Team Brock Celebrates

(all pictures by Manny “Mitts” Murillo / RJJ бокс Промоции)

LAS VEGAS (Јуни 10, 2016) – The heat was on in Las Vegas вечерва, temperature-wise as well as the action inside the ring, for the third installment of “Knockout Night at the D” серија, which aired live on КБС Спорт мрежа from the outdoorВо центарот на градот Лас Вегас Настани центар (DLVEC) во 90+ degree conditions before another capacity crowd.

An old-time Las Vegas grudge match turned into a highly entertaining boxing war as WBC United States (USNBC) лесни шампион Demond “Body Shot” Брок(12-3-1, 4 КО) won a hard fought 10-round decision over former USNBC 135-pound titlist and previously unbeaten challenger Chuy “Hurrican” Гутиерез (14-1-1, 4 КО).

(L-R) – Chuy Gutierrez and Demond Brock put on a real show

На “Knockout Night at the D” серија, presented by Д Лас Вегасand DLVEC, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.

“What a night we had downtown,” рече Derek Stevens, Owner and CEO of the D Las Vegas and DLVEC. “I want to thank the Nevada Athletic Commission for allowing us to do these fights outdoors. I want to shout out to Chuy and Brock,,,..what fighters! Let’s keep this going downtown.”

Брок, fighting out of New Orleans, learned to box in Louisiana State Penitentiary, where he served nearly 15 години, sentenced as an adult at 15 for armed robbery. The determined lightweight controlled the pace and consistently beat hometown favorite Gutierrez to the punch all night. Гутиерез, a tough Mexican who lives in Las Vegas, showed the heart of a champion, albeit in a losing effort to a fresher Brock.

Брок (Р) nails Gutierrez with right

“I think I put on a great performance,” Brock commented after the fight. “I came out to give my best effort. We trained to fight inside to fight Chuy, not box, to make him uncomfortable in a fight he’s not used to. I won this fight on the inside. No backing up for 10 тешко круга. We prepared that way because we knew Chuy was going to come in throwing shots. But he’d never fought anybody of my caliber. I was looking to finish him but I didn’t want to get careless.”

In a battle of unbeaten junior middleweight, Mexican invader Rolando “Rola” Garza (9-0, 6 КО) и U.S. Marine Corps veteran Erasmo “The Reckoning” Гарсија (5-1-1, 3 КО) put on a show in the televised co-feature. All they really needed was a phone booth as the two warriors pounded each other from the opening bell, although Garza got the much better of the action for the first four rounds, buzzing Garcia at the end of the fourth. The game Garcia came back in the fifth, despite suffering a lot of damage from a relentless attack by Garza, who simply outclassed his overmatched opponent with his technical boxing skills. Garza, who was deducted a point for throwing a low blow in the fifth round, won a unanimous 6-round decision in a firefight.

“We worked the body and, thank God, победи на борбата,” Garza noted. “He’s a tough, unbeaten guy. We came here and did it. Viva Las Vegas!”

Garza (L) was too much for Garcia

In the television opener, Las Vegas welterweight prospect Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (5-0. 2 КО) dominated previously unbeaten Adam Vasquez (5-1-1). The flashy Nichols dropped Vasquez twice in the final round to win a 4-round unanimous decision by scores of 40-34 три пати.

Nichols decked Vasquez twice

Nichols won his third fight in the last three months, “I can go next week,” Nichols said after the fight. “He was tall fighter who was undefeated. He didn’t come here to lose. I take my hat off to him because I hit him with some great shots. He is a tough guy with a big heart. I had to do the Ali Shuffle in the first round because he was my favorite fighter.”

Los Angeles heavyweight Johnathan “Johnnie” Rice (4-1, 2 КО), a former Winthrop College (Соединетите Американски Држави) кошаркар, upset 4-time Mexican National amateur champion Edgar “El Chato” Рамирез (1-1, 1 КО), pitching a shutout for a unanimous 4-round decision.

Rice unloaded some haymakers on Ramirez

Las Vegas junior featherweight Max “Baby Face Assassin” Ornelas (1-0, 1 KO de an auspices pro debut, one day after his high school graduation ceremony, one day prior to his 18^та роденден. Ornelas dropped Роберт “Лил’ Роб” Ledesma (1-5) midway through the first round. Ledesma rose but Ornelas hit him with a vicious left hook to the body, hurting Ledesma who turned his back and walked away in pain. Судија Jay Nady stepped in and halted the fight.

17-year-old Ornelas (Р) had an impressive pro debut

Влијателните Tracey “The Titan” Џонсон (4-2-4), Бостон, and Los Angeles’Cashton “Fedia-Tone” Млади (2-1, 1 КО) set the stage in the opening fight of the evening. They stood toe-to-toe for most of the four rounds as Johnson, who has a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Emmanuel College, won a 4-round split decision.

Tracey Johnson (Р) pulled off a win

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“Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media

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