Mark E. Ortega
FightFanNation.com
April 24, 2010
Saturday night from the Citizens Bank
Arena in Ontario, California, Tomasz Adamek [41-1, 27 KOs] won an
impressive twelve-round majority decision over local hero Chris
Arreola [28-2, 25 KOs] in front of a large crowd in the televised
headliner of HBO's Boxing After Dark. Arreola started off quickly and
for the first four or five rounds it was a firefight that favored the
more than thirty pounds heavier fighter. Somewhere in the fifth
round, Arreola hurt his left hand and the fight changed as Adamek
began to outbox Arreola and move around the ring extremely well.
Arreola would land a few big shots in nearly every round but Adamek
was landing much more accurately. Adamek's body work in the middle
rounds helped slow Arreola down and he enjoyed a surge in the eighth
and ninth round. Arreola seized momentum in the tenth and eleventh
but Adamek took the twelfth to earn the tight majority decision. One
judge had it 114-114 even but was overruled by the 115-113 and a much
too wide 117-111 in favor of Adamek.
A joyous Kathy Duva said that there is
a guaranteed date for Adamek to return this year on HBO and it will
be back in New Jersey. A rematch is a slight possiblity but it is
more likely that Arreola will take a few stay busy fights. Adamek was
gracious in victory and Arreola gave him a lot of credit, although he
mentioned “He probably rode his Schwinn out there.”
In an entertaining albeit one-sided
bout for the WBO interim 154-pound title, Alfredo Angulo [18-1, 15
KOs] of Coachella, California scored an impressive one punch stoppage
of the game but outgunned Joel Julio [35-4, 31 KOs] of Monteira,
Colombia with an overhand right. Julio stuck in tough with Angulo
early, but as the fight wore on, Angulo began walking Julio down and
landing clean. Angulo started out throwing mostly one punch at a time
but was able to land combinations in close proximity. Julio laid on
the ropes far too much and “Perro” made him pay. Julio looked
good early, landing hooks two at a time but the pace of the fight was
too much for the game opponent. The right hand that put Julio down
was better than any punch that Julio has been hit with in his lengthy
career. Promoter Gary Shaw mentioned the possibility of a fight with
Antonio Margarito, but that would only happen if Margarito is given a
license in the United States.
Highly-touted super bantamweight Rico
Ramos [16-0, 9 KOs] of Pico Rivera, California easily defeated
veteran Reynaldo Lopez [29-9-2, 21 KOs] of Santa Fe Springs,
California via eight-round unanimous decision. Ramos dropped Lopez
twice, once in the second and again in the seventh, both via left
hand leads. Lopez seemed unwilling to engage most of the fight and
when he did, “Suavecito” made him pay the price as his handspeed
and ring generalship was vastly superior.
Unbeaten bantamweight prospect Chris
Avalos [16-0, 13 KOs] of Lancaster, California stopped John Molina
[27-13-3, 18 KOs] of Cartagena, Colombia and in the process won the
NABO 118-pound title. The bout was scheduled for ten rounds but the
beating Avalos issued over two rounds was enough for Molina to keep
from coming out for the third.
Lightweight prospect John Molina, Jr.
[19-1, 15 KOs] of Covina, California needed just two rounds to
dispose of tough Jose Antonio Izquierdo [17-5-1, 14 KOs] of
Chihuahua, Mexico. Izquierdo had good moments early on, hurting
Molina in the first round. Molina needed just one overhand right to
finish Izquierdo and it came right at the end of the second round.
Referee Jerry Cantu immeidately called a halt to the bout at 2:55 of
the round. Molina is still on the rebound from his first professional
loss at the hands of Martin Honorio at the end of last year.
Nate James [3-0, KO] won a four-round
split decision over Alvaro Morales [4-7-5] of Las Vegas, Nevada in a
sluggish heavyweight bout. James kept his distance and landed the jab
with regularity. Morales pushed the pace late in the fight but it was
not enough to earn the nod. Despite his record, Morales has been a
tough out for nearly everyone and in his last bout knocked off a
Goossen-Tutor prospect in their professional debut. Scores were 39-37
for James and 39-37 for Morales.
In a four-round junior middleweight
bout, Marquise Bruce [0-0-1] of Los Angeles, California fought to a
majority draw with Marcus Dickerson [4-2-3, 2 KOs] of San Diego,
California. Rodriguez was more effective early in the bout but
seemingly ran out of gas to allow Bruce to make it a draw. One judge
had it 40-36 for Bruce while the two remaining scored it 38-38.
In the opening fight of the evening,
Natu Visinia [1-0] of Gardenia, California won a four-round technical
decision against Geonvanni Sarran [0-1] of Lancaster, California in a
battle of heavyweights. Sarran suffered a cut from a headbutt in
round four 24 seconds in and the bout was stopped. Visinia won 40-36
on all three cards.
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