Main event saw Henry Bruseles breezing to a stanza four TKO win over club fight talent Rob Frankel who was clearly in over his head - Bruseles showed the better speed and skills over the opening two candles before an inadvertent meeting of the minds late in round three worsened things for the visitor from Colorado country who went to his corner with nasty cut over left eye.

Local medicine man gives the green light for it to continue into stanza four, but then a fresh gash over the right eye as Bruseles picks up the pace. Frankel is then seen losing interest while more in search of fire exit. Good enough for referee Roberto Ramirez to wisely call a no-mas to the carnage.

Post Scripts: Henry Bruseles (26-3, 15KO) ~ at a now age 27 is pretty much where he’s at among the welterweight upper echelon. Good enough in skills department with quick hands, but not the puncher the rap sheet implies. Has two avenues of travel to choose from - small club main event circuit, or supporting role on big cards. Not total package for title consideration.    
                     Rob Frankel ( 21-8-1, 4 KO) ~ wears sobriquet “Red Hot” - but overcooked is closer to it - completely out of his league in this one - zero punching power and strictly small club in skills department. With friends doing the bookings, Rob needs no enemies.
                     Referee Roberto Ramirez -  veteran ring official - earned curtain call.
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Featherweight Co-feature another mismatch, with popular house fighter Mario Santiago quickly dispatching hapless Edel Ruiz at 2:02 seconds mark of the opening stanza.

 

Santiago improves to 19-1, 14 by KO while Ruiz drops to an ugly 28-19-5 with 17 by stoppage - the finisher, a perfectly executed straight left hand delivered by the southpaw to the solar plexus that saw Ruiz falling to the canvas in apparent pain.

 

Jury still out on Santiago at a now age 29, and this one more showcase than challenge. Ruiz age 30, in this, his 52nd kept appointment should now ride off into the sunset - the rap sheet says it all.

 

GEL