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In the opening bout of the Top Rank card, middleweight Cem Kilic stopped Tony Juarez in the second round. The end came when Cilic (3-0, 1 KO) hurt Juarez with a left hook and dropped him with a right hand. Referee Zach Young immediately waved the fight over at 2:51. Juarez (0-5-1 1 NC) remained on the canvas and had to carried out on a stretcher.
Junior middleweight Oscar Molina (11-0, 9 KOs), who resides in nearby Norwalk knocked out Jose Leal (9-7-1, 6 KOs) in the fifth round. Molina dominated the action until Leal's corner threw in the towel, prompting referee Ray Corona to stop the bout at 2:15. Super middleweight Lanell Bellows (11-1-1, 8 KOs) won a six round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas (7-10-1, 5 KOs). All three judges scored the bout 60-53 in favor of Bellows. In the opening bout of the 'Premier Boxing Champions' card, bantamweight Tugstsogt Nyambayan of Mongolia was successful in his professional debut, knocking out Gabriel Braxton (2-9-1, 1 KO) at 2:10 of the first round.
Welterweight Josesito Lopez has had himself quite a career thus far. He’s making at least six-figure purses, is known for beating Victor Ortiz in a slugfest a few years ago, and is affectionately known as ‘The Riverside Rocky.’ At the age of 30, Lopez is enjoying the fruits of his labor, in and out of the ring. But the success he has enjoyed in recent years almost did not happen. Lopez almost gave up on the sport of boxing years ago. He came to the realization though that he would be giving up more on himself than on boxing. It looks like he has made the right decision to come back.
You do not need to pinch yourself any longer. The fight most boxing fans have wanted for the last five years is indeed happening. Yes, Floyd Mayweather fighting Manny Pacquiao is happening. What seemed like a dream (or an afterthought to some), Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the best fighters of this generation, will face one another on May 2 in Las Vegas, Nev. Did the fight take too long to make? Probably
A world title contender and an unbeaten prospect will co-headline a fight card next month. Lightweight contender Petr Petrov and welterweight Taras Shelestyuk will fight in separate bouts on April 3, Thompson Boxing General Manager and matchmaker Alex Camponovo told Boxingscene.com earlier this week. The fight card will take place at the Omega Products International in Corona, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Two welterweights with a lot to prove will do battle in a crossroads bout. Unbeaten Sadam Ali will fight Francisco Santana in a 10 round bout on April 25, promoter Gary Shaw told Boxingscene.com on Tuesday afternoon. The bout will precede the 12 round bout between heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko and unbeaten Bryant Jennings, which will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Both bouts will air on HBO’s ‘World Championship Boxing’ telecast.
Hard-hitting middleweight Ievgen Khytrov demonstrated he can box for multiple rounds in his last fight. It is a scary thought, considering Khytrov has devastating power in each hand, making him that much well-rounded and dangerous. The unbeaten Ukrainian will return to action on April 10 at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, N.Y., promoter Lou DiBella told Boxingscene.com over the weekend.
(ORANGE, California) - Featherweight Juan Reyes is known for throwing a high-volume of punches any time he fights. The same thing occurred on Saturday night, with a conclusion to a bout Reyes is not all too familiar with. The light-hitting Reyes earned a stoppage win over Heriberto Delgado before a sold-out crowd at the Doubletree Hotel. With the win, Reyes is now unbeaten in his last 10 fights.
Opening the 'L.A. Fight Club' card, featherweight Emilio Sanchez (7-0, 6 KOs) dropped Luis Cosme three times in the first round in route to a technical knockout win. Sanchez dropped Cosme with a barrage of punches, followed by a right hand to the head. Cosme got up, but was dropped to a knee courtesy of a left hook. Cosme tried to fight back, but was dropped a third time by a left hook to the body. Referee Raul Caiz, Jr. waved the fight over at 2:00.