Boxing Card Reshuffled at Marriott

A rash of fighters are missing in action from tonight’s Warner Center Marriott boxing card billed as “Champions in Action.”

Salvador Maciel, Mexican heavyweight champion, and Armando Meza, a featherweight, were unable to cross the border due to visa problems, promoters said.

Maciel (21-6, all victories by knockout) was scheduled to fight Justin Fortune (12-3-1, eight KOs) of Australia for the World Boxing Board Penta title.

Meza was to set fight and Jose Luis Noyola (15-0-1, eight KOs) for the North American Boxing Organization title.

Instead, Fortune will box Cesar Rendon (8-4-1, 7 KOs) and Noyola will face Antonio Ramirez (15-13-1, 11 KOs).

Heavyweight Jimmy Joseph pulled out of his eight-round bout because of an arm injury.

Basketball

The Ventura College men’s and women’s basketball teams are top-seeded in the Southern California regionals that start Friday.

In the men’s tournament, 13th-seeded Valley (22-10) plays host to No. 20 Cuesta (20-13) on Friday. On Saturday, Ventura (28-2), defending state champion, faces No. 32 Golden West (14-20) and No. 6 Antelope Valley (24-6) is at home against No. 27 Moorpark (15-16).

In the women’s regional Friday, No. 20 Glendale (9-10) travels to No. 13 Hancock (14-14) and No. 21 Moorpark (11-16) is at No. 12 Southwestern (13-9). Saturday, No. 11 Canyons (19-12) plays host to No. 22 Citrus (13-17) and No. 15 Oxnard (19-11) plays at home against No. 18 Harbor (19-10).

On Tuesday, Ventura (30-0) plays host to the winner of Friday’s Golden West-San Bernardino winner, and Valley (25-9) entertains the Moorpark-Southwestern winner.

The State championships are March 7-9 at San Jose.

Football

Running back Ronney Jenkins of Hueneme High, who set a national record by rushing for 619 yards in a game last fall, has scored 930 on the Scholastic Assessment Test and will be eligible to play at Brigham Young next season.

Soccer

Royal midfielder Caleb Westbay committed to UCLA and will sign a letter of intent in a few days.

Today’s City Section playoff games have been rescheduled for Friday because of rain.

Golf

Chuck Kidder of North Hills had a hole-in-one on the 134-yard par-3 11th hole at El Cariso in the Senior men’s tournament.

Pro Steve Seals teamed with John Salter, Bill O’Keefe, Tom Mac-Elroy and Clay Matthews for a low-net of 55 in the sixth annual Steve Pate charity tournament at North Ranch.

Contributing: Steve Henson, Mike Hiserman, Bryan Rodgers, Tris Wykes, Peter Yoon.