Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria and Librado Andrade proved that going to the body can be deadly. On Thursday night both men won their respective fights by knockout from body punches in the main events from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Golden Boy Promotions closed out the year with a bang with a exciting five bout card headlined by a tremendous main event, and a special announcement.

Brian Viloria signed up for his fight only a week ago, after finding out that Fernando Montiel pulled out due to an illness. Viloria stepped in on a week's notice and fought a tough guy in Angel Priolo, who came into the fight with a 30-1 record, his one loss coming to Irene Pacheco. Taking fights on short notice is something that undefeated Olympians do not usually do, but Viloria did just that,  and did it successfully.

Viloria took on hard nosed Columbian Angel Priolo in the 12 round super flyweight main event, and the fight turned out to be the fight of the night. Round one was pretty close, but Priolo out jabbed Viloria. The fireworks then started in round two. Viloria came out early and landed two huge left hooks to the cheek, Priolo then promptly fired back with two stiff left jabs along with a solid overhand right. This exchange would set the tone for the whole fight. Viloria would later come at Priolo with a good left-right combination, but again Priolo pressed back with an assault of his own. Priolo probably did a little more work in the round.

In round three, both fighters came out firing again. It seemed every time one of the fighters was about to take control of the round, the other fighter would come back with a flurry of his own. Back and forth head jarring punches controlled the exciting round. It looked like Priolo was winning the round until late in the round when Viloria caught Priolo with a punishing straight right to the chin which floored Priolo. Priolo beat the count as the bell rang to end the round. The action didn't stop in round four. Priolo landed a solid overhand right early in the round which snapped Viloria's head back, but later Viloria came back with a good overhand right which snapped Priolo's head back. Each fighter exchanged head rattling shots as the fight turned into an all out war. Viloria seemed to do the most damage this round. Priolo came out strong in round five as he landed three solid overhand rights, but midway into the round Viloria bounced back with a crushing left hook. Viloria then suckered Priolo into the corner and let out an onslaught of punches on Priolo. Viloria again did the heavier damage in the round.

The action didn't slow down in round six as the "Hawaiian Punch" opened the round with a great stiff jab. Once again Priolo came back with a good overhand right to Viloria's face. Both fighters took part in good exchanges, until the end of the round when Viloria finished in style with a assault of punches to the body to cap the round. Viloria must have noticed something when he finished round six with body shots, because he went right back to the body to start round seven. Viloria cornered Priolo and just kept banging to the body, not throwing one head shot. Viloria pounded away at Priolo's side until Priolo dropped to one knee. The body shots must have taken effect, because Priolo stayed on one knee and never made an attempt to beat the count. A seventh round knockout for Viloria. This was an impressive win for Viloria fighting a guy who was 30-1 on one week's notice and knocking him out. The win improved Viloria 16-0 with 10 KOs, while Priolo falls to 30-2.

After the fight, Viloria confirmed what I mentioned earlier, that he felt he hurt Priolo by going to the body at the end of round six, and therefore went right back at the body to open the seventh round. Viloria said that his trainer Freddie Roach told him between rounds six and seven to go to the body. Even thought Viloria looked solid and got an impressive victory, he said that he felt a lot of signs of ring rust, which he attributed to getting hit as much as he did. Nonetheless a very good win for the 2000 U.S. Olympian Viloria.

In Thursday night's co-feature, undefeated 'Bash Brother' Librado Andrade continued to impress fight fans with a fourth round KO victory over Thomas Reid in a super middleweight bout. Reid posed some problems for Andrade in the fight, but nothing that Librado wasn't able to overcome. Reid established his best punch of the night in the opening round, his jab, which gave Andrade problems. Librado was able to get inside and land some good shots to the head and body in this opening round. In round two Andrade at the end of a combination he threw landed a huge overhand right. Andrade then went to the body and landed a solid left hook. Andrade continued as he got close and landed a good chopping right hand to Reid's cheek. Reid was able to land some decent shots, especially his jab. Andrade ended the round pounding away at Reid on the ropes.

