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Bash & Bike show II- April 13

February 26, 2013 Boxing News No comments

Bash & Bike show II- April 13

 

O.P.P. Presents returns with our first show of 2013. Saturday April 13 at the Lions Gate Convention Center in Sacramento, (McClellan) California.

 

The main event will feature a rematch between local undefeated Featherweight prospect John Abella (3-0-1, 2KO’s) of Sacramento and So Cal’s Salvador Cifuentes (1-4-1).

This is a rematch from our last OPP boxing show this past November.  In that fight an accidental head butt cut short a crowd pleasing competitive fight. Abella suffered a nasty gash that required 8 stitches above his left eye.

In what should be an explosive heavyweight matchup former K-1 kick boxer Rick Cheek will make his boxing debut against Sacramento’s Larry “Cyco”Ward

Cheek a former K-1 Kickboxer and MMA fighter will now try his luck at boxing.

Ward a former badge vs badge heavyweight champion is looking to turn things around after a rough 2012.

In a women’s heavyweight attraction unbeaten Sonya Lamonakis (7-0-2 , 1KO) of New York, NY will take on former heavyweight champion Martha Salazar (11-4, 3KO’s).  Lamonikas a school teacher by day is the #1 ranked female heavyweight in the world. She fights out of the world famous Gleason’s Gym in New York City.

In a welterweight bout San Francisco’s Otis “Sweet Dreamz” Seymor will make his professional debut against Juan Martinez (0-2) of Sacramento.

Talented bantamweight prospect Mario Ayala (1-0) of Sacramento and undefeated middleweight Aaron Coley (4-0, 2KO’s) of Hayward, Ca. will also be in action in separate bouts.

A Bike show is also planned for the event.  Check back for more details.

Tickets start at just $40 and can be purchased online at http://oppboxing.com/ or call (925) 267-4544

 

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Kovalev and Campillo Headline NBC Sports Network “Fight Night ” January 19th at Mohegan Sun Arena

January 4, 2013 Boxing News No comments
Campillo (right)

NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night boxing series kicks off its second season on Saturday, January 19th, with a high-voltage double header. The nationally televised event will be shown live from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, beginning 9PM ET.

In the Internationally flavored main event, light heavyweights Gabriel Campillo, 21-4-1, 7 KOs, of Madrid, Spain, meets Sergey Kovalev, 18-0-1, 15 KOs, Chelyabinsk, Russia, in an compelling 10-rounder. The bout looks like a classic boxer-puncher match up, with Kovalev bringing the power while Campillo provides the finesse.

Campillo is a former WBA light heavyweight champion, who came within a whisker of winning the IBF crown against Tavoris Cloud last year. Cloud retained his title by controversial decision, but most believed slick southpaw Campillo deserved the victory. “The Handsome Man” will look to bounce back by schooling the hard-punching “Krusher”, but this main event is a toss-up.

Kovalev has been on the rise, knocking out almost everyone put in his path. He hasn’t been extended to the final bell in more than two years, and will certainly be looking to add another KO to his resume, especially one with a name as distinguished as Campillo’s.

In the 10-round co-feature, Elvin Ayala, 26-5-1, 12 KOs, takes on Curtis Stevens, 22-3, 16 KOs, in a battle between two middleweights hungry for the spotlight. Their clash before a nationally televised audience should provide them with the perfect opportunity to shine.

Ayala, of New Haven, CT, is a well-travelled vet with six straight wins, three of them by KO. He stopped John Mackey at the Mohegan Sun in his last fight, and before that, pitched a near shutout on national TV against Eric Mitchell at Foxwoods, also in CT. Against Stevens, Ayala will again have the home-state advantage.

Curtis Stevens, of Brownsville, Brooklyn, is a rising star who’s kayoed four of his last six opponents. His most recent foe, Romaro Johnson, didn’t make it out of the first round. Another of his KO victims was then-undefeated Pitor Wilczewski, whom Stevens starched in three rounds.

Ayala and Stevens are both boxer-punchers with something to prove, and should provide each other with a serious test.

With these two excellent bouts on tap, and their likelihood to produce knockouts, boxing fans are certain to be the big winners on this busy night of televised boxing. With other cable boxing shows scheduled for later in the evening, these excellent Fight Night wars should be settled long before the other programs even begin.

Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, November 17 at 10AM ET. They are priced at $125 and $40 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000. Ticketmaster Link to January 19 NBCSN Fight Night at Mohegan Sun. For ADA accessible sales, call Mohegan Sun Box Office 1-800-862-8499.

  2012-2013 NBC SPORTS NETWORK FIGHT NIGHT SCHEDULE
(All times ET and subject to change)
 
Saturday, January 19       9 p.m. – 11 p.m.   NBC Sports Network   Mohegan Sun Casino, CT
Saturday, February 23            10:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.  NBC Sports Network    TBA
Saturday, March 9                    10 p.m. – 12 a.m.           NBC Sports Network     TBA
Saturday, June 14                      9 p.m. – 11 p.m.             NBC Sports Network     TBA
 

Travis Walker “I see a stoppage coming!”

August 22, 2012 Boxing News No comments

Travis Walker

Travis Walker “I see a stoppage coming!”

By George Jimenez

Noche de Boxeo Radio had the chance to sit down with Travis “Freight Train”Walker (39-7-1, 31 KOs) to discuss his next fight with former two-time world champ Tomasz Adamek (46-2, 28KOs).  The fight is titled “Ironbound Throwdown” and it will be a 12 round main event at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Saturday afternoon, September 8, 2012.  At stake will be Adamek’s IBF North American Heavyweight Title, and the chance at a future bigger fight and payday.  The interview was conducted by hosts Cesar Hernandez and George Jimenez as part of their weekly boxing show which airs every Monday at 8pm EST.  Below is a transcript of the interview:

 

Noche De Boxeo: Thank you for being on the show.  We know you have a very tough fight coming up against Tomasz Adamek, are you ready for it?

Travis Walker: I am so ready for it, thank you for having me

NDB: We know that your last fight was a great victory against Kali Meehan inAustralia, what does that fight do for your confidence to fight somebody like Tomasz Adamek?

TW: Well actually my confidence was already there, but it definitely helped me mentally to know exactly where I am at in this game, that I can still compete in this game, because I was actually getting a little frustrated with some of the rulings that I’ve had in the past and it helps me with my confidence to know what I need to do to make myself a better fighter.

NDB: How is your preparation going for your upcoming fight?

TW: Everything is going super, man!

NDB: How do you prepare for a guy like Adamek who is smaller than you and moves a lot in the ring? Is there anything you are working on especially for this fight?

TW: Yes, definitely, I need to work on keeping my defense up real tight, because he throws a lot of punches, he get in-get out.  I have to get in a certain kind of shape in order to fight a guy like this because he is a “mover”.  And as a Heavyweight boxer we are not too used to movers.

NDB: Going into this fight not a lot of people are giving you a chance against Tomasz Adamek, but looking at your record you have fought some of the top Heavyweight fighters around, yet they have him as the favorite.  How do you respond to that?

TW: Most of my fights I have been looked as the underdog, but I still came out with a win, or they had to rob me in order to get the win.  So that really don’t bother me, I just have to do my thing.  I don’t mind proving to the people that I am here.

NDB: What do you think is the most dangerous thing about Tomasz Adamek?

TW: His speed.  He has great speed and with Tomasz you have to get to his speed level.  Although people have brought to my attention that he has slowed down as a boxer.  But I still have to prepare myself as if he has it.

NDB: What have you done as far as conditioning to prepare yourself for a fighter that has movement?  Have you worked more on your cardio, strength, or both? What is your game plan physically to prepare for Adamek?

TW: One of the things you have to do more is get your sprints in because you are going to have to throw punches in combinations, and then you get a small break, and then you go back at it.  I do a lot of “suicides” and stuff like that.

NDB: What is your motivating factor for this fight? What is pushing you to excel?

TW: What is pushing me is my confidence, what I got to do, this is going to make me or break me.  I really don’t have another four years to try to climb back up to the top so I gotta get it, I gotta make it happen.

NDB: We usually give our guests a chance to send a shout and thank the people that support them; this is your time, go ahead.

TW: I want to thank my real friends and family members who always stuck by me, always kept me uplifted in my career, believed in me; and all my fans that really believed in me.  I have a lot of Facebook friends and Twitter friends that always hit me up and give me good motivational speeches and stuff like that, and that always helps me keep sharp.

NDB: Where can they follow you?

