COMMERCE, Calif. – Omar Trinidad asserted himself as a contender at 126 kilos.
Trinidad outboxed Argentina’s Hector Sosa en path to a unanimous choice in entrance of a partisan and sold-out crowd Saturday on the Commerce On line casino. Scores had been 119-108, 119-108, and 118-109 for Los Angeles’ Trinidad.
The shorter Sosa was the aggressor from the opening bell, trying to stroll down Trinidad and land looping hooks and crosses. A sequence of proper crosses related to the top of Trinidad to finish the spherical.
Halfway by means of spherical two, a left hook to the top shocked Trinidad. Moments later, Trinidad landed a left hook of his personal, which dropped Sosa flat onto the canvas. Sosa was capable of beat the rely and continued to press the motion.
Sosa discovered some success in spherical 4, establishing punches behind a constant jab. Each stood within the pocket durind spherical six, exchanging combos that Trinidad obtained the higher of.
By spherical 9, Sosa seemed drained, as he was shedding steam and effectiveness on his punches. He had additionally suffered a lower over his left eye, producing blood down the aspect of his face.
Sensing he was down on the scorecards, Sosa threw winging hooks and crosses, however hardly ever was he capable of join on something flush to the top. Trinidad maintained a disciplined game-plan that noticed him struggle from distance, using a jab, and countering with proper palms to the top.
Saturday night time was an excellent studying expertise for Trinidad (17-0-1, 13 knockouts), who went twelve rounds for the primary time.
Sosa (17-3, 9 KOs) was essentially the most achieved fighter he had confronted up to now. The win over Sosa additionally secured a No. 2 rating by the IBF.
In his earlier struggle on July 26, Trinidad knocked out Viktor Slavinskyi within the tenth spherical. The 28-year-old Trinidad is promoted by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions.
Within the co-feature, flyweight Daniel Barrera (8-0-1, 4 KOs) of Eastvale, California defeated Tijuana’s Angel Meza Morales (8-2-3, 6 KOs) by unanimous choice. Scores had been 77-75, 77-75, and 78-74 for Barrera.
Halfway by means of spherical three, the taller Barrera was momentarily shocked by a punch to the top. Ensenada’s Morales tried to comply with up, however Barrera was ring-savvy sufficient to clench or struggle from distance.
Barrera was at his finest by creating area throughout the second half of the struggle. He was capable of outbox Morales, retaining him at bay with a constant jab and following that up with straight rights or hooks to the top or physique.
Each fighters had their moments throughout the ultimate spherical. Barrera began sturdy, however Morales was capable of get on the within and join an array of hooks and crosses. Each Barrera and Morales continued to land punches and produced stable exchanges till the ultimate bell sounded.
Strawweight Guadalupe Medina (8-0, 2 KOs) of close by Maywood defeated Katherine Lindenmuth (6-3, 2 KOs) of Albuquerque, New Mexico by majority choice. One decide scored the bout 57-57, whereas the opposite two judges scored the bout 58-56 for Medica.
Welterweight Gor Yeritsyan (19-1, 15 KOs) dropped late-sub Jonathan Romero in spherical two as soon as en path to a knockout win at 32 seconds of spherical 5.
Yeritsyan, a Los Angeles-based Armenian, was initially scheduled to struggle Mylik Birdsong in a compelling conflict of once-beaten welterweights. Birdsong was tragically killed in a drive-by taking pictures within the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts on September 29.
Romero (35-6, 19 KOs) took the struggle on lower than per week’s discover after Oliver Quintana of Mexico backed out of the struggle. Romero, a former world titleholder at 122 kilos from Las Vegas by way of Colombia, suffered his fifth straight defeat.
In light-weight motion, Abel Mejia (6-0, 5 KOs) of close by Orange gained by knockout over Chicago’s Kevin Mangune (6-2, 5 KOs) at 2:48 of spherical 6. The struggle was stopped on the recommendation of the ringside doctor because of a lower over the attention of Mangune, reportedly from a punch.
Gentle heavyweight Umar Dzambekov (10-0, 7 KOs), stopped Tijuana’s Eric Robles (10-5, 9 KOs) in spherical one. Dzambekov scored three knockdowns to power the stoppage at simply 2:14 into the bout. Dzambekov grew up in Vienna, Austria and now resides in Los Angeles. He trains on the Wild Card Gymnasium in close by Hollywood.
San Diego’s Adan Palma (10-0, 6 KOs) knocked out Venezuela’s Carlos Mujica at 47 seconds of spherical 4. A proper cross dropped Mujica (8-8, 2 KOs) to the canvas. Referee Ray Corona to right away stopped the junior featherweight struggle.
Within the opening bout, Colombia’s Cesar Villarraga overcame a knockdown to defeat Oxnard’s Sebastian Gutierrez by cut up choice. One decide scored the bout 57-56 for Gutierrez, whereas the opposite two judges scored the bout 57-56 for Villarraga (11-10-1, 5 KOs).
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He will be reached at [email protected]
