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By keith Idec - Andre Ward said that it “sounded like a gunshot” when Efe Ajagba blasted Brian Howard with a thudding right hand that knocked Howard cold April 10 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jarico O’Quinn out-worked and out-pointed Oscar Vasquez on Friday night. The unbeaten bantamweight prospect withstood Vasquez’s pressure, often fought effectively moving backward and was the more accurate, active puncher in an eight-round fight Showtime televised as the opener of a “ShoBox: The New Generation” telecast from WinnaVegas Casino & Resort in Sloan, Iowa. The gritty Vasquez pushed O’Quinn and displayed durability, but the busier, quicker O’Quinn clearly won.
Weights photos gallery - Fast-rising super middleweight prospect Vladimir Shishkin (9-0, 6 KOs) and unbeaten Ulises Sierra (15-0-2, 9 KOs) both made weight a day before they square off on ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night live on SHOWTIME (10:00 p.m. ET/PT) from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa. Friday’s show will be the 250th edition of ShoBox, the prospect-oriented series that has featured 81 future world champions since its inception in 2001.
In the 10-round main event, Vladimir Shishkin (9-0, 6 KOs), the fast-rising super middleweight prospect currently ranked as the WBC No. 12 contender, will return for his second consecutive test on ShoBox against the unbeaten Ulises Sierra (15-0-2, 9 KOs).
Let’s Get It On Promotions and the Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa are pleased to announce “The Main Event” - an exciting night of world-class professional boxing Friday, May 4th, 2018 at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center. Oscar “El Chapito” Vasquez (15-1) vs. Ricardo “El Niño” Sandoval (12-1) are matched in the main event.
Former fringe flyweight contender and current bantamweight Oscar Vasquez won a fifth round technical decision over Victor Ruiz Friday night at the Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Vasquez (15-1, 3 knockouts), who was fighting in his hometown, had all he could handle from the southpaw Ruiz, who hails from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Despite Ruiz's aggression, Vasquez did seem to land the more telling blows throughout the fight.
Streaking super flyweight Oscar Vasquez (14-1) is looking to pick up his 13th win in a row when he faces Victor Ruiz (22-7) Friday night at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. The fight headlines a card put on by Terry Lane's Let's Get it on Promotions.
Valdez-Servania, Ramirez-Hart Official Weigh-In - Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ and GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAMIREZ will headline and exciting world championship event This Friday! September 22, at Tucson Arena (260 South Church Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701.)
Light flyweight Oscar Vasquez (10-1) returns to the ring for the second time this year when he faces Janiel Rivera (14-2-3) of Puerto Rico on August 27th. The fight takes place in Fallon, Nevada, close to Vasquez's hometown of Reno.