TW: On Facebook (and Twitter) they can find me under “Travis Walker”

NDB:  Before you leave we have a few more questions.  How do you deal with Adamek’s fans? His fights atPrudentialCenter usually get about 6 to 8 thousand fans, mostly Polish fans.  How do you prepare for something like that? And does that bother you at all?

TW: It really don’t bother me at all.  Actually it kind of “amps” me up for the fight, because a lot of people are going against me and I like to shut them up.  So that gives me the opportunity to quiet the crowd and I enjoy doing that.

NDB: As a follow-up question, are you worried at all if the fight goes to the score cards and something weird happens and they go against you? Some people claim that in the last fight, Adamek vs Chambers, they robbed Chambers? What is your opinion on that?

TW: I definitely believe they robbed Chambers but I feel like this, it’s going to be a tough fight regardless and I am used to that happening to me.  And the only way to stop that from happening to me is by stopping my opponent.  So I see a stoppage coming in my next fight, by me.

NDB: Are you giving us your official prediction? What’s the round?

TW: I am not going to force the knock out, I am not going by the round, I am just going to allow it to come, and I know it’s going to come.

NDB: That’s all the questions we have, thanks for being on the show, good luck on the fight and we hope it’s a good one.

TW: Thank you very much for having me.

 FIGHT INFO:  

“Ironbound Throwdown” September 8th at Newark’s Prudential Center features Tomasz Adamek vs. Travis Walker. Tickets priced at $180 ringside, $105, and $55 are available through Ticketmaster: online at www.ticketmaster.com; Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000; Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849; and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office and www.prucenter.com.

The fight will be available in Polando n PPV. WealthTV will begin airing undercard bouts live at 3PM ET nationally on Verizon FiOS TV channel 169 and 669 in HD, AT&T U-Verse TV channels 470 and 1470 in HD, along with over 100 cable systems across the country.

Prudential Center doors will open at 1:30PM; first fight is 2:00PM. The card is presented by Main Events in association with Peltz Boxing, and Ziggy Promotions. 

 

Noche de Boxeo Radio airs every Monday at 8pm EST and can be heard here  http://leaveitintheringradio.com/

Noche de Boxeo is part of the Leave it in the RinG Radio family which also includes “The boxing Fix” radio show. 

Martinez Faces Macklin, continues to chase Chavez Jr.

March 2, 2012 Boxing News No comments
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Martinez Faces Macklin, continues to chase Chavez Jr.

By Vicky Villa (Leaveitintheringradio.com)

 

Photo by GeoIMAGEZ

World Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla”Martinez(48-2-2, 27 KOs) will make another defense of the Diamond WBC belt he won when he defeated Serhiy Dzinziruk back in March, 2011.  Stepping up to the challenge is Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) fromIreland.  The fight will be the main event of a stacked card taking place on March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day)at the theater in Madison SquareGarden and is appropriately titled “The REAL Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up”. 

Martinez, arguably one of the top three best fighters in boxing, is the heavy favorite going into this fight and most fans expect “Maravilla” to have a comfortable night against the very game but overmatched Macklin.  The Argentinian fighter now residing inOxnard,Californiahas knocked out his last three opponents and if all predictions are correct, this will be his fourth.

Macklin is coming off a controversial loss in the hands of Felix Sturm, a fight that many fans and experts thought he won.  “Mack”, who regards himself as an all action come forward fighter, will need to have another impressive outing as well as some “Irish luck” to pull the upset.  Macklin is aware that he is in for a tough fight but sounds confident as he prepares to face a formidable champion.

“I am really confident about the fight, I think is coming at the right time for me…I am going to go in there and impose my style which is to go to war, and I am going to put that on him and make him fight my fight”, said Macklin in a recent interview.

Sergio knows he needs to win this fight to maintain his status as one of the elite fighters in the world.  But more importantly, winning this fight means getting the chance of finally fighting rising star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for the real WBC Middleweight belt, same belt he was “separated” from when he was elevated to “emeritus champion”.

The WBC has cleared the way for this fight to take place after Chavez Jr. made a successful defense of his title on February of this year.  President of the WBC Jose Sulaiman also warned the young champion that failure to comply with the organization’s ruling could result in Junior being stripped.

“If a fighter doesn’t comply with our rules then he would be eliminated from our rankings.  If Julio doesn’t comply with our rules, then they will not laugh in our faces…I want to reconfirm that if Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. doesn’t respect the mandate of the WBC, then we will be forced to separate ourselves from his championship.” , said Sulaiman in a recent interview for the radio show “Noche de Boxeo”.

