Welterweights: Daniel Cervantes vs. Alex Perez

 

Daniel Cervantes wins by unanimous decision, four rounds to zero.

 

Junior Featherweights: Antonio Escalante vs. David Martinez

 

Escalante wins by TKO with left hook to the body in round three. Time of stoppage: 2:08.

 

Michael Franco vs. Benito Abraham: Bantamweights

 

Franco TKOs Abraham in second round. Abraham went down after a flurry from Franco late in the round, but got up and started firing back. A right uppercut to the body of Abraham in the middle of an exchange crumpled him again. Up at eight, Abraham told the referee he had had enough. Time of stoppage: 2:59

 

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Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Mauricio Pastrana: Junior Featherweights

 

Gonzalez wins by TKO in round four. A right hand from Gonzalez hurt Pastrana, backing him up and allowing Gonzalez to land a the combination that dropped him. Up before the count of ten, Pastrana faced an emboldened Gonzalez, who sent the veteran back to the ropes with a flurry. The referee had seen enough by then and called the fight at 2:32 of the round.

 

Anthony Villareal vs. Jaime Gutierrez: Flyweights

 

Villareal dropped Gutierrez in round two on his way to a unanimous decision, four round victory.

 

Javier Castro vs. Ramon Guevara: Junior Welterweights

 

Castro knocked Guevara down three times in round one to earn himself a KO. The referee stopped the fight at 2:32 of the first.

 

Eduardo Escobedo vs. Javier Cintron: Junior Lightweights

 

Cintron’s corner stops the fight after the first round. TKO for Escobedo

 

 

 

 

 

According to GoldenBoy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, the May 31 fight between Shane Mosley and Zab Judah has been cancelled due to an injury to Judah’s arm. The injury–a laceration to Judah’s right forearm–required 50 stitches and will reportedly take four weeks to heal.

 

“We are already in discussions with all parties involved to attempt to reschedule the fight for the near future,” said Schaefer.

 

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Judah suffered the injury when he fell in the shower. FightTube will have more details as they become available.

From Ringside:

 

 

Wes Ferguson vs. Miguel Munguia: Lightweights

 

Wes Ferguson (18-3-1, 5 KOs) knocked Miguel Munguia down in the second round on the way to a unanimous, eight round decision victory. Munguia’s record falls to 16-12-1 (10 KOs).

 

Freddie Curiel vs. Sven Paris: Junior Middleweights

 

Sven Paris wins a split decision over Freddie Curiel in a crowd thrilling, eight round rumble. Paris’ record gets a bump to 24-3 (16 KOs) while Curiel leaves the ring at 18-7-2 (8 KOs).

 

Hector Sanchez vs. Arthur Bramblia: Welterweights

 

Hector Sanchez (13-0, 5 KOs) stays undefeated with a unanimous, four round decision victory over Arthur Bramblia (9-13, 4 KOs).

 

Daniel Jacobs vs. Jose Pena: Super Middleweights

 

Daniel Jacobs records his sixth KO in as many fights by dropping Jose Pena twice in the first round. The referee waived the fight off at 53 seconds of the first. The first knock down came from a left hook, the second from a right hand. Pena’s record goes lopsided at 2-3-1.

 

Danny Garcia vs. Julio Gamboa

 

 

Danny Garcia couldn’t manage KO number six, but goes home knowing a unanimous decision over Julio Gamboa is still a win and he can look good next time. Garcia did manage to buzz Gamboa in the first round and even knocked him down, after the final bell, but his lack of a jab and predictable throw-every-punch-hard style kept him from earning another KO.

 

Gambo blocked many of Garcia’s wide rights, but young Danny’s power eventually cut up, then backed up, Gamboa. Garcia’s record goes to 6-0 (5KOs) and Gamboa’s drops to 26-13-2 (16).

 

Victor Ortiz vs. Dairo Esalas

 

Victor Ortiz (21-1-1, 15 KOs) earns a fifth round KO over Dairo Esalas (31-13, 25 KOs). In round three, Ortiz dropped Esalas in the third round only have Esalas get up and immediately put the Oxnard fighter on his butt with a counter right hand. Ortiz’s greater strength took over the fight with Esalas going down again in the fourth and for the final time in the fifth round. Time of the stoppage was 2:31.

 

Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes

 

 

After five rounds Oscar De La Hoya is probably ahead on the judges cards and is obviously stronger, but Forbes is much more fluid and The GoldenBoy looks frustrated at times.

 

In the sixth and seventh rounds Oscar’s strength looked too much for Forbes, who is cut over the right eye, but in the eighth, Forbes backed Oscar up with a few one-twos and a couple nice counter uppercuts. (Many of Forbes rights fell short, but gave the look of aggression that he needed). Probably Oscar’s fight to lose.

 

Championship rounds coming up. Forbes needs to cut loose.

 

De La Hoya wins by unanimous decicion, 119-109 twice and 120-108 on the third judge’s card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s the day of the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Steve Forbes extravaganza (?!) at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. I’ll be in press row to cover the action and let you know what’s up ASAP. Frankly, I’m more interested in welterweight Philly slugger, Danny Garcia, than the Goldie/Forbes fight. The 5-0 (5) Garcia faces Julio Gamboa (26-12-2, 16 KOs) who is there to get knocked out, of course, but an astute observer can still learn some things about a fighter in these types of fights.

 

Danny may be the future of the division. The GoldenBoy? Not so much.