Alvarado Wins and More Results

Adrian Alvarado Wins at Commerce Casino and More Results

By Sophia Reyes

COMMERCE, Ca.-Top quality knockouts dominated Saturday night.

In the Evolution 7 main event East Los Angeles’s undefeated Adrian Alvarado (7-0-2) was victorious over Jose Flores Chanez (9-16) 2:39 by stoppage at Commerce Casino that was also presented by Red Boxing Promotions and partnered with nonprofit Breast Cancer Angles.

Both super welterweight fighters went straight to work in the first round of a scheduled six round bout. Alvarado favored a left uppercut downward cross combo while Chanez preferred to absorb and counter his opponent’s punches.

Alvarado’s skills shined in round two when he utilized triple threat left hand combos. Long perfectly executed combinations played in his favor while Chanez chose to remain in Philly shell, periodically exploding back with uppercuts and a smile on his face.

By round three it was clear that Chanez was conditioned to take a substantial amount of punches. Alvarado continued to let his punches rip while Chanez covered up, but it was not enough as Alvarado broke the guard, landing a considerable amount. The referee was getting frustrated with Chanez holding, but Alvarado managed to escape and land a power combo right before the bell. In the fourth round for the knockout at 2:39.

Alvarado showcased his skill in a repeat pattern of shuffle combo pivot and repeat, “I wanted to break down my opponent with my punches to create more openings to where I can eventually stop him in the fight. I knew he was a tough guy going to survive and has only been stopped three times before. The mission was to get the win with a good performance.”

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A young and colorful Damian Carrillo (2-0) went home with the W by unanimous decision in the four round light welterweight scrimmage against Jose Cruz (1-2). With his whole family present ringside, including a mini version of himself at his side, Carrillo surprisingly did very little in the first round while Cruz threw powerful left hooks.

In round two, Carrillo kept his opponent at bay by sticking his jab out and shuffling in circles. Carrillo seemed to be timing for the perfect moment to throw a heaping right cross but Cruz , twenty years his senior, managed to evade them. Carrillo was finally able to land his favorite powerful down right cross in the third round. He continued to hold his jab out while pivoting out of combos trying to land a counter.

In the fourth round, Carrillo landed a loud body shot while Cruz countered another notable hook as the crowd chants in Carrillo’s favor. The scrap seemed too short. Both fighters showed energy and eagerness after the fourth round bell rang. The judges score cards favored Carrillo by UD, 40-36 and double 39-37.

Other Bouts

Popular WBC amateur champion Christopher Rios (10-0-1) defeated Jesus Godinez (4-4) in the only flyweight scuffle of the evening by way of TKO 38 seconds into round two. Godinez’s moved around the ring cool and collected while Rios had more of a sense of urgency. Rios showcased an excellent use of pullbacks and counters in the first round. But the fight did not last all six rounds, Godinez was down in a flash by a sneak attack punch 38 seconds into the second round which resulted in a corner stoppage.

The biggest plot twist of the evening was Cesar “El Cafetero” Villarraga (6-5-2) victory over the popular Brandon “Fino” Mendoza (6-1) by the way of KO victory in their super featherweight fight.

Villarraga used a heaping left hook to knock down Mendoza in the first round and again in the fourth by a power punch followed with flurries of corner ring punches. The referee called for stoppage with only 35 seconds left in the round. Mendoza said, “Having my mom see me lose in person has created me into a different kind of animal. I was my own trainer for this fight. I don’t believe in failure, I either win or I learn.”

The most heart-wrenching fight of the evening was the welterweight bout between bumptious Willliam King (4-0-1) who won by a KO victory and stoppage at 2:31 into the fourth round against a diligent Julian Galvan Rojas (0-2). Throughout the entire fight, King used most of his time to taunt his opponent. Despite going down in the first and twice in the fourth round, Rojas displayed relentless effort and impressive focus. Unfortunately, it was not enough to win the fight against a skilled fighter like King. The referee stopped the fight in the fourth round and King gained a W.

Daniel Jefferson (2-3) won by UD against Arian Sharif (1-2-1) in the four round middleweight fight of the evening. It was refreshing to see that Jefferson had a female corner man. The fighters shared a similar stillness in their fighting style. After a somewhat slow start, Jefferson began to throw tighter, more explosive punches. The boxers crashed into entanglement many times and it was clear neither were skilled in inside game. In the third round, Jefferson knocked down Sharif with an impressive right hand. Sharif was hurt and began holding. Jefferson displayed good use of pivots as Sharif fell to the ground. The judges score cards read 39-36, 40-35, 40-35 all in favor of Jefferson.

In his pro debut, Jose Barajas (1-0) won a challenging battle over Jonathan Tejeda (0-4) by majority decision in the bantamweight four round brawl. While Barajas stood upright in his stance, Tejeda used a low crouching style in order to fight his taller opponent. Barajas had a longer reach advantage. In order to work around this, Tejeda would explode forward in his low crouching style then shoot upward with a sharp jab or hook. Despite a few notable landings, it was not enough and could not reach him every time. Barajas kept his opponent at bay with stinging jabs. In the third round, Barajas used his long jab to hold Tejeda against the ropes and make him stay there to deliver powerful body shots. In the fourth round, Tejeda hurt Barajas with a mean cross, but Barajas made a comeback with a one jolting one two combo right before the bell. Although Tejeda put in a massive amount of effort and boxed smart, it was not enough. The judges' score cards read 39-37, 39-37, 38-38 with Barajas taking home the W.

The most notable fight of the undercard bouts was the sweat flying match up resulting in a victorious Jose Rodriques (4-1) against Daniel Ramos (0-1) by way of majority decision.

Each fighter had their time to shine in the four round technically heavy fight. Ramos dominated the first half of round one with classic cross hook combos, Rodriquez dominated the latter half with a powerful down right hand and ripping body shots. Much like the first, the second round consisted of skilled bobing and weaving exchanges against the ropes where each fighter showed their impressive level changing skills. At some point, Ramos doubted himself and shook his head in disappointment many times in the fight. Rodriquez used this weakness as an opportunity to deliver crips combinations to his opponent's head. After landing a powerful jab cross combo, Ramos got vocally aggressive in the third round screaming “Come on” in his opponent's face. Rodriquez put the pressure on and landed several powerful punches against the ropes followed by another impressive show of head movement. In the fourth round Ramos landed a show stopping right cross. Rodriquez head movement shined followed by aggressive precise punches that pushed his opponent into the ropes. The fight ended in entanglement and the judges' score cards read 39-37, 38- 38, 40-32 crowning Rodriquez as the winner, “I’m finally getting the experience I need to grow and thankfully we got the victory.”

In the first bout of the evening, Kahydian Woods (3-0) defeated Edgar Franco (0-1) 2:10 into the second round by the way of KO. Woods, the southpaw, used strong combinations while Franco, in his debut, utilized his skillful head movement. In a quick turn of events during the second round, Franco took so many, almost too many, powerful corner ring punches against the ropes that he fell out of the ring onto the table. Woods walked away with the W and an unsuccessful debut for Franco