Martinez has chased Chavez Jr. for a while, and is very anxious for that fight to happen.  But on March 17th he needs to concentrate on defeating Macklin in order for that fight to materialize.

Serving as co-feature is the super middleweight 10-round fight “Bombs Away” which has all the ingredients to produce fireworks and the chance to steal the show.  Going head to head in a boxer vs. puncher fight is Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KOs) versus the very explosive Don “Da Bomb” George (22-1-1, 19KOs). 

Both fights will air live on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing,” starting at 10 PM/ET 7 PM/PT.

Also on the card:

Unbeaten heavyweight Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (13-0, 13 KOs) takes on Jason Pettaway (11-0, 8KOs) in a 10/12 round fight for the vacant World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Silver Championship. 

Junior middleweight Charlie Ota (19-1-1, 13 KOs) takes on Gundrick King (16-7, 11KOs)

Former world title challenger Argenis Mendez (19-2, 10 KOs), a Dominican junior lightweight, will be fighting in an eight-round bout against Daniel Attah (26-9, 9KOs)

Irish-American light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (12-0, 8KOs) takes on Eric Watkins (6-1) in an eight-rounder.

Catskills middleweight Kevin Rooney (3-1, 1 KO), returns in a four-round bout against an opponent not yet announced.

Danny “Little Mac” McDermott (9-3-2, 4 KOs) is scheduled to fight in an eight-round junior welterweight fight against Danny O’Connor (16-1, 4KOs)

Heavyweight Thomas Hardwick (4-0, 2KO’s) will take on Blu Delong (0-3) in a four-round bout.   

 

Tickets are priced at $505, $355, $205, $125 and $65, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office or through Ticketmaster, at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling (866) 858-0008. Call DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577, or visit www.dbe1.com and @loudibella on Twitter for more information.

LONNIE SMITH RETURNS FRIDAY IN LAS VEGAS!

July 25, 2011 Boxing News No comments

LONNIE SMITH RETURNS FRIDAY

July 25th, 2011, Las Vegas — Super-featherweight “El Negro Mexicano”, “Lightning” Lonnie Smith (13-2-2, ) is back in action Friday, July 29th at the South Point Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas.

Coming off an impressive unanimous decision win over Oxnard’s “Dangerous” David Rodella in April, Smith looks to advance his career by facing California’s Robert Vargas (5-1). This will be “Lightning Lonnie’s” second televised fight in a row.

“The ultimate goal is to be champion.” Says Smith. “And I train like one, so that is the next step.”

After appearing on several of their shows, Let’s Get It On Promotions inked a long- term promotional agreement with Smith this year.

“The win over Rodella on television was huge.” Says Let’s Get It On Promotions’ Tommy Lane. “It gave fight fans the opportunity to see what we’ve seen all along. The response we received after that fight about Lonnie was incredible.”

Smith vs. Vargas is scheduled for 6 rounds and will be televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” series. Check local listings. Tickets are available by calling 702 797 8055.

Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin ready to hit curveball out of park

July 21, 2011 Boxing News No comments

Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin ready to hit curveball out of park

 

LAS VEGAS (July 21 2011) – Undefeated middleweight prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillinmay be a prizefighter, rather than a baseball player, but never-the-less the talented Cuban-American plans to hit a curveball out of the park Saturday night in Las Vegas.

 

Coming off of an explosive third-round destruction of former world title challenger Jesse Brinkley this past April for the USBO super middleweight title, Quillin (24-0, 18 KOs) prepared for the last eight weeks to fight once again in his natural weight class against veteran middleweight “Marvelous” Tarvis Simms (27-1-1, 11 KOs), a southpaw, in a10-round bout on Saturday night’s Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah undercard at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

 

Quillin-Simms, however, was recently cancelled when Tarvis reportedly broke a rib in training camp. Now, the International Boxing Federation No. 5-rated Quillin, fighting out of Los Angeles, faced an entirely different fighter, Jason “The Hammer” LeHoullier(21-5-1, 8 KOs).

 

“I sparred and trained to fight a southpaw, Simms, and now I’m fighting a right-handed boxer,” Quillin said. “Hey, I’m a fighter and I can adjust to anybody. When Simms fell out all I cared about was still fighting. Jason LeHoullier stepped in and took a fight with 1 ½ weeks to go and that’s something not many guys would do against a top-level fighter like me. I’m not taking anything away from him because fighters like him can be dangerous. He may be coming in here trying to shock the world, tired of hearing people say he can’t win, and that could cause problems. But I am totally focused on him. I know he’s a guy who puts it all on the line, but he’s facing a guy who can box and is a big puncher. I’m going to set him up and, then, bang like a firecracker.”

 

Quillin has received a lot of attention lately because his trainer, Freddie Roach, went public saying ‘Kid Chocolate” can beat world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. “I would have been ready to fight Sergio Martinez on July 23,”Quillin added. “Physically, I’m ready and I would have been 10 times more ready mentally for that fight. For now, though, I’m 100-percent focused on Jason LeHoullier. After this fight I’ll be ready to fight anybody in the world, including Sergio Martinez. The sky’s the limit for me. If everything goes right Saturday night, I’d like to comeback right away and fight September 17. But I’m not into the business end of boxing, I’m a fighter, and I’ll let my promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, and manager, John Seip, take care of that.”

 

Quillin-LeHoullier is a scheduled 10-round bout on the non-televised portion of the Khan-Judah world junior welterweight unification fight on HBO.

 

For more information about Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin go online to www.TheKidChocolate.com or follow him on Twitter @/Kid Chocolate.

Sanchez stops Coronel in bloody brawl.

June 25, 2011 Boxing News No comments

Sanchez stops Coronel in bloody brawl.

Erik Killin/Art Sevilla ringside
 

Boxing returned to Fairfield California Friday night as once again Paco Presents and Don Chargin productions brought fights back to the Fairfield sports center.

In the main event Fairfields Alan Sanchez took on Clint Coronel of San Jose in a bloody crowd pleasing brawl.
Coronel came out fast backing Sanchez up early with his rough house style. Sanchez began to back up and box using his jab early on to keep Coronel at bay and control the opening round.
In round two Coronel continued to try and walk down Sanchez plodding through Sanchez’s jab to get inside. Most of the round was spent clinching and wrestling. On the inside Coronel landed a few nice body shots.
In round three Sanchez began to pick up the pace opening up on Coronel. Sanchez landed several nice hooks to both the body and head of Coronel. After tasting some of Sanchez’s power, Cornel immediately went back to the inside wrestling for the remainder of round.
Round four was more inside fighting and clinching. Coronel stayed on Sanchez’s chest for most the round smothering his punches and attempting to land some body shots of his own, some landing low.
Coronel opened round five with a nice left hook that stunned Sanchez momentarily. Sanchez bounced back scoring with and uppercut. Coronel went right back at Sanchez’s body but once again strayed low. This time referee Dan Stell took a point from Coronol. Sanchez comes back strong landing a big hook that opened up a cut over the right eye of Coronel.
Round six was more of the same, Sanchez trying to box and get distance while Coronel bull rushes in.
Round seven saw Coronel once again coming out and immediately wrestling to get inside. Sanchez backed up and started to target the cut more and more with his jab. The referee stopped the action for a third time to allow doctor Ketchum to examine the damage again. This time they had seen enough and Ketchum stopped the fight.
Alan Sanchez wins by TKO in round seven.
Alan Sanchez improves to 8-2-1 3Ko’s while Clint Coronel drops to 4-3-3 1Ko.

In the co feature, former amateur star Manuel “Tino” Avila of Fairfield makes his third appearance at the Fairfield Sports Center this year took on Salvador Cifuentes of Chula Vista, California.
Cifuentes came out swinging wildly early on, missing most of his shots. Avila started patiently working his jab and a couple of nice hooks. A solid right seemed to stun Cifuentes in the final minute of the opening round. Avila punctuated the round with a couple of nice body shots.
In round two Avila again came out behind the jab using it to set up a two nice left hooks. Cifuentes began to swell under both eyes as round two went on. Avila finished the round with a a nice combo that bloodied Cifuentes nose.
Round three was more of the same as Avila showed his superior skill using the jab and landing to the body for most the round.
The fourth and final round saw more combinations from Avila for the first minute or so. A clash of heads opened a cut on Cifuentes around the half way point of the round. Cifuentes seemed to try and pick up the pace after the cut but Avila tightened up his defense and boxed to close the fight.
Manuel Avila wins by unanimous decision scores where 40-36 across the boards.
Manuel “Tino” Avila remains unbeaten at 5-0 2Ko’s while Salvador Cifuentes drops to 1-2.

