This Friday night Thompson Boxing Promotions presented Locked ‘N Loaded, an event that took place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA. The main event was a super bantamweight bout between Christopher “Marvelous” Martin (27-3-3, 9 KOs) and Enrique Quevedo (15-6-1, 9 KOs). This fight was scheduled for eight rounds. The boxers spent some of the opening round feeling each other out a bit, but each were able to get in a few shots along the way.

The second round was similar to the first. The men exchanged, but not at a very fast pace. Quevedo was the more active fighter in the third. Martin did not throw very many punches, and the ones he did throw missed their mark a lot of the time. In round four it looked as if the referee was ready to jump in and stop the fight, as Quevedo was landing everything he threw with no answers back from Martin. But Chris rallied back a bit at the end of the round.

The fifth round still saw Enrique throwing and landing more punches. Martin let his hands go more in the sixth round, and by doing so was, understandably, able to land more. With only two rounds to go though, it remained to be seen whether it was too little too late.

Chris picked up where he left off in the seventh, throwing more and making them count. He also has the ability to make himself really small when necessary to avoid some punches, and when he gets hit, he can really take those punches. Still, he was playing catch-up after the strong rounds that Enrique had given.

The eighth and final saw both men land good shots. Quevedo had his nose bloodied in the last round as well. We got to see the scorecards. All three judges saw the fight 79-73, all for Quevedo, who had been the aggressor throughout.
 

Two very evenly matched fighters stepped into the ring when Juan Ramon Reyes (10-1-2, 1 KO) took on “Baby Face Assassin” Daniel Roman (9-2-1, 3 KOs) in a fight scheduled for eight rounds in the super bantamweight division. This turned out to be an outstanding battle.

These two fought a great first round with lot of punches thrown and landed by each man. Round two was the same. Reyes and Roman went at it non-stop. At the risk of sounding repetitive, the third round, other than possibly being a little, and I do mean little, bit slower than the first two, was the same as we had been seeing. The fighters were both landing hard shots to the head and body of each other the entire time, and this continued throughout the fourth. Could they keep this up for four more rounds? So far Reyes and Roman were giving us a great show, and a very even and hard-fought war.

They continued to pressure each other in the fifth. It was now becoming obvious that not only were these two well-matched, they were also in great condition, for they had yet to really slow down or take a round off.

Impressive is the only word here. Juan and Danny pulled out all the stops in the remaining rounds, stood toe to toe for all of their 24 minutes, and left everything in the ring. We went to the scorecards. All of the judges saw the fight the same, 77-75 all for Reyes.

I am not a huge fan of draws, but it was a shame that one of these men had to put a number in their loss column, for there was no loser here. Make no mistake, their names might not be Mayweather or Pacquiao, but Reyes and Roman gave a main event performance tonight.
 

The undefeated Carlos Carlson (10-0, 7 KOs) looked to keep that streak alive when he faced off against Guadalupe Barreras (6-2-2, 2 KOs) in a fight in the bantamweight division, and did just that in a very good outing. This fight was scheduled for six rounds. A little left hand by Carlson sent Barreras to the canvas midway through the round, but he got up and continued.

Guadalupe was down twice in the second round, the second time by a good left hand body shot by Carlos. Still, we went to the third. A right hand to the body dropped Barreras for the fourth time in the fight, and as soon as his knee hit the canvas, referee Wayne Hedgepeth wasted no time in waving the fight off. The official time of the stoppage was 1:41. Carlson has a very skilled body attack in his arsenal, and it pays off in spades for him.
 

Junior welterweights took to the ring in a fight scheduled for six rounds when Israel Arellano (7-1, 6 KOs) went up against Mario Hermosillo (12-11-3, 2 KOs). Arellano displayed the most skill in the beginning of the fight, and Hermosillo was forced to hold and stay in close to avoid feeling the power or Israel’s punches.

At the beginning of the third Arellano was able to keep Mario away from him and punish him with leather. Near the middle of the round Israel landed a flurry of punches that put Hermosillo down. He got up, looked to his corner, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:48 of that third round.
 

Joshua Conley (7-0-1, 6 KOs) wanted to live up to his nickname and prove he was still a “Young Gun” when he faced off against Juan Carlos Sanchez (5-6-1, 4 KOs). This fight was just the opposite of the one with Reyes and Roman, and proved to be one of the ugliest ones of the year. It was scheduled for six rounds in the super middleweight division. The first round had a lot of action, but was not a pretty one. Sanchez is not a stylish fighter. Conley came to life in the second and was able to land some good shots on Sanchez.

Round three saw Joshua continue to beat on Sanchez. Juan Carlos has this habit of sticking his tongue out at his opponent – makes him look like a little spoiled kid, and not a pretty sight.

Conley was by far the most accurate during the last half of the fight, but Sanchez refused to go down. When he got hit he would come back like a man possessed. In some very weird, unsightly way, this was a semi-interesting fight. We went to the scorecards. The judges saw the bout 58-56, Sanchez, 58-56 for Conley, and 57-57, making the bout a draw.
 

In the opener we saw super featherweights Erick Ituarte (6-0-1, 1 KO) facing Roberto Ventura (3-5, 1 KO). This fight was scheduled for four rounds. In the first round neither fighter seemed anxious to jump into the fray. There were some punches thrown, but with long intervals in between. Things were a lot different in the second, as the men were both quite busy, and punches from each man were landing on the other.

Ituarte landed a lot of punches in the second and third rounds, but they had no effect at all on Ventura. Roberto was able to find his target as well. The fourth was also an active one, and we went to the scorecards. All of the judges saw the fight the same, 40-36, all for Ituarte. Erick remained undefeated.

I must mention again how great the fight was between Reyes and Roman. They both need to be proud of what they gave us. And keep an eye on Carlson; he is one to watch.
 

The last fight of the year for Thompson is November 22, back at the Doubletree. In the main event will be popular Artemio “King” Reyes. Plan on attending and enjoying the action.