Fidel Maldonado scored a seventh round stoppage over Luis Ramos in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio, Texas.
The fight started with fireworks as the two came out swinging ferociously with Maldonado getting the better of the exchange as he opened up a cut over the left eye of Ramos. Maldonado dominated most of the action going forward. The action slowed up for a few round until Maldonado dropped Ramos twice in round six. the fight could have been stopped right there but Ramos was able to fight on. It would not be much longer as Maldonado scored a knockdown early in round seven and the fight was stopped at 17 seconds of round seven
Maldonado, 140 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is now 17-2 with 14 knockouts. Ramos, 139 3/4 lbs of Big Bear, CA is now 23-2.
Former world title challenger Fernando Guerrero scored a razor thin ten round unanimous decision over Raymond Gatica.
In round one, Gatica landed a big left that sent Guerrero to the canvas. Guerrero started to box well over the middle rounds. Gatica continued to pressure Guerrero. In round eight, Guerrero was rocked by hard left hand and then he ate about six hard shots on the ropes. In round ten, Gatica landed a big left that rocked Guerrero again that almost had Guerrero on the canvas. Guerrero came back with a nice right. Gatica was bleeding from the mouth as the fight finished.
Guerrero, 162 1/2 lbs of Sailsbury, MD won by scores of 96-93 on all cards and is now 26-2. Gatica, 160 lbs of Austin, TX is now 13-2.
2012 U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha scored a one punch knockout over Andres Calixto in the first round of their scheduled eight round Middleweight bout.
Gausha landed a hard right hand behind a short jab that bounced off the top of Calixto’s head and sent him down on his stomach for the ten count at 1:50 of round one.
Gausha, 158 lbs of Cleveland, OH is now 7-0 with 5 knockouts. Calixto, 159 3/4 lbs of Delixas, MX is now 12-5.
