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Shabranskyy Starches Riojas In
Three;
Delgado By TKO & More From The
Belasco Theatre
By William Trillo @ Ringside
Photos: Al Applerose & Marlene Marquez
It was a hot August night on the streets Los Angeles and
things didn’t cool down much once the Golden Boy Show in
The Belasco Theatre began. It was a night of KO’s, most
of them were quick. The action was red hot and the fans
got their money’s worth at this knock out show.
In the Main Event Light Heavyweight Vyacheslav
Shabranskyy (17-0, 14 KO’s) kept his undefeated record
intact as he KO’d Oscar Riojas (10-6-1, 3 KO’s) in the
third round. Riojas was pesky and awkward but a focused
Shabranskyy kept his cool and waited for the perfect
moment to unleash his attack.
As Riojas was swithching back and forth from Orthodox to
Southpaw he was met with a straight right hand from
Shabranskyy that put him down face first into the
canvas. How he beat the count to get to his feet is
anyone’s guess, but when he ate immediate leather when
the fight continued the fight was brought to a merciful
halt. Shabranskyy’s victory came at the 1:43 mark of
round 3.
Speaking about the loss Riojas stated, “I feel really
disappointed--this fight was not how I expected it to
go,” said Riojas. “The knockout caught me by surprise
and there was nothing I could do. I feel really
disappointed about how this ended but everyone can
definitely expect me back in the ring soon again.”
The winner’s corner sang a different tune. “In the first
round, I wanted to feel him out, find out what he had as
a fighter. By the second round I started to expose his
weaknesses and knew that I could finish the fight early,
and that was what my corner was telling me to do,” said
Shabranskyy. “I try to make sure I listen to my corner
as they can see things that I can’t. Luckily we were
able to finish the fight early and I am looking forward
to the next fight.”
Super Featherweight Ivan Delgado (10-0-1, 3 KO’s) found
out early that he was going to be in for a war against
Alejandro Ochoa (7-12-2,1 KO). After a flash knockdown
in round one Ochoa went on to make this a pretty decent
scrap.
Not long on talent, Ochoa made Delgado fight a street
fight. It may not have been classic boxing but the fans
were treated to a very entertaining fight. The fight was
going into the latter rounds and just when it looked
like the fight may go the distance Delgado uncorked a
nice left hand that staggered Ochoa. Not wasting a
second Delgado jumped on Ochoa and after another left
hand spun Ochoa around like a top the ref stopped the
fight. Delgado won by TKO at 1:42 of round seven.
Sharing thoughts on his KO victory Delgado said, “I kept
going really hard throughout all the rounds, and I knew
I would eventually get the knockout because I hurt him
early on by knocking him down,” said Delgado. “I never
got frustrated because I knew I had to keep my cool and
land my punches so I didn’t get sloppy—that’s how I was
able to successfully capture the knockout.”
Lightweight Oscar Duarte (6-0-1,4 KO’s) jumped all over
Omar Garcia (5-2, 1 KO) in the opening seconds of round
one and wasted little time for pleasantries. A left hook
from Duarte sent Garcia into the corner and after a
barrage of punches that culminated with a crisp right
hand Garcia hit the deck hard.
The ten count was a moot point but the ref gave one
anyways…there was no response and the fight came to an
end at the 58 second mark of round one.
Commenting on his quick win Duarte said, “I feel so
blessed to have another victory under my belt,” said
Duarte, “My game plan was to enter the ring calmly, and
relaxed. I knew I could get the knock out when I felt
like I hurt him with my body punch. I am going to keep
up the discipline that I have, and turn that into more
results like this.”
Welterweight Alexis Rocha (4-0, 3 KO’s) dropped Israel
Villela (4-3, 1 KO) with a perfectly placed straight
left hand in the opening moments of round one. Villela
rose to his feet but it was only to take more of a
beating at the hands of Rocha who jumped all over his
fallen prey quickly. Villela was looking for somewhere
to hide but ran out of room and at the 1:18 mark of the
opening round.
After the fight Rocha told the media, “I always prepare
for every fight with the same intensity and this fight
was not the exception,” said Alexis Rocha. “I thought he
was going to rush me in the first round so I made sure
to stay focused and aggressive. Once I had him down I
knew I had to apply smart pressure to win this fight. I
am glad I was able to finish it early and secure another
victory
Super Lightweights David Mijares (3-0, 1 KO) and Jorrell
Sparenberg (0-2) opened the night with a short slugfest
that was dominated by the southpaw Mijares. From the
onset Mijares set a torrid pace working to the body and
landing some pinpoint straight left hands.
Sparenberg would last through the first round but was
overwhelmed by “Junebug” at the midpoint of round two
and after a barrage of punches left the hapless warrior
without an answer. The ref had no choice but to bring
this one to an end at the 1:36 mark of the second.
On his victory “Junebug” stated, “It’s feel so great to
have a dramatic victory in front of my hometown crowd. I
feel like I put on a great show for all the fans
supporting me tonight. There are still some things I
need to work on, particularly taking my time and
exercising my patience in the ring, but I am just very
excited about my victory tonight. I am ready for the
next fight.”
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