By Francisco Salazar
It has been almost two years since Jaime Ocegueda last appeared in a ring.
He will break that spell tonight when he faces Ricardo Maldonado in a six round bout at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello, Calif.
Ocegueda (9-0-1, 6 KOs), who resides in nearby East Los Angeles, last fought on October 18, 2014. He survived a fifth round knockdown to stop Moris Rodriguez in the sixth and final round.
Ocegueda's fight tonight against Maldonado will mark the second time he has faced someone with a winning record.
Maldonado (6-5-1) fought to a technical draw in his last bout on June 24. The bout was stopped in the second round when his opponent, Manuel Mendez, was unable to continue after suffering a cut above his right eye from an accidental clash of heads.
Maldonado has also faced unbeaten prospects Eric Altamirano, Ray Lampkin, and Jonathan Alonso.
Once-beaten junior welterweights Abraham Lopez (5-1-1, 1 KO) and Edgar Nava (4-1, 2 KOs) clash in a six round bout.
Junior lightweight Jarret Jeter (4-0-1, 1 KO) faces Vincent Jennings (5-1-1, 4 KO) in a six round bout.
Lightweight Julian Rodarte (6-0, 3 KOs) will fight Mario Aguirre (2-3, 2 KOs) in a four round welterweight bout.
Six more fights will round out the All Star Boxing Promotions card.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
