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In the main event at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, 2008 Olympian Gary Russel Jr, undefeated at 10-0, met former two-time world champion Mauricio Pastrana, 35-14-2. Russell made quick mincemeat of Pastrana when he got him in the corner and landed a furious combination to the head and body that ended the bout at 1:46 in the first round.

The opening televised bout was a four rounder, junior lightweight but between out of LA. Ramon Valadez, of East Los Angeles and Oscar Andrade. Both fighters are 1-0 coming into it. The first round was full of action, both fighters landed huge shots as Valadez pressed most of the round. Andrade seemed to suffer a cut over his right eye due to an incidental head butt. The second round was more of the same. Andrade found a home for his left hook…on the side of Valadez’s face! The third round topped them all, huge action, and Andrade was hurt toward the end of the round. He went on to survive and stagger to his corner. In the fourth, Valadez seemed to run out of steam, but still put up a valiant effort. The scorecards read as follow: 39-37 on all three for Andrade.

I’m not sure if any fight can live up to the Andrade/Valadez bout, but the next fighters are sure to give it a shot. 21-2 Nestor Rocha was to fight Benji Garcia 14-15-3 in the co-main event. This was a scheduled six rounder in the bantamweight division. Benji raced across the ring to get into Rocha’s chest but he paid for his aggression as he got caught a few times coming in. The bout came to a quick end at 45 seconds. in the second round as Rocha landed a kidney shot…ala Hopkins/De La Hoya, that ended the bout.

The second bout was another amateur, three round battle in the lightweight division between Jose Iguinega of Stockton, CA, and Xavier Montelongo, also hailing from East Los Angeles. These fighters were far more skilled than their predecessors, throwing far more jabs and even faintin before they let hands fly. The last round was a brawl, both fighters letting their hands fly recklessly! The bout went to Xavier Montelongo (by karen). Both of our amateur winners were Golden Boy fighters.

The first bout was an amateur fight, a three rounder, junior lightweight bout between Gerardo Hernandez of Pasadena and Rogelio Ramirez of East Los Angeles. As to be expected from amateurs, there was little defense and even less jabs thrown. A lot of wild combination’s and head hunting was the norm. In a bout that could have gone either way, Ramirez came out on top.

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