Carlos Bojorquez
put an end to a close fight in the seventh round as he dropped Jose Luis
Cruz twice
en route to a seventh round TKO in a scheduled 10 round junior
middleweight bout. The fight, held in front of a sold-out crowd, was the
main event on Thompson Promotions "Path to Glory" card held at the
Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
The fight was very competitive going into the seventh round. Cruz
tried to stay on the outside and
box, which worked for awhile until Bojorquez was able to cut off the ring
and corner Cruz and eventually
finish him. Cruz came out in the opening round and tried to establish his
game plan for the whole fight,
to box from the outside and keep the charging Bojorquez off of him. Cruz
executed that well until the end of the round when Bojorquez flurried to
cap the round. Cruz probably still did enough to take the round. Bojorquez
started to change his attack in the second round as he went to the body
consistently. The strategy worked as he frustrated Cruz, who kept yelling
that Bojorquez was throwing low blows.
Cruz got back to boxing from the outside in round three, dipping his
head in and out, and was able to land the occasional potshot. However,
Bojorquez did more in the round, as he was able to land solid jabs and
body shots. Round four was another good round for Bojorquez. Carlos
started putting his punches together well and landing crisp combinations.
Bojorquez landed some solid hooks and right crosses. Cruz started to come
back in round five, as he got back to staying away from Bojorquez and
fighting from the outside. Bojorquez did land a hard overhand right midway
in the round, but Cruz out boxed Bojorquez for the rest of the round.
Round six was one of Cruz's better rounds, as he stayed away and
boxed. Nevertheless, Bojorquez started to figure Cruz out, and was able to
cut off the ring and corner Cruz. When Bojorquez did, Cruz seemed
flustered and usually took a beating. Bojorquez closed the round strong,
and it would be a sign of things to come in the seventh round. There were
a lot of times during the fight that Cruz sometimes got a little too cute,
and the seventh round was one of them. Cruz allowed Bojorquez to corner
him again in round seven and this time he payed for it. Bojorquez landed a
huge overhand right which staggered Cruz, followed by a barrage of
punches, which sent Cruz stumbling down. Cruz beat the count, but didn't
seem
to have his senses back, and Bojorquez jumped on him.
Bojorquez landed another solid right hand, which sent Cruz crashing
down for good. The referee
immediately called off the fight as Cruz lay motionless on his back. Cruz
was fine, though he looked out for a few seconds. Bojorquez wins by TKO at
46 seconds of round seven. Bojorquez improves to 24-7-6 with 20 KOs. There
were four other fights on the "Heat Wave" card.
Undefeated prospect Timothy Ray Bradley of Palm Springs went into
uncharted waters as he fought his first six round fight against veteran
Justo Almanzan. Bradley dropped Almanzon twice en route to a unanimous
decision victory. Almanzon was game as usual, but couldn't hang with the
younger, stronger and faster Bradley. It looked like a fight in which
Bradley wanted to display his all around skills, as well as go the
distance of six rounds. There were instances when it seemed as if he could
have finished off Almanzon but didn't. Early on Bradley displayed a good
jab and solid bodywork. Bradley dropped Almanzon in the first round with a
right cross to the body.
Bradley would drop Almanzon again in round three with an overhand
right which sent Almanzon stumbling backwards onto his behind. It was at
this point, where Bradley seemed to toy with Almanzon, at times
showboating. Bradley got a little more assertive in the final round as he
pounded away at the body with hooks, but to Almanzon's credit, he was able
to survive the fight. Bradley won by scores of 60-52, and 59-53 twice.
Bradley improves to 6-0 with the win, while Almanzon falls to 14-43-5.
In a fight marred by roughhousing, Ruben Juarez defeated Freudis
Rojas by a fourth round TKO in a
lightweight bout. Rojas was disqualified for excessive grabbing behind the
head, and the fight was stopped at 1:37 of the final round. Juarez of
Oxnard, California improves to 3-0, while Rojas of Cuba falls to 0-2.
In a scheduled 4 round super featherweight bout Guillermo Ruiz TKO’d
Tommy Perez in a very entertaining fight. Ruiz dropped Perez in the
opening round with a right uppercut to the body. The rest of
the fight was controlled by seesaw action with both fighters at times
appearing stunned. Conditioning
was a factor, as Perez seemed winded by the third round. In the third
round, Ruiz landed a solid left
hook to the body, which dropped Perez, and Perez's corner jumped in to
halt the fight. Ruiz wins by TKO
at 1:11 of the third round. The Palm Springs native improves to 2-0 with 2
KOs, while Perez of Las Vegas
falls to 0-1.
In a scheduled four round bantamweight bout, Daniel Quevedo made
quick work of Thomas Hensley with a 1st round TKO. Body shots was the diet
again as Quevedo cornered Hensley late in the round and pounded away with
body shots till Hensley went down and the referee stopped the fight.
Quevedo of Hanford, California wins in his pro debut, while Hensley of
Barstow, California falls to 0-4.
This wrapped up another exciting night of Boxing from the Doubletree
Hotel in Ontario, California. The
card was brought to you by Thompson Promotions. Their next card will take
place on July 21st from the Los Angeles Athletic Club, followed up by
another card on July 29th from the Omega Products International in Corona,
California. For tickets to these events call 714 935 0900.
