Early Results From Temecula, California

Jose Zepeda stopped Ivan Redkach in round two of a 10-round welterweight fight at The Pechanga Resort in Temecula, California.

In round one, Zepeda dropped Redkach with a left to the body. In round two, Zepeda dropped Redkach with a left to the head. Zepeda fonished off the fight with perfect clubbing left to the head that put Redkach down again and the fight was stopped at 2:02.

Zepeda, 146 1/2 lbs of Baldwin Park, CA is 38-5 with 27 knockouts. Redkach, 147 lbs of Los Angeles is 24-8-1.

Nathan Rodriguez remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Brian Mercado.

Rodriguez scored a knockdown in round eight with a left hook.

Rodriguez won by scores of 80-71 twice and 79-72 and is now 16-0. Mercado is 11-6-1.

In round eight, Rodriguez dropped Mercardo with a left hook.

Miguel Gaona stopped Daniel Evangelista Jr. in the opening round of their six-round welterweight bout.

In round one, Gaona dropped Evangelista with a left to the body. Seconds later, it was another body shot that put Evangelista down for the 10-count at 1:17.

Gaona, 145 1/4 lbs of El Soreno, CA is 5-0 with four knockouts. Evangelista of Mexico City is 21-19-2.

Santos Ortega remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Jose Sam in a super bantamweight bout.

Ortega, 124 lbs of LaQuinta, CA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 9-0. Sam, 123 1/4 lbs of Ecuador is 15-6-1.

Oscar Ochoa made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Rod Sarguilla in a bantamweight bout.

Ochoa, 119 3/4 lbs of South El Monte, CA won by scores of 40-36 twice and 39-37 and is now 1-0. Sarguilla, 118 3/4 lbs of the Philippines is 2-5-2.

Jaime Cuesta remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Janel Lausa in a junior welterweight bout.

In round six, Cuesta was deducted a point for holding.

Cuesta, 137 3/4 lbs of San Diego won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 10-0. Lausa, 136 1/4 lbs of Philippines is 11-5-1.




Elijah Pierce Decisions Jose Samartin

Elijah Pierce won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Samartin in a super bantamweight bout at the OTX Arena in Atlanta.

In round four, Pierce dropped Samartin with a body shot, but was ruled a slip.

Pierce, 122 lbs of Atlanta via Oklahoma City won by scores of 99-91 and 97-93 twice and is now 19-2. Samartin, 121.8 lbs of Barranquilla, COL is 35-9-1.

Brandon Adams punched his way into finals of the OTX Junior Middleweight tournament with a 10-round unanimous decision over Francisco Veron.

In round one, Veron began to bleed from the nose.

Adams, 154 lbs of Watts, CA won by scores of 98-91, 96-93 and 95-94 and is now 25-3. Veron, 153.6 lbs of Buenos Aires, ARG is 14-1-1.

In the first semi-final of the OTX Junior Middleweight Tournament, Andreas Katzourakis won a 10-round split-decision over Robert Terry.

Katzourakis, 154 lbs of Houston via Athens, GRE won by scores of 98-92 twice, while Terry took a card card by a 98-93 score.

Katzourakis is now 14-0. Terry, 152 lbs of Jersey City, NJ is 12-1-1.

Maliek Montgomery stopped former interim world champion Oscar Escandon in round two of their eight-round lightweight bout/

In round two, Montgomery dropped Escandon with a hard combination to the body and the fight was stopped at 1:39.

Montgomery of Macon, GA is 19-0 with 17 knockouts. Escandon of Colombia is 27-8.

Donte Layne remained perfect with his fourth first-round stoppages in as many bouts as he took out Noah Kidd in a four-round super middleweight bout,

In round one, Layne dropped Kidd with a left hook to the jaw and a little right inside and Kidd did not beat the count at 1:52

Layne, 167.2 lbs of New York is 4-0 with four-knockouts. Kidd, 168 lbs is now 8-11.

Gustavo River Rios won a six-round unanimous decision over Carlos Dos Samtos Rocha in a lightweight bout.

In round one, Rocha dropped Rivera with a hard right hand. In round two, River dropped Rocha with a combination that was punctuated by a body shot in the corner.

Rios, 133 lbs of Houston won by scores of 58-54 on all cards and is now 10-1. Rocha, 132.8 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 3-6.