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It means a lot to Jamel Herring to be fighting this Fourth of July weekend. Herring is not just an unbeaten prospect. He is a former marine who served his country in the Middle East, specifically in Iraq, before turning pro.
Super middleweight Niko Valdes (2-0, 2 KOs) won by knockout at the beginning of the fourth round over Michael Andrews. Valdes landed at will and seemed to stun Andrews (0-2) at least once in each of the first three rounds. At the beginning of the fourth round, a ringside physician, who checked Andrews' nose, which looked fractured, advised the referee to stop the fight.
Bantamweight Oscar Negrete may reside in the Los Angeles suburb of Rosemead, but he seems to get a kick out fighting at his second home at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles.
Featherweights Miguel Marriaga and Guy Robb will square off in an elimination bout on August 27, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com earlier this week.
Unbeaten featherweight Manuel 'Tino' Avila will fight Prosper Ankrah on July 9, Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Robert Diaz confirmed to BoxingScene.com.
Lightweight Casey Ramos will fight Hardy Paredes on July 16, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told Boxingscene.com over the weekend. The eight round bout will take place at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, Calif. The bout will headline a Top Rank card and will air on UniMas, beginning at 11 p.m. ET/ PT.
ONTARIO, Calif. - In the opening bout of the Thompson Boxing Promotions card, bantamweight Rudy Garcia (2-0) won a four round unanimous decision over Rafael Rivera (2-9). The shorter Rivera attempted to connect on the inside, willing to take a two or three punches to land one. As the bout progressed, Rivera slowed down considerably, allowing Garcia to rain down punches, especially effective lefts and rights to the body in the third round. All three judges scored the bout 40-36 in favor of Garcia.
Surprise. The expected war that was expected between Ruslan Provodnikov and John Molina never materialized. What might have been the bigger surprise was Molina sticking to his game-plan of using his jab and outboxing Provodnikov, especially during the second half of the fight.
Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York - Heavyweight contender Andrey Fedosov (28-3, 24KOs) beat up Mario Heredia (13-2) with a sixth round TKO. Heredia went down four times in the fight.
Where one door closes, another seems to open. That would be the case for hard-hitting Ruslan Provodnikov. After a thrilling and entertaining loss to Lucas Matthysse the previous April, the likelihood of watching Provodnikov on HBO diminished.