
CompuBox Stats: Dallas Lands 61% of Power To Close
Mike Dallas closed the show by landing 61% of his power shots in round six of his junior welterweight bout with Jorge Castro. Dallas averaged nearly eight landed jabs per round.
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Mike Dallas closed the show by landing 61% of his power shots in round six of his junior welterweight bout with Jorge Castro. Dallas averaged nearly eight landed jabs per round.

By Jake Donovan - Mike Dallas Jr. turned in an impressive performance in scoring a 6th round stoppage over Javier Castro in their main event Friday evening at Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. The official time was 2:06 into the sixth round of their ESPN2-televised headliner.

By Jake Donovan - The past few weeks couldn’t have been much fun for Mike Dallas Jr. No fighter likes to be reminded of past losses – treat setbacks as learning experiences and move on, is usually the life lesson taught. Easier said than done as Dallas Jr. heads into tonight’s fight with Javier Castro, which airs live from the Soboda Casino in San Jacinto, CA. on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. Rather than being the talk of the town, the 25-year old instead had to constantly hear the names of his two conquerors. Josesito Lopez – who stopped Dallas Jr. in seven rounds in Jan. ’11 for his first loss - serves as the B-side for the weekend’s biggest fight, accepting assignment as a replacement for Andre Berto in Saturday’s SHOWTIME main event versus Victor Ortiz. Mauricio Herrera was coming off of a Fight of the Year-level points loss to Mike Alvarado and was tabbed to appear on HBO next month before high profile opponent Brandon Rios abruptly pulled out of the show. It’s one thing to move on from a loss without being able to avenge it. It’s another for your fight to have to take a back seat in terms of coverage, when all that is on your mind is moving on with your career. Still, Dallas Jr. has done well to find that balance.

SHERMAN OAKS, CA - Every fighter dreams of winning a world championship belt. Mike Dallas Jr. and Javier Castro will take a step closer to realizing that dream on June 22 when they battle it out in a WBO Latino Junior Welterweight Championship fight televised on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA.

College Park Center, Arlington, Texas - Junior welterweight contender Mike Dallas Jr. (18-2-1, 7 KOs) had a ten round unanimous decision over Miguel Gonzalez (20-3, 15 KOs). The scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-89. Photos by Stacy Verbeek.

Mike Dallas Jr. needed this. Barely a year ago he was undefeated, a 140-pound prospect in a feature spot on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights.” A year later he was again on “Friday Night Fights,” needing a win over Miguel Gonzalez after two straight losses on the network — a technical knockout in January 2011 against Josesito Lopez, and a majority decision defeat in June against Mauricio Herrera.

Junior welterweight prospect Mike Dallas Jr. will reportedly meet Miguel Gonzalez in a Feb. 17 ESPN2 Friday Night Fights headliner in Arlington, Tex.

Mike Dallas had a 215-170 edge in total punches landed. Dallas outlanded Mauricio Herrera 111-56 over the last three rounds and landed more punches in six of ten rounds. Regardless, the judges handed Herrera ten round majority decision victory.

In the main event of ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., John Molina Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) stopped Robert Frankel (28-11-1, 5 KOs) on cuts, TKO 5, in a highly-entertaining scrap.

Temecula, CA - On Friday evening Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA will host the ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" doubleheader presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions.