Mark E. Ortega
Leave-it-in-the-ring.com
October 5, 2011
It wasn't long ago that Santa Barbara,
California's Francisco Santana was entering fights as the touted
prospect with high expectations. Friday night, he'll step into the
ring as the projected stepping stone for undefeated Jermell Charlo of
Austin, Texas in the televised opener of ShoBox: The New Generation,
a position Santana has found himself in a few times as of late.
After turning pro under the
Goossen-Tutor Promotions banner in November of 2005, Santana was
being groomed for big things.
“I was supposed to make my pro debut
near my home at Chumash with Gary Shaw but the fight fell through,”
Santana told Leave It In The Ring in a phone interview on Wednesday.