East L.A. Fight Results

East L.A. Fights by Elite Boxing at Salesian High

By Lauren Rodriguez

EAST L.A. Ca. – Saturday night, Elite Boxing Promotions presented their Evolution 20 fight night at Bishop Mora Salesian High School. The event featured nine bouts of professional boxing.

The main event of the evening was a super welterweight match between Jose Valenzuela Alvarado (4-21-3, 2 KOs) and Angel Rebollar (9-5, 3 KOs). The two fighters went six rounds inside the ring. Rebollar led the fight with heavy body shots, while Alvarado moved around the ring without much counter for most of the bout. It wasn’t until the fourth round that Alvarado picked up the pace and began firing back. The bout was scored 60-54 in favor of Rebollar. With the win, Rebollar improves to 9-5 (3 KOs).

In the super lightweight division, Obed Sepulveda (1-7-1) faced Damian Carillo (7-0, 3 KOs) in a four-round contest. Carillo controlled the fight with his left jab. In the second round, he landed a left hook to the body followed by a hard right to the face. Sepulveda fired back but mostly stayed covered up, wary of Carillo’s power. The two circled the ring with Carillo landing the cleaner shots. In the fourth round, Carillo connected with a left and right hook followed by an uppercut before Sepulveda closed in with body shots. The bout was scored 40-36 in favor of Carillo, who improves to 7-0 (3 KOs).

In the featherweight division, Ricardo Luna (0-5) and Abraham Morales (3-0, 2 KOs) squared off in a fight that ended in the blink of an eye. Morales immediately took control, driving Luna to the ropes with nonstop pressure until the referee stopped the bout at just 33 seconds of the first round. Morales improves to 3-0 (2 KOs).

In bantamweight action, Hawaii’s Alexander Nakamura made his debut against Bruno Rios. The fight ended almost immediately as Nakamura dropped to a knee and was unable to beat the count. The knockout came at 42 seconds of the opening round. Rios improves to 4-0 (3 KOs).

In the lightweight division, Ty Tarver and Chrystopher Franco made their pro debuts. The fight lasted one round, with Tarver being knocked down at 1:33 of the first. Franco secured his first professional win by knockout, improving to 1-0 (1 KO).

Josue Rodriguez (0-2-1) and Aaron Watson (2-1-2, 1 KO) battled in a four-round super welterweight fight. The two put on an explosive show, trading punches and going toe-to-toe in hopes of wearing each other down. A hard right to the ribs by Rodriguez brought the crowd to its feet, but Watson quickly retaliated. Both men sought the knockout through the final round, but the judges scored it 39-37 and 38-38, resulting in a draw. Both fighters expressed interest in a rematch to settle the score.

In featherweight action, Michael Thornton faced Rommel Dunbar Jr. The bout ended in the first round after United Boxing Academy’s Dunbar attacked with heavy body shots. Following a left uppercut, Thornton began missing wildly, leading to Dunbar’s stoppage victory.

The second bout of the night featured middleweights Konstantin Kupianskii (3-3, 1 KO) and Jose Cruz (2-9). Cruz endured a rough opening round, going down three times. After a clean left hand to the face, the referee halted the fight at 1:53 of the first round.

The opening fight of the evening was a featherweight clash between Tommy Cha (1-1) and Dimitri Glen (0-4). After stumbling in the first round, Cha rebounded in the second with powerful body shots, leaving Glen unresponsive. The referee stopped the fight at 1:38 of the second round, giving Cha a knockout victory.