Las Vegas is host to many professional boxing matches
Las Vegas is host to many professional boxing matches and has hosted many heavyweight boxing championship bouts.
World-ranked super featherweight Czar Amonsot of the Philippines faces slick-boxing Jose Reyes of Vineland, N.J., in the 10-round main event on the nationally televised “Guilty Fight Night” card promoted by Guilty Boxing Friday, May 12, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
The 10-round semi-main event features flyweight Along Denoy of the Philippines against Sergio Espinoza of Lemon Grove, Calif.
Six-round fights include: cruiserweight Damian Norris of Las Vegas (7-1, 6 KOs) against TBA, middleweight Juadiel Zepeda Beltran of Indio, Calif., (9-1, 8 KOs) against TBA and featherweight Joel Santiago of Las Vegas (7-0, 2 KOs) against Noe Inzunza of Thousand Palms, Calif., (7-9-1, 2 KOs).
Four-round bouts include: super bantamweight Jose Magallon of Las Vegas (4-0, 2 KOs) against TBA, super flyweight Joey Silva of Thornton, Colo., (2-0, 1 KO) against TBA and woman bantamweight Monica Lovata of Rio Chama, N.M., (6-1, 3 KOs) in a rematch against Sharon Gaines (9-6 3KOs) who gave Lovato all she could handle last April and narrowly lost a split decision.
The seven-bout card starts at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific) with doors to the Mardi Gras Ballroom at the Orleans Hotel & Casino opening at 5.
Oscar de la Hoya destroyed Ricardo Mayorga
(May 6, 2006)
Oscar de la Hoya destroyed Ricardo Mayorga, who was considered by many as the most dangerous fighter in the sport, via a 6th-round stoppage Saturday night in front of 13,000 fans at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.
De la Hoya’s lucrative career may go on even longer as stopped Ricardo Mayorga in what looked like his best performance in years. Oscar’s left hook showed no signs of ring-rust when he dropped Mayorga with his trademark punch in the opening minute of the fight. The tough, cigarette-smoking Mayorga returned to his feet only to be greeted with a barrage of punches, but the Nicaraguan fired back with his trademark wild punches.
There wasn’t a moment in the fight where it appeared as if Mayorga stood a chance against de la Hoya. In the sixth round, Oscar continued his onslaught and refused to stop throwing punches until Mayorga went down for a third time at 1:25 of the sixth, forcing referee Jay Nady to call a halt to the bout.
"No matter what, I was going to stand up to him, let him know right away that I was here to fight," De La Hoya said. "I had to show the bully that I wasn't going to back down. He fought recklessly, but I stood my ground, and he saw I wouldn't back down."
De la Hoya has one last fight in mind and it’s scheduled for September. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Winky Wright, and Felix Trinidad are amongst the fighters Oscar is considering for his farewell bout.
El Matador vs The Golden Boy
World Boxing Council super welterweight champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga confirmed today that he will step into the ring against “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya to defend his title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and on HBO Pay-Per-View on Saturday night.
Mayorga sent word to members of the media asking them to join him at his 3 p.m workout at the Las Vegas Boxing Club, just off the Las Vegas Strip, to make his announcement.
“I have decided to fight,” Mayorga said. “I’m a man and I will defend my World Boxing Council super welterweight title against Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday night.”
The Nicaraguan bomber added emphatically: “Look out. I’m going to knock Oscar out in less than six rounds.”
Mayorga’s promoter, Don King, was very happy to hear Mayorga’s comments.
“I commend Ricardo Mayorga for doing the right thing,” King said. “That’s what I told him to do all along. Now he just needs to knock out The Golden Boy and the world will be his oyster.”
