The boxing tent at Miccosukee's Resort and Gaming was rocking with enthusiasm and anticipation, as hard core local fans took turns encouraging and supporting their favorite fighters. Flags from Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba were highly visible, and we even had a Russian heavyweight show up for this event. His fight led the parade, so let's go to it...

Andre Ivanove -who now makes his home in Orlando- ran into one of the local favorites, Francisco Palacios, and lost a unanimous decision over 4 rounds of heated action. Ivanove, now 2-1, 0 KOs, is raw but could develop into an entertaining fighter to watch. He applies constant pressure, takes and gives a good punch; I would like to see him in action again. As for gritty  Palacios, he certainly passed a tough test against Ivanove to improve his record to 4-0, 3 KOs.

Lenin "Volcano" Arroyo fought six hard rounds against Derrick "Slick" Samuels in the lightweight division. His effort earned him a unanimous decision, as he boosts his record to 10-3-1, 2 KOs. Duly noted was the 'I Love J.' in Arroyo's boxing trunks.

Colombian lightweight contender Oscar 'El Artista' León, rated #7 by the WBA, took center stage next against Raul 'El Matón' Santos. León proved to be way too much for his Mexican foe who was sent packing in 2 rounds; a very strong showing for León.

The main event was fast approaching, a rematch between Puerto Rico's Jose 'Carita' Lopez and Mexico's Juan Alfonso Keb Baas, although when they met back in December 2003 Lopez's WBO Latin Flyweight title was not up for grabs. That intense fight ended in a draw; however, it became apparent early on in the encore performance that someone was going to get stopped...

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