In the joke of the night featherweight prospect Guy Robb of Sacramento knocked out Tyshawn Sherman of Hesperia, California in one round. Sherman immediately got on his bike from the opening bell retreating around the ring. Bobbing and weaving, feinting and doing just about everything but throwing a punch. Sherman continued this for most of the opening round. Finally after chasing his opponent around Robb cut off the ring and landed a solid right that immediately staggered Sherman, backing him into the corner. Now on the ropes Robb opened up his assault forcing the ref to step in and stop the barrage of punches.
Time of stoppage was 2:28 of round number one. Guy Robb improves to 5-0 2Ko’s while Tyshawn Sherman drops to 0-1.

In a four-round jr welterweight bout, Fairfield’s Omar Sanchez took on Jhonnathan Zamudio of San Francisco, California. In a fast paced opening round both fighters came out swinging. Zamudio lands a big right hook that drops Sanchez. After recovering from the knockdown Sanchez bounces back scoring with a flurry of his own to end the round.
In round two Sanchez comes out strong trying to box a bit more and scoring with the jab. A few nice combos by Sanchez punctuate the round.
Again in round three Sanchez comes out the aggressor and takes control with his jab. Sanchez lands a nice left hook as well. During the next exchange the fighters clash heads opening a good size cut on Sanchez.
Doctor Smith Ketchum stops the fight because of the accidental foul. The bout is ruled a no contest since it was stopped before the fourth round was completed.
Omar Sanchez remains 0-2 while Jhonnathan Zamudio was making his pro debut.

In a four round Jr middleweight fight Former amateur standout and professional mixed martial arts prospect Mike Ortega of Sacramento took on Mike Alexander of of Antioch, California.
Ortega starts the fight quick establishing the jab. Ortega scores with a nice combo that staggered Alexander early on. Ortega’s hooks begin to land with ease. Ortega scores with a big left to back up Alexander again as the bell rang to end the round.
In round two Ortega began to work the body which started to take its toll immediately. Ortega also pumped the jab through Alexander’s guard through out the round.
Round three was more of the same as Ortega continued his attack. Landing the one tow combo over and over on Alexander. Alexander is wobbled a couple times through out the third round.
After couple of nice combos to open the fourth, Ortega drops Alexander with a big right hand. Mike Alexander got to his feet but referee Dan Stell had seen enough and waved off the fight at 1:50 of round four. Mike Ortega moves to 2-0 1 Ko and Mike Alexander drops to 1-5-3

In the opener Jr welterweight Jonathan Chicas defeated Michael Islas by unanimous decision. The opening round saw both fighters attempting to establish the jab. Both guys had their moments but Chicas scores with a nice flurry to end the round.
Islas again comes out firing the jab in round two. After being out boxed for the first half of the round Chicas bounced back with a nice left hook to the body. A few more rights land to the head to probably steal the round for Chicas.
Chicas started round three a little faster, landing a nice uppercut and big right hand. Chicas started busting up Islas with his combos, swelling up his eyes and bloodying Islas nose.
In the fourth and final round Chicas began to box more making Islas miss numerous shots. Chicas lands a couple of nice hooks to finish the round strong.
Scores where 40-36 & 39-37 twice.
Jonathan Chicas improves to 2-0 1 Ko while Michael Islas drops his pro debut making him 0-1

 

Boxing returns to Fairfield June 24!

June 15, 2011 Boxing News One comment

Paco presents along with Don Chargin productions and Jorge Marron productions bring boxing back to the Fairfield sports center Friday June 24.

Look for local undefeated fighters Manuel Avila, Guy Robb and Michael Ortega to headline the card. Fairfields’ own Alan Sanchez also will see action.

 

Tickets for the June 24th event, promoted by Don Chargin Productions, Paco Presents and Jorge Marron Productions, are available at Paco’s Mexican Restaurant in Woodland (530-669-7946), the J.L Tepito Boxing Club in Fairfield (707- 384-8420), Baldo’s Mexican Food in Fairfied (707-426-6130) and La Charrita Mexican Market in Fairfield (707-434-8344).

Arreola and Thompson score knockouts in Reno!

May 29, 2011 Boxing News No comments

Arreola and Thompson score knockouts in Reno!

Erik Killin/Art Sevilla ringside

 


Popular heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola fighting for the second time in the month of May defeated journeyman Kendrick “The Apostle” Releford by Unanimous decision. This was the Main event of ESPN2′s Friday night fights from The Reno events center in Reno, NV.

Arreola came out slow pawing with a jab. Releford returned with a couple of stiff jabs of his own. Arreola picked it up around the half way point of the round Cornering Releford and landing a few glancing blows and a solid right.

The Nightmare landed a nice uppercut to open round two. Moving forward and throwing the 1-2 Arreola continued to back up Releford. Some great body work from Arreola as Releford covered up. A thunderous left hook to body punctuated the round for Arreola.

Round three was similar to the previous round with Arreola continuing to attack the body with big left hooks. Some nice uppercuts from Arreola in the second half of the third to finish up strong.

The bodywork appeared to be taking its toll in rounds four and five. Releford slowed down with his mouth open though out the rounds. Arreola continued to walk him down throwing the 1-2 combo and going to the body. A few nice rights at the end of the fifth hurt Releford.

The sixth round was more of the same with Arreola landing combos and body shots early on. A big uppercut hurt Releford forcing him to take a knee. Releford weathered the storm and manged to survive the round.

Both fighters came out slower in round seven. Around the half way point Arreola landed a couple big rights and picked up the pace once again. A big left hook staggered Releford forcing referee Russell Mora to halt the action at 2:43 of round number seven. Chris Arreola improves to 32-2 28 Ko’s while Kendrick Releford drops to 22-15-2 10 Ko’s.

*In the co feature world rated heavyweight Tony The Tiger” Thompson dominated New jerseys Maurice Harris.
In round one Thompson came out behind jab, backing Harris up.Harris answered back with a solid right hand that seemed to surprise Thompson. Harris then began pawing with the jab while being hit with Thompson’s.

In round two Harris began covering up while Thompson landed sloppy combos. Two right hooks behind ear dropped Harris mid round.

Harris bounced back coming out aggressive and going to body of Thompson backing him up. A solid 1-2 combo by Thompson drop Harris for a second him a second time. Thompson backed Harris into the ropes and spun landing a nice combo. A big uppercut and flurry forced referee Vic Drakulich to jump in and wave off the fight at stop it at 1:51 of round three.

With the win Thompson moves to 36-2 24 Ko’s and sets up an IBF eliminator with Eddie Chambers

In the televised swing bout 2008 Olympian Javier Molina defeated David Lopez by unanimous decision.

Molina showed the speed difference right away backing up Lopez with some nice combos. A lead right hand dropped Lopez. The knockdown seemed to temporarily motivate Lopez, as he came back strong exchanging with the Olympian.

Molina continued to use his speed to flurry in the second round. A couple good counter lefts scored well for Molina. Nice body shots and combos to finish off the round for Javier.

In round three a couple left hooks sent Lopez on retreat again. Molina mixed in some upper cuts as well in the round. Molina showed his superior defense making Lopez miss through out the third round.

Lopez came out on attack to start the fourth as both fighters stood toe to toe trading shots. After getting the worse of the exchange Lopez seemed to go back on the retreat. Molina pot shotted the rest of the round.

Round five was more of the same with Molina in control. Using his superior speed to make Lopez miss and then land his right.

In the sixth Lopez came forward more but not effectively. Molina throwing combos and scoring when Lopez moved in. Molina coasted the second half of the round as Lopez had nothing to offer.

Scores where 60-53, 59-54, 59-54 all for Javier Molina. Molina improves to 6-0 4Ko’s and Noe Lopez drops to 3-6-3

*In a crowd pleasing fight Sacramento’s unbeaten super featherweight Guy Robb defeated David Lopez by unanimous decision.

In round one both fighters came out guns blazing with some vicious exchanges Robb appeared to land the harder shots through out the round. Robb finished round one with a nice flurry.

In round two it was more of the same as both fighter landed bombs. Robb landed a big right hook at the half way point that seemed to stagger Lopez a bit.

In round three Robb came out sloppy missing with some wild shots and at times struggling with the footwork of the southpaw Lopez. Lopez boxed a bit more in this round and fared a little better.

In the fourth and final round it was more of Guy Robb coming forward and Lopez backing up and countering. Another big hook from Robb while in the corner. A couple of straight rights land for Robb as he seemed to figure out the lefty as the fight went on.

