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Bash & Bike II Live stream!

Bash & Bike II Live stream!

Bash & Bike II will be going coast to coast and around the world live on ICBlive.com!  The entire April 13 event will be streamed live at http://www.icblive.com/  . Check back here or go to http://www.icblive.com/  for more info in the weeks to come. The stream will be blacked out within a 250 mile radius of Sacramento.

We would also like to announce the addition of another pro fight for Bash & Bike II. San Francisco’s Ricardo Pinell (2-0-1) will be taking on battle tested Velvet Malone of Sacramento. Pinell is coming off an action packed victory over Nathaniel Richardson earlier this month in Redwood City.

OPP Boxing is proud to announce that KSFM 102.5’s Dj Alazzawi will be rocking the house all night long as the official DJ for our April 13 show.

Bash & Bike II’s official after party will be around the corner from the fights at the Lions Gate hotels O’Club. Make sure to stop by and celebrate with the fighters and fellow fans.

To purchase tickets online click here www.shop.oppboxing.com/ Tickets start at just $40 for the entire night of pro boxing, amateur kickboxing and bike show.

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All of the amateur fights will be sanctioned by IKF http://ikfkickboxing.com/

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Sanchez stops Coronel in bloody brawl.

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

 

Arreola and Thompson score knockouts in Reno!

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