(APR 7) LOS
ANGELES----Marlen Esparza (5-0, 1 KO), the 2012 Olympic Bronze
Medalist of Houston, Texas, scored an exciting third-round TKO
victory against Laetizia Campana (2-5) of Philadelphia, Pa. in
the exciting main event of the April 6th edition of LA FIGHT
CLUB at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. and televised
nationally on EstrellaTV's Boxeo Estelar.
After landing several unanswered
right hands, Esparza stopped Campana at :11 of the third round
of a scheduled eight-round super flyweight fight.
"We worked on being more
aggressive and on landing the right hand," said Marlen Esparza.
"People aren't used to seeing that side of me, so I showed it to
make a statement. Who do I want next? Seniesa Estrada. Did you
not see me point at her after I won?"
VIP guests for tonight's event
included Seniesa Estrada, Azat Hovhannisyan, Alexis Rocha,
Charles Huerta, Oscar Negrete, Carlos Morales, Maricela Cornejo,
Niko Valdes, Aaron McKenna, Javier Molina, Jessie Roman, Metta
World Peace and Louis Lombardi.
In the co-main event, Hector "El
Finito" Tanajara, Jr. (13-0, 5 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas scored
a dominant unanimous decision victory against Hector Ambriz
(12-5-1, 6 KOs) of Ensenada, Mexico across eight rounds of super
featherweight action. Tanajara, Jr. won with three scores of
80-72.
"I feel good. I almost had him out, but this guy [Ambriz] can
take a punch. I hope to be back as early as June or July. I'm
ready for a regional title as soon as Golden Boy Promotions says
we're ready for it."
Jose Vargas (4-0, 3 KOs) of
Pasadena, Calif scored a first-round knockout victory against
Jorge Careaga (1-2) of Agua Prieta, Mexico in a scheduled
four-round featherweight battle. After a quick feel-out process,
Vargas dropped Careaga with a hard right hand that ended matters
at :52 of the very first round.
"After all this hard work, I feel great," said Jose Vargas. "I
get in a lot of good work with my teammates Joet Gonzalez and
Jousce Gonzalez. They really push me hard. I landed a hard right
uppercut that ended the fight quickly, so I hope to be back
soon."