In the main event from the Pechanga Resort & Casino, middleweight contender Sam Soliman cruised to a sixth round TKO over Raul Munoz. The bout was televised on Fox's "The Best Damn Sports Show Period," and it headlined a seven bout card  presented by Goossen-Tutor Promotions.

    Soliman had a completely different opponent than he had in his last fight. Munoz was no Winky Wright, in fact Munoz was the anti-Winky. He knew only one way and that way was straight ahead. Soliman with his aggressive style, and high punch output was able to dominate and issue a lot of punishment to Munoz. From the opening bell Soliman jumped on Munoz, who fought valiantly but was overmatched.

     Soliman applied pressure and was easily winning every round. He consistently landed, and was easily able to get in close. He then would whirl away with punches up and downstairs. At times the fight got ugly with the contrasting styles, but Soliman had no problems. In the midst of round six, even though Munoz seemed in no trouble, referee Jose Cobian stopped the fight. The stoppage brought some boos from the crowd, but Cobian felt Munoz had taken a lot of punishment, and was not competitive enough in the fight. Soliman wins by TKO at 1:49 of round six, and now is set up to fight Jermain Taylor later this year. With the win Soliman of Melbourne, Australia improves to 32-8. Munoz of Leon, Mexico falls to 17-8 with the loss.  

    In the co-main event, Javier Mora upset former world title challenger Kirk Johnson in a very exciting heavyweight contest by 7th round TKO. In the seventh round, Mora stepped on Johnson's foot while landing a jab, which caused Johnson to slip, gruesomely dislocating  his right knee. It looked as if Johnson's knee cap got relocated, and he was obviously not able to continue. The fight should have been a technical decision, but since Mora landed a punch while stepping on Johnson's foot the fight was ruled a TKO. This would not overshadow what was a very exciting fight. Mora, not known much outside of the Southern California area,  would show that he came to fight, and would not be another peg on Johnson's comeback trail.

    Johnson, in his fourth fight since his loss to Vitali Klitschko,  looked very sharp early and dominated the early action. He was able to land crisp and very clean shots to Mora's head, but Mora was resilient and kept coming forward.

    Johnson was able to jab and rip Mora with hooks as Mora was coming in.  The same thing happened in round two as Johnson ripped away at Mora when Javier tried to get inside. Mora was competitive landing some good shots, but Johnson was controlling the action. The third round was Johnson's best as he continued to dictate the pace of the fight. Finally, late in the round Johnson was able to stagger Mora with a strong overhand right. Mora looked badly hurt but gallantly fought back. At moments it looked as if referee Tony Krebs might even stop the fight, but Mora did survive.

     Johnson who worked at a fast pace in the first three rounds slowed down a bit in the fourth round, and Mora took advantage.  Mora started to turn the fight in his direction in round five. With Johnson looking a little tired, Mora was starting to land more often. Finally, late in the round Mora landed a hard right cross which stunned Johnson. Mora jumped on the stunned Johnson, but Johnson was able to survive the round. The sixth round was a break round with both fighters slowing their pace down. Mora seemed like he was able to do a bit more in the round.

    Johnson looked sharp to begin the seventh round, and he was able to chop away at Mora like he did in the early rounds. He was able to land a good stiff jab, and a good overhand right, but disaster struck for Johnson late in the round. As Mora came in on Johnson he stepped on Johnson's left foot while landing a left jab. This caused Johnson to twist and dislocate his right knee. Since Mora landed a punch, it was ruled a knockdown instead of a slip. This meant that Mora would get the win by a technical knockout. Mora wins by TKO at 1:53 of round seven. A huge upset win for Mora as he improves to 20-2-1 with 18 KOs. Johnson had to be carted out of the ring on a stretcher, and his comeback will be put on hold for awhile. Johnson falls to 36-3-1 with the loss.   

    In a closely contested middleweight bout, Enrique Ornelas with his brother Librado Andrade in his corner defeated Darnell Boone by unanimous decision in a 8 round bout. The bout was a chess match of sorts. In the early rounds the action was there, but there was not a whole lot of punches landing. This picked up after the midway point as both had their moments. Ornelas was able to land the harder, and sometimes more effective shots, especially his overhand right. Boone had his success also with his jab and his left hook. Ornelas staggered Boone in round seven with a flush overhand right late in the round. Boone actually closed the fight well landing some good left hooks along with his jab. As the fight went to the cards the judges scored in favor of Ornelas by the scores of 79-73, 77-75, and 77-75. With the win, Ornelas of La
Habra, California improves to 23-2, while Boone of Youngstown, Ohio falls to 10-4-1.

    In a four round heavyweight bout, undefeated Teke Oruh survived a scare to defeat David Johnson by a unanimous decision. Johnson surprisingly dropped Oruh in the second round with a right hand. But, it seemed as if Johnson punched himself out in the round, because in round three he appeared utterly exhausted. Oruh pounded away in round three, as Johnson at times got sloppy and ridiculous as he fell down three times looking to catch his breath. Oruh tried to finish Johnson but he couldn't. He narrowly won a decision by scores of 38-36,38-37, and 38-35. With the tight win Oruh of Las Vegas improves to 11-0, while Johnson of Los Angeles falls to 4-18-4.

    In a eight round junior welterweight bout, undefeated Lorenzo Reynolds cruised to an easy unanimous decision victory over Roberto Valenzuela. The southpaw used his speed to frustrate Valenzuela en route to the victory. With the win, Reynolds of Saginaw, Michigan improves to 13-0, while Valenzuela of Sonora, Mexico falls to 15-23-1.

    Southern California heavyweight sensation Chris Arreola got back to his knockout ways with a 1st round knockout of Curtis Taylor. Arreola finished his business with a right cross to the temple which dropped Taylor in the corner. Taylor could not beat the count, and Arreola notched his 14th victory. Arreola of Riverside, California improves to 14-0 with 12KOs, while Taylor of Atlanta falls to 13-16-1 with the loss.

    In the final bout of the evening, Mexico's Juan Carlos Sanchez pulled off a upset with a unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten John Johnson in a six round light heavyweight bout. Sanchez was able to induce Johnson into brawling with him in a action packed fight. In the process Sanchez was able to expose many openings in Johnson, especially the fact that Johnson was leaving himself open a lot when he threw punches. Johnson had a good opening round, but Sanchez was able to find openings throughout the remainder of the fight. He was able to land the more effective shots, and in turn gets the upset victory. Sanchez with the win improves to 24-16-3. Johnson of Batesville, Mississippi takes his first loss and falls to 10-1. This wrapped up an exciting seven bout card from the Pechanga Resort & Casino from Temecula, California.