Thompson Boxing Promotions once again delivered an action packed card on Monday night in front of a standing room only crowd from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. In the main Event, Thompson's own Jose Lopez continued his winning ways with a hard fought unanimous decision victory over the game Gilberto Sanchez of Mexicali in a ten round super featherweight bout. Sanchez was able to do something nobody had been able to do recently against Lopez, survive Lopez's first round onslaught.

    Lopez once again came out guns a blazing, from the opening bell went right after Sanchez, stalking him, and bombing away with at times, six punch combos. Sanchez to his credit was able to withstand the barrage. Sanchez even looked like he was content on just surviving the onslaught, as all he did in the opening round was jab.

    Many people have wondered what would happen if Lopez got pushed into the later rounds, and on Monday night they got their answer. Lopez continued his offensive barrage into the later rounds, showing a little fatigue in the last two rounds, but still looking sharp.  Round Two started with a slower pace, until midway in when Lopez picked up the pace. Lopez picked his spots and fired away at Sanchez. At the end of the round, Lopez cornered Sanchez and wailed away with lefts and rights till the bell sounded. Lopez continued to corner Sanchez in round three. About a minute into the round, Lopez dropped Sanchez with a crisp right cross to the cheek, Sanchez beat the count and survived the round.

     Lopez did more of the same in round four, continuing to dominate. Sanchez looked at this point like he was just trying to survive. Once again, Lopez closed the round strong, something he did well throughout the fight. Round five saw more flurries from Lopez, during one exchange, Lopez smashed Sanchez with a overhand right which sent Sanchez's mouthpiece flying. Once again Sanchez hung in and survived the round. The fight started to get rough and ugly in round seven as Sanchez started to roughhouse. Sanchez headbutted Lopez, and was grabbing Lopez's arm and holding it. Again a round controlled by Lopez.

    The eighth round continued to be rough as grabbing continued, and even one time there was a takedown by Sanchez. Late in the round Lopez dropped Sanchez with a hard right to the body, but again Sanchez beat the count. All the roughhousing, and efforts to finish Sanchez appeared to tire Lopez down a little bit as Sanchez had his best round in round nine. Sanchez started to show some activity, better late then never, and even caught Lopez with a short right while Lopez was coming in. The punch appeared to momentarily stun Lopez. Lopez recovered quickly, but the round was a close one. Sanchez seemed to come alive in the final round, as he was able to land, mainly because he was finally consistently throwing punches. The round ended with an emphatic flurry from both fighters at center ring, and the bell rang with a big ovation from the crowd.

    The decision was never in doubt as Lopez won by the scores of 98-90,99-88,and 99-89. BRC scored the fight 98-90 for Lopez. The only criticism you could make of Lopez was that he appeared to tire in the last two rounds, but this could be attributed to the constant roughhousing and holding, and his urgency to finish Sanchez. Nonetheless a strong performance for the prospect, showing he can go the distance when needed. The win guaranteed Lopez a Top 25 ranking in the WBC. With the win, Lopez of Riverside, California improves to 13-1, while Sanchez falls to 8-3.

    In the co-feature, big time prospect Dominic Salcido of Rialto, California took on Daniel Gonzales of San Diego in a six round lightweight bout. Salcido has trained at the famous Kronk Gym in Detroit, and is trained by the legendary Emmanuel Steward, who was in his corner. Salcido shows a lot of signs of having the potential to be a world champion, but got a tough fight from the feisty Gonzales on Monday night.

    Salcido came out strong in the opening round, jabbing beautifully and showing good footwork. Gonzales continually stalked Salcido, and was able to land the occasional shot, but Salcido was able to peck away. Salcido also countered well in the round, showing a good left hook when Gonzales came in on him. Salcido showed his arsenal further in round two, throwing hooks and uppercuts, and mixing up body and head shots well. But, Gonzales was still able at times to land good shots while coming in. Gonzales did a good job of cutting off the ring this round, as at times Salcido was a little too cute.

    The fight changed in round three as the action swung to toe to toe action. Salcido landed a great six punch combo late in the round, and again continued to outland Gonzales. Salcido began landing a solid right cross in round four as again the action stayed close. The round ended with Salcido landing three hard shots to Gonzalez's head in a row. The one criticism of Salcido is
that he tends to lean in with his head when he throws a right, and Gonzales took advantage of that in round five. Gonzales was able to land some good shots in close, but Salcido still landing more and a better percentage.

The final round saw Salcido moving around more again. Gonzales continued his spirited effort as he continued to stalk Salcido. Salcido looked a little winded in this round, but was able to end the round with a solid flurry of lefts and rights. The fight went to the cards and Salcido won a unanimous decision. The cards read 60-54,60-54, and 59-55 in favor of Salcido. BRC scored the fight 59-55 in favor of Salcido. Salcido improves to 7-0 with the win, while Gonzales falls to 3-2-2.

    There were four other fights on the Thompson's "Path to Glory" card. In a scheduled six round junior welterweight bout, Thompson's newest signee Timothy Ray Bradley of Palm Springs, California continued his winning ways with a 3rd round KO of veteran Ramon Ortiz of Oceanside, California. Bradley took it easy in the opening two rounds, just pecking away at Ortiz.
Finally in round three, Bradley landed a right cross to the cheek which dropped Ortiz to a knee, and Ortiz never beat the count. Bradley wins by 3rd round KO at 2:49. With the win Bradley improves to 5-0 with 4 KOs, while Ortiz falls to 1-9-3.

    In a four round super middleweight bout, Danny Garcia of Pomona, California got all that he wanted from Alberto Valenzuela of Mexicali. Garcia squeaked out a tight unanimous decision victory by the scores of 38-37,38-37, and 39-36. The fight was basically even, with the difference being Garcia's second round knockdown of Valenzuela. Garcia dropped Valenzuela with a overhand right, which would be the difference in the fight. Valenzuela's awkward style and wide punches gave Garcia fits throughout the fight. But, Garcia did get out with the win. Garcia improves to 4-0, while Valenzuela falls to 3-4-1.

    In a very entertaining fight, Jose Jimenez Jr., of San Fernando, California won by split decision over Enrique Quevedo of Hanford, California. An action packed fight from the onset, Jimenez won by scores of 39-37,37-39,and 40-36. Jimenez improves to 3-0, while Quevedo falls to 0-1.

    In a four round junior welterweight bout Alvaro Morales of Mira Loma, California won a tight unanimous decision over Freddy Rojas of Guantanamo, Cuba in his pro debut. The fight was filled with bombs, with both landing their fair share of big shots, and both appearing hurt at times. Morales improved to 4-4 with the win, while Rojas fell to 0-1.

    This wrapped up another exciting night of Boxing from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. The card was promoted by Thompson promotions. The next Thompson card will be on June 3rd from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. Carlos Bojorquez will be featured in the main event on that date.