Sacramento boxer set to go pro after racking up perfect amateur record
CALIFORNIA CHEVY DEALERS. WELCOME BACK. I’M DEL RODGERS. LOCAL PROFESSIONAL BOXING IS RETURNING TO THE SACRAMENTO AREA AS A LOCAL PROMOTER. UPPERCUT PROMOTIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN SHOWCASE LOCAL PROFESSIONAL BOXING TALENT. SACRAMENTO BORN CHRISTOPHER ESTEVEZ WILL MAKE HIS PROFESSIONAL BOXING DEBUT THIS FRIDAY IN HIS HOMETOWN BOXING RING. AFTER GOING NINE AND ZERO AS AN AMATEUR. BOXER THAT CAN ADAPT TO ANYTHING. I CAN FIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE, INSIDE, HOWEVER YOU WANT IT, SPEED, COUNTER AND POWER. I GOT IT ALL. AND THIS FORMER JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL ALUM PLANS TO USE HIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL SKILLS TO HELP HIM SCORE BIG IN THE BOXING RING. WHEN I PLAYED FOOTBALL, I WAS A VERY PASSIONATE HARD HITTER. IT’S ME OR YOU TYPE OF MENTALITY. SO WHEN I TRANSITIONED THAT TO BOXING, IT’S BEEN DOING ME JUSTICE THIS ENTIRE TIME. I THINK HE CAN DO IT ALL AND HE’S GOT A LOT OF POWER WITH ALL THE BOXES THAT I’VE HAD. HE’S ONE OF THE STRONGEST. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT? HOW MUCH HAVE YOU LOST FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS, I’VE BEEN DOING ABOUT TWO A DAYS, TWO HOURS IN THE MORNING. GO HOME, REST TWO HOURS IN THE EVENING. PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY. I’VE HAD THAT LUXURY OF BEING ABLE TO DO IT. HOW MUCH WEIGHT? I’VE LOST ABOUT 30 POUNDS. ANOTHER LOCAL BOXER ON FRIDAY’S CARD IS VK DEOL. HE’LL PUT HIS PERFECT FOUR ZERO PROFESSIONAL RECORD ON THE LINE AGAINST A STAPLE NAME IN LOCAL SACRAMENTO BOXING COMMUNITY, BLAKE MCKERNAN. WE’VE ALWAYS TRAINED AROUND THE SAME FACILITIES, SO I SEE HIM AROUND AND I DON’T KNOW, I JUST I WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO I JUST WANT TO FIGHT THE GUY, YOU KNOW, JUST CHARACTER VERSUS CHARACTER. AND VK SAYS ONE OF HIS MAIN CHARACTERISTICS IN THE RING COMES NATURALLY FOR HIM. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND I WANT TO HAVE FUN. AND THIS IS MY FUN, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT A O DREADED THING. I WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND HEY, LET’S HAVE A KNOCK. LET’S HAVE A FIGHT. IT’S THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN, YOU KNOW. SO THAT’S WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO. AND ALSO, I KNOW THAT IF I BEAT HIM, IT’S A VERY BIG WIN FOR ME. BACK TO CHRISTOPHER S STEP AND HIS MOTIVATION TO LEAVE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND FOCUS HIS DRIVE TO BE THE BEST IN THE WORLD IN THE BOXING RING. ONE DAY. THE RECENT PASSING OF MY GRANDPA, MY GRANDFATHER WAS ONE OF MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS AND. WITH HIM PASSING, IT KIND OF MADE ME LOCK IN AND HONE IN ON ONE SPORT AND GET A LOT OF EMOTIONS AND STUFF OUT OF MY SYSTEM. AND I JUST WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE SUPPORTED ME SO MUCH THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. IT JUST MADE ME KIND OF JUST WANT TO DO IT FOR HIM. ALL RIGHT. THE PUNCHING AND SWINGING KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY IN SACRAMENTO AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL. DOORS OPEN AT SIX. FIGHTS GETS UNDERWAY AT 730. UPPERCUT PROMOTIONS WILL ALSO FEATUR
Sacramento boxer set to go pro after racking up perfect amateur record
Updated: 7:02 PM PST Nov 17, 2025
A Sacramento-born boxer will make his professional boxing debut this Friday in his hometown ring.Khristopher Estep boasts a 9-and-0 record as an Amateur. The John F. Kennedy High School alum plans to use his high school football and basketball skills to help him score big in the boxing ring. Estep says he chose boxing over basketball and football in honor of his late Grandfather.Another local boxer jumping into the ring is VK Deol. He’ll put his perfect 4-and-0 professional record on the line against a staple name in the local Sacramento boxing community—Blake McKernan. Also included in the 6-bout pro-boxing card is a professional kickboxing match. All events will take place Friday, Nov. 21, at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first bout starting at 7:30 p.m.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A Sacramento-born boxer will make his professional boxing debut this Friday in his hometown ring.
Khristopher Estep boasts a 9-and-0 record as an Amateur.
The John F. Kennedy High School alum plans to use his high school football and basketball skills to help him score big in the boxing ring.
Estep says he chose boxing over basketball and football in honor of his late Grandfather.
Another local boxer jumping into the ring is VK Deol. He’ll put his perfect 4-and-0 professional record on the line against a staple name in the local Sacramento boxing community—Blake McKernan.
Also included in the 6-bout pro-boxing card is a professional kickboxing match.
All events will take place Friday, Nov. 21, at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first bout starting at 7:30 p.m.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel