
Carlos Castro Demolishes Jorge Diaz in The First Round
Featherweight Carlos Castro scored the biggest win of his young career late Saturday night, stopping Jorge Diaz in the opening round at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Featherweight Carlos Castro scored the biggest win of his young career late Saturday night, stopping Jorge Diaz in the opening round at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz.

Two unbeaten fighters from the Phoenix area will fight in separate bouts tonight in their hometown. In the main event, featherweight Carlos Castro will face Jorge Diaz in an eight round bout at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz.

LOS ANGELES - Middleweight Antonio Gutierrez found himself on the canvas at the hands of Jorge Melendez in round two. Despite the knockdown, Gutierrez managed to rally back to win a hard-fought 10 round unanimous decision before a sold-out crowd at the Belasco Theatre

Javier Fortuna will make his return to the ring on the heels of suffering his only defeat as a pro. Fortuna will face fellow countryman and unbeaten Marlyn Cabrera on September 23, Sampson Lewkowicz told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday night.

Junior featherweight Danny Roman retained his regional title belt late Friday night, winning a 10 round unanimous decision over Enrique Quevedo at the Omega Products International in Corona, Calif.

Junior welterweight Abel Ramos stopped Juan Jesus Rivera after the sixth round late Friday night at the Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Ramos improves to 17-1-2, 12 KOs, while Rivera drops to 28-15, 18 KOs.

Junior welterweight Abel Ramos will face veteran Juan Jesus Rivera Friday night, manager Andrew Zak recently stated to BoxingScene.com. The eight round bout will take place at the Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Ariz.

Light heavyweight Mike Lee returns to the ring on Sept. 30 against Chris Traietti, it was announced. The 10 round bout will take place at the UIC Forum in Lee's hometown of Chicago, Ill. CBS Sports Network will air the fight, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.

Unbeaten welterweight Carlos Sanchez will face Sean Gee tonight at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello, Calif. The four round bout makes up one of six bouts on the All Star Boxing Promotions card. Sanchez (8-0, 8 KOs) stopped Christopher Russell in the opening round of his last bout on July 9. The 21-year-old Sanchez is managed by Cameron Dunkin.

Welterweight contender Jose Benavidez, Jr. is resting and recuperating after being shot over the weekend, Jose Benavidez, Sr. told BoxingScene.com late Thursday morning. Benavidez has been recuperating at a Phoenix-area hospital since Sunday night when he was shot while walking his dog near his home.