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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.
Middleweight contender Curtis Stevens has been chomping at the bit to get back in the ring on a high-profile card. He got his wish, but the only way people will watch his fight is if they are there in person.
Welterweight Ed Brown will fight Roberto Acevedo tonight, promoter Lou DiBella and matchmaker/ publicist Emily Pandelakis confirmed to Boxingscene.com.
Junior lightweight prospect Erick De Leon will fight veteran Aldimar Silva Santos on October 28, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com.
Lightweight Diego Magdaleno will face Art Hovhannisyan on October 7, manager Frank Espinoza told BoxingScene.com late Tuesday night.
Former junior featherweight world titleholder Rico Ramos only needed three rounds to put away Prosper Ankrah on Saturday night. Ramos' power punches were the key and he used them to drill Ankrah in third.
Carson, Calif. - Donnie Nietes made his debut at the flyweight division on Saturday night a successful one. The longtime world titleholder at minimumweight and junior flyweight defeated Edgar Sosa by unanimous decision before a small, but partisan crowd at the Stubhub Center.
Former two-division WBA champion Javier Fortuna returned to ring action with a two round blowout of fellow Dominican Marlyn Cabrera. The jr lightweight contest was a disappointing mismatch with.
Welterweight Latorie Woodberry won a four round split decision over Bengar Garcia, who was making his pro debut. The shorter Woodberry (1-2-1) was the aggressor, connecting with wild right crosses that connected to Garcia's face. Woodberry was deducted a point in round three for throwing and landing a low blow. One judge scored the bout 38-37 for Garcia, while the other two judges scored the bout 39-36 for Woodberry. Junior middleweight Abraham Ruiz won a hard-fought four round unanimous decision over Ezra Hernandez, who was making his pro debut. Ruiz (1-3) was the busier fighter, beating Hernandez to the punch during a majority of the exchanges. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Ruiz, 39-37, 39-37, and 40-36
Amateur standout and featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (2-0, 2 KOs) made short work of Cesar Guzman, stopping him in the opening round. The southpaw Villa, who beat Shakur Stevenson twice in the amateur ranks, dropped Mora with a right hook to the head. Mora (0-1 1 NC) seemed to favor his left leg when he got up, but was repeatedly tagged to the head by Villa. After Mora received a barrage of punches to the head, referee Thomas Taylor stepped in and stopped the bout at 2:31.