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PHOENIX – The room was decorated for weddings. But there were no vows. Just violence, in the ring and the seats.

In a ring beneath a ceiling covered with a white floral display, a fight card ended wildly Friday night at the Legends Event Center in Maryvale on the westside of Phoenix.

Danny Barrios (6-0, 2 KOs) executed a definite end to the regulated violence with a powerful succession of uppercuts that drove fellow Phoenician Edward Ceballos (9-4-1, 5 KOs) though the ropes and flat on his back on the ring’s apron at the end of a scheduled six rounder. That’s where he was counted out by referee Wes Melton.

The fight for a state featherweight title sanctioned by the Arizona State Boxing & MMA Commission was over. But the brawl was just beginning.

As Ceballo’s corner rushed to help their fallen fighter, spectators talked trash and hurled cups of beer. The exchange quickly escalated. Members of Ceballos’ corner and spectators started shoving each other. They had to be separated as the small crowd scattered and headed for the parking lot amid flying chairs and debris.

Barrios’ victory was the main event on a card that had been scheduled to feature former lightweight champion Ray Beltran. But Beltran’s comeback was cancelled. His opponent, Daniel Perales Osorio of Monterrey, Mexico, chose not to fight.     

Best of the Undercard

Left-handed Michael Norato (9-0, 20 KOs), a tall lightweight from California, had a long jab that kept Isaac Camarillo (3-2-2, 1 KO), of Yuma, AZ, at bay, off balance and bloodied. Norato, who had ex-Oscar De La Hoya trainer Robert Alcazar in his corner, won a one-sided decision, 60-54 on all three cards.

The Rest

Phoenix super-middleweight William Northran (3-0, 2 KOs) used his superior reach and faster feet to score a second-round TKO of Tommie Stephens (0-1) of Eloy, AZ.

Brian Velasquez (3-0, 2 KOs), a Phoenix junior-featherweight, relied on agile feet and a long body to counter aggressive pursuit from Nestor Robledo (7-13-2) for a four-round majority decision over the Mexican.

Joseph Rivas, a welterweight from Coolidge, AZ, survived a tough test in his pro debut, enduring four head-rocking rounds for a unanimous decision over Misael Chacon (4-24-3, 3 KOs) of Florence, AZ.

Maximus Castro (2-0, 2 KOs), a Phoenix junior-featherweight also trained by Alcazar, possessed power, sending winless Kendall Ward (0-8), of Idaho to his knees repeatedly with big body shots that finally led to a stoppage at 1:34 of the fourth round.

Axel Rosales (3-0, 2 KOs), a Phoenix lightweight, scored with body shots, offsetting a busy style for a majority decision over Gregory Cruz (2-1, 1 KO) of Seattle.Attachments area

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