(all pictures by Charles Yellowfeather / KO拳擊之夜)
MULVANE, 堪薩斯州 (三月 25, 2017) — A future star was born last night as 2016 奧運銅牌得主 尼科·埃爾南德斯 turned in a stellar performance in his professional debut, 停車 拍 “Slacks” 古鐵雷斯 in the fourth round of the “KO拳擊之夜: History Begins” 主要事件, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, 堪薩斯州.
“KO拳擊之夜: History Begins” was presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, in association with Kansas Star Casino, and sponsored by Miller Lite, Mel Hambelton FORD and TITLE Boxing.
The large, hometown crowd of more than 3,100 had Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO) pumped to start the fight, in which he quickly established himself as the clear aggressor. The 21-year-old settled down in the second, showing his full arsenal of punches, as he banged Gutierrez’ body and also landed effectively upstairs.
Hernandez cut off the ring in the third, often trapping Gutierrez (0-3) on the ropes, where he unloaded punishing punches that started to take its toll on the gutsy Las Vegas fighter. 埃爾南德斯’ dominance continued in the fourth, even as he surprisingly switched from orthodox to southpaw stance, hurting Gutierrez until his corner asked the referee to halt the action.
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“It doesn’t get better than this,” a beaming Hernandez said after the fight. “It means so much for me to bring boxing to Wichita, to all of Kansas, for these awesome fans. I started switching up a little because it was worked. I’d like to get back fighting again 兩個月.
“I wasn’t to thank KO Night Boxing. This was the way I pictured it. As I was waiting in the tunnel, I could hear the crowd chanting my name. This was a great night of boxing. I want to bring more shows here.
“這裡的戰鬥 今晚 was much different than fighting in the Olympics (in Brazil). 今晚 they were cheering me, they booed me at the Olympics no matter who I fought because I was an American.”
在共同特徵, gifted New Haven (CT) 左撇子 Tramaine “The Mighty Midget” 威廉姆斯 improved his undefeated record to 10-0 (3 科斯), displaying special ring skills on his way to an impressive eight-round unanimous decision over tough 愛德華多 “雷聲” Garza (6-2, 2 科斯).
A classic boxer, Williams also showed some pop 今晚, dropping Garza twice, once in the first round and again in the third. 威廉姆斯, who made his promotional debut for Roc Nation Sports, rolled to victory by scores of 79-71 兩次， 78-72.
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“I performance okay,” Williams commented. “The last two rounds I was a little winded but I hadn’t been in the ring for two years. We knew he dropped his chin when he jabbed; I followed the game plan and it worked. He fought his butt off, he didn’t come to lose. 現在, 我要爭取最好的. Let’s go!”
Relentless junior middleweight Neeco “Rooster” Macias (15-0, 8 科斯), fighting out of Tehachapi, 加利福尼亞州, enhanced his reputation as a rising contender on the regional scene, assaulting his game Mexican foe, 塞薩爾·索里亞諾 (26-35-1, 16 科斯), from the opening bell until the very end for a hard-fought win by eight-round unanimous decision.
A southpaw known for his non-stop motor, Macias connected with punches thrown from every conceivable angle, leaving Soriano no room to move or time to catch his wind, to win by scores of 80-71, 79-72, 78-73).
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I feel like I could have done better,”
Macias admitted. “
My opponent came to fight eight rounds and we respect for each other. 我還在學習.
Everybody has a game plan until they get hit.
I didn’t move like I should have.
I thank my opponent for giving me a fight I can learn from.
“I was surprised he took so many punches, but he’s a veteran and I didn’t underestimate him. I trained hard and needed every bit of it. I’m getting better and I’m coming back strong to make boxing more exciting.”
Fighting for the first time since last August, Kansas favorite Jeff Page, JR. (18-3, 12 科斯) dropped Missouri veteran 史蒂夫 “The Spoiler” Walker (26-34-1, 16 科斯) three times for a first-round technical knockout victory in a fight contested at a 186-pounds catchweight.
In a non-title fight, Kansas State junior middleweight champion Efrain Morales (5-0, 2 科斯) 保持不敗, stopping fellow Kansan Robert Alexander Seyan (2-6, 2 科斯) 在首輪.
Kansas featherweight Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) pitched a shutout, winning all four rounds against pro-debuting 凱文· “印地歐” 加西亞.
Kansas cruiserweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0) won his pro debut by way of a four-round unanimous decision over Raymond Gray (1-2),
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Complete results & post-fight presser conference quotes below:
官方結果
(Winners listed first each fight)
MAIN EVENT – JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS
尼科·埃爾南德斯 (1-0, 1 KO), 威奇托, KS
WTKO4 (2:32)
Pat Gutierrez (0-3), 拉斯維加斯, NV
CO-FEATURE – 羽量級
Tramaine Williams (19-0, 3 科斯), New Haven, CT
WDEC8 (79-71, 79-71, 78-72)
愛德華多·加爾薩 (6-2, 2 科斯), Pal View, TX
的cruiserweights
Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 KO), Winfield, KS
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Raymond Gray (1-2, 0 KO), Columbia, MO
CATCHWEIGHT (186 磅。)
Jeff Page, JR. (18-3, 12 科斯), Andover, KS
WTKO1 (2:36)
Steve Walker (26-34, 18 科斯), Hannibal, MO
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Neeco Macias (15-0, 8 科斯), Tehachapi, 例如
WDEC8 (80-71, 79-72, 78-73)
塞薩爾·索里亞諾 (26-35-1, 16 科斯), 墨西哥城, 墨西哥
Efrain Morales (5-0, 2 科斯), Garden City. KS
WTKO1 (1:46)
Robert Alexander Seyam (2-6, 2 科斯), 威奇托, KS
羽量級
Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO), Garden City, KS
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
凱文·加西亞 (0-1), Rio Rancho, NM
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