By Fransciso Salazar

Boxing returns to the Inland Empire of Southern California on Saturday night, featuring local talent and a world title contender.

Light heavyweight contender Ismayl Sillakh will fight Ricardo Campillo in the scheduled eight round main event at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA.

The scheduled nine-bout “Finish the Fight” card will be presented by All Star Promotions and Down 2 Fight Promotions.

Sillakh (19-1, 15 KOs), from Zaporozhye, Ukraine, has won his last two fights in a row since his eighth round stoppage defeat at the hands of Denis Grachev last April.

In his last fight on March 30th, Sillakh won a one-sided eight round unanimous decision over Mitch Williams in downtown Los Angeles. Sillakh is ranked within the top 15 of one of the sanctioning bodies.

Campillo (7-6-1, 5 KOs), from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, has lost five of his last six bouts. His last four defeats in a row were to unbeaten prospects Lenin Castillo, Isiah Thomas, Thomas Williams Jr., and most recently Trevor McCumby.

Campillo also has loses to former fringe contenders Esteban Camou and Francisco Sierra.

Junior welterweights Jaime Ocegueda and Jorge Marquez square off in a scheduled six round bout.

Ocegueda, (8-0-1, 5 KOs), from Commerce, CA, is coming off a one-sided six round unanimous decision over Rynell Griffin in his last fight on March 30th. Marquez (4-1, 2 KOs), from Phoenix, AZ, will be the first fighter Ocegueda will face who has a winning record.

Lightweight Herbert Acevedo will fight Rynell Griffin in a scheduled six round bout.

Acevedo (8-1, 5 KOs) who now resides in Oxnard, CA, lost by a six round majority decision in his last fight to Joaquin Chavez on March 15th. Griffin (6-15-2, 2 KOs), from Las Vegas, NV, as lost his last eight bouts in a row.

In an intriguing bout featuring heavyweights, Jonathan Hamm (5-1, 4 KOs) of Carson, CA will fight Enrique Lobatos (4-4-1, 2 KOs) in a scheduled six round bout.

Five four-round bouts will round out the card. Amateur action will take place before the professional portion of the card takes place.

Tickets are on sale and could be purchased at the Citizens Business Bank Arena box office or at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are priced starting at $25 up to $99 for ringside.

Doors open at 4:30PM local time, with first bell for the amateur fights starting at 5PM. The professional portion of the card is scheduled to start at 7PM.

The Citizens Business Bank Arena is located at 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, just north of Interstate 10 in Ontario.

Francisco A. Salazar has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. He also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper. He could be reached at santio89@yahoo.com or on twitter at Salazar_soccer