Kim stops Harris in Five!!!!

Ji Hoon Kim scored a fifth round stoppage over Tyrone Harris in a scheduled ten round Lightweight bout at The Pechanga Hotel and Resort in Temecula, CA.

Harris came out early and controlled the action over the firt stwo rounds as he used his technical ability and landed some nice right hooks from his southpaw stance. The bout slowly started to change in Kim’s favor as he applied the pressure and started to back Harris up.

In round four a little cut opened up over the right eye of Harris. Kim started the fifth out like gangbusters as he applied serious pressure and scored a knockdown from a barrage of punches to the body. Kim jumped on Harris and landed several unanswered punches that led referee Wayne Hedgepath to stop the bout at 1:52 of round five.

Kim, 133 1/2 lbs of Goyang City, South Korea is now 20-5 with seventeen knockouts. Harris, 132 1/2 lbs of Lansing, MI is now 24-6.

Ruslan Provodnikov scored an eighth round stoppage over former IBF Lightweight champion Javier Jauregi in round eight of a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Provodnikov dominated the action as he landed vicious shots to the head and body of Jauregui with Juaregui throwing and landing very little throughout the affair.

In round eight, Provodnikov landed some solid lefts and then a perfect right that set up a flurry on the ropes until referee Jack Reiss stopped the bout at 2:10 of round eight.

Provodnikov, 141 1/2 lbs of Brazuka, Russia now is 15-0 with ten knockouts. Juaregui, 142 lbs of Guadalajara, Mexico is now 53-17-2

Maxim Vlasov scored a first round stoppage over Julius Fogle in a scheduled six round Super Middleweight bout.

Vlasov was more aggressive until he landed a right hand that sent Fogle to his knees. Referee Wayne Hedgepath counted to ten just as Fogle got to his feet and the fight was over at 2:42 of round.

Vlasov, 166 1/2 lbs of Russia is now 16-0 with seven knockouts. Fogle of Cary, NC is now 15-2.

Garrett Simon made quick work over an overmatch and rotund Francisco Mireles in a scheduled four round Heavyweight bout.

Simom dropped Mireles with the first punch of the fight and then got the victory after a barrage on the ropes for which referee Jack Reiss mercifully stopped the bout.

Simon, 202 lbs is now 2-0 with two knockouts. Mireles, 262 lbs of Agua Prieto, Mexico is now 8-5