ESPN2 Friday Night Fights at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
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Friday Night Fights at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino – Images by Apolinar Fonseca
Above are some of my favorite pictures from ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights held at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino. For more images from the boxing matches check out the gallery.
Results of the figts:
- Beibut Shumenov (10-1). defended his WBA Light Heavyweight title by defeating Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 knockouts) in 12 rounds with a unanimous decision (117-109, 118-108, 118-108).
- Rico Ramos of Los Angeles (17-0) defended his North American Boxing Organization youth super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Cuauhtemoc Vargas (15-4-1) of Mexico City in an eight-round fight.
- Stan Martyniouk (10-0) took a unanimous decision from Jonathan Bobadilla (4-3) in a four-round lightweight bout.
- Ravshan Hudaynazarov of Las Vegas (13-0) defeated Pavel Miranda (16-6-1) of Tijuana, Mexico, via TKO when referee Marcos Rosales wouldn’t let Miranda come out for the sixth round.
- Fresno’s Michael Ruiz Jr. (4-0) took a unanimous decision from Juan Tepoz of Santa Rosa (4-4-1) in a six-round bantamweight bout. Tepoz took a nine count in the fourth round.
- Gayrat Ahmedov of Las Vegas knocked out Dallas Vargas of Toledo, Ohio, at 2:43 of the first round of their scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout.
- Former Olympian Shawn Estrada knocked down last-minute replacement Eddie Hunter (4-3-1) of Seattle three times in the first round before the referee stopped the super middleweight bout.
Tachi Palace Fights: Cinco de Mayhem Poster
The Tachi Palace Fights team has done another outstanding job in creating a poster for their upcoming Cinco de Mayhem show. Sometimes after taking headshots of fighters at the weigh ins before a fight at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino I never get to see how they are used. They even featured the ring girls in the poster.
UPDATE: I know have pictures of the Tachi Palace Fights 4 Cinco de Mayhem in my gallery archives and also a slide show on my blog
Tentative bout list of the Cinco de Mayhem show:
MAIN EVENT
Tachi Palace Fights World Flyweight Championship
Las Vegas, Nev.’s Ulysses Gomez (5-1) vs. Hanford, Calif.’s Luis Gonzales (2-1)
Lightweight Special Attraction
Lemoore, Calif.’s Poppies Martinez (17-6) vs. Visalia, Calif.’s Darren Crisp (7-5)
CO-MAIN EVENT
Tachi Palace Fights World Featherweight Championship
Fresno, Calif.’s Isaac De Jesus (9-1) vs. Fresno, Calif.’s Casey Olson (11-3)
Featherweight Special Attraction
San Diego, Calif.’s Eddie Yagin (13-4-1) vs. Beaverton, Ore.’s Enoch Wilson (13-6-1)
Tachi Palace Fights World Welterweight Championship
Santa Rosa, Calif.’s David Mitchell (9-0) vs. Lodi, Calif.’s Tim McKenzie (12-6)
Flyweights
Fresno, Calif.’s David Espinosa (7-2-1) vs. Chino, Calif.’s Darrell Montague (5-1)
Welterweights
Merced, Calif.’s Phil Collins (8-5) vs. Porterville, Calif.’s Morris Aldaco (6-0)
Featherweights
Fresno, Calif.’s Russ Miura (5-1) vs. Merced, Calif.’s Jesse Bowen (7-3)
Welterweights
Lemoore, Calif.’s Andrew Martinez (6-2-1) vs. Sacramento, Calif.’s Nikk Covert (3-4)
Lightweights
Oakland, Calif.’s Rumulo Melo (3-0) vs. Denver, Colo.’s Chase Hackett (3-0)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Lemoore, Calif.
Tickets can be purchased at Find a Ticketing Solution at Tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277.
Tickets may also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Gift Shop.
2009 CNPA Sports Photo Finalist: Hanford Little League
The Phillie's Vincent Rangel, left, celebrate after Anthony Bibbs scores the winning run in their 8-7 Colt Division victory over the Bulldog's at the Bob Hill little league complex in Hanford.
I received a bit of good news yesterday. One of my editors had told me that the picture above was a finalist in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Also receiving awards was Eiji Yamashita who placed second in the Investigative/Enterprise Reporting category. The Sentinel staff was named a finalist in the Public Service category for their series of stories on how to cope with the downturn in the economy.
I’m back from Las Vegas and am able to post the fight pictures. Above is a short slideshow of each fight. But click here to see more.
Here are the quick results of the bouts:
WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Championship, 10 Rounds
Jason Gavern(8-7-3, 8 KOs) defeats Manuel Quezada(29-4, 18 KOs) in a split decision (95-94, 95-94. 94-95)
Light welterweights, 8 Rounds
Michael Dallas Jr.(13-0-1) knocks out Genaro Trazancos in 2:51 of the first round.
Bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Mike Ruiz won his pro debut, beating Lompoc’s Jose Luis Mares (0-3) by unanimous decision, 40-36.
Super bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Juan Tepoz (4-2-1) of Santa Rosa beat Jose Pacheco (2-16-6) of Guanajuato, Mexico by unanimous decision 40-36.
Super middleweights, 4 Rounds
Bakersfield’s Paul Mendez (4-1) beat Hollywood’s Tyrell Hendrix (4-1-1) by split decision (37-39, 39-37, 40-36)
Super bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Rufino Serrano (5-3) of Morelia, Mexico beat Pasadena’s Eder Peralta (1-2) by unanimous decision, winning 40-35.