Scores where 40-36 across the board for Guy Robb. Robb moves to 4-0 1 Ko and will be returning to the ring in Fairfield June 24. Noe Lopez drops to 8-8 5 Ko’s

* In a dull, uneventful fight 2000 Olympian Ricardo Williams Jr. won a six round unanimous decision over Chris Gray. Scores where 58-56, 59-55 and 59-55

* In the opener a rematch of a November draw in Oakland, bantamweight Michael Ruiz Jr. won a six-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Alcantara.

Alcantara came out firing but was continuously countered by Ruiz. An accidental headbutt caused a cut on the left side of Alcantara’s head. Ruiz landed a solid combo to finish the round.

Alcantera fared a little better in round two, nailing Ruiz with a left hook early that staggered him. Alcantara landed a couple solid left hooks to Ruiz that seemed to bother him.

In round three Ruiz came out landing a couple more left hooks. Alcantara continued to work the body abit and landed a good uppercut.

In round four Alcantara started the round with a big right hand. Ruiz picked it up in the second half of the round landing combos and working the body abit.

Both fighters appeared to take the fifth round off, after a busy previous round. Ruiz landed a couple solid counters and a good body shot.

In round six the two where back at it with Ruiz getting the better of the exchanges early in the round. Alcantara seemed to be bother by the body work and finished the fight in retreat.
Scores where 60-54 on 2 cards and 59-55 on the other. Michael Ruiz Jr. improves to 8-0-1 3 Ko’s and Jonathan Alcantara drops to 4-4-2

Joel Julio “I am a strong opponent at welterweight”

May 17, 2011 Boxing News No comments
Photo by Geo IMAGEZ

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By Victoria “Vicky” Villa

“I am moving down to 147 lbs. because I feel is the right weight for me.  I am not going to have any problems at this weight because my fists will do the talking.  I am a strong opponent at Welterweight and I feel I will have a better opportunity to become a world champion,” said Joel Julio in a recent interview when asked about the reason for moving down to 147.

Although Julio’s run in the Jr. Middleweight division was less than stellar, one also has to consider the level of opposition he fought.  Losses to ex-champion Serhiy Dzinziruk, hot contenders James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo although disappointing, can serve as valuable experience for his career.  His only other loss was to Carlos Quintana back in 2006 in a fight that saw Quintana outbox Julio to win a decision.

Julio is looking to move down to his old division because he feels that he can have more opportunities and also feels that he is more competitive at his old weight.  He wants to leave the losses behind and concentrate on the bigger picture, which is to get a title shot in the welterweight division and fulfill his dream of becoming a world champion.

“I would like to fight Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto, but I am prepared to fight anyone at 147 lbs and I feel I can beat them.  My speed and power increase at 147 lbs and I want to remind everyone that I have 31 KOs out of 36 wins while fighting at Welterweight,” Said Julio

He was to have his first test at welterweight in the form of Antwone Smith whom he was slated to fight on May 20th as part of the Friday Night Fights main event, but Smith was forced to withdraw from his fight because of an elbow injury.  Instead, Julio’s new opponent is Agnes Adjaho (25-5, 14 KOs) who took the fight on a couple of weeks’ notice and will serve as Julio’s first roadblock as he moves down to his old weight class.

In 2005 Joel “Love Child” Julio was named prospect of the year by ESPN.com and he wants to show his fans that he can be that same Julio once again.  No longer the “Love Child” he wants to be known as “Predator”.

“On May 20th you are going to see a different Joel Julio, the same Julio who first arrived in the US, Joel ‘El Depredador’ Julio.”

Also fighting on this card are Sadam “World Kid’ Ali of Brooklyn, NY, (12-0, 7 KOs); Jose “Mangu” Peralta of Jersey City (6-1, 4 KOs); all action fighter Vinny O’Brien of East Hanover, (2-0, 2KOs);  Angel Concepcion, (4-0); Bronx, NY’s Joel Castillo, (8-0, 5KOs); and Tyrone Luckey of Middletown, NJ, (3-0,3 KOs).

Tickets are on sale now, $100 for ringside and reserved floor seats, $60 general admission bleachers and $30 general admission standing. Tickets are available online throughwww.ticketmaster.com, Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849 and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office andwww.prucenter.com.

 

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