Reyes Crushes Correa in 1!

WBC Latino welterweight champion Artemio Reyes (14-1, 11 KOs) stopped Victor Hugo Correa (12-5, 8 KOs) in the first round of a scheduled 10 at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario Ca on Friday night.

In front of a standing room only crowd, the Colton fighter floored an over-matched Correa three times before landing a vicious uppercut that put him down face first on the canvas and unable to continue. Referee Pat Russel would step in at 2:51 to halt the action and save the overweight Correa from further embarrassment.

 

Martinez edges Johnson

In what should be chalked up to a bad clash of styles, East L.A’s Aron Martinez (15-1-1, 3 KOs) endured a body slam in the opening round and multiple head-butts to win a split decision over Dashon Johnson (13-4-3, 4 KOs). Johnson was deducted a point in the opening round after picking up Martinez and throwing him to the canvas. An uppercut in the second round rocked Martinez and a follow up flurry put him down but able to continue. From there, holding and awkward clashes marred the welterweight bout. Martinez found his rhythm in the fourth and fifth where he landed head snapping blows but Johnson stayed in there. The end would come from an unintentional head-butt that opened up a cut over the left eye of Martinez 20 seconds into the final round. Though Martinez begged to finish the round, he was not allowed to continue. Martinez would be awarded the technical decision after two of the three judges saw it 77-75 and 78-73. The third judge had it 77-75 for Johnson.

 

Esquivias Outworks Landeros

Undefeated super bantamweight Efrain Esquivias Jr. (16-0, 9 KOs) scored an eight round unanimous decision over rugged veteran Adolfo Landeros (20-22-2, 10 KOs). Esquivias opened up with an all out body assault after seeing a shelled up Landeros in the opening round. Landeros had his moments midway through when he was able to land straight down the middle but the quicker Equivias picked off shots and cruised to the victory. Scores were 80-72 and 78-74 twice.

 

Contreras and Quevedo Go To War

In an all out war between super bantamweights, Riverside’s Richard Contreras (9-0-1, 8 KOs) showed tremendous heart and grit, pulling himself off the canvas twice to go the distance with Mexican warrior Daniel Quevedo (13-12-2, 8 KOs) in a six round affair. Contreras was floored at the end of the first round by a combination that came after the bell. A point was deducted from Quevedo for hitting after the bell and the fight was on. Quevedo did not allow Contreras the time to find his legs and went for the kill in the second, landing a left hook that put him down legitimately. Contreras would beat the count and battle his way back into the fight. For the next four rounds the two brutally exchanged power shots that had the capacity crowd on their feet. The final two rounds would see both men have their moment with Contreras pressing the action and on the attack while Quevedo timed and countered the young prospect. In the end it would be ruled a majority draw with two judges seeing it 56-56. The third judge saw it 57-55 for Contreras.

Flores Pummels Loeza

Jr. welterweight Rigoberto Flores (3-1, 3 KOs) pummeled Alonso Loeza (1-4-1, 1 KO) from corner to corner until referee Pat Russel stepped in and stopped the beating at 1:30 of the opening round. The always entertaining Flores came out the gate throwing power punches with bad intentions and though his opponent never hit the deck he was no longer defending himself and saved by Russel.

Amador Outpoints Salas

In female action, Sindy Amador (7-0, 1 KO) outworked a game Gloria Salas (3-6-1, 1 KO) to earn a four round unanimous decision. Though Salas had her moments and a great third round, it was once again Amador’s work rate and harder punches that earned her the decision. Scores were 39-37 on all three cards.

Rose over Prado

In a bout that looked more like a schoolyard brawl than a professional boxing match, middleweight Louis Rose (2-0) won a split decision over Eric Prado (0-1) after four rounds. Prado did enough to earn 39-37 on one judge’s card but not enough to impress the other two who saw it 40-36 and 39-37 for Rose.