Andrade came out strong in round three as he landed a good right cross to the breadbasket followed up by a good left hook. Andrade as he usually does established himself to the body, and would be successful in doing so. Both fighters went at it toe to toe in this round, with Andrade doing most of the damage, but Reid able to land the occasional shot. The fourth round started again with toe to toe action, with Andrade again doing more damage. During an exchange Reid landed a solid left hook, but right after that Andrade jumped on Reid and started working on the body. Andrade then cornered Reid and started pounding away at the body till he appeared to hurt Reid. Andrade continued to pound away until Reid was not doing anything except absorb punches. As Andrade continued his attack, with Reid not firing back, referee Raul Caiz Jr jumped in and halted the fight. A good stoppage, since Reid appeared hurt and was not throwing any punches at all. Another impressive win for the red hot Librado Andrade. After the fight was stopped, Andrade proceeded to do a flip from the top turnbuckle in celebration. Andrade wins by TKO at 1:52 of round four.

Andrade said after the fight that Reid was tougher than he expected. He said Reid was able to catch him with some shots, but luckily the shots didn't hurt him at all. He said he had to get inside to do his work and that sometimes it meant taking a shot. He said that Reid was not a hard puncher, and that he wanted to get inside and pressure him. Andrade also said that his next fight will be in February on Super Bowl weekend.

There were three other fights on Golden Boy Promotions' "Boxeo De Oro" card. Bash brother Enrique Ornelas was also in action, coming off a shocking knockout loss in his last fight. Ornelas appeared to still be harboring thoughts of his last fight in his fight on Thursday. Ornelas fought Cuban, Giorbis Barthelemy, who came in with a 27-7-2 record with 9 KOs in a eight round super middleweight fight. Ornelas looked very tentative the whole fight, perhaps still gun shy from his last fight. He was not his usual aggressive self, and once again he got knocked down in this fight. The opening round started slow, until midway into the round when Ornelas dropped Barthelemy with a left hook. In round two, Barthelemy looked pretty strong as he dropped Ornelas to a knee with a lead right hand. Ornelas beat the count, but looked shaky for the remainder of the round.

Round three was quiet, both fighters having suffered knockdown looked tentative. Barthelemy was able to land a couple of good counter shots. Barthelemy came out in round four and landed a good straight left, again Ornelas looked very flat, like he wasn't ready to bounce back from his last loss. In round five, Ornelas caught Barthelemy off balance with a good left jab and dropped Barthelemy to a knee. In round six, Ornelas again dropped Barthelemy with a left hook during an exchange, though the knockdown looked more like a push. It was actually a pretty good round for Barthelemy, besides the knockdown. Round seven was a solid round for Barthelemy as he was able to land a couple of decent jabs, along with a couple of straight lefts. Ornelas had a good final round, as he was able to land a couple of good straight rights. Barthelemy seemed to content on moving around the ring and not doing much in the final round, a move that would backfire. As the fight went to the cards, Ornelas won a majority decision, 74-74,76-72, and 75-73. BRC scored the fight 75-73 for Ornelas. Not an impressive win for Ornelas, who looked flat, but a win nonetheless.

Rhonda Luna of Rowland Heights, California continued her winning ways with a unanimous decision victory over Betty Stephens of Salt Lake City, Utah in a six round featherweight bout. Luna came out and pounded away at Stephens from the opening bell. Stephens took a huge dose of punishment in the fight, and especially in the first round. Luna continually pounded away with left and right haymakers. Stephens showed a lot of heart as she absorbed a lot of punishment and never went down. Round two was more of the same, as Luna continued her onslaught. Luna slowed down a little bit in round three, but still easily controlled the round. Stephens in round five showed a little offense, but Luna still continued to dominate. Stephens put up a spirited final round as the two fighters went toe to toe, and Stephens was able to land a few shots, but Luna again dominated the action. The round ended with a great exchange between the two. Luna ended up winning a easy shutout decision victory.

The final fight of the evening was a six round super featherweight battle between Raymundo Beltran of Phoenix, Arizona, and Jaime Orrantia of Lakeside, California. The fight was a one sided affair, with Beltran winning by unanimous decision, 59-55, and 60-54 on the other two judges cards. Beltran improved to 16-2, while Orrantia fell to 9-9-4.

This capped an exceptional five fight card from the Grand Olympic Auditorium on Thursday night. The card was the final card of the year for Golden Boy  Promotions, and an announcement was made involving the continuous growth of Oscar de la Hoya's company.