Hernandez Clocks Corley, Contreras Destroys Castaneda

By Mark Vester

At the Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, Showtime came to town with another edition of ShoBox.

Welterweight contender Freddy Hernandez (28-1, 19KOs) knocked out former 140-pound champion DeMarcus Corley (36-13-1, 21KOs) in five rounds. Hernandez used his power to get the better of Corley in the first two rounds. During an exchange Hernandez suffered a cut above the right eye. The fight was fought at a good pace for the first few rounds but during the fifth, Corley got caught flush with a right hand and turned out his lights. Corley went down on his back for the full count.

Junior welterweight prospect Francisco Contreras (13-0, 12KOs) destroyed Juan Castaneda Jr. (16-3-1, 12KOs) in 98-seconds of the first round. A combination of punches at the start of the round sent Contreras down for the full count. Contreras injured his knee when he went down and couldn't get up.

Heavyweight prospect Emad Ali (5-0, 3 KOs) won a six round decision over Chris Green (7-5-1, 5 KOs). The scores were 59-55, 59-55, and 60-54. Ali's hard work helped him sweep nearly every round in the fight.

Undefeated junior middleweight Ruben Rivera (4-0-1, 3 KOs) put Derrick Thomas (2-9-1, 1 KO) away in 49 seconds of the first round. Rivera was too strong with his punches. Thomas, overmatched and outgunned, was unable to deal with Rivera's power punches. He was taking a pounding in the first round when the ref jumped in to stop the action.

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