(MAR 18) LOS ANGELES -
Seniesa "Super Bad" Estrada (12-0, 2 KOs) successfully made her
debut under the Golden Boy Promotions banner with an impressive
eight-round unanimous decision victory against Mexico City,
Mexico's Sonia Osorio (8-6-1, 1 KO) in the exciting main event
of the March 16 edition of LA FIGHT CLUB at the Belasco Theater
in Los Angeles, Calif. and televised nationally on EstrellaTV's
Boxeo Estelar. After eight rounds of action, the pride of East
Los Angeles, Calif. won with three scores of 80-72.
"It's an honor to be the first
woman to headline a Golden Boy Promotions event," said Seniesa
Estrada. "I hope this is the first of better and even bigger
events. I had a bit of ring rust because I hadn't fought since
September, so I look forward to getting back in the gym and
coming back soon."
VIP guests for tonight's event included Lupillo Rivera, Niko
Valdes, Pablo Rubio, Jr., Alexis Rocha Joet Gonzalez, Vadhir
Derbez, Rafael Gramajo, Tenoctitlan Nava, Raul Curiel, Oscar
Negrete, Hasim Rahman and Alfonso Gomez.
In tonight's co-main event, Oscar Duarte (13-0, 9 KOs) of Parral,
Mexico fought an intelligent and aggressive fight before
stopping Jose Rodriguez (10-2, 10 KOs) of Tepic, Mexico at 1:53
of the fifth round. Duarte scored two knockdowns: one by a right
hand in round four and a body shot that ended the bout in the
first round.
"We knew we had a tough opponent," said Oscar Duarte. "So, we
had to work off the jab to get inside. Once we accomplished
that, I was able to punish and finish him with shots to the
body. Coach Joel & Antonio guided me to victory the entire way.I
know I have some a long road ahead of me, but I'm improving each
fight and getting closer to a world title opportunity."
Jousce "Tito" Gonzalez (7-0, 7 KOs) opened the televised portion
of the card with a first-round TKO victory against veteran
Mexican pugilist Jose Martinez (10-12, 6 KOs) in a bout
initially scheduled for six rounds in the lightweight division.
Gonzalez stopped Martinez at 2:48 of the first round.
"Seeing all these prospects go the distance against Jose
Martinez really made me want to make a statement," said Jousce
Gonzalez. "I wanted to show that I'm on a different level. I
wanted to establish myself in the division."
Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (27-0, 17 KOs) of San Diego, Calif.
successfully returned to 140 pounds with an eight-round
unanimous decision victory against the durable Mexico City,
Mexico native Martin Honorio (33-13-1, 16 KOs). All judges
scored the fight 79-73 for Orozco.
"I wanted to change my style a bit," said Antonio Orozco. "So, I
boxed more. People aren't used to seeing me do that. Having
Manny Robles as my new trainer has helped a lot, and I
demonstrated that by making 140 easy."
South Central's Edgar "Kid Neza" Valerio (13-0, 8 KOs) scored a
first-round technical knockout win against Giovanni Caro
(26-21-4, 21 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico in what was a scheduled
eight featherweight battle.
"I started off like jelly: smooth but a little slow," said Edgar
Valerio. "The moment came for the knockout and I took it, but at
the beginning I was over thinking. Overall, I'm humble and thank
I'm thankful to God for the victory. I also thank my entire team
for doing a great job helping me develop as a prospect."
Blair Cobbs (7-0-1, 5 KOs) of Las Vegas made his Golden Boy
Promotions debut by fighting to a controversial fourth-round
technical draw against Mario Esparza (4-0-1, 1 KO) in the first
bout of the evening, which was scheduled for four rounds in the
super lightweight division. An accidental headbutt caused the
cut on Esparza that forced the fight to be halted at :19 of the
fourth round.
"I'm happy to have made my Golden Boy Promotions debut," said
Blair Cobbs. "But it was unfortunate that the fight ended in a
technical draw. I felt I was winning the fight and wanted to
close out strong. All I can do now is be ready for the next
fight and give the fans a great performance."