Undefeated lightweight Casey “The Wizard” Ramos (22-0, 5 KOs) of Austin, Texas, won an eight round technical decision over veteran Jonathan “Popeye” Perez (35-14, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Burbank Marriott Events Center in Burbank, California. After to a slow start, Ramos used the jab while Perez attempted to work his way in. Measuring with the jab in round two, Ramos dropped Perez with a counter left hook in round two, although it appeared to clearly be a slip.
Ramos stuck to the jab and fired away one-two combinations in round three as Perez kept coming. In round four, a clash of heads caused a cut over Ramos’ right eye. Ramos continued to control the action. In round eight, referee Raul Caiz took Ramos to the corner and the ring doctor determined Ramos couldn’t continue. Perez tried to celebrate, but the crowd and the referee quickly let him know that he was not the winner. The bout went to the scorecards where all three judges scored the bout 80-71.
Unbeaten South El Monte super lightweight Arnold Barboza (11-0, 4 KOs) won a hard fought six round unanimous decision over Max Becerra (8-2-2, 5 KOs) of Vacaville, California. Both fighters had a healthy contingency of fans in attendance. After a slow first couple of rounds, the action picked up in round 3. Barboza seemed to have an edge with straighter punches, and Becerra was reduced to pushing down the head of Barboza by the end.. The sixth and final round had everyone on their feet as the fighters traded away in the center of the ring. Judges scored the bout 60-54, 60-54, and 59-55 for Barbosa.
Sacramento featherweight Guy Robb (18-1, 8 KOs) stopped Carlos Padilla (15-4-1, 9 KOs) of Columbia in round four of a scheduled eight rounder. Robb was the aggressor throughout. A left hook by Robb in round four staggered Padilla. Robb backed him into the corner and scored a knockdown with a body shot. Padilla managed to finished the round, but couldn’t come out for round five.
Colombian lightweight contender and former world title challenger Miguel Marriaga (22-1, 18 KOs) hammered out an eight round unanimous decision over tough Filipino Adones Aguelo (24-13-2, 16 KOs). In a competitive bout, Marriaga and Aguelo exchanged heavy punches in round four as Aguelo backed Marriaga to the ropes with a right but Marriaga stood in there trading. In the second half of the fight, Aguelo pressured Marriaga who was boxing at a distance. In the eighth and final round, Aguelo sensed the urgency urging Marriaga to stand and trade as the Colombian circled the ring sticking the jab. Judges scored the bout a closer than expected 77-75, 77-55 and 79-73 for Marriaga.
In the opener, super bantamweight Miguel Alcantara (2-0, 2 KOs) of Los Angeles scored a second round TKO over Michael Alcarez (1-9) of Houston. Alcantara teed off Alcaraz from the opening bell and in the second round landed a series of uppercuts. Dr. Lou Moret stopped the fight at 1:31.
Unbeaten Fresno middleweight Joe Louie Lopez (8-0, 5 KOs) scored a third round stoppage over Liam Vaughan (9-3, 2 KOs) of Hollywood by way of Liverpool, England. It was an all action brawl, with Vaughan getting the better of it early. n round three, Lopez connected with a solid right hand hurting Vaughn. Lopez followed with a series of hard shots, and although Vaughan looked to be recovering, Moret (a man known for waving it off at odd times) stopped it at 1:16.
Hollywood welterweight Zachary “Kid Yamaka” Wohlman (9-2-1, 1 KO), making his first appearance in 18 months won a four round unanimous decision over Lionel Jimenez (2-10, 2 KOs) of Dallas, Texas. It took the Californian a round or two to get comfortable, as Jimenez was relentlessly walking forward, but Wohlman took control after that. Judges scored the bout 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37.
Middleweight Cesar Hernandez (1-1) of Tracy, California, won a four round unanimous decision over Konstantin Kupianskii (1-1) of Oxnard. Hernandez was all over the taller Kupianskii, with effective pressure. Referee Raul Caiz Sr deducted a point from the Russian for holding. Judges scored the bout 40-36, 39-36, 39-36.
Chris Strait
www.convictedartist.com
