Quezada shuts Greeley out!
Mark Ortega
UltimateBoxingResults.com
August 21, 2008
On Thursday, August 21st, the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore , California saw Manuel Quezada win a ten-round unanimous decision over Andrew Greeley to headline an eight-bout boxing card promoted by Goossen-Tutor Promotions. The card also featured four MMA bouts following the night’s boxing action.
Quezada [24-4-0 , 15 KOs] was the more active fighter for the duration of the bout while Greeley [14-23-2, 8 KOs] fought in spurts. Quezada did his best work when he had his opponent against the ropes, ripping combinations of hooks to the body and head. Greeley was effective when he threw punches, but never did enough work to warrant winning a round. All three judges scored the bout, 100-90. Ultimate Boxing Results also scored the bout, 100-90.
Quezada hopes to now step up in competition and fight against someone in the top twenty or twenty-five in the heavyweight division. Names that Quezada mentioned following his victory included Chazz Witherspoon, Derrick Rossy, Teke Oruh, and Alonzo Butler. Oruh was named as Quezada’s opponent for this card, but has twice pulled out of fighting him. Greeley, who was a late substitution, defeated Joey Abell by knockout. Abell is the man who handed Oruh his lone professional loss in November of 2007.
In the co-featured bout, WBC Minimumweight champion Carino Moreno of Watsonville, California dominated Yahaira Martinez of Puerto Rico in a ten-round bout. Moreno [19-1-0 , 5 KOs] was just a class above in every aspect over her opponent, using her superior boxing skills and smarts to win a wide decision. The three judges scored the bout 100-90, 100-90, and 97-93. UBR scored the bout, 100-90. The fight was originally planned to be for Moreno ’s title as well as a vacant belt, but Martinez [7-3-0 , 4 KOs] came in over weight and was not interested in dropping the necessary weight to fight for the title. Moreno will likely fight next on October 23rd at the Tachi Palace Casino.
Las Vegas , Nevada’s Dewey Cooper [17-1-3 , 11 KOs] went ten rounds for the first time in his career, winning an uneventful unanimous decision over Galen Brown [30-9-1 , 19 KOs] of St. Joseph, Missouri . Brown seemed content with clowning around for most of the bout, keeping his hands low and egging Cooper on. Cooper was the far superior athlete but seemed tentative in pressing the action, doing enough to just win rounds instead of trying to hurt his opponent. The tenth round was the most exciting of the bout, with Cooper hurting Brown and nearly putting him down before the final bell rang. All three judges scored the bout, 99-91.
Aaron Alafa [2-0-0, KO] of Visalia, California picked up his second professional win to begin his career when he beat Greg McDowell [0-1-0] via nineteen second destruction. Alafa finished McDowell with the first right hook he threw, and as soon as he went down the referee stopped the bout as McDowell had no idea where he was.
Junior welterweight prospect Mike Dallas, Jr. [5-0-0, KO] of Bakersfield, California scored the first knockout of his professional career in emphatic fashion when he disposed of Cincinnati, Ohio’s James Helmes [6-2-0, 2 KOs] in 1:45 seconds of the opening stanza. Dallas was patient in looking for openings, and even threw his opponent off with a bolo punch before landing a devastating right hook that put Helmes down. The hook came immediately after Dallas had rolled one of Helmes’ punches, and he then came forward with all of his power to knock Helmes out. Dallas has three fights on the horizon in the next few months, starting with a September 11th bout in San Jose at the HP Pavilion. Dallas was also making his debut as a Goossen-Tutor promoted fighter, having just signed a contract with the promotion days before the fight.
In a bout for the vacant WBC International Super Bantamweight title, Dominga Olivo [7-4-1] of Monticello, New York upset former amateur star Ana Julaton [4-1-1, KO] of Daly City, California in an exciting bout via eight-round split decision. The first round was a close one that saw Julaton’s superior boxing skills meet Olivo’s rough brawling tactics. Olivo built a lead by bullying Julaton on the inside, Julaton did her best work using her boxing ability and working from the outside with her jab, but too many times she allowed herself to fall into a trap and try and outwork her opponent from close range. Olivo slowed down a bit in the sixth and seventh rounds which allowed Julaton back into the fight, but then she won the eighth round wide to claim a victory. The judges scored the bout 79-73 and 77-75 for Olivo while one judge scored the bout 77-75 for Julaton. Julaton trainer Freddie Roach expressed that although he thought the decision was fair, he would like to see Ana get a rematch with Oliva as soon as possible.
Madera , California ’s Joaquin Marquez [4-0-1, 3 KOs ] scored a four-round majority decision over Loren Myers [ 6-4-0 , 2 KOs ] of Fresno , California in a super middleweight contest. Marquez was the bigger puncher, landing numerous bombs that had Myers hurt. An uppercut in the second round rocked Myers, who responded by clowning around.. The judges scored the bout 40-36 and 39-37 for Marquez while one judge had it a draw at 38-38. UBR scored the bout, 39- 37 in favor of Marquez.
In the card’s opening bout, Carlos Nevarez [14-16-1, 5 KOs] of Denver , Colorado scored a minor upset over James Ventry [ 6-5-1 , 4 KOs ] of Niagara Falls , New York via six-round majority decision in a junior welterweight bout.
Boxing returns to the Tachi Palace , October 23rd in a Goossen-Tutor Promotions event.
