03-20-2022, 04:09 PM
Results from Los Angeles
By Miguel Maravilla and Rocky Morales at ringside
Parlier, California welterweight Evan Sanchez (11-0, 6 KOs) and Alejandro Munera (6-5-4, 5 KOs) from Medellin, Colombia went the distance as Sanchez won a unanimous decision in opening the DAZN stream. Sanchez and Munera did not hold back trading shots in the opening round. Munera fought awkwardly as the southpaw Sanchez threw and connected with straight punches in round two as they continued to trade. It continued to be street fight in round three with Sanchez keeping his distance landing his shots and Munera connecting with the hard punches.
In the fourth round, a right hook by Sanchez dropped Munera as he got up, shortly after Sanchez stumbled and slipped to finish the round. Sanchez and Munera continued to exchange late in the fight, the sixth and final round saw the two fighters staying close trading away.
All three judges scored the bout 60-53 in favor of Sanchez.
6’2” southpaw super welterweight, Alex Rincon (10-0, 7KO), impressively stopped Luis Sanchez (9-3, 6KO) at 1:44 of the second round of a scheduled eight round super welterweight bout. Rincon floored Sanchez with a hard right hook and Sanchez got up on unsteady legs before he was floored again with another right hook. The referee waved off the fight with Sanchez in no condition to continue.
Local undefeated bantamweight John “Scrappy” Ramirez (9-0,7 KOs) of Los Angeles won a one-sided decision over Roberto “Escorpion” Pucheta (10-21-3, 6 KOa) of Jalisco, Mexico. Fighting at a fast pace, Ramirez came out shooting the jab and countering in the opening round. Ramirez came out attacking in round two, connecting solidly with the right fighting flashy as he circled Pucheta. In the third, Ramirez backed Pucheta to the ropes continuing to attack and outwork him.
Halfway through the fight in the fourth, Ramirez kept at it letting his hands go. The right-hand kept landing for Ramirez in the fifth as he countered, snapping Pucheta’s head. Finishing strong, Ramirez stayed busy touching up Pucheta mixing it up as he worked his way to the unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 60-54.
Unbeaten super lightweight Alejandro Reyes (7-0, 4KO) won a unanimous decision victory in an ugly and foul filled fight against journeyman Daniel Evangelista Jr (20-13-2, 16KO). Evangelina tasted the canvas in the third round, courtesy of consecutive eight crosses that landed on his jaw. Evangelista was also deducted one point for hitting behind the head and a second point for torqueing Reyes’ arm during a clinch/break. Judges scored it identically, 60-51, all in favor of Reyes, in a scheduled six round contest.
In the opening bout from the Galen Center at the campus of USC in downtown Los Angeles, London female super bantamweight Ramla Ali (5-0, 1 KO) scored a second round knockout over Toronto’s Shelly Barnett (5-7-2).
In a scheduled four round lightweight bout, Dalis Kaleiopu (2-0, 2KO) proved to pack quite the Hawaiian Punch, flooring overmatched Manuel Lara (2-8) early in the bout before stopping him with another knockdown at 2:15 of the fourth round. Kaleiopu hails from Waianae, HI, and is a 23-year-old amateur standout signed to Golden Boy Promotions two years ago.
Lightweight prospect Miguel Gaona (2-0, 2 KO’s) of Los Angeles made quick work of Mexico City’s Gilberto Aguilar (0-5). A body shot did it as the referee reached a ten count at 30 seconds of the first round.
By Miguel Maravilla and Rocky Morales at ringside
Parlier, California welterweight Evan Sanchez (11-0, 6 KOs) and Alejandro Munera (6-5-4, 5 KOs) from Medellin, Colombia went the distance as Sanchez won a unanimous decision in opening the DAZN stream. Sanchez and Munera did not hold back trading shots in the opening round. Munera fought awkwardly as the southpaw Sanchez threw and connected with straight punches in round two as they continued to trade. It continued to be street fight in round three with Sanchez keeping his distance landing his shots and Munera connecting with the hard punches.
In the fourth round, a right hook by Sanchez dropped Munera as he got up, shortly after Sanchez stumbled and slipped to finish the round. Sanchez and Munera continued to exchange late in the fight, the sixth and final round saw the two fighters staying close trading away.
All three judges scored the bout 60-53 in favor of Sanchez.
6’2” southpaw super welterweight, Alex Rincon (10-0, 7KO), impressively stopped Luis Sanchez (9-3, 6KO) at 1:44 of the second round of a scheduled eight round super welterweight bout. Rincon floored Sanchez with a hard right hook and Sanchez got up on unsteady legs before he was floored again with another right hook. The referee waved off the fight with Sanchez in no condition to continue.
Local undefeated bantamweight John “Scrappy” Ramirez (9-0,7 KOs) of Los Angeles won a one-sided decision over Roberto “Escorpion” Pucheta (10-21-3, 6 KOa) of Jalisco, Mexico. Fighting at a fast pace, Ramirez came out shooting the jab and countering in the opening round. Ramirez came out attacking in round two, connecting solidly with the right fighting flashy as he circled Pucheta. In the third, Ramirez backed Pucheta to the ropes continuing to attack and outwork him.
Halfway through the fight in the fourth, Ramirez kept at it letting his hands go. The right-hand kept landing for Ramirez in the fifth as he countered, snapping Pucheta’s head. Finishing strong, Ramirez stayed busy touching up Pucheta mixing it up as he worked his way to the unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 60-54.
Unbeaten super lightweight Alejandro Reyes (7-0, 4KO) won a unanimous decision victory in an ugly and foul filled fight against journeyman Daniel Evangelista Jr (20-13-2, 16KO). Evangelina tasted the canvas in the third round, courtesy of consecutive eight crosses that landed on his jaw. Evangelista was also deducted one point for hitting behind the head and a second point for torqueing Reyes’ arm during a clinch/break. Judges scored it identically, 60-51, all in favor of Reyes, in a scheduled six round contest.
In the opening bout from the Galen Center at the campus of USC in downtown Los Angeles, London female super bantamweight Ramla Ali (5-0, 1 KO) scored a second round knockout over Toronto’s Shelly Barnett (5-7-2).
In a scheduled four round lightweight bout, Dalis Kaleiopu (2-0, 2KO) proved to pack quite the Hawaiian Punch, flooring overmatched Manuel Lara (2-8) early in the bout before stopping him with another knockdown at 2:15 of the fourth round. Kaleiopu hails from Waianae, HI, and is a 23-year-old amateur standout signed to Golden Boy Promotions two years ago.
Lightweight prospect Miguel Gaona (2-0, 2 KO’s) of Los Angeles made quick work of Mexico City’s Gilberto Aguilar (0-5). A body shot did it as the referee reached a ten count at 30 seconds of the first round.