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Junior lightweight contender Rene Alvarado will return to the ring in a stay-busy bout against veteran Eusebio Osejo on Apr. 26, manager Carlos Ruiz told Boxingscene Wednesday afternoon. The eight-round bout will place at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicario in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua.
Junior bantamweight contender Pedro Guevara knocked out Nicaragua’s Marvin Solano late Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Cihuatlan, Jalisco, Mexico. With the win, Guevara, a former world junior flyweight titleholder improves to 34-3-1, 20 knockouts.
Caleb Truax will not have any nerves or butterflies fighting near his hometown tonight. In fact, he relishes and enjoys fighting before family and friends. Truax will have another opportunity to fight before familiar faces when he faces former world middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin at The Armory in Minneapolis.
Vasiliy Lomachenko is in a no-win situation at this point in his career. Convincingly beat fighters like Anthony Crolla and some boxing fans will say he was supposed to do so. Struggle (of even lose) against fighters like Crolla and those same people will say Lomachenko is overrated or overhyped.
Former amateur standout Stephen McKenna was victorious in his pro debut Saturday night knocking out Trey Branch in the opening round at the Sports Arena in Rico Rivera, California. The shorter Branch was on the attack from the opening bell, but McKenna forced him to fight defensively by ripping several hooks and right hands to the body.
Steve Forbes outboxed veteran Tavorus Teague over seven rounds, grinding out a unanimous decision victory Saturday night at The Armory in Clackamus, Oregon. Forbes weighed 159.25 pounds for Saturday’s seven-round bout, 30 pounds more and about 18 years removed from when he won the IBF junior lightweight title in December of 2000.
Fringe junior welterweight contender Pedro Campa cannot afford a loss as he could be on the cusp of becoming a legit contender in a competitive division. Campa will have his hands full against another puncher in Abner Lopez tonight at the Arena Sonora in his hometown of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The fight will air live on Azteca TV throughout Mexico.
Dusty Hernandez-Harrison knocked out veteran Bruce Rumbolz in the opening round this past Saturday night at the Grand Theatre in New Albany, Indiana. Harrison landed a left to the body followed by a left hook to the head of Rumbolz, dropping him to the canvas against the ropes. Referee Russ Withers counted Rumholz out at 1:46.
In an upset on paper, Jeremy Ramos defeated fringe junior middleweight contender Neeco Macias by split decision Saturday night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The fight was Macias’ first since a majority decision loss to gatekeeper Jesus Soto Karass on Nov. 8, which also took place in Indio.
Featherweight Adrian Montoya is one of dozens of fighters who have migrated to Oxnard, California in hopes of making it big in boxing. Montoya hopes a victory tonight could lead to becoming a legit prospect in the division.