
Body counts: Abel Ramos pounds out Tahmir Smalls in split decision win
Abel Ramos used a fierce second-half body attack Saturday in Glendale, Arizona, to edge Tahmir Smalls and finally come out on the favorable side of a gut-wrenching decision.
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Abel Ramos used a fierce second-half body attack Saturday in Glendale, Arizona, to edge Tahmir Smalls and finally come out on the favorable side of a gut-wrenching decision.

Undefeated super bantamweight prospect Cesar Diaz (7-0, 6 KOs), 20 years old, was killed a single-car crash Friday night, November 24 in Palmdale, California, according to police reports. The crash was reported at 8 p.m. in the area of 50th Street East south of Avenue L, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Det. Eduardo Saucedo. Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:17 p.m., said Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Featherweight prospect Manny "Chato" Robles III (14-0, 6 KOs) retained his undefeated status with a seventh-round knockout victory against Tijuana, Mexico's Jose Estrella (18-13-1, 12 KOs) in the main event of the latest edition of LA FIGHT CLUB at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles and televised live nationally on Estrella TV's Boxeo Estelar. Robles, of Los Angeles, California, dropped Estrella two times before the fight was stopped at 1:39 of the seventh round.