bout. Hovhannisyan has lost his last three comeback bouts in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and at age 37, is nearing the end of his career.
Mexican super lightweight prospect Leonardo Rubalcava, 9-1-1 with three knockouts, Jurupa Valley, California, faces Joseph Rivas, 9-2-1 with four knockouts, Casa Grande, California, in an eight rounder.
Super welterweight prospect Art Barrera Jr., 10-0 with seven knockouts, Paramount, California, faces Charles Shufford, 8-6 with four knockouts, Cincinnati, Ohio, in a six-round bout. Barrera is 20 years old, while Shufford is 39 years old. Shufford, who has never beaten a fighter with a winning record during his career, has won only one of his last six bouts.
In the opening bout on the card, super welterweight southpaw prospect Anthony Saldivar, 8-0 With three knockouts, Ontario, California, faces Josue Silva, 3-4 with one knockout, a Mexican American now residing in California, in a six-round bout.
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Robert Brizel – Head Boxing Correspondent