Terrance Jett/Artyom Hovanessian

In the “Main Event of the Evening” Terrance “The Natural” Jett, of Las Vegas, Nevada, met Artyom Hovanessian, of Glendale, California, in a scheduled four round Lightweight contest. These two let the heavy artillery go from the opening bell, punctuated by a few wild punches here and there. From the beginning, Hovanessian controlled this bout. By the third round it was target practice for Hovanessian. By :42 of the fourth round, the referee had seen enough, and called a halt to the contest, giving Hovanessian the victory by KO.
 

Joaquin Hernandez/Cesar Garcia

Joaquin Hernandez, representing the Duarte Boxing Club, made his professional debut against boxing writer-now-fighter, “ Hail ” Cesar Garcia, of Los Angeles, California, in a scheduled four round Lightweight contest. Enjoying a decided height and reach advantage, Hernandez dominated the first round, keeping Garcia on the outside, on the end of many jabs and straight right hands. Garcia responded to this by throwing many wild, and some wide sweeping punches. This continued as the second round opened, when suddenly, a right hook from Garcia to the chin of Hernandez, put Hernandez on the canvas. Hernandez went into survival mode after this, while Garcia tried to finish the contest. The end came at :53 of the third round, after Garcia landed another right hook to Hernandez’s chin. The referee had seen enough and called a halt to the contest, giving Garcia his first win, and spoiling the debut of Hernandez.
(Cesar Garcia is a staff writer for Pound4Pound.com).
 

Javier Sanchez/Mario Evangelista

A four round Junior Middleweight contest between Javier Sanchez, of Long Beach, California, and “Super” Mario Evangelista, of Los Angeles, California, by way of Mazatlan, Mexico, opened the show. From the opening bell, it was Sanchez who forced the action, taking the fight right to Evangelista. Throughout the contest, Evangelista fought back gamely, and even rattled Sanchez a few times, but Sanchez was the dominant one. Evangelista tried to rally in the third round, at different points beating Sanchez to the punch, but it was too late. Sanchez regained the momentum in the fourth, and dominated the action to the closing bell. The judges scored the bout 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37, all in favor of Javier Sanchez, the winner by Unanimous decision.

Francisco Mora/Jacob Chavez

Francisco Mora, of Baldwin Park, California, made his professional debut against Jacob “The Rattlesnake” Chavez, of Las Vegas, Nevada, in a four round Light Heavyweight contest. Now under the guidance of well-known trainer Ben Lira and former Welterweight great, Orlando “Roy” de la Fuente, young Mora appeared somewhat stiff in the opening round of this battle, but as the fight progressed, he came to life, and by the second round, had taken control. Chavez also lost one point because his mouthpiece came out during the second round. Mora continued his domination in the third and fourth rounds, and was eventually declared the winner by Unanimous Decision.
 

Peter Nyland/Jonathan Suarez

Peter Nyland, of Hollywood, California, originally from Sweden, met Jonathan Suarez, of Burbank, California, in a scheduled four round Middleweight battle. From the opening bell, Suarez swarmed all over Nyland, not giving him any room to maneuver, and forcing him into a “shell”. Nyland fought back gamely, but Suarez proved to be too much. The contest was halted at :48 of the second round, after Suarez landed a left hook, eventually winning by KO.
 

John Molina/Eddie Brooks

In a contest that was introduced as a “Battle of Undefeateds”, John “John” Molina, 8 – 0, fighting out of South El Monte, California met Eddie “Magic Man” Brooks, 7 – 0, from Phoenix, Arizona, in a scheduled six round Lightweight battle. In the opening round, Brooks appeared to get the best of Molina, beating him to the punch. This continued into the second round, when suddenly, at around the 1:45 mark, a right hand from Molina, sent Brooks to the canvas. Brooks was able to get up and take the count, but one more right hand a few seconds later, and it was all over. John Molina was declared the winner by KO, at 2:17 of the second round.

Jesus Hernandez/Miguel Reza

Jesus “Pollo” Hernandez, of Los Mochis, Mexico, met Miguel Reza, of Oxnard, California, in a four round Featherweight contest. After a feeling out process in the opening round, Hernandez landed a combination that sent Reza to the canvas. Hernandez dominated the remainder of the first round, and the second round, as well. Reza got more aggressive in the third, but it appeared to this writer that Hernandez continued his domination. They both let it all go in the fourth, making it a fight to the finish. All three judges scored the contest 39 – 36, in favor of Hernandez, The winner by a Unanimous